Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

03.05.2013 10:26

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on April
30, 2013:

1. Listed company:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51373 Leverkusen, Germany

2. Notifier:
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
24.04.2013

6. Total amount of voting rights:
8.36% (equals 69172474 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
826947808

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
1.05% (equals 8716486 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
3.69% (equals 30474278 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
3.63% (equals 29981710 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
WpHG:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 17.05.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 21.06.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 20.09.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 20.12.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 21.03.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 20.06.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 19.12.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 18.12.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Future
Maturity: 17.05.2013
Expiration date: 



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Language:     English
Company:      Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
              Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1
              51373 Leverkusen
              Germany
Internet:     www.bayer-ag.de
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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