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

DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft

2015-12-04 / 14:03
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.


Notification of Major Holdings on 02.12.2015

1. Details of issuer
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Kennedyplatz 1
50569 Köln
Germany

2. Reason for notification
  Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
  Acquisition/disposal of instruments
  Change of breakdown of voting rights
X Other reason: Implementation of Directive 2013/50/EU; application of trading book exemption to EEA-domiciled entities

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: City and country of registered office:
UBS Group AG Zurich
Switzerland

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached
26.11.2015

6. Total positions
  % of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.)
% of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.)
total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation 0,58 % 0,64 % 1,22 % 91522936
Previous notification % % 5,02 % /

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)
ISIN absolute in %
  direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)
direct
(Sec. 21 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 22 WpHG)
DE0005470405 0 533668 0 % 0,58 %
Total 533668 0,58 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Right to recall lent shares at any time 70700 0,08 %
Right to substitute shares delivered as collateral at any time 512336 0,56 %
    Total 583036 0,64 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 Abs. 1 Nr. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
  Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting rights (if at least held 3% or more) % of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Asset Management (Australia) Ltd % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd % % %
UBS Asset Management Life Limited % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Americas Inc. % % %
UBS Asset Management (Americas) Inc. % % %
UBS Asset Management Trust Company % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A. % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Switzerland AG % % %
% % %
UBS Group AG % % %
UBS AG % % %
UBS Third Party Management Company S.A. % % %

9. In case of proxy voting according to § 22 Abs. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)



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