Merck KGaA
23.04.2015 08:59
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On April 20, 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 fallen below the
threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 15, 2015 and at that time
amounted to 1.07% (1,380,984 voting rights).
1.05% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 1,362,970 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 proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse AG, Zurich,
Switzerland in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has fallen below the
threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 15, 2015 and at that time
amounted to 1.07% (1,380,984 voting rights).
1.05% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 1,362,970 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 proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse Investments
(UK), London, United Kingdom in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has fallen
below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 15, 2015 and at
that time amounted to 0.95% (1,229,590 voting rights).
0.95% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 1,229,590 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse Investment
Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,
has fallen below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 15, 2015
and at that time amounted to 0.95% (1,229,590 voting rights).
0.95% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 1,229,590 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.
The proportion of voting rights via shares of Credit Suisse Securities
(Europe) Limited, London, United Kingdom in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany,
has fallen below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 15, 2015
and at that time amounted to 0.95% (1,229,590 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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