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

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Brenntag AG 

10.04.2012 16:27

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 April 05, 2012, BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via shares
its Voting Rights on Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland, have
exceeded the 5% threshold of the Voting Rights on March 21, 2012 and on
that day amounted to 5.12% (this corresponds to 2635570 Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG, 5.12% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to
2635570 Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company.
 



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