Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 22.05.2013 09:22 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 17, 2013: 1. Listed company: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany 2. Notifier: Credit Suisse Group AG, Zürich, Switzerland 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 14.05.2013 6. Total amount of voting rights: 3.52% (equals 29097554 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: 0.20% (equals 1656299 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.20% (equals 1656299 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.23% (equals 1918064 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.23% (equals 1918064 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 3.09% (equals 25523191 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Call Option, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 21.06.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 24.06.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 20.12.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 20.06.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 17.05.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 10.06.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 05.07.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 10.02.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 05.03.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 02.05.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 30.05.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 04.08.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 05.08.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 31.10.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 04.11.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 07.04.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 27.04.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 28.04.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 12.05.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 21.06.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option, cash settlement Maturity: Expiration date: 03.07.2013 22.05.2013 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: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1 51373 Leverkusen Germany Internet: www.bayer-ag.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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