Shareholder Structure

	as of 02/06/2012
by Ownership in % of registered capital stock
Kuwait	6.9%
Aabar Investments*	3.1%
Renault/Nissan**	3.1%
Institutional Investors	66.5%
Private Investors	20.4%
Total	100.0%
* 9.04% together with shares lent to third parties in connection with financing transactions for which Aaber has a right of redelivery.
** each with 1.55 %

	as of 02/06/2012
by Ownership in % of registered capital stock
Germany	32.9%
Europe, without Germany	36.9%
USA	17.9%
Kuwait	6.9%
United Arab Emirates*	3.1%
Asia	2.6%
Others	0.3%
Total	100.0%
* 9.04% together with shares lent to third parties in connection with financing transactions for which Aaber has a right of redelivery.

 

Capital stock in shares	as of 02/06/2012
	1.066.345.732

In case of an investor with a muliti-level structure, each company in the chain of companies controlled by the investor is subject to the obligation to notify reaching, exceeding or falling below the legal thresholds for significant shareholdings pursuant to sections 21 ff German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). If, for instance, an investor acquires 3 % of the voting rights in Daimler AG indirectly via a second-tier subsidiary, the parent company, the subsidiary and the second-tier subsidiary must notify that they have reached the 3 %-threshold, although the investor does not hold 9 % but only 3 %, effectively. This fact is indicated in the notification that must refer to the attribution of voting rights held by subsidiaries (section 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 or section 22 para 1 sent. 2, sent. 1 no 2 -6 WpHG). Publication by the issuer is strictly bound to the contents of the notification of the investor.
  
Effective February 1, 2012, an amendment of German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz, WpHG) extends investors' obligation to notify reaching, exceeding or falling below the legal thresholds for significant shareholdings to other (financial) instruments. This stricter requirement of transparency may lead to an increase of voting rights notifications.

We are aware of the interpretation difficulties regarding the contents of such notifications and publications, nonetheless such contents are regulated by law. Deviations are considered an administrative offence and are punishable by significant fine.

     

2012
Feb 8, 2012	Notification from Aabar re. voting rights held on February 1, 2012; new notification requirements lead to a total amount of 16.88 % of the voting rights due to double-counting of various instruments, while the investment actually amounts to 9.04 % including 3.07 % phsyically owned shares
Jan 31, 2012	Announcement from Goldman Sachs about holdings acquired in the ordinary course of business activities of the Goldman Sachs group