DGAP-PVR: Manz AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the object...

 
 DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: Manz AG 
Manz AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German 
Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution 
 
2020-09-11 / 11:50 
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:                         |Manz AG             | 
+------------------------------+--------------------+ 
|Street:                       |Steigäckerstr. 5    | 
+------------------------------+--------------------+ 
|Postal code:                  |72768               | 
+------------------------------+--------------------+ 
|City:                         |Reutlingen          | 
|                              |Germany             | 
+------------------------------+--------------------+ 
|Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|529900B635NV0KEEOR57| 
+------------------------------+--------------------+ 
*2. Reason for notification* 
+-+-------------------------------------------------+ 
|X|Acquisition/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* 
+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
|Legal entity: Janus Henderson Group plc                 | 
|City of registered office, country: Saint Helier, Jersey| 
+--------------------------------------------------------+ 
*4. Names of shareholder(s)* 
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. 
 
+-----------------------------+ 
|TR European Growth Trust PLC | 
+-----------------------------+ 
*5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:* 
+-----------+ 
|04 Sep 2020| 
+-----------+ 
*6. Total positions* 
+--------------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+ 
|              |% of voting| % of voting|  Total of|      Total| 
|              |     rights|      rights| both in %|  number of| 
|              |attached to|     through|   (7.a. +|     voting| 
|              |     shares| instruments|     7.b.)|     rights| 
|              |  (total of|   (total of|          |pursuant to| 
|              |      7.a.)|     7.b.1 +|          |    Sec. 41| 
|              |           |      7.b.2)|          |       WpHG| 
+--------------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+ 
|New           |     3.14 %|      0.00 %|    3.14 %|  7,744,088| 
+--------------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+ 
|Previous      |      n/a %|       n/a %|     n/a %|          /| 
|notification  |           |            |          |           | 
+--------------+-----------+------------+----------+-----------+ 
*7. Details on total positions* 
*a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)* 
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ 
|ISIN        |        Absolute        |          In %          | 
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ 
|            |     Direct|    Indirect|     Direct|    Indirect| 
|            |   (Sec. 33|    (Sec. 34|   (Sec. 33|    (Sec. 34| 
|            |      WpHG)|       WpHG)|      WpHG)|       WpHG)| 
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ 
|DE000A0JQ5U3|          0|     243,481|     0.00 %|      3.14 %| 
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ 
|*Total*     |        243,481         |         3.14 %         | 
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+ 
*b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG* 
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
|Type of  |Expiration or  |Exercise or |     Voting|     Voting| 
|instrumen|maturity date  |conversion  |     rights|rights in %| 
|t        |               |period      |   absolute|           | 
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
|         |               |            |          0|     0.00 %| 
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
|         |               |*Total*     |          0|     0.00 %| 
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+ 
*b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG* 
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ 
|Type of|Expiration  |Exercise or|Cash or  |   Voting|   Voting| 
|instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical |   rights|rights in| 
|ent    |date        |period     |settlemen| absolute|        %| 
|       |            |           |t        |         |         | 
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ 
|       |            |           |         |        0|   0.00 %| 
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ 
|       |            |           |*Total*  |        0|   0.00 %| 
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+ 
*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|% of voting|  Total of both| 
|                   | rights (if at|     rights|(if at least 5%| 
|                   |   least 3% or|    through|       or more)| 
|                   |         more)|instruments|               | 
|                   |              |     (if at|               | 
|                   |              |least 5% or|               | 
|                   |              |      more)|               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|Janus Henderson    |             %|          %|              %| 
|Group plc          |              |           |               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|Henderson Group    |             %|          %|              %| 
|Holdings Asset     |              |           |               | 
|Management Limited |              |           |               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|HGI Asset          |             %|          %|              %| 
|Management Group   |              |           |               | 
|Limited            |              |           |               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|Henderson Global   |             %|          %|              %| 
|Group Limited      |              |           |               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|Henderson Holdings |             %|          %|              %| 
|Group Limited      |              |           |               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|HGI Group Limited  |             %|          %|              %| 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|Henderson Global   |             %|          %|              %| 
|Investors          |              |           |               | 
|(Holdings) Limited |              |           |               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
|Henderson Global   |        3.14 %|          %|              %| 
|Investors Limited  |              |           |               | 
+-------------------+--------------+-----------+---------------+ 
*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|          Proportion of|Total of both| 
|                  rights|            instruments|             | 
+------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ 
|                       %|                      %|            %| 
+------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+ 
*10. Other explanatory remarks:* 
 
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Date 
 
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|10 Sep 2020| 
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2020-09-11 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, 
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Archive at www.dgap.de 
Language: English 
Company:  Manz AG 
          Steigäckerstr. 5 
          72768 Reutlingen 
          Germany 
Internet: http://www.manz.com 
 
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