K+S Aktiengesellschaft / DE000KSAG888

Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Street:	Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7
Postal code:	34131
City:	Kassel Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	529900YURAYD4IJX2J91

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
	Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Legal entity: JPMorgan Chase & Co. City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, 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:

13 Dec 2024

6. Total positions

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.)	% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)	Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.)	Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	0.86 %	4.39 %	5.25 %	179100000
Previous notification	0.29 %	4.44 %	4.73 %	/

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

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE000KSAG888	0	1538287	0.00 %	0.86 %
Total	1538287		0.86 %

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

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Internal right to recall shares lent out	n/a	n/a	2947790	1.65 %
Physically-settled Call Option	20/06/2025	Anytime	34200	0.02 %
		Total	2981990	1.66 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Cash or physical settlement	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
Equity Swap	29/04/2025 -28/09/2029	29/04/2025 -28/09/2029	Cash	4843246	2.70 %
Cash-settled Call Options	20/12/2024 - 02/01/2099	Anytime	Cash	33591	0.02 %
			Total	4876837	2.72 %

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 rights (if at least 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	%	%	%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association	%	%	%
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited	%	%	%
J.P. Morgan Capital Holdings Limited	%	%	%
J.P. Morgan Securities plc	%	%	5.14 %
-	%	%	%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	%	%	%
JPMorgan Chase Holdings LLC	%	%	%
J.P. Morgan Broker-Dealer Holdings Inc.	%	%	%
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.	%	%	%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association	%	%	%
J.P. Morgan International Finance Limited	%	%	%
J.P. Morgan Structured Products B.V.	%	%	%

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 rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Date

17 Dec 2024