LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft 

19.11.2015 15:26

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

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

2. Notifier:
UBS 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:
13.11.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.02% (equals 4598134 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:
1.17% (equals 1069361 voting rights)

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

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
0.70% (equals 641906 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.43% (equals 392108 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
3.15% (equals 2886867 voting rights)

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

ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument / Expiration
date

Equity Swaps 06/06/2016
Equity Swaps 01/07/2016
Equity Swaps 29/09/2016
Equity Swaps 06/02/2017
Equity Swaps 20/04/2017
Equity Swaps 02/05/2017
Equity Swaps 10/01/2018
Equity Swaps 22/05/2018
Equity Futures 18/12/2015
Equity Futures 19/02/2016
Physically Settled Short Put Options 18/12/2015



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