DGAP-News: LANXESS AG: Announcement of LANXESS AG according to section 14 para. 2 WpHG, Art. 4 para. 2 Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003


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LANXESS AG: Announcement of LANXESS AG according to section 14 para. 2
WpHG, Art. 4 para. 2 Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003

16.07.2012 / 10:19

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Announcement of LANXESS AG according to section 14 para. 2 WpHG, Art. 4
para. 2 Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003

Starting on 17 July 2012 LANXESS AG will acquire up to 220,000 own shares
for the fulfilment of employees' claims for LANXESS AG shares under an
employees' incentive scheme pursuant to section 71 para. 1 no. 2 AktG. The
shares will be solely acquired in the XETRA trading at the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange. The purchase price (excluding incidental expenses) may not exceed
or undercut by more than 10% the market price of the shares determined by
the opening auction on the respective trading date in the XETRA trading at
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The acquisition of own shares by LANXESS AG
shall at the latest be finalised as of 27 July 2012.

More details are set out on the LANXESS AG homepage at
http://lanxess.com/en/corporate/investor-relations/

Leverkusen, July 2012

The Board of Management

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current
assumptions and forecasts made by LANXESS AG management. Various known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material
differences between the actual future results, financial situation,
development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. The
company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking
statements or to conform them to future events or developments.


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Language:    English                                                
Company:     LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft                             
             Gebäude K10                                            
             51369 Leverkusen                                       
             Germany                                                
Phone:       +49 (0)214 30 33333                                    
Fax:         +49 (0)214 30 40 944                                   
E-mail:      ir@lanxess.com                                         
Internet:    www.lanxess.com                                        
ISIN:        DE0005470405                                           
WKN:         547040                                                 
Indices:     MDAX                                                   
Listed:      Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);       
             Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover,  
             München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX                  
 
 
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