BASF SE 04.09.2015 15:01 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASF SE: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution Notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG We have received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 21 para. 1 WpHG on September 3, 2015: I. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 21 para. 1 from BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BR Jersey International Holdings L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, Jersey 3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold through acquisition 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 3% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 1 September 2015 6. Voting rights: ISIN of shares: DE000BASF111 Total: 3.02 % (equals 27,698,271 voting rights); based on total number of voting rights issued: 918,478,694 Thereof held indirectly: 1.90 % (equals 17,418,228 voting rights) with attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG 1.37 % (equals 12,542,176 voting rights) with attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sent. 2 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. II. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 21 para. 1 from BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Reason for notification: Exceeding threshold through acquisition 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 3% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 1 September 2015 6. Voting rights: ISIN of shares: DE000BASF111 Total: 3.02 % (equals 27,698,271 voting rights); based on total number of voting rights issued: 918,478,694 Thereof held indirectly: 1.90 % (equals 17,418,228 voting rights) with attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1 WpHG 1.37 % (equals 12,542,176 voting rights) with attribution pursuant to sec. 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with sent. 2 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 September 4, 2015 BASF SE 04.09.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: BASF SE Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany Internet: www.basf.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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