DGAP-PVR: RATIONAL 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: RATIONAL AG
RATIONAL AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the
objective of Europe-wide distribution
2021-01-25 / 11:00
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


Name: RATIONAL AG

Street: Siegfried-Meister-Straße 1

Postal code: 86899

City: Landsberg am Lech
Germany

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900K139N6UFJ1A758
2. Reason for notification


X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights

Acquisition/disposal of instruments

Change of breakdown of voting rights

X Other reason:
voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary level
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation


Legal entity: BlackRock, Inc.
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, 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:


19 Jan 2021
6. Total positions


% of voting rights % of voting rights through Total of
attached to shares instruments both in % Total number of voting rights
(total of 7.a.) (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) (7.a. + pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
7.b.)

New 4.32 % 2.19 % 6.51 % 11370000

Previous 4.24 % 2.23 % 6.46 % /
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 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG) (Sec. 33 WpHG) (Sec. 34 WpHG)

DE0007010803 0 490804 0 % 4.32 %

Total 490804 4.32 %
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG


Type of instrument Expiration or maturity Exercise or conversion Voting rights Voting rights in
date period absolute %

Lent Securities (right to N/A N/A 249033 2.19 %
recall)

Total 249033 2.19 %
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG


Type of Expiration or Exercise or conversion Cash or physical Voting rights Voting rights
instrument maturity date period settlement absolute in %

Contract for N/A N/A Cash 140 0.001 %
Difference

Total 140 0.001 %
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:



% of voting rights (if % of voting rights through Total of both (if at
Name at least 3% or more) instruments (if at least 5% or least 5% or more)
more)

BlackRock, Inc. % % %

Trident Merger LLC % % %

BlackRock Investment Management, LLC % % %

- % % %

BlackRock, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. % % %

- % % %

BlackRock, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Advisors, LLC % % %

- % % %

BlackRock, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC % % %

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC % % %

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. % % %

- % % %

BlackRock, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. % % %

BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. % % %

BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. % % %

BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. % % %

BlackRock (Singapore) Limited % % %

- % % %

BlackRock, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC % % %

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC % % %

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. % % %

BlackRock Fund Advisors % % %

- % % %

BlackRock, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. % % %

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC % % %

BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC % % %

BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc. % % %

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, % % %
National Association

- % % %


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