Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

15.05.2013 12:54

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 13,
2013:

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

2. Notifier:
Credit Suisse Group 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:
07.05.2013

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.03% (equals 41633795 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:
1.81% (equals 14932274 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.81% (equals 14932274 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
1.85% (equals 15314857 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.85% (equals 15314857 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
1.38% (equals 11386664 voting rights)

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

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

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: 04.08.2014

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: 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: 04.11.2014

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: 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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