DGAP-PVR: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

22.05.2015 12:28

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG on
May 21, 2015:

1. Listed company:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany

2. Notifier:
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
19.05.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
6.14% (equals 50738859 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
826947808

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
0.02% (equals 159671 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.02% (equals 159671 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
6.12% (equals 50579188 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art. 25
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:

BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware
Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings
L.P.; BlackRock Group Limited; BlackRock International Limited; BlackRock
Life Limited.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings
L.P.; BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC; BlackRock Canada Holdings LP; BlackRock
Canada Holdings ULC; BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited.



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Language:     English
Company:      Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
              Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1
              51373 Leverkusen
              Germany
Internet:     www.bayer.com
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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