BASF SE 09.12.2014 09:15 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG Issuer: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany On December 5, 2014 we received the following notifications pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG: 1. On December 3, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, of BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111) fell below the threshold of 3 % through disposal and amounts to 2.96 % on that day (this corresponds to 27,174,313 voting rights out of a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.06 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 18,940,465 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 1.19 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 10,927,877 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. 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. 2. On December 3, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, of BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111) fell below the threshold of 3 % through disposal and amounts to 2.96 % on that day (this corresponds to 27,174,313 voting rights out of a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.06 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 18,940,465 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 1.19 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 10,927,877 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 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. 3. On December 3, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, of BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111) fell below the threshold of 3 % through disposal and amounts to 2.96 % on that day (this corresponds to 27,174,313 voting rights out of a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.06 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 18,940,465 voting rights) are to be attributed to BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 1.19 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 10,927,877 voting rights) are to be attributed to BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 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 December 9, 2014 BASF SE 09.12.2014 The DGAP 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: BASF SE Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany Internet: www.basf.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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