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12.05.2015 11:56

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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:

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

2. Notifier:
UBS Group AG, Zurich, Switzerland 

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
05.05.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.41% (equals 4947613 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. 25a, Sec. 1 WpHG:
1.73% (equals 1579874 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.73% (equals 1579874 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
1.85% (equals 1693811 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.85% (equals 1693811 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
1.83% (equals 1673928 voting rights)

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

Chain of controlled undertakings:
UBS AG, UBS O'Connor Limited

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ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument Maturity
Expiration date
Equity Options  18/09/2015
Equity Options  19/06/2015
Equity Options  18/12/2015
Equity Future  19/06/2015
Equity Swaps  05/05/2016
Equity Swaps  30/09/2016
Equity Swaps  20/12/2016
Equity Swaps  13/07/2017
Equity Swaps  01/04/2016
Equity Swaps  06/02/2017
Equity Swaps  04/12/2019
Equity Swaps  03/11/2017
Equity Swaps  01/08/2017
Equity Swaps  10/01/2018
Equity Swaps  22/02/2018
Equity Swaps  03/02/2020
Equity Swaps  19/03/2018
Equity Swaps  27/07/2015
Equity Swaps  14/11/2016
Equity Swaps  01/03/2017
Equity Swaps  19/07/2017
Equity Swaps  13/12/2016



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