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

DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: freenet AG
freenet AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the
German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide
distribution
2019-11-14 / 18:00
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*
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|Name: |freenet AG |
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|Street: |Hollerstraße 126|
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|Postal code: |24782 |
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|City: |Büdelsdorf |
| |Germany |
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|Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|5299003GLDODCVP8DO20 |
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*2. Reason for notification*
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|X|Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
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| |Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
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| |Change of breakdown of voting rights |
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|X|Other reason: |
| |voluntary group notification due to crossing a threshold on |
| |subsidiary level |
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*3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation*
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|Legal entity: BlackRock, Inc. |
|City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, |
|United States of America (USA) |
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*4. Names of shareholder(s)*
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

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|iShares Trust |
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*5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:*
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|07 Nov 2019|
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*6. Total positions*
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| |% of voting| % of| Total of| Total number|
| | rights| voting| both in %| of voting|
| |attached to| rights| (7.a. +| rights|
| | shares| through| 7.b.)| pursuant to|
| | (total of|instrument| | Sec. 41 WpHG|
| | 7.a.)| s| | |
| | | (total of| | |
| | | 7.b.1 +| | |
| | | 7.b.2)| | |
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|New | 7.03 %| 0.98 %| 8.01 %| 128061016|
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|Previous | 6.91 %| 0.78 %| 7.69 %| /|
|notification | | | | |
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*7. Details on total positions*
*a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)*
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|ISIN | Absolute | In % |
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| | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect|
| | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34|
| | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)|
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|DE000A0Z2ZZ5| 0| 9001064| 0 %| 7.03 %|
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|*Total* | 9001064 | 7.03 % |
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*b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG*
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|Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting|
|instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %|
|t | |period | absolute| |
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|Lent |N/A |N/A | 703603| 0.55 %|
|Securitie| | | | |
|s (right | | | | |
|to | | | | |
|recall) | | | | |
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| | |*Total* | 703603| 0.55 %|
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*b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG*
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|Type of |Expiration |Exercise |Cash or | Voting| Voting|
|instrument|or maturity |or |physical | rights| rights|
| |date |conversion|settlemen|absolute| in %|
| | |period |t | | |
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|Contract |N/A |N/A |Cash | 552988| 0.43 %|
|for | | | | | |
|Difference| | | | | |
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| | | |*Total* | 552988| 0.43 %|
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*8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation*

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| |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.). |
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|X|Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the |
| |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
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|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)| |
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|BlackRock, Inc. | %| %| %|
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|Trident Merger LLC | %| %| %|
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|BlackRock | %| %| %|
|Investment | | | |
|Management, LLC | | | |
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|- | %| %| %|
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|BlackRock, Inc. | %| %| %|
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|BlackRock Holdco 2,| %| %| %|
|Inc. | | | |
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|BlackRock Financial| %| %| %|
|Management, Inc. | | | |
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|- | %| %| %|
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|BlackRock, Inc. | %| %| %|
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|BlackRock Holdco 2,| %| %| %|
|Inc. | | | |
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|BlackRock Financial| %| %| %|
|Management, Inc. | | | |
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|BlackRock Capital | %| %| %|
|Holdings, Inc. | | | |
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|BlackRock Advisors,| %| %| %|
|LLC | | | |
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|- | %| %| %|
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|BlackRock, Inc. | %| %| %|
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|BlackRock Holdco 2,| %| %| %|
|Inc. | | | |
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