23/03/2012
Commerzbank AG 23.03.2012 16:10 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Pursuant to article 21 (1) WpHG, Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom, has notified to us the following: a) The percentage of voting rights of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, USA, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 7 March 2012 and amounted to 6.48% (362,307,807 voting rights) as per this date. Most of the voting rights are attributed to The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, USA, pursuant to article 22 (1) 1 No. 1 WpHG. The string of controlled companies is (starting at the lowest level): Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom; The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, USA. The percentage of voting rights of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, USA, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 fell below the thresholds of 5% and 3% on 8 March 2012 and amounted to 0.03% (1,680,892 voting rights) as per this date. b) The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 7 March 2012 and amounted to 6.44% (360,509,967 voting rights) as per this date. All voting rights are attributed to Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom, pursuant to article 22 (1) 1 No. 1 WpHG. The string of controlled companies is (starting at the lowest level): Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom. The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 fell below the thresholds of 5% and 3% on 8 March 2012 and amounted to 0% (no voting rights) as per this date. c) The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 7 March 2012 and amounted to 6.44% (360,509,967 voting rights) as per this date. All voting rights are attributed to Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, pursuant to article 22 (1) 1 No. 1 WpHG. The string of controlled companies is (starting at the lowest level): Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom. The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 fell below the thresholds of 5% and 3% on 8 March 2012 and amounted to 0% (no voting rights) as per this date. d) The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 7 March 2012 and amounted to 6.44% (360,509,967 voting rights) as per this date. All voting rights are attributed to Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, pursuant to article 22 (1) 1 No. 1 WpHG. The string of controlled companies is (starting at the lowest level): Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom; Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom. The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 fell below the thresholds of 5% and 3% on 8 March 2012 and amounted to 0% (no voting rights) as per this date. 2) Pursuant to article 21 (1) WpHG, Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom, has notified to us the following: The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% on 7 March 2012 and amounted to 6.44% (360,509,967 voting rights) as per this date. The percentage of voting rights of Goldman Sachs International, London, United Kingdom, in Commerzbank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ISIN: DE0008032004, WKN: 803200 fell below the thresholds of 5% and 3% on 8 March 2012 and amounted to 0% (no voting rights) as per this date. 23.03.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Commerzbank AG Kaiserplatz 60261 Frankfurt am Main Germany Internet: www.commerzbank.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------