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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BASF SE 

05.05.2015 16:40

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Release according to section 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG

Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 21 para 1 WpHG


We received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to section
21 para. 1 WpHG on April 30, 2015:

Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG from
BlackRock, Inc.:

Issuer: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany

On April 28, 2015, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., of BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111)
fell below the threshold of 5 % through disposal and amounts indirectly to
4.99 % on that day (this corresponds to 45,813,065 voting rights out of a
total of 918,478,694 voting rights). 2.39 % out of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 21,977,541 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock,
Inc. pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 2.90 % out of the
voting rights (this corresponds to 26,631,868 voting rights) are to be
attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6
in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

Please note that the total amount stated above does not necessarily equal
the sum of the detailed attributed holdings. This results from voting
rights having multiple attributions within the BlackRock group structure.


Ludwigshafen, dated May 5, 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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