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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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