Dürr Aktiengesellschaft 30.09.2014 17:12 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Following a review, conducted in close collaboration with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), of the way BlackRock has interpreted its voting rights disclosure obligations under German law, BlackRock entities today filed a statement representing their holdings as at the settlement date of 25 September 2014 in Dürr Aktiengesellschaft. The statement does not reflect a change in BlackRock's current holdings of voting rights. The statement simply updates information currently in the market regarding BlackRock's holdings in Dürr Aktiengesellschaft. Further, the statement does not signify any change in invesment strategies pursued. Also, BlackRock issues a press release detailing the BlackRock group entities and their respective voting rights applicable to Dürr Aktiengesellschaft and other relvant German issuers on http://www.blackrock.com/corporate/en-gb/news-and-insights/press-releases and on Bloomberg. 'Voting Rights Disclosure 1. BlackRock, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Dürr Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN DE0005565204) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 3.98% (this corresponds to 1,377,367 out of a total of 34,601,040 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.71% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 938,297 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.79% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 274,561 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.40% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 139,221 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.07% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 25,288 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. The voting rights pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG are attributed from the following undertakings which are controlled by BlackRock, Inc. and whose holdings of voting rights amount to 3% each or more in Dürr Aktiengesellschaft: BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.. 2. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. Section 21, 22 Blackrock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Dürr Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN DE0005565204) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 3.98% (this corresponds to 1,377,367 out of a total of 34,601,040 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.71% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 938,297 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.79% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 274,561 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.40% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 139,221 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.07% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 25,288 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in Connection with sentence 2 WpHG. The voting rights pursuant to Sec. 21 para 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG are attributed from the following undertakings which are controlled by BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. and whose holdings of voting rights amount to 3% each or more in Dürr Aktiengesellschaft: BlackRock Financial Management Inc.. 3. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Dürr Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN DE0005565204) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 3.80% (this corresponds to 1,315,494 out of a total of 34,601,040 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.71% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 938,297 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.06% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 21,941 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. 0.54% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 185,309 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.40% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 139,221 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.07% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 25,288 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.01% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 2,719 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.' 30.09.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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