BASF SE 02.04.2015 09:24 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASF SE: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25a para. 1 WpHG We have received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 25a para. 1 WpHG on 31 March 2015: I. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25a para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 27 March 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 6.45% (equals 59223138 voting rights); Based on total number of voting rights issued: 918478694 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG: 0.00003% (equals: 295 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.00003% (equals: 295 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 25 WpHG: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights) 7.3. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.45% (equals: 59222843 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG: 8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Holdco2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 8.2 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Contract for Difference II. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25a para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 27 March 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 6.34% (equals 58243372 voting rights); Based on total number of voting rights issued: 918478694 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG: 0.00003% (equals: 295 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.00003% (equals: 295 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 25 WpHG: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights) 7.3. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.34% (equals: 58243077 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG: 8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 8.2 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Contract for Difference III. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25a para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 27 March 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 6.34% (equals 58243372 voting rights); Based on total number of voting rights issued: 918478694 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG: 0.00003% (equals: 295 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.00003% (equals: 295 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 25 WpHG: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights) 7.3. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.34% (equals: 58243077 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on (financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG: 8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings: BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association 8.2 ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument: Contract for Difference 02.04.2015 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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