Covestro AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG (the
German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: Covestro AG
Covestro AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG (the
German Securities Trading Act) with the objective of Europe-wide
distribution

05.07.2024 / 14:44 CET/CEST
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by EQS News - a
service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

     Name:                             Covestro AG
     Street:                           Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60
     Postal code:                      51373
     City:                             Leverkusen
                                       Germany
     Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):    3912005AWHKLQ1CPLV11

2. Reason for notification

        Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
        Acquisition/disposal of instruments
        Change of breakdown of voting rights
   X    Other reason:
        voluntary group notification with triggered threshold on subsidiary
        level

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

   Legal entity: Bank of America Corporation
   City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of
   America (USA)

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



5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

03 Jul 2024

6. Total positions

               % of voting  % of voting rights   Total of  Total number of
           rights attached             through  both in %    voting rights
                 to shares  instruments (total    (7.a. +      pursuant to
           (total of 7.a.)   of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)      7.b.)     Sec. 41 WpHG
  New               0.52 %              8.40 %     8.92 %        189000000
  Previo-           0.24 %              6.06 %     6.30 %                /
  us
  notifi-
  cation

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

    ISIN            Absolute                       In %
                  Direct (Sec.  Indirect (Sec.  Direct (Sec.  Indirect
                      33 WpHG)        34 WpHG)      33 WpHG)  (Sec. 34
                                                                 WpHG)
    DE0006062144             0          925350        0.00 %    0.49 %
    US22304D2071             0           55432        0.00 %    0.03 %
    Total            980782                       0.52 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

    Type of          Expiration or  Exercise or    Voting     Voting
    instrument       maturity date  conversion     rights  rights in
                                    period       absolute          %
    Right to Recall  n/a            n/a             53070     0.03 %
    Rights of Use    n/a            n/a             28698     0.02 %
    Common Stock
    Rights of Use    n/a            n/a               350        0 %
    Depositary
    Receipts
    Physical Call    19/07/2024 -   n/a           1542500     0.82 %
    Option           20/12/2024
                                    Total         1624618     0.86 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (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 %
    Swaps      04/07/2024 -  n/a          Cash        14033547  7.43 %
               30/04/2029
    Put        19/07/2024    n/a          Physical      225000  0.12 %
    Option
                                          Total       14258547  7.54 %

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

        Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor
        does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or
        indirectly hold(s) 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 3% or   (if at least 5% or    5% or more)
                               more)                more)
    Bank of America                %                    %              %
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                    %                    %              %
    Corporation
    BofAML Jersey                  %                    %              %
    Holdings Limited
    BofAML EMEA                    %                    %              %
    Holdings 2
    Limited
    Merrill Lynch                  %                    %         5.09 %
    International
    -                              %                    %              %
    Bank of America                %                    %              %
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                    %                    %              %
    Corporation
    BAC North America              %                    %              %
    Holding Company
    Bank of America,               %                    %              %
    National
    Association
    -                              %                    %              %
    Bank of America                %                    %              %
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                    %                    %              %
    Corporation
    BofA Securities,               %                    %              %
    Inc.
    -                              %                    %              %
    Bank of America                %                    %              %
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                    %                    %              %
    Corporation
    BAC North America              %                    %              %
    Holding Company
    Merrill Lynch,                 %                    %              %
    Pierce, Fenner &
    Smith
    Incorporated
    Managed Account                %                    %              %
    Advisors LLC
    -                              %                    %              %
    Bank of America                %                    %              %
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                    %                    %              %
    Corporation
    BAC North America              %                    %              %
    Holding Company
    Bank of America,               %                    %              %
    National
    Association
    U.S. Trust                     %                    %              %
    Company of
    Delaware
    -                              %                    %              %
    Bank of America                %                    %              %
    Corporation
    NB Holdings                    %                    %              %
    Corporation
    BAC North America              %                    %              %
    Holding Company
    Merrill Lynch,                 %                    %              %
    Pierce, Fenner &
    Smith
    Incorporated

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34
para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general
meeting:

     Proportion of voting    Proportion of    Total of
                   rights      instruments        both
                        %                %           %

10. Other explanatory remarks:



Date

05 Jul 2024


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   Language:    English
   Company:     Covestro AG
                Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 60
                51373 Leverkusen
                Germany
   Internet:    www.covestro.com

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