DGAP-Stimmrechtsanteile: WILEX AG

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

WILEX AG

06.05.2016 17:13

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

WILEX AG Grillparzerstr. 18 81675 München Germany

2. Reason for notification

X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights Acquisition/disposal of instruments X Change of breakdown of voting rights X Other reason: Volontary Group announcement for change in threshold at the level of a subsidiary

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name: City and country of registered office: Mr Dietmar Hopp Germany

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

Curacyte GmbH dievini Hopp BioTech holding GmbH & Co. KG DH-Holding Verwaltungs GmbH

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

27 Apr 2016

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- 63.53 % 0.00 % 63.53 % 12927564 ing situat- ion Previo- 51.67 % n/a % n/a % / 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 (Sec. indirect (Sec. direct (Sec. indirect 21 WpHG) 22 WpHG) 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) DE000A11QVV0 171538 8041226 1.33 % 62.20 % Total 8212764 63.53 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of Expiration or Exercise or Voting Voting instrument maturity date conversion rights rights in period absolute % % Total %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 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 (if at least least held 3% or at least held 5% or held 5% or more) more) more) Herr Dietmar - % - % - % Hopp DH-Holding - % - % - % GmbH & Co. KG DH-Holding 7.24 % - % 7.24 % Verwaltungs GmbH Zurechnungsstr- % % % ang 2 Herr Dietmar - % - % - % Hopp DH-Holding - % - % - % GmbH & Co. KG DH-Capital - % - % - % GmbH & Co. KG dievini Hopp 50.52 % - % 50.52 % BioTech holding GmbH & Co. KG Curacyte GmbH 4.44 % - % - %

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

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

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