Voting Rights Announcements | 7 August 2007 09:49
BASF AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
Release of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of
EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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Correction of the release dated August 6, 2007
Release according to § 26 para. 1 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act)
BASF Aktiengesellschaft, D-67056 Ludwigshafen
Release of an announcement according to § 21 para. 1 WpHG (German
Securities Trading Act)
Correction of the release dated August 6, 2007
Die Axa Investment Managers Deutschland GmbH has notified us on August 3,
2007 in the name and on behalf of AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008
Paris, France, as follows:
On August 1, 2007, the share of AllianceBernstein L.P., 1345 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10105, USA, has crossed the threshold of 5 % of the
voting rights in BASF AG and amounted to 5.10 % (25.037.907 voting rights).
These voting rights are assigned to AllianceBernstein L.P. according to §
22 para. 1 s. 1 No. 6 WpHG.
On August 1, 2007, the share of AllianceBernstein Corporation, 1345 Avenue
of the Americas, New York, NY 10105, USA, has crossed the threshold of 5 %
of the voting rights in BASF AG and amounted to 5.10 % (25.037.907 voting
rights). These voting rights are assigned to AllianceBernstein Corporation
according to § 22 para. 1 s. 1 No. 6 in conjunction with s. 2 WpHG.
On August 1, 2007, the share of Equitable Holdings LLC, 1290 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10019, USA, has crossed the threshold of 5 % of the
voting rights in BASF AG and amounted to 5.10 % (25.037.907 voting rights).
These voting rights are assigned to Equitable Holdings LLC according to §
22 para. 1 s. 1 No. 6 in conjunction with s. 2 WpHG.
On August 1, 2007, the share of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, 1290
Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019, USA, has crossed the threshold
of 5 % of the voting rights in BASF AG and amounted to 5.10 % (25.037.907
voting rights). These voting rights are assigned to AXA Equitable Life
Insurance Company according to § 22 para. 1 s. 1 No. 6 in conjunction with
s. 2 WpHG.
On August 1, 2007, the share of AXA Financial Services, LLC, 1290 Avenue of
the Americas, New York, NY 10019, USA, has crossed the threshold of 5 % of
the voting rights in BASF AG and amounted to 5.10 % (25.037.907 voting
rights). These voting rights are assigned to AXA Financial Services, LLC
according to § 22 para. 1 s. 1 No. 6 in conjunction with s. 2 WpHG.
On August 1, 2007, the share of AXA Financial, Inc., 1290 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10019, USA, has crossed the threshold of 5 % of the
voting rights in BASF AG and amounted to 5.10 % (25.037.907 voting rights).
These voting rights are assigned to AXA Financial, Inc. according to § 22
para. 1 s. 1 No. 6 in conjunction with s. 2 WpHG.
The share of AXA S.A., 25, Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris, France, remains
unchanged above 5 % of the voting rights in BASF AG and on August 1, 2007
amounts to 6.42 % (31.485.597 voting rights).These voting rights are
assigned to AXA S.A. according to § 22 para. 1 s. 1 No. 6 in conjunction
with s. 2 WpHG.
Die AXA S.A., Paris is the parent company and controls AXA Financial, Inc;
which controls AXA Financial Service, LLC; which again controls AXA
Equitable Life Insurance Company; which controls Equitable Holdings LLC;
which controls AllianceBernstein Corporation; which controls
AllianceBernstein L.P. as its general partner.
Ludwigshafen, dated August 7, 2007
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
The Board of Executive Directors
DGAP 07.08.2007
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Language: English
Issuer: BASF AG
Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
67056 Ludwigshafen
Deutschland
Internet: www.basf.com
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