Bayer Aktiengesellschaft / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 18.07.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On July 16, 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 company: 1. The proportion of voting rights held by Credit Suisse, Zürich, Switzerland, in Bayer AG, Leverkusen, Germany, fell below the 3 percent threshold on July 9, 2008, and on that date amounted to 2.876 percent (21,983,257 voting rights). 2.559 percent (19,557,274 voting rights) are attributable to this company pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act and 0.317 percent (2,425,983 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. 2. The proportion of voting rights held by Credit Suisse Group, Zürich, Switzerland, in Bayer AG also fell below the 3 percent threshold on July 9, 2008 and on that date amounted to 2.914 percent (22,271,641 voting rights). 2.560 percent (19,565,376 voting rights) are attributable to this company pursuant to Section 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act and 0.354 percent (2,706,265 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. 3. The chain of controlling companies is as follows (beginning with the lowest company): Credit Suisse and Credit Suisse Group. DGAP 18.07.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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