Voting Rights Announcements | 22 April 2008 18:20


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

BASF SE / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 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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On April 22, 2008 , Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd., London, UK
has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that via
shares its Voting Rights on BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Deutschland, ISIN:
DE0005151005, WKN: 515 100, have exceeded the 5% limit of the Voting Rights
on April 17, 2008  and now amount to 5.05% (this corresponds to 23878459
Voting Rights).
According to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG, 5.05% of
the Voting Rights (this corresponds to 23878459 Voting Rights) is to be
attributed to the company  from Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd..

22.04.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP
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Language:     English
Issuer:       BASF SE
              Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
              67056 Ludwigshafen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.basf.com
 
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