PTA-PVR : Kontron AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG

Thursday, 13. October 2022 18:00

Release according to article 40 para. 1 WpHG

Linz (pta032/13.10.2022/18:00) - Release of Voting Rights Announcement

Voting Rights Announcement

1. Issuer:

Name: Kontron AG
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5299002PSXXMVHB26433
Street: Industriezeile 35
Postal code: 4021
City: Linz, Austria

2. Reason for notification:
Acquisition / disposal of shares with voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Legal entity: Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
City of registered office, country: Minneapolis, 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
11.10.2022

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
New 3.87 0.00 3.87 63,630,568
Previous notification (if applicable) 4.14 0.00 4.14

7. Details on total positions

7.a. Voting rights attached to shares

ISIN code Absolute direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) Absolute indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018) In % direct (Sec 130 BörseG 2018) In % indirect (Sec 133 BörseG 2018)
AT0000A0E9W5 0 2,464,835 0.00 3.87
Total: 2,464,835 3.870000

7.b.1. Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 1 BörseG 2018

Type of instrument Maturity / Expiration Exercise or conversion period Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in %
Total:

7.b.2 Financial / Other Instruments pursuant to Sec. 131 para. 1 No. 2 BörseG 2018

Type of instrument Maturity / Expiration Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical transaction Voting Rights Absolute Voting Rights in %
Total:

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial/other instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity.

No. Name Directly controlled by No. Shares held directly (%) Financial/other instruments held directly (%) Total of both (%)
1 Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
2 Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC 1
3 Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC 2

9. In case of proxy voting
(only possible with an attribution according to § 34 Abs. 1 Satz 1 Nr. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting: N/A

10. Other useful information
Columbia Wanger Asset Management, LLC is wholly owned by Columbia Management Investment Advisers, LLC,
which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Date
13.10.2022

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emitter: Kontron AG
address: Industriezeile 35, 4021 Linz
country: Austria
contact person: Nicole Nagy, Investor Relations
phone: +43 (1) 801911196
e-mail: nicole.nagy@kontron.com
website: www.kontron.ag

ISIN(s): AT0000A0E9W5 (share)
stock exchanges: regulated market in Frankfurt

[ source: https://www.pressetext.com/news/20221013032 ]

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