Total Voting Rights | 31 July 2007 16:47


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

BASF AG / Total Voting Rights announcement

Total Voting Rights announcement according to article 26a WpHG, transmitted
by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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BASF AG hereby announces that at the end of the month July 2007 the number
of Voting Rights amounts to a total of  490485000 Voting Rights.
The change of Total Voting Rights is effective as of July 19, 2007 .

DGAP 31.07.2007 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       BASF AG
              Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
              67056 Ludwigshafen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.basf.com
 
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