Merck KGaA
22.04.2015 10:31
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On April 17, 2015 we have been notified pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG of
the following:
The proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse Group AG,
Zurich, Switzerland in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has exceeded the
threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 13, 2015 and at that time
amounted to 4.38% (5,656,836 voting rights).
4.36% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 5,638,822 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.
0.01% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 18,014 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in
conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
The names of the controlled undertakings holding 3% or more are as follows:
Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment
Holdings (UK) and Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse AG, Zurich,
Switzerland in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has exceeded the threshold
of 3% of the voting rights on April 13, 2015 and at that time amounted to
4.38% (5,656,836 voting rights).
4.36% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 5,630,533 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.
0.01% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 18,014 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 in
conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG.
The names of the controlled undertakings holding 3% or more are as follows:
Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK) and
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse Investments
(UK), London, United Kingdom in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has
exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 13, 2015 and at
that time amounted to 4.25% (5,498,679 voting rights).
4.25% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 5,498,679 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.
The names of the controlled undertakings holding 3% or more are as follows:
Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK) and Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse Investment
Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,
has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 13, 2015 and
at that time amounted to 4.25% (5,498,679 voting rights).
4.25% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 5,498,679 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.
The name of the controlled undertaking holding 3% or more is: Credit Suisse
Securities (Europe) Limited.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited, London, United Kingdom in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,
has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 13, 2015 and
at that time amounted to 4.25% (5,498,679 voting rights).
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Language: English
Company: Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Str. 250
64293 Darmstadt
Germany
Internet: www.merck.de
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DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: 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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