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EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Covestro AG
Covestro AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
 
 11.09.2025 / 10:50 CET/CEST
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Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
2. Reason for notification| Name: | Covestro AG |  | Street: | Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60 |  | Postal code: | 51373 |  | City: | Leverkusen Germany
 |  | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 3912005AWHKLQ1CPLV11 | 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation| X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |  |  | Acquisition/disposal of instruments |  |  | Change of breakdown of voting rights |  |  | Other reason: 
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 4. Names of shareholder(s)| Legal entity: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)
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holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
6. Total positions 7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)|  | % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)
 | % of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
 | Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)
 | Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG |  | New | 3.31 % | 1.57 % | 4.88 % | 189000000 |  | Previous notification | 2.71 % | 2.17 % | 4.87 % | / | 
 b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG| ISIN | Absolute | In % |  |  | Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
 | Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
 | Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)
 | Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
 |  | DE0006062144 | 0 | 718020 | 0 % | 0.38 % |  | DE000A40KY26 | 0 | 5300107 | 0 % | 2.80 % |  | US22304D2071 | 0 | 240874 | 0 % | 0.13 % |  | Total | 6259001 | 3.31 % | 
 b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |  | Right To Recall | Open |  | 195753 | 0.10 % |  | Right Of Use | Open |  | 1549313 | 0.82 % |  | Call Option | 19.12.2025 |  | 250000 | 0.13 % |  | Call Warrant | 17.10.2025 |  | 118 | 0.00006 % |  |  |  | Total | 1995183 | 1.06 % | 
 8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical settlement | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |  | Swap | 03.09.2035 |  | Cash | 456630 | 0.24 % |  | Call Warrant | 18.06.2026 |  | Cash | 7166 | 0.004 % |  | Put Option | 17.12.2027 |  | Physical | 500000 | 0.26 % |  |  |  |  | Total | 963796 | 0.51 % | 
 |  | 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: | 
 9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG| Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |  | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |  | GSAM Holdings LLC | % | % | % |  | Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |  | Goldman Sachs Bank USA | % | % | % |  | Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |  | Folio Financial, Inc. | % | % | % |  | Folio Investments, Inc. | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |  | Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | % | % | % |  | - | % | % | % |  | The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |  | Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. | % | % | % |  | Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited | % | % | % |  | Goldman Sachs International | % | % | % | 
 
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG) 
Date of general meeting:  
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting: 10. Other explanatory remarks:| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |  | % | % | % | 
 
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