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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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