LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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07.05.2015 11:28

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25, Sec. 1 WpHG:

1. Listed company:
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Kennedyplatz 1, 50569 Cologne, Germany

2. Notifier:
BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
04.05.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.002% (equals 4578082 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
91522936

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
0.10% (equals 88057 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.10% (equals 88057 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
4.91% (equals 4490025 voting rights)

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

Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock
Holdco 4, LLC, BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC, BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.,
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association

BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., BlackRock
International Holdings, Inc., BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.,
BlackRock Group Limited, BlackRock International Limited, BlackRock Life
Limited

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Language:     English
Company:      LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
              Kennedyplatz 1
              50569 Köln
              Germany
Internet:     www.lanxess.com
 
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