DGAP-CMS: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft: Release of a capital market information


LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft  / Publication pursuant to Article 5(3) of
Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(2) and (3) of the Commission
Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 

30.09.2016 16:25

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LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Cologne

- ISIN DE0005470405 -
- German Securities Identification Number (WKN) 547040 -

Publication pursuant to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and
Article 2(2) and (3) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No
2016/1052 - Information relating to the acquistion of own shares -
announcement of completion

LANXESS AG completes acquisition of own shares

On 29 September 2016 LANXESS AG completed its acquisition of own shares
which started on 28 September 2016 and had been announced on 27 September
2016 pursuant to Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article
2(1) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052. The total
number of shares which have been bought back in the course of the
acquisition amounts to 102,576 shares. This corresponds to 0.11% of the
share capital. The purchase price paid at the stock exchange was in average
EUR 55.47. The total consideration that was paid for the shares amounts to
EUR 5,689,983.05 (excluding incidental costs).  The acquisition of own
shares serves the sole purpose of meeting obligations arising from an
employee share program.

The purchase of the shares was conducted by a credit institution, that was
instructed by LANXESS AG, solely through the XETRA trading system on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

From 28 to 29 September 2016 the total number of repurchased shares, the
weighted average price and the aggregated volume, each set out on a daily
basis, amounted to:


Date           Total number of      Weighted average  Aggregated volume
               repurchased shares   price (EUR)       (EUR)
               (number)
28 Sept. 2016  48,250               55.3949           2,672,803.93
29 Sept. 2016  54,326               55.5384           3,017,179.12
Total          102,576              55.4709           5,689,983.05


An overview of the underlying individual trades is published on the website
of LANXESS AG at www.lanxess.com under 'Investor Relations'.

Cologne, 30 September 2016

The Board of Management



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Language:     English
Company:      LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
              Kennedyplatz 1
              50569 Köln
              Germany
Internet:     www.lanxess.com
 
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