Merck KGaA 05.05.2015 14:53 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG on April 29, 2015: 1. Listed company: Merck KGaA Frankfurter Str. 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany 2. Notifier: Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), London, United Kingdom 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 24.04.2015 6. Total amount of voting rights: 4.09% (equals 5289021 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 129242252 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: 0.11% (equals 139526 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.11% (equals 139526 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25 WpHG: 3.06% (equals 3956274 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 3.06% (equals 3956274 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.92% (equals 1193221 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, Cash Settlement Expiration date: 13.05.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, Cash Settlement Expiration date: 04.06.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, Cash Settlement Expiration date: 03.07.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, Cash Settlement Expiration date: 08.07.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, Cash Settlement Expiration date: 03.10.2016 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap, Cash Settlement Expiration date: 28.04.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Expiration date: 12.06.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Expiration date: 11.09.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Long Put Option, Physical Settlement Expiration date: 11.12.2015 05.05.2015 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: Merck KGaA Frankfurter Str. 250 64293 Darmstadt Germany Internet: www.merck.de End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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