Merck KGaA
16.02.2011 13:18
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On February 15, 2011 we have been notified pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG of
the following:
The proportion of voting rights via shares of BlackRock, Inc., New York,
USA, in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has fallen below the threshold of
5% of the voting rights on February 10, 2011 and at that time amounted to
4.97% (3,211,470 voting rights). These voting rights were attributed to
BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in
conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc., New York, USA, in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has
fallen below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights on February 10, 2011
and at that time amounted to 4.83% (3,122,779 voting rights). These voting
rights were attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to
§ 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence
2 WpHG.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.,
Wilmington, USA, in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has fallen below the
threshold of 5% of the voting rights on February 10, 2011 and at that time
amounted to 4.83% (3,122,779 voting rights). These voting rights were
attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1
no. 6 WpHG in conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of BlackRock Advisors Holdings,
Inc., New York, USA, in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has fallen below
the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on February 10, 2011 and at that
time amounted to 2.85% (1,839,031 voting rights). These voting rights were
attributed to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG in conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
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Language: English
Company: Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Str. 250
64293 Darmstadt
Deutschland
Internet: www.merck.de
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