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

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Merck KGaA 

04.02.2013 16:36

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On January 31, 2013, Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC, Wilmington, USA,
notified us pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG that its proportion of voting
rights via shares in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has fallen below the
threshold of 5% of the voting rights on January 30, 2013 and at that time
amounted to 4.9864% (3,222,248 voting rights). These voting rights were
attributed to Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC pursuant to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG. At that time no individual fund or series fund,
managed by Templeton Investment Counsel, LLC held 3.00% or more of the
total voting rights in Merck KGaA.



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Language:     English
Company:      Merck KGaA
              Frankfurter Str. 250
              64293 Darmstadt
              Germany
Internet:     www.merck.de
 
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