DGAP-PVR: Brenntag AG: 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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Brenntag AG 

22.05.2015 15:12

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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We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG on May 21,
2015

1. Listed company:
Brenntag AG 
Stinnes Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland 

2. Notifier:
BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold 

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
May 19, 2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.04 % (equals 7,790,361 voting rights) 
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
154,500,000

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 
Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.02 % (equals 26,000 voting rights) 
thereof held indirectly:
0.02 % (equals 26,000 voting rights) 
Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
5.03 % (equals 7,764,361 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments
Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.;  BlackRock
International Holdings, Inc.; BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.;
BlackRock Group Limited; BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited;
BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland AG



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Language:     English
Company:      Brenntag AG
              Stinnes Platz 1
              45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
              Germany
Internet:     www.brenntag.com
 
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