Brenntag AG 28.06.2012 13:30 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on June 27, 2012: 1. Listed company: Brenntag AG Stinnes Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany 2. Notifier: Credit Suisse Group AG, Zürich, Switzerland 3. Triggering event: Falling below Threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 22.06.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 1.56% (equals 805,110 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 51,500,000 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 1.48% (equals 763,036 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 1.48% (equals 763,036 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.01% (equals 4,850 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.01% (equals 4,850 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.07% (equals 37,224 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. Instruments: please see Appendix We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on June 27, 2012: 1. Listed company: Brenntag AG Stinnes Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany 2. Notifier: Credit Suisse AG, Zürich, Switzerland 3. Triggering event: Falling below Threshold 4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 22.06.2012 6. Total amount of voting rights: 1.56% (equals 805,110 voting rights) calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 51,500,000 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: 1.48% (equals 763,036 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 1.48% (equals 763,036 voting rights) Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG: 0.01% (equals 4,850 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.01% (equals 4,850 voting rights) Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG: 0.07% (equals 37,224 voting rights) 8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG: Chain of controlled undertakings: Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. Instruments: please see Appendix Appendix ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 01.11.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 18.09.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 04.10.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 23.11.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 27.12.2012 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 17.04.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 14.05.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 02.08.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 23.10.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 30.10.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 11.11.2013 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 08.01.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 20.01.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 10.02.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 03.03.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 04.06.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 29.07.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 04.08.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 08.09.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 01.12.2014 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 03.02.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 07.04.2015 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 28.04.2017 ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity swap, cash settlement Expiration date: 02.06.2017 28.06.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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