DGAP-Stimmrechtsanteile: METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG (St.)

Meridian Stiftung, Essen, Germany, on 8 August 2017 notified us according to Sec. 27a para. 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) in connection with the exceeding or reaching of the 10%-threshold or a higher threshold of the following:

'Preliminary remark:

The increase of the notifying party's voting rights results from a statutory allocation of shares in METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG following the demerger (Spaltung) of METRO AG.

I. As regards the objectives pursued in connection with the acquisition of the voting rights:

1. The investment serves the implementation of strategic objectives.

2. It is not intended to obtain additional voting rights in METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG within the next twelve months by way of acquisition or otherwise.

3. Mr. Peter Küpfer is currently a member of the supervisory board of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG. It is the intention of the notifying party to be represented, via Palatin Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, on the supervisory board of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG also in future. The notifying party is not entitled to appoint a member of the supervisory board of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG.

4. There are no intentions to bring about a significant change in the capital structure of METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG, in particular with regard to the equity/debt financing ratio or the dividend policy.

II. As regards to the origin of funds used:

The increase of the notifying party's voting rights results from a statutory allocation of shares in METRO Wholesale & Food Specialist AG following the demerger (Spaltung) of METRO AG.

For this reason, no provision of information regarding the origin of the funds used is required.'