EANS-Voting Rights: K+S Aktiengesellschaft / Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

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Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is
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Person/company obliged to make the notification:

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Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Address: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7, 34131 Kassel
Place: Kassel
State: Deutschland

1. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA, informed us pursuant to
Sections 21 Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting
rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on 01.12.2009 and
amounts to 3,17% (5,223,021 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc. pursuant to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent.
2 WpHG.

2. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., New York, USA, informed us pursuant to Sections 21
Paragraph 1 and 24 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., New York, USA, in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the
threshold of 3% on 01.12.2009 and amounts to 3,17% (5,223,021 voting shares) on
that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant
to Section 22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.

3. BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA,informed us pursuant to Sections 21 Paragraph
1 and 24 WpHG that their percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock,
Inc., New York, USA, in K+S Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on
01.12.2009 and amounts to 3,24% (5,349,554 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Section
22 Paragraph 1 Sentence 1 N° 6 in connection with sent. 2 WpHG.

end of announcement euro adhoc
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ots Originaltext: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Im Internet recherchierbar: http://www.presseportal.de

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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
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