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 fell below the threshold of 3% on
13.05.2011 and amounted to 2.286% (4,376,522 voting shares) on that day.

2.27% of the voting rights (4,344,746 voting shares) are attributable to The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1
No. 1 WpHG.

0.0166% of the voting rights (31,776 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.

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 fell below the threshold of 3% on 13.05.2011 and
amounts to 2.27% (4,344,746 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.

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 fell below the threshold of 3% on 13.05.2011 and
amounts to 2.27% (4,344,746 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.

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 fell below the threshold of 3% on
13.05.2011 and amounts to 2.27% (4,344,746 voting shares) on that day.

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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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