DGAP-Stimmrechtsanteile: BayWa AG (vink. NA)

DGAP-PVR: BayWa AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

BayWa AG

18.01.2016 12:00

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

BayWa AG Arabellastraße 4 81925 München Germany

2. Reason for notification

Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights Acquisition/disposal of instruments Change of breakdown of voting rights X Other reason: Notification of holding according to § 41 Abs. 4f WpHG

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: City and country of registered office: RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING NIEDERÖSTERREICH-WIEN Vienna Austria reg.Gen.m.b.H.

4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

Raiffeisen Agrar Invest GmbH

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

26.11.2015

6. Total positions

% of voting % of voting rights total of total number rights attached through instruments both in % of voting to shares (total (total of 7.b.1 + (7.a. + rights of of 7.a.) 7.b.2) 7.b.) issuer Result- 25.10 % 14.72 % 25.10 % 34783980 ing situat- ion Previo- 25.12 % 0.0 % 0.0 % / us notifi- cation

7. Notified details of the resulting situation a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN absolute in % direct indirect direct indirect (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) DE0005194005 143888 % 0.41 % DE0005194062 8586385 % 24.68 % Total 8730273 25.10 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument Expiration Exercise or Voting Voting or maturity conversion rights rights date period absolute in % Right of acquisition n/a n/a 5121486 14.72 % according to shareholder's agreement Total 5121486 14.72 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 WpHG

Type of Expiration Exercise or Cash or Voting Voting instrume- or maturity conversion physical rights rights nt date period settlement absolute in % % Total %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). X Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting % of voting rights Total of both rights (if at through instruments (if at least least held 3% (if at least held 5% held 5% or or more) or more) more) RAIFFEISEN-HOLDING- % % % -NIEDERÖSTERREICH-- WIEN reg.Gen.m.b.H. LEIPNIK-LUNDENBURG- 25.10 % % 25.10 % ER INVEST Beteiligungs Aktiengesellschaft Raiffeisen Agrar 25.10 % 14.72 % 25.10 % Holding GmbH Raiffeisen Agrar 25.10 % % 25.10 % Invest GmbH

9. In case of proxy voting according to § 22 Abs. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting: Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

18.01.2016 The DGAP 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: BayWa AG Arabellastraße 4 81925 München Germany Internet: www.baywa.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------