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


Brenntag AG 

25.07.2014 14:24

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 July 23, 2014, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, NY,
U.S.A., has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that
its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of the
voting rights on July 21, 2014 and on that day amounted to 4.99% (this
corresponds to 2,571,043 voting rights).

4.99% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,571,043 voting rights) is
to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 of the WpHG.


On July 23, 2014, BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its
proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim
an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of the voting
rights on July 21, 2014 and on that day amounted to 4.99% (this corresponds
to 2,571,043 voting rights).

4.99% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,571,043 voting rights) is
to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 of the WpHG.



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Language:     English
Company:      Brenntag AG
              Stinnes Platz 1
              45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
              Germany
Internet:     www.brenntag.com
 
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