19.05.2011 – 19:01

K+S Aktiengesellschaft

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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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    see notification text
Place:   see notification text
State:   see notification text

1) The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, informed us
pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the
voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on
12.05.2011 and amounted to 3.69% (7,062,913 voting shares) on that day.

3.67% of the voting rights (7,030,737 voting shares) are attributable to The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1
No. 1 WpHG.

0.0168% of the voting rights (32,176 voting shares) are attributable to The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1
No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 WpHG.

Voting rights that are attributed to The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc are
held via the following companies which are controlled by The Royal Bank of
Scotland Group plc and whose holding of voting rights amounts to 3% or more in
K+S Aktiengesellschaft: RFS Holdings B.V.; RBS Holdings N.V.; The Royal Bank of
Scotland N.V.

2) RFS Holdings B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, informed us pursuant to
Sections 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting rights
in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on 12.05.2011 and amounts
to 3.67% (7,030,737 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to RFS Holdings B.V., pursuant to
Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG.

Voting rights that are attributed to RFS Holdings B.V. are held via the
following companies which are controlled by RFS Holdings B.V. and whose holding
of voting rights amounts to 3% or more in K+S Aktiengesellschaft: RBS Holdings
N.V.; The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.

3) RBS Holdings N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, informed us pursuant to
Sections 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting rights
in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on 12.05.2011 and amounts
to 3.67% (7,030,737 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to RBS Holdings N.V., pursuant to
Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG.

Voting rights that are attributed to RBS Holdings N.V. are held via the
following company which is controlled by RFS Holdings B.V. and whose holding of
voting rights amounts to 3% or more in K+S Aktiengesellschaft: The Royal Bank of
Scotland N.V.

4) The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, informed us
pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph 1 WpHG that their percentage holding of the
voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on
12.05.2011 and amounts to 3.67% (7,030,737 voting shares) on that day.

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 9301-1460
FAX:         +49 (0)561 9301-2425
mail:         christian.herrmann@k-plus-s.com
WWW:         http://www.k-plus-s.com
sector:      Chemicals
ISIN:        DE0007162000
indexes:     DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All
          Share
stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt, regulated dealing:
          Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München
language: English

Further inquiry note:

Christian Herrmann
Telefon: +49 (0) 561 9301 1460
E-Mail: christian.herrmann@k-plus-s.com

Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007162000
WKN: 716200
Index: DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX,
Prime All Share
Börsen: Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / regulated dealing
Hamburg / regulated dealing
Stuttgart / regulated dealing
Düsseldorf / regulated dealing
Hannover / regulated dealing
München / regulated dealing

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