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

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LANXESS AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

22.04.2008 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG 

April 2008

Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited, London, UK, informed us
according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act
that as of March 31, 2008 they have gone below the threshold of 10% of the
voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 9.95% of the voting rights. This
corresponds to 8,278,690 voting rights.
These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Barclays Global
Investors UK Holdings Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in
connection with § 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG.

DGAP 22.04.2008 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       LANXESS AG
              Gebäude K10
              51369 Leverkusen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.lanxess.com
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