DGAP-PVR: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

30.01.2014 10:12

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On January 28, 2014, BlackRock International Holdings Inc., New York, NY,
USA has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via
shares its Voting Rights on Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Leverkusen,
Deutschland, have exceeded the 5% threshold of the Voting Rights on January
24, 2014 and on that day amounted to 5.0004% (this corresponds to 41350623
Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG, 5.0004% of the Voting Rights (this corresponds to
41350623 Voting Rights) is to be attributed to the company.
 



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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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