Shareholder Structure

	as of 12/31/2012	as of 04/30/2013
by Ownership in % of registered capital stock
Kuwait	7.6%	7.6%
Renault/Nissan*	3.1%	3.1%
Institutional Investors	69.1%	68.9%
Private Investors	20.2%	20.4%
Total	100.0%	100.0%
* each with 1.54 %

	as of 12/31/2012	as of 04/30/2013
by Ownership in % of registered capital stock
Germany	33.3%	35.1%
Europe, without Germany	35.9%	31.4%
USA	19.5%	21.4%
Kuwait	7.6%	7.6%
Asia	3.3%	3.5%
Others	0.4%	1.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%

 

Capital stock in shares	as of 12/31/2012	as of 04/30/2013
	1.067.578.882	1.067.868.172

In case of an investor with a muliti-level structure, each company in the chain of companies controlled by the investor is subject to the obligation to notify reaching, exceeding or falling below the legal thresholds for significant shareholdings pursuant to sections 21 ff German Securities Trading Act (WpHG). If, for instance, an investor acquires 3 % of the voting rights in Daimler AG indirectly via a second-tier subsidiary, the parent company, the subsidiary and the second-tier subsidiary must notify that they have reached the 3 %-threshold, although the investor does not hold 9 % but only 3 %, effectively. This fact is indicated in the notification that must refer to the attribution of voting rights held by subsidiaries (section 22 para 1 sent. 1 no. 1 or section 22 para 1 sent. 2, sent. 1 no 2 -6 WpHG). Publication by the issuer is strictly bound to the contents of the notification of the investor.
  
Effective February 1, 2012, an amendment of German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz, WpHG) extends investors' obligation to notify reaching, exceeding or falling below the legal thresholds for significant shareholdings to other (financial) instruments. This stricter requirement of transparency may lead to an increase of voting rights notifications.

We are aware of the interpretation difficulties regarding the contents of such notifications and publications, nonetheless such contents are regulated by law. Deviations are considered an administrative offence and are punishable by significant fine.

 

2013
May 16, 2013	Correction of announcement May 7, 2013: Morgan Stanley voting rights at 0 %, incl. (financial/other) instruments below 5 % at 1.50 %
May 07, 2013	Morgan Stanley voting rights at 0.39 %, incl. (financial/other) instruments below 5 % at 0.72 %
Apr 29, 2013	Commerzbank voting rights below 3 % at 0.08 %, incl. (financial/other) instruments below 5 % at 1.50 %
Apr 29, 2013	Norges Bank and State of Norway voting rights above 3 % at 3.04 %
Apr 25, 2013	SEB voting rights below 3 % at 0.004 %, incl. (financial/other) instruments below 5 % at 0.823 %
Apr 23, 2013	SEB voting rights below 3 % at 0.003 %, incl. (financial/other) instruments below 5 % at 0.82 %
Apr 22, 2013	Credit Suisse voting rights below 3 % at 0.38 %
Apr 22, 2013	Credit Suisse voting rights above 3 % at 3.59 %
Apr 17, 2013	Morgan Stanley voting rights at 0.32 %, incl. (financial/other) instruments above 5 % at 5.88 %
Apr 16, 2013	SEB votings rights above 3 % at 4.10 %, including (financial/other) instruments at 6.99 %
Apr 12, 2013	Credit Suisse votings rights below 3 % at 2.99 %
Apr 12, 2013	Credit Suisse votings rights above 3 % at 3.59
Apr 12, 2013	Credit Suisse votings rights below 3 % at 2.53 %, including (financial/other) instruments below 5 % at 3.70 %
Apr 12, 2013	Commerzbank votings rights above 3 % at 3.58 %, including (financial/other) instruments above 5 % at 8.68 %
Apr 12, 2013	Credit Suisse votings rights above 3 % at 4.86 %, including (financial/other) instruments above 5 % at 6.04 %
Apr 11, 2013	Correction of announcement April 10, 2013: SEB voting rights above 3 % at 4.08 %, including (financial/other) instruments above 5 % at 6.00 %
Apr 11, 2013	Deutsche Bank voting rights at 1.08 %, including (financial/other) instruments below 15 % at 14.44 %
Apr 10, 2013	Société Générale with 0 voting rights, including (financial/other) instruments below 5 % at 4.66 %
Apr 10, 2013	Société Générale with 0 voting rights, including (financial/other) instruments above 5 % at 5.19 %
Apr 10, 2013	SEB votings rights above 3 % at 4.08 %, including (financial/other) instruments at 5.18%
Apr 09, 2013	Credit Suisse Group voting rights above 3% at 4.07 %
Apr 09, 2013	Deutsche Bank voting rights at 2.41%, including (financial/other) instruments above 15 % at 15.03 %
Apr 02, 2013	Norges Bank and State of Norway below 3 % at 2.98 %
Mar 15, 2013	Five Morgan Stanley entities’ (financial/other) instruments above 5%
Mar 14, 2013	Morgan Stanley, Delaware, USA voting rights at 0.12%, including (financial/other) instruments above 5% at 5.0005%
Jan 04, 2013	Morgan Stanley, Delaware, USA voting rights at 0.1%, including (financial/other) instruments below 5% at 4.3%
Jan 03, 2013	Deutsche Bank voting rights at 0.04% including (financial/other) instruments below 15% at 14.14%