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

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

19.01.2009 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Release of a notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 para. 1 WpHG

January  2009

1)
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NY, USA on 13 January 2009, has fallen
below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights of Lanxess AG, Chemiepark
Leverkusen, Gebäude K 10, D - 51369 Leverkusen, Germany and on that day
holds 1.10% of the voting rights (=916,044 shares, each carrying one voting
right); and

2)
The holding parent entity of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Morgan
Stanley, Wilmington, USA, on 13 January 2009, has also fallen below the
threshold of 3% of the voting rights  of Lanxess AG, Chemiepark Leverkusen,
Gebäude K 10, D - 51369 Leverkusen, Germany, and on that day holds 1.11%
(=919,729 shares, each carrying one voting right) whereby these voting
rights of Lanxess AG have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1
sent. 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act.

3)
This chain of entities is represented as follows (starting on the highest
level):
1. Morgan Stanley
2. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

DGAP 19.01.2009 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       LANXESS AG
              Gebäude K10
              51369 Leverkusen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.lanxess.com
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