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Deutsche Lufthansa AG 31.10.2016 15:20 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 Deutsche Lufthansa AG Von-Gablenz-Straße 2-6 50679 Köln Germany 2. Reason for notification X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights X Acquisition/disposal of instruments Change of breakdown of voting rights Other reason: 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation Name: City and country of registered office: Bank of America Corporation Wilmington, DE. United States of America (USA) 4. Names of shareholder(s) holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3. N/A 5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached 21 Oct 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- 0.04 % 0.15 % 0.19 % 466148442 ing situat- ion Previo- 0.56 % 4.90 % 5.46 % / 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) DE0008232125 0 207767 0 % 0.04 % Total 207767 0.04 % 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 % Right to N/A N/A 194117 0.04 % Recall Securities Total 194117 0.04 % b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG Type of Expiration Exercise or Cash or Voting Voting instrumen- or maturity conversion physical rights rights t date period settlement absolute in % OTC Swaps 25.10.2018 N/A Cash 451,743 0.10 % over Basket OTC Swaps 15.03.2018 N/A Cash 12,295 0.00 % over Basket OTC Swaps 17.04.2017 N/A Cash 2,873 0.00 % over Basket OTC Swaps 15.06.2017 N/A Cash 1,562 0.00 % over Basket OTC Swaps 15.09.2017 N/A Cash 31,538 0.01 % over Basket Total 500,011 0.11 % 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) Bank of America N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation NB Holdings N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation Merrill Lynch N/A % N/A % N/A % International Incorporated Merrill Lynch N/A % N/A % N/A % Group Holdings I, L.L.C. BofAML Jersey N/A % N/A % N/A % Holdings Limited BofAML EMEA N/A % N/A % N/A % Holdings 1 Limited BofAML EMEA N/A % N/A % N/A % Holdings 2 Limited ML UK Capital N/A % N/A % N/A % Holdings Limited Merrill Lynch N/A % N/A % N/A % International Bank of America N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation NB Holdings N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation BAC North N/A % N/A % N/A % America Holding Company BANA Holding N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation Bank of America, N/A % N/A % N/A % National Association Bank of America N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation NB Holdings N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation BAC North N/A % N/A % N/A % America Holding Company BANA Holding N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation Bank of America, N/A % N/A % N/A % National Association Managed Account N/A % N/A % N/A % Advisors LLC Bank of America N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation NB Holdings N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation BAC North N/A % N/A % N/A % America Holding Company Merrill Lynch, N/A % N/A % N/A % Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated Merrill Lynch N/A % N/A % N/A % Professional Clearing Corp. Bank of America N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation NB Holdings N/A % N/A % N/A % Corporation BAC North N/A % N/A % N/A % America Holding Company Merrill Lynch, N/A % N/A % N/A % Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated 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) 10. Other explanatory remarks: 31.10.2016 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Archive at www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Deutsche Lufthansa AG Von-Gablenz-Straße 2-6 50679 Köln Germany Internet: www.lufthansagroup.com/investor-relations End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------