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BASF SE / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)
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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA, BlackRock Holdco 2,
Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA and BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA have
notified us on September 10, 2010 pursuant to § 21 para 1 and § 24 WpHG as
follows:
1. On September 06, 2010 the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of
5% and amounts to 5.17% (47.441.547 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with
sentence 2 WpHG.
2. On September 06, 2010 the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 5% and
amounts to 5.17% (47.441.547 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rigths are attributable to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.
3. On September 06, 2010 the percentage holding of the voting rights of
BlackRock, Inc. in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounts to
5.35% (49.153.648 voting shares) on that day.
All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to §
22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.
Ludwigshafen, September 13, 2010
BASF SE
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Language: English
Company: BASF SE
Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
67056 Ludwigshafen
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)621 60-0
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ISIN: DE000BASF111, DE000A0JRFB0, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0JRFA2, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0JQF26, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0EUB86, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE0008846718, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0XFK16, Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, XS0420401779, Börse Luxemburg, XS0412154378, Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Börse, DE000A0T4DU7,Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Börse, CH0039943292, Swiss Exchange (SWX), CH0039943383, Swiss Exchange (SWX), DE000A0TKBM, Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Börse, XS0414672070, Börse Luxemburg, ,
Indices: DAX, EURO STOXX 50
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
Berlin, Stuttgart, Hannover, Hamburg, München,
Düsseldorf; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s)
London, SIX
Category Code: MSC
LSE Ticker: BFA
Sequence Number: 574
Time of Receipt: Sep 13, 2010 11:21:37
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