Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

07.05.2013 11:37

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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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 06,
2013:

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

2. Notifier:
Credit Suisse AG, Zürich, Switzerland 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding 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:
6.34% (equals 52443015 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:
1.80% (equals 14920532 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.68% (equals 13892695 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
1.82% (equals 15070200 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.77% (equals 14628300 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
2.72% (equals 22452283 voting rights)

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

Chain of controlled undertakings:
Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK),
Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited


ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Call Option,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 21.06.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 21.06.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 24.06.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 03.07.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 20.12.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Put Option,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 20.06.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 17.05.2013

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 10.02.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 05.03.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 02.05.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 12.05.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 30.05.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 27.06.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 05.08.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equiy Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 05.08.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 08.09.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 31.10.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 07.04.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 27.04.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 30.06.2016

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Equity Swap,
cash settlement
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 28.04.2017



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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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