Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

14.05.2014 11:08

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG on
May 13, 2014:

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

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

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
09.05.2014

6. Total amount of voting rights:
2.79% (equals 23070449 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
Art. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:
2.78% (equals 22973278 voting rights)

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

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.00% (equals 0 voting rights)

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

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.01% (equals 97171 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to Art.
25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 16.05.2014

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: 18.07.2014

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 19.09.2014

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: 20.03.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Stillhalter
Put-Option
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 19.06.2015

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Future mit
Barausgleich
Maturity: 16.05.2014
Expiration date: 

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



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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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