Of the shareholdings in our Company, the following were notified to us pursuant to § 33 (1) of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz, "WpHG") and published with the following content pursuant to § 40 (1) WpHG in financial year 2019/2020:
Lansdowne European Absolute Opportunities Fund Limited, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, notified us on 26 May 2020 that its voting interest in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounted to 3.001% on 29 April 2020 (2,761,052 voting rights/shares) and that all of these voting rights were attributable to Lansdowne European Absolute Opportunities Fund Limited pursuant to § 34 WpHG via Lansdowne European Absolute Opportunities Master Fund Limited as the shareholder, and furthermore that the chain of subsidiaries is as follows, beginning with the ultimate controlling person or entity:
- Lansdowne European Absolute Opportunities Fund Limited
- Lansdowne European Absolute Opportunities Master Fund Limited with a voting interest of 3.001%
Mr Ralph Dommermuth notified us on 2 March 2020 that his voting interest in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounted to 5.004% on 2 March 2020 (4,604,000 voting rights/shares) and that all of these voting rights were attributable to him (Mr Ralph Dommermuth) pursuant to § 34 WpHG via Ralph Dommermuth Beteiligungen GmbH, and furthermore that the chain of subsidiaries is as follows, beginning with the ultimate controlling person or entity:
- Ralph Dommermuth
- Ralph Dommermuth Verwaltungs GmbH
- Ralph Dommermuth GmbH & Co. KG Beteiligungsgesellschaft
- Ralph Dommermuth Beteiligungen GmbH with a voting interest of 5.004%
RAG-Stiftung, Essen, Germany, notified us on 19 February 2020 that its voting interest in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounted to 9.83% on 14 February 2020 (9,046,509 voting rights/shares) and that all of these voting rights were attributable to RAG-Stiftung pursuant to § 34 WpHG via Evonik Industries AG, and furthermore that the chain of subsidiaries is as follows, beginning with the ultimate controlling person or entity:
- RAG-Stiftung
- Evonik Industries AG with a voting interest of 9.83%
Dimensional Holdings Inc., Austin, Texas, USA, notified us on 27 January 2020 that its voting interest in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounted to 2.996% on 22 January 2020 (2,756,130 voting rights/shares) and that all of these voting rights were attributable to Dimensional Holdings Inc. pursuant to § 34 WpHG, and furthermore that the chain of subsidiaries is as follows, beginning with the ultimate controlling person or entity:
- Dimensional Holdings Inc.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
- Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
- Dimensional Holdings Inc.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
- DFA Canada LLC
- Dimensional Fund Advisors Canada ULC
- Dimensional Holdings Inc.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
- DFA Australia Limited
- Dimensional Holdings Inc.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
- Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd.
- Dimensional Fund Advisors Pte. Ltd.
Lansdowne Partners International Ltd., George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, notified us on 11 December 2019 that its voting interest in Borussia Dortmund GmbH & Co. KGaA amounted to 3.01% on 5 December 2019 (2,767,730 voting rights/shares) and that all of these voting rights were attributable to Lansdowne Partners International Ltd. pursuant to § 34 WpHG, and furthermore that the chain of subsidiaries is as follows, beginning with the ultimate controlling person or entity:
- Lansdowne Partners International Ltd. with a voting interest of 3.01%
- Lansdowne Partners Ltd.
- Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP with a voting interest of 3.01%
- Lansdowne Partners International Ltd. with a voting interest of 3.01%
- Lansdowne General Partner I Limited
- Lansdowne European Absolute Opportunities Master Fund LP