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25.02.2015 17:54

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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:
Falling below threshold

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
17.02.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
4.65% (equals 4256381 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:
1.40% (equals 1284945 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.40% (equals 1284945 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
2.06% (equals 1886922 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
2.06% (equals 1886922 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
1.18% (equals 1084514 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

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument; Expiration
date:
Equity Options; 18.09.2015
Equity Options; 19.06.2015
Equity Options; 20.03.2015
Equity Options; 18.12.2015
Equity Futures; 20.03.2015
Equity Swaps; 11.05.2015
Equity Swaps; 30.09.2016
Equity Swaps; 20.12.2016
Equity Swaps; 08.12.2016
Equity Swaps; 13.07.2017
Equity Swaps; 19.07.2021
Equity Swaps; 06.02.2017
Equity Swaps; 03.11.2017
Equity Swaps; 01.08.2017
Equity Swaps; 04.05.2018
Equity Swaps; 05.02.2018
Equity Swaps; 27.07.2015
Equity Swaps; 19.07.2017



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