Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
	| LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft Kennedyplatz 1
 50569 Köln
 Germany
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2. Reason for notification
	| X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights | 
	| X | Acquisition/disposal of instruments | 
	|  | Change of breakdown of voting rights | 
	|  | Other reason: 
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3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
	| Name: | City and country of registered office: | 
	| DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | Frankfurt Germany
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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
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 | 3.77 % | 1.60 % | 5.37 % | 91,522,936 | 
 
	
	| Previous notification | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | / | 
 
	
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 | 3,447,334 | 116 | 3.77 % | 0.0001 % | 
 
	
	| Total | 3,447,450 | 3.77 % | 
 
	
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
	| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % | 
	| Right to Recall |  |  | 5,000 | 0.01 % | 
	| Call Options | 15.12.2017 | jederzeit | 258,000 | 0.28 % | 
	| Call Options | 14.06.2017 |  | 31,500 | 0.03 % | 
 
	
	|  |  | Total | 294,500 | 0.32 % | 
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG
	| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical settlement | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % | 
	| Swaps | 04.03.2019 |  | Cash | 821,825 | 0.90 % | 
	| Warrants | ohne Laufzeitbegrenzung |  | Cash | 5,610 | 0.01 % | 
	| Put Options | 16.03.2018 | jederzeit | Physical | 183,300 | 0.20 % | 
	| Futures | 16.06.2017 | jederzeit | Cash | 162,900 | 0.18 % | 
 
	
	|  |  |  | Total | 1,173,635 | 1.28 % | 
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) | 
 
	
	| DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 3.77 % | % | 5.37 % | 
 
	
	| Deutsche Bank Privat- und Geschäftskunden Aktiengesellschaft | % | % | % | 
 
	
	|  |  |  |  | 
 
	
	| DEUTSCHE BANK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 3.77 % | % | 5.37 % | 
 
	
	| DB USA Corporation | % | % | % | 
 
	
	| Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation | % | % | % | 
 
	
	| Deutsche Bank Holdings,Inc. | % | % | % | 
 
	
	| Deutsche Bank National Trust Company | % | % | % | 
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG
	| Date of general meeting: |  | 
	| Holding position after general meeting: | % (equals   voting rights) | 
10. Other explanatory remarks: