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

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BASF SE 

27.11.2014 12:01

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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG


Issuer: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany


On November 26, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to §
21 para 1 WpHG:

On November 17, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock Group Limited, London, United Kingdom, of BASF SE (ISIN
DE000BASF111) fell below the threshold of 3 % through disposal and amounts
to 2.98 % on that day (this corresponds to 27,397,661 voting rights out of
a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.20 %
out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 20,235,539 voting
rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Group Limited pursuant to Sec. 22
para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 1.08 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this
corresponds to 9,929,723 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock
Group Limited pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection
with sentence 2 WpHG.

Please note that the total amount stated above does not necessarily equal
the sum of the detailed attributed holdings. This results from voting
rights having multiple attributions within the BlackRock group structure.


Ludwigshafen, dated November 27, 2014


BASF SE



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Language:     English
Company:      BASF SE
              Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
              67056 Ludwigshafen
              Germany
Internet:     www.basf.com
 
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