LANXESS AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 31.10.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG October 2008 Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of October 24, 2008 they have exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold on that day 3.18% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,648,227 voting rights. These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Morgan Stanley pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG. DGAP 31.10.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: LANXESS AG Gebäude K10 51369 Leverkusen Deutschland Internet: www.lanxess.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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