DGAP-PVR: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

06.05.2013 11:10

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on April
26, 2013:

1. Listed company:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51373 Leverkusen, Deutschland

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, Delaware 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
23.04.2013

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.10% (equals 42173224 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
826947808

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
3.60% (equals 29764621 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
3.60% (equals 29764621 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. § 25 WpHG:

0.91% (equals 7511101 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.91% (equals: 7511101 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. §§ 21, 22 WpHG:

0.59% (equals 4897502 voting rights)


8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc, Morgan Stanley International
Ltd, Morgan Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan Stanley
& Co International Plc, Morgan Stanley Turnberry Limited, Morgan Stanley
Montgomerie Investments Ltd, Morgan Stanley Equity Derivative Services
(Lux) Sarl

ISIN or name/decription of the (financial/other) instrument: 
Cash-Settled Call Options:

13 May 2013
20 December 2013
18 December 2015

Cash-Settled Swaps:

02 May 2013
06 May 2013
15 May 2013
16 December 2013
13 January 2014
30 April 2014
20 April 2015

Cash-Settled Futures:

17 May 2013

Physically-Settled Put Options:

29 April 2013
17 May 2013
04 June 2013
21 June 2013
20 September 2013
20 December 2013
20 June 2014

Cash-Settled Put Options:

13 May 2013



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Language:     English
Company:      Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
              Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1
              51373 Leverkusen
              Germany
Internet:     www.bayer-ag.de
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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