SAF-HOLLAND S.A.:Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] and Art. 8 and 9 of Transparency Law of Great-Duchy of Luxembourg

SAF-HOLLAND S.A. 

23.03.2016 10:44

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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ESMA/2015/1597

Standard form for notification of major holdings
 
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to
the competent authority) (i)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

SAF-HOLLAND SA

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


[X] An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
[ ] An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
[ ] Other (please specify) (iii):


3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv):

Name: Deutsche Asset Management Investment GmbH 

City and country of registered office (if applicable): 
Frankfurt am Main

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v):

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi): 15.03.2016


6. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

                                      % of voting
                    % of voting       rights        Total of   Total number
                    rights attached   through       both in %  of voting
                    to shares (total  financial     (7.A +     rights of
                    of 7.A)           instruments   7.B)      issuer (vii)
                                      (total of
                                      7.B.1 +
                                      7.B.2)
Resulting situation
on the date on
which threshold     4.90%             0.00%          4.90%     45361112
was crossed or                                                 
reached

Position of
previous            5.22%             N/A            5.22%
notification (if
applicable)



7. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached (viii):

A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of
shares             Number of voting rights (ix)     % of voting rights
                   Direct        Indirect       Direct        Indirect
ISIN code (if
possible)          (Art 9 of     (Art 10 of     (Art 9 of     (Art 10 of
                   Directive     Directive      Directive     Directive
                   2004/109/EC)  2004/109/EC)   2004/109/EC)  2004/109/EC)
LU0307018795         N/A         2,221,026          N/A       4.90%


SUBTOTAL A                 2,221,026                     4.90%



B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/
109/EC

                                    Number of voting 
                                    rights that may be  
Type of      Expirat-  Exercise/    acquired if the     % of voting rights
financial    ion       Conversion   instrument is exer-
instrument   date (x)  Period (xi)  cised/ converted.

N/A           N/A        N/A             N/A                 N/A 

                       SUBTOTAL B.1      N/A                 N/A



B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art.
13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC


                          Exercise/ 
Type of       Expiration  Conversion Physical or      Number of    % of
financial     date(x)     Period(xi) cash             voting       voting
instrument                           settlement(xii)  rights       rights

N/A           N/A        N/A          N/A               N/A         N/A

                                     SUBTOTAL B.2       N/A         N/A



8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation (please tick the applicable box):


[X] Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any
natural person or legal entity and does not control any other
undertaking(s)holding directly or indirectly an interest in the
(underlying) issuer. (xiii)

[ ] Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv):


                                % of voting rights
          % of voting rights    through financial in-    Total of both if
          if it equals or is    struments if it equals   it equals or is
Name xv   higher than the       or is higher than the    higher than the
          notifiable threshold  notifiable threshold     notifiable
                                                         threshold



9. In case of proxy voting: [name of the proxy holder] will cease to hold
[% and number] voting rights as of [date]

10. Additional information (xvi):

Please note the last disclosure filed for SAF-Holland S.A. was in May 2014
under Deutsche Bank AG at 5.29% on behalf of Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH (5.22%), DWS Investment S.A. (0.05%) and
Oppenheim Asset Management Services S.à r.l. (0.02%)

A Declaration of Independence was filed for Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH in August 2014 and an update filed in October
2015. Due to the Declaration of Independence Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH files disclosures independently. There will be
no disclosures filed under Deutsche Bank AG following clarification with
the regulator.

Please also note that as of 17th March 2016, Deutsche Asset & Wealth
Management Investment GmbH was renamed as Deutsche Asset Management
Investment GmbH

Done at London on 22 March 2016.



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Language:     English
Company:      SAF-HOLLAND S.A.
              68-70, boulevard de la Pétrusse
              L-2320 Luxembourg
              Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Internet:     www.safholland.com
 
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