Bayer Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 08.05.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On May 6, 2008, the Credit Suisse Group, Zürich, Switzerland, notified us of the following pursuant to Section 21, Paragraph 1, and Section 24 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) in its own name and in the name and on behalf of the following companies: 1. The proportion of voting rights held by Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, London, U.K., in Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, fell below the 3 percent threshold on April 29, 2008, and on that date amounted to 1.955 percent (14,945,394 voting rights). 2. As a result of the aforementioned falling below the 3 percent threshold by Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited, the proportion of voting rights held by its affiliated companies Credit Suisse (International) Holding AG, Zug, Switzerland, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), London, U.K., and Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), London, U.K., in Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, also fell below the 3 percent threshold and on April 29, 2008, amounted to 1.955% (14,945,394 voting rights). Pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No.1 of the German Securities Trading Act, all of these voting rights are fully attributable to the companies mentioned in this section. 3. The proportion of voting rights held by Credit Suisse, Zürich, Switzerland, in Bayer AG also fell below the 3 percent threshold on April 29, 2008, and on that date amounted to 2.730 percent (20,868,551 voting rights). 2.368 percent (18,096,660 voting rights) are attributable to this company pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act and 0.363 percent (2,771,891 voting rights) are attributable to it pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 6, in conjunction with Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 2 of the German Securities Trading Act. 4. The proportion of voting rights held by Credit Suisse Group, Zürich, Switzerland, in Bayer AG also fell below the 3 percent threshold on April 29, 2008, and on that date amounted to 2.770 percent (21,172,814 voting rights). 2.369 percent (18,104,012 voting rights) are attributable to this company pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act and 0.401 percent (3,068,802 voting rights) are attributable to it pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 6, in conjunction with Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 2 of the German Securities Trading Act. 5. The chain of controlling companies is as follows (beginning with the lowest company): Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd., Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse (International) Holding AG, Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Group. DGAP 08.05.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft Gebäude W 11 51368 Leverkusen Deutschland Internet: www.bayer-ag.de End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft: 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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