Voting rights

1. Details of issuer: Symrise AG; 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation: Harding Loevner LP; 2. Reason for notification: X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights /W Acquisition/disposal of instruments /W Change of breakdown of voting rights /W Other reason:
Symrise AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Symrise AG

19.07.2017 / 15:31
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
Symrise AG
Mühlenfeldstraße 1
37603 Holzminden
Germany

2. Reason for notification
XAcquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
 Acquisition/disposal of instruments
 Change of breakdown of voting rights
 Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name:City and country of registered office:
Harding Loevner LPWilmington, Delaware
United States of America (USA)

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
 

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
10 Jul 2017

6. Total positions
 % of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.)
% of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.)
total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation3.0003 %0,00 %3.0003 %129812574
Previous notificationN/A %N/A %N/A %/

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)
ISINabsolutein %
 direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)
direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE000SYM9999033477470 %2.58 %
US87155N109005470690 %0.42 %
Total38948163.0003 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
Type of instrumentExpiration or maturity dateExercise or conversion periodVoting rights absoluteVoting rights in %
%
  Total %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG
Type of instrumentExpiration or maturity dateExercise or conversion periodCash or physical settlementVoting rights absoluteVoting rights in %
%
   Total %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
XPerson subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
 Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name% of voting rights (if at least held 3% or more)% of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more)Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
 

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:
 



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Language:English
Company:Symrise AG
Mühlenfeldstraße 1
37603 Holzminden
Germany
Internet:www.symrise.com

 
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