Merck KGaA 14.05.2012 17:06 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 May 10, 2012: 1. Listed company: Merck KGaA Frankfurter Str. 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Deutschland 2. Notifier: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., New York, USA 3. Triggering event: Exceeding Threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 13.04.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 7.73% (equals 4997826 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: 7.24% (equals 4677716 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 7.24% (equals 4677716 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.34% (equals 219803 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.34% (equals 219803 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.15% (equals 100307 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Goldman Sachs International, Goldman Sachs Holdings (U.K), Goldman Sachs Group Holdings (UK), Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Call Warrants (Cash) 0,0001% Maturity: Expiration date: 21.12.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Call Warrants (Cash) 0,2804% Maturity: Expiration date: 31.12.2030 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0001% Maturity: Expiration date: 02.12.2021 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,00026% Maturity: Expiration date: 14.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0004% Maturity: Expiration date: 17.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0008% Maturity: Expiration date: 18.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,00097% Maturity: Expiration date: 21.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0001% Maturity: Expiration date: 22.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,00097% Maturity: Expiration date: 24.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0008% Maturity: Expiration date: 25.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0034% Maturity: Expiration date: 28.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0013% Maturity: Expiration date: 29.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,00199% Maturity: Expiration date: 31.03.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,002% Maturity: Expiration date: 01.04.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0044% Maturity: Expiration date: 05.04.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,00067% Maturity: Expiration date: 08.04.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,0007% Maturity: Expiration date: 11.04.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: CFD (Cash) 0,00063% Maturity: Expiration date: 12.04.2022 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: OTC Hedge to Call Warrants (Cash) 0,00012% Maturity: Expiration date: 21.12.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: OTC Hedge to Call Warrants (Cash) 0,2805% Maturity: Expiration date: 31.12.2030 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: OTC Hedge to Call Warrants (Cash) 0,0554% Maturity: Expiration date: 31.12.2030 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,0978% Maturity: Expiration date: 20.04.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,6943% Maturity: Expiration date: 23.04.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 1,5474% Maturity: Expiration date: 25.04.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 2,2438% Maturity: Expiration date: 27.04.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 1,5474% Maturity: Expiration date: 02.05.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,2166% Maturity: Expiration date: 31.05.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,0173% Maturity: Expiration date: 06.06.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,1912% Maturity: Expiration date: 15.10.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,00000004% Maturity: Expiration date: 08.11.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,0314% Maturity: Expiration date: 22.03.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,0067% Maturity: Expiration date: 04.04.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,0055% Maturity: Expiration date: 08.04.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: SWAP (Cash) 0,0000001% Maturity: Expiration date: 05.03.2013 14.05.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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