EANS-Voting Rights: K+S Aktiengesellschaft / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

1. BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands,
informed us pursuant to Section 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage
holding of the voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft fell below the threshold
of 3% on 05.10.2012 and amounts to 2.98% (5,700,438 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BR Jersey International Holdings
L.P., pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with
Sentence 2 WpHG.

2. BlackRock International Holdings Inc., New York, NY, USA, informed us
pursuant to Section 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the
voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft fell below the threshold of 3% on
05.10.2012 and amounts to 2.98% (5,700,438 voting shares) on that day. All of
the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock International Holdings Inc.,
pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with Sentence
2 WpHG.

Further inquiry note:
Kai Kirchhoff
Telefon: +49 (0) 561 9301 1885
E-Mail: [email protected]
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer:      K+S Aktiengesellschaft
             Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße  7
             D-34131 Kassel
phone:       +49 (0)561 9301-1100
FAX:         +49 (0)561 9301-2425
mail:        [email protected]
WWW:         http://www.k-plus-s.com
sector:      Chemicals
ISIN:        DE000KSAG888
indexes:     DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All
          Share

stockmarkets: regulated dealing: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf,
Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
language: English

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