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DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Evotec SE
Evotec SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
29.10.2020 / 16:45
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: |
Evotec SE |
| Street: |
Manfred Eigen Campus / Essener Bogen 7 |
| Postal code: |
22419 |
| City: |
Hamburg
Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): |
529900F9KI6OYITO9B12 |
2. Reason for notification
| X |
Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
| |
Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
| |
Change of breakdown of voting rights |
| X |
Other reason:
Notification is triggered due to the application of the Trading Book Exemption which is available under Sect. 36 Para. 1 WpHG. |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Morgan Stanley
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, 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:
6. Total positions
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% 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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG |
| New |
0.01 % |
7.99 % |
8.00 % |
163494444 |
| Previous notification |
0.01 % |
13.00 % |
13.02 % |
/ |
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN |
Absolute |
In % |
| |
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
Direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG) |
| DE0005664809 |
0 |
23267 |
0.00 % |
0.01 % |
| Total |
23267 |
0.01 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
| Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
| Right of recall over securities lending agreements |
at any time |
at any time |
12394625 |
7.58 % |
| |
|
Total |
12394625 |
7.58 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
| Type of instrument |
Expiration or maturity date |
Exercise or conversion period |
Cash or physical settlement |
Voting rights absolute |
Voting rights in % |
| Equity Swap |
From 07.06.2021 to 03.10.2022 |
at any time |
Cash |
664257 |
0.41 % |
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Total |
664257 |
0.41 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation| |
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). |
| X |
Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
| Name |
% of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) |
% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) |
Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Services LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| - |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
% |
7.02 % |
7.02 % |
| - |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Prime Dealer Services Corp. |
% |
% |
% |
| - |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Capital Management, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| - |
% |
% |
% |
| Morgan Stanley |
% |
% |
% |
| E*TRADE Financial, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| ETCM Holdings, LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| E*TRADE Securities LLC |
% |
% |
% |
| - |
% |
% |
% |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG) Date of general meeting: Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting: | Proportion of voting rights |
Proportion of instruments |
Total of both |
| % |
% |
% |
10. Other explanatory remarks:| The notification was triggered as a result of a combination of exercise of instruments (right to recall over securities lending transactions) and subsequent return of borrows which resulted in Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc and Morgan Stanley Europe SE's combined holding dropping below 5%, which have applied the trading book exemption to its remaining holding of 4.93% as of 22 October 2020 |
Date
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