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


Brenntag AG 

03.07.2015 14:09

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 July 3, 2015, Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, Zug, Switzerland,
has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its
proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim
an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% and 5% threshold of the voting
rights on June 29, 2015, and on that day amounted to 7.28% (this
corresponds to 11,253,741 voting rights).

7.28% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 11.253.741 voting rights)
is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 of the WpHG.

0.08% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 122,898 voting rights) is
to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG.

Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH holding directly 3% voting rights or
more which are attributed to the notifier: Threadneedle Investment Fund
ICVC




On July 2, 2015, BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its
proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim
an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 5% threshold of the voting rights on
June 30, 2015, and on that day amounted to 5.01% (this corresponds to
7,738,733 voting rights).

2.25% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 3,472,299 voting rights) is
to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG.

3.10 % of the voting rights (this corresponds to 4,784,125 voting rights)
is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 of the 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.




On July 2, 2015, BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE,
U.S.A., has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that
its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 5% threshold of the voting
rights on June 30, 2015, and on that day amounted to 5.01% (this
corresponds to 7,738,733 voting rights).

2.25% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 3,472,299 voting rights) is
to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG.

0.004% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 5,814 voting rights) is to
be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence
1, No. 6 of the WpHG.

3.10 % of the voting rights (this corresponds to 4,784,125 voting rights)
is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1,
Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 of the 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:      Brenntag AG
              Stinnes Platz 1
              45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
              Germany
Internet:     www.brenntag.com
 
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