DGAP-PVR: Brenntag AG: Release according to Article 26,

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.
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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, MÃ¼lheim 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, MÃ¼lheim 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, MÃ¼lheim 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, MÃ¼lheim 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.

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Language: English
Company: Brenntag AG
Stinnes Platz 1
45472 MÃ¼lheim an der Ruhr
Deutschland
Internet: www.brenntag.com

End of Announcement DGAP News-Service

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DGAP-PVR: Brenntag AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution