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 

02.11.2015 15:16

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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Notification of voting rights pursuant to Art. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to Art. 25a WpHG on October
30, 2015:

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:
26.10.2015

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.21% (equals 4772295 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:
0.87% (equals 798139 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.87% (equals 798139 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
Art. 25 WpHG:
1.61% (equals 1471173 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.61% (equals 1471173 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to Art. 21, 22 WpHG:
2.73% (equals 2502983 voting rights)

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

Chain of controlled undertakings:
UBS AG

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other 
instrument:     Expiration date: 
Equity Swaps 01/04/2016
Equity Swaps 06/06/2016
Equity Swaps 06/02/2017
Equity Swaps 20/04/2017
Equity Swaps 29/09/2017
Equity Swaps 10/01/2018
Equity Swaps 22/02/2018
Equity Swaps 22/05/2018
Equity Swaps 25/09/2018
Equity Swaps 22/10/2018
Equity Swaps 18/12/2015
Equity Swaps 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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