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

| Source: EQS Group AG EQS Group AG 

Merck KGaA 

07.05.2015 08:23

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.
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On May 04, 2015 we have been notified pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG of the
following:

The proportion of voting rights via shares of BlackRock Group Limited,
London, England and Wales in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, has exceeded
the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 29, 2015 and at that time
amounted to 3.11% (4,023,167 voting rights).

1.31% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 1,688,116 voting rights)
were attributed to the company pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.

2.19% of these voting rights (that corresponds to 2,824,200 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.

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.



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Language:     English
Company:      Merck KGaA
              Frankfurter Str. 250
              64293 Darmstadt
              Germany
Internet:     www.merck.de
 
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