Bayer Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
30.03.2012 10:35
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On March 27, 2012 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., New York, U.S.A.,
has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG of the following:
The amount of voting rights of BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. in
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 3% on March 19, 2012 and
amounts to 4.01% (33,192,862 voting rights) on that day. All of the voting
rights are attributable to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant
to Article 22 Section 1 Sentence 1 No 6 in connection with Sentence 2 WpHG.
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Language: English
Company: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1
51373 Leverkusen
Germany
Internet: www.bayer-ag.de
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