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


BASF SE 

06.03.2015 13:37

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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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 March 5, 2015 we received the following notification pursuant to § 21
para. 1 WpHG:

On March 3, 2015, the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock
Group Limited, London, United Kingdom, of BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111)
exceeded the threshold of 3 % through acquisition and amounts to 3.02 % on
that day (this corresponds to 27,742,077 voting rights out of a total of
918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.00 % out of the
Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 18,328,795 voting rights) are to
be attributed to BlackRock Group Limited pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1
sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 1.35 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this
corresponds to 12,421,776 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 March 6, 2015

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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