DGAP-PVR: LANXESS 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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LANXESS AG 

04.11.2011 15:50

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Release of a notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 para. 1 WpHG

November 2011


TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA, informed us in their
own name and in the name and on behalf of the College Retirement Equities
Fund, New York, USA pursuant to section 21 sub-section 1 WpHG of the
following:

1. On 26 October 2011 College Retirement Equities Fund, New York, USA, fell
below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG, Chemiepark
Leverkusen, Building K 10, 51369 Leverkusen, Germany, and on that day held
2.98% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG, corresponding to 2,479,195 of a
total number of 83,202,670 voting rights.

2. On 26 October 2011 TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, New York, USA,
fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG,
Chemiepark Leverkusen, Building K 10, 51369 Leverkusen, Germany, and on
that day held 2.98% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG, corresponding to
2,479,195 of a total number of 83,202,670 voting rights. All of these
voting rights were attributed to TIAA-CREF Investment Management, LLC, New
York, USA pursuant to section 22 sub-section1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG and
were attached to shares held by College Retirement Equity Fund, New York,
USA.



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Language:     English
Company:      LANXESS AG
              Gebäude K10
              51369 Leverkusen
              Germany
Internet:     www.lanxess.com
 
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