Bayerische Motoren Werke AG 30.09.2014 18:00 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 30 September 2014 we received the following notifications pursuant to Article 21 Section 1 WpHG: 'Following a review, conducted in close collaboration with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), of the way BlackRock has interpreted its voting rights disclosure obligations under German law, BlackRock entities are filing today a statement representing their holdings as at the settlement date of 25 September 2014 in Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft. The statement does not reflect a change in BlackRock's current holdings of voting rights. The statement simply updates information currently in the market regarding BlackRock's holdings in Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft. Further, the statement does not signify any change in investment strategies pursued. Also, BlackRock issues a press release detailing the BlackRock group entities and their respective voting rights applicable to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft and other relevant German issuers on http://www.blackrock.com/corporate/en-gb/news-and-insights/press-releases and on Bloomberg. VOTING RIGHTS DISCLOSURE 1. BlackRock, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN DE0005190003) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 3.44% (this corresponds to 20,698,662 out of a total of 601,995,196 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 1.64% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 9,855,045 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.001% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 5,975 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 1.61% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 9,689,544 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.19% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 1,154,073 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 2. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN DE0005190003) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 3.37% (this corresponds to 20,309,309 out of a total of 601,995,196 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 1.64% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 9,855,045 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.001% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 5,975 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 1.54% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 9,300,191 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.19% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 1,154,073 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 3. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (ISIN DE0005190003) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 3.25% (this corresponds to 19,563,585 out of a total of 601,995,196 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 1.64% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 9,855,045 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 0.001% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 5,975 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.001% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 4,892 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 WpHG. 1.42% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 8,549,575 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.19% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 1,154,073 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.' 30.09.2014 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: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Petuelring 130 80788 München Germany Internet: www.bmwgroup.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
| Source: EQS Group AG