Brenntag AG 09.03.2012 11:16 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 March 07, 2012 in the name and on behalf of the companies mentioned below we have been informed according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz, German Securities Trading Act) of the following: On March 07, 2012, Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights of Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on February 28, 2012 and on that day amounted to 3.27% (this corresponds to 1,685,596 voting rights). 3.27% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 1,695,596 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG from Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC, Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. On March 07, 2012, Morgan Stanley Capital Management LLC, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights of Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on February 28, 2012 and on that day amounted to 3.27% (this corresponds to 1,685,596 voting rights). 3.27% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 1,695,596 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG from Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. On March 07, 2012, Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights of Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on February 28, 2012 and on that day amounted to 3.27% (this corresponds to 1,685,596 voting rights). 3.27% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 1,695,596 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG from Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. 09.03.2012 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 Germany Internet: www.brenntag.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Brenntag AG: Correction of the release dated March 08, 2012 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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