Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

03.05.2013 10:29

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on May 02,
2013:

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

2. Notifier:
UBS 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:
29.04.2013

6. Total amount of voting rights:
4.95% (equals 40958777 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:
1.64% (equals 13540000 voting rights)

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

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.67% (equals 5535359 voting rights)

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

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
2.65% (equals 21883418 voting rights)

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

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 02.05.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 03.05.2013

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



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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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