You can use the Deutsche Bundesbank's e-business platform "ExtraNet" to inform the Deutsche Bundesbank about the status of your shareholdings. Alternatively, you can submit your notification of participation in paper form, for example if you do not know your company's Bundesbank identification number.

Submit a notification of participation via the Deutsche Bundesbank's "ExtraNet" platform:

• Call up the Deutsche Bundesbank's "ExtraNet" platform on the Internet.
  • You may have to register first and create a user account.
  • In order to be able to submit your paperless notification of participation, you must first submit a one-off declaration on paperless submission (submission declaration) to the relevant head office of the Deutsche Bundesbank, in which you acknowledge the paperless submissions as binding.
• Navigate to the following forms:
  • Form "Active notification of shareholding"
  • For complex shareholding structures additionally: Form "Annex for complex shareholding structures"
• Fill out the forms completely and truthfully. Please refer to the Deutsche Bundesbank's information sheet on the electronic submission of notifications of shareholdings.
• Upload all required documents. Then submit your notification of participation electronically.
• If your credit institution belongs to a cooperative auditing association or is audited by the auditing body of a savings banks and giro association and their notifications of shareholdings are submitted electronically: Also submit 1 copy of the notification of participation to the auditing association or association.
• The Deutsche Bundesbank will check your details and forward your notification of participation to BaFin.
• The European Central Bank, BaFin or the Deutsche Bundesbank may request further information from you, in particular on the takeover price and proceeds from the sale.

Submit notification of participation in paper form:

• Go to the website of the Deutsche Bundesbank. Download the following documents there:
  • Form "Active participation notification"
  • for complex shareholding structures: form "Annex for complex shareholding structures"
• Fill out the forms completely and truthfully. You can complete the forms directly on your PC and then print them out.
• Send the completed form with all the necessary documents by post to the relevant head office of the Deutsche Bundesbank.
• The Deutsche Bundesbank will check your details and forward your notification of participation to BaFin.
• The European Central Bank, BaFin or the Deutsche Bundesbank may request further information from you, in particular regarding the acquisition price and proceeds of sale.