Bayer Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 14.05.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On May 13, 2008 , Allianz SE, München, Deutschland, notified us pursuant to Section 21, Paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) that its proportion of voting rights on Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen, Deutschland, fell below the 3 percent threshold of the voting rights on May 6, 2008, and on that date amounted to 2.580 percent (19,716,295 voting rights). 2,579 percent (19,711,331 voting rights) are attributable to the company pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 WpHG and 0.001 percent (4,964 voting rights) are attributable to it persuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 WpHG. At the same time Allianz SE, München, Deutschland, notified us pursuant to Section 21, Paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG) in conjunction with Section 24 WpHG that the proportion of voting rights held by Allianz Deutschland AG, München, Deutschland, in Bayer Aktiengesellschaft fell below the 3 percent threshold on May 6, 2008, and on that date amounted to 2.386 percent (18,235,000 voting rights). These voting rights are attributable to Allianz Deutschland AG pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 WpHG. DGAP 14.05.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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