Brenntag AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 07.10.2010 11:10 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On October 5, 2010 voting rights announcements according to section 21 para. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz) in the name and on behalf of the following Companies having the following content were received by Brenntag AG : 1. Brachem Acquisition S.C.A., Luxembourg, Luxembourg notifies that its holdings of voting rights in Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany on October 5, 2010 has fallen below the 50% threshold and amounts to 49.61% (25.550.000 voting rights) at that date. 2. Brahms Chemical Intermediate S.A. (in abbreviation Brachem S.A.), Luxembourg, Luxembourg notifies that its holdings of voting rights in Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany on October 5, 2010 has fallen below the 50% threshold and amount to 49.61% (25.550.000 voting rights) at that date. All voting rights are attributed according to Section 22 Para. 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 in combination with Sentence 3 of the German Securities Trading Act via Brachem Acquisition S.C.A., whose holdings of voting rights amount to 3% or more. 3. CIE Management II Limited, St. Peter Port, Guernsey notifies that its holdings of voting rights in Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany on October 5, 2010 has fallen below the 50% threshold and amount to 49.61% (25.550.000 voting rights) at that date. All voting rights are attributed according to Section 22 Para. 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 in combination with Sentence 3 of the German Securities Trading Act via Brachem Acquisition S.C.A., whose holdings of voting rights amount to 3% or more. 4. BC Partners Holdings Limited, St. Peter Port, Guernsey notifies that its holdings of voting rights in Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany on October 5, 2010 has fallen below the 50% threshold and amount to 49.61% (25.550.000 voting rights) at that date. All voting rights are attributed according to Section 22 Para. 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 in combination with Sentence 3 of the German Securities Trading Act. The attribution is via CIE Management II Limited that in turn is attributed the voting rights of Brachem Acquisition S.C.A. The holdings of voting rights of CIE Management II Limited and Brachem Acquisition S.C.A. respectively amount to 3% or more. 07.10.2010 11:10 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Brenntag AG Stinnes Platz 1 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland Internet: www.brenntag.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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