Merck KGaA
23.04.2012 15:20
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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on April
20, 2012:
1. Listed company:
Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Str. 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Deutschland
2. Notifier:
Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold
4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%
5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
11.04.2012
6. Total amount of voting rights:
8,95% (equals 5782926 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
64621126
7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:
Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
0.54% (equals 347873 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly:
0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)
Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.18% (equals 115100 voting rights)
thereof held indirectly:
0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)
Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
8.23% (equals 5319953 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
WpHG:
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 05.04.2013
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 03.08.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 31.12.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 31.10.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 31.12.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 03.04.2013
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 15.10.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 05.04.2013
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 21.12.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Swap
Maturity:
Expiration date: 17.10.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Long Call Option
Maturity:
Expiration date: 12.04.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Short Put Option
Maturity:
Expiration date: 12.04.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Short Put Option
Maturity:
Expiration date: 12.04.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
Short Put Option
Maturity:
Expiration date: 13.06.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically
Settled Short Put Option
Maturity:
Expiration date: 21.12.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically
Settled Short Put Option
Maturity:
Expiration date: 15.06.2012
ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Physically
Settled Short Put Option
Maturity:
Expiration date: 18.05.2012
23.04.2012 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: Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Str. 250
64293 Darmstadt
Germany
Internet: www.merck.de
End of Announcement DGAP News-Service
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
| Source: EQS Group AG