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
17.10.2012 17:35
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On Oktober 15, 2012 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, U.S.A., has
notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG of the following:
The amount of voting rights of BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. in Bayer
Aktiengesellschaft exceeded the threshold of 5% on November 18, 2010 and
amounts to 5.0003% (41,350,004 voting rights) on that day. All of the
voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Holdco 2, 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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