Publication pursuant to section 26 (1) WpHG

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A., has notified us pursuant to Section 25a (1) WpHG the following on 23 September 2015:

1. Listed company:
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Von-Gablenz-Str. 2-6, 50679 Cologne, Germany

2. Notifier:
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold due to acquisition/disposal

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
17.09.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
4.84% (equals 22,420,379 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
462,772,266

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
- Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG:
1.02% (equals 4,729,250 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 1.02% (equals 4,729,250 voting rights)
- Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG:
3.78% (equals 17,492,781 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 3.78% (equals 17,492,781 voting rights)
- Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.04% (equals 198,348 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG:
- Chain of controlled undertakings:
Goldman Sachs International is controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited which is controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., which is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. is controlled by The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C., which is controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
- Details on financial/other instruments: