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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25.03.2015 09:53

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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG
Notifications of voting rights pursuant to § 25 WpHG

Emittent: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland

On March 23, 2015 we received the following notifications pursuant to § 25
WpHG:

1. On March 19, 2015, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA, of BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111)
exceeded the threshold of 5 % through acquisition and amounts to 6.33 % on
that day (this corresponds to 58,161,151 voting rights out of a total of
918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 0.001 % out of the
Total Voting Rights (4,948 voting rights) are instruments pursuant to § 25
WpHG and are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. by its controlled
undertakings BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management,
Inc., BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware
Holdings, Inc., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National
Association. 6.33% out of the Total Voting Rights (58,156,203 voting
rights) are voting rights pursuant to §§ 21, 22 WpHG.

2. On March 19, 2015, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA, of BASF SE (ISIN
DE000BASF111) exceeded the threshold of 5 % through acquisition and amounts
to 6.23 % on that day (this corresponds to 57,193,885 voting rights out of
a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 0.001 %
out of the Total Voting Rights (4,948 voting rights) are instruments
pursuant to § 25 WpHG and are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
by its controlled undertakings BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.,
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware
Holdings, Inc., BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National
Association. 6.23% out of the Total Voting Rights (57,188,937 voting
rights) are voting rights pursuant to §§ 21, 22 WpHG.

3. On March 19, 2015, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA, of BASF SE (ISIN
DE000BASF111) exceeded the threshold of 5 % through acquisition and amounts
to 6.23 % on that day (this corresponds to 57,193,885 voting rights out of
a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 0.001 %
out of the Total Voting Rights (4,948 voting rights) are instruments
pursuant to § 25 WpHG and are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. by its controlled undertakings BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC,
BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware Holdings, Inc., BlackRock
Institutional Trust Company, National Association. 6.23% out of the Total
Voting Rights (57,188,937 voting rights) are voting rights pursuant to §§
21, 22 WpHG.


Ludwigshafen, dated March 25, 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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