EQS-PVR: Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Convenience Translation
 

Pursuant to Section 43 (1) WpHG, Heinz Hermann Thiele Familienstiftung notified in a letter dated February 19, 2025, received by us on February 21, 2025, referring to the voting rights notification pursuant to Sections 33, 34 WpHG dated December 9, 2024, corrected on December 12, 2024, following the crossing of the thresholds of 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25% and 50% voting rights in Vossloh Aktiengesellschaft (“Company”) on December 6, 2024 by way of attribution through the entities listed in Section 8 of the Annex to the voting rights notification

1. Aim of the investment (Sec. 43 (1) sentence 1 and 3 WpHG)

a) The indirect participation held in the Company by the Notifying Party is attributed to the Notifying Party based on the fulfilment of a legacy by the late Heinz Hermann Thiele and the related acquisition of shares in Stella Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH and TIB Vermögens- und Beteiligungsholding GmbH. Therefore, the aim of the indirect acquisition of the voting rights in the Company is neither to implement strategic goals nor to generate trading profits.

b) The Notifying Party currently does not intend to acquire additional voting rights in the Company directly or indirectly, by purchase or otherwise, within the next twelve months. The Notifying Party is, however, monitoring the development of the markets and of the Company and does not want to rule out the possibility of obtaining additional shares and, thus, voting rights in the Company over the next twelve months.

c) The Notifying Party is currently not seeking to exert any influence on the composition of administrative, managing, or supervisory bodies of the Company, except for the exercise of its voting right at the Annual General Meeting.

d) The Notifying Party currently does not intend to materially change the capital structure of the Company, in particular with regard to the equity and debt ratio and the dividend policy.

2. Source of funds used to acquire the voting rights (Sec. 43 (1) sentence 4 WpHG)

 Neither own funds nor external funds were used to acquire the voting rights. The (indirect) acquisition occurred by way of fulfilment of a legacy.