Voting Rights Announcements | 15 May 2013 07:36


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 

15.05.2013 07:36

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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG
Notifications of voting rights pursuant to §§ 21 para 1, 25 para 1 and 25 a
WpHG


Issuer: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany


1.  On May 13, 2013 we received the following notification pursuant to § 21
para 1 WpHG:

On May 8, 2013, the percentage holding of the voting rights of Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany, in BASF SE fell below the threshold
of 3 % and amounts to 0.10 % (962701 voting rights) on that day. 0.10 % of
these voting rights (926794 voting rights) are attributed to Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

2. On May 13, 2013 we received the following notification pursuant to § 25
para 1 WpHG:

On May 8, 2013, the percentage holding of the voting rights of Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany, in BASF SE fell below the threshold
of 5% and amounts to 0 % (0 voting rights) on that day. Thereof, 0 % (0
voting rights) are instruments pursuant to § 25 WpHG and 0.10 % (962701
voting rights) are voting rights pursuant to §§ 21 and 22 WpHG.

3. On May 13, 2013 we received the following notification pursuant to § 25
a WpHG:

On May 8, 2013, the percentage holding of the voting rights of Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany, in BASF SE fell below the threshold
of 5 % and amounts to 1.97% (18112501 voting rights) on that day. Thereof,
1.87 % (17149800 voting rights) are instruments pursuant to § 25 a WpHG, 0
% (0 voting rights) are instruments pursuant to § 25 WpHG and 0.10 %
(962701 voting rights) are voting rights pursuant to §§ 21 and 22 WpHG.

Details of the instruments pursuant to § 25 a WpHG:

Designation:            Expiry:
Writer put-option    May 17, 2013
Writer put-option    June 21, 2013
Writer put-option    July 19, 2013
Writer put-option    September 20, 2013
Writer put-option    December 20, 2013
Writer put-option    March 21, 2014
Writer put-option    June 20, 2014
Writer put-option    December 19, 2014
Writer put-option    December 18, 2015
Futures             May 17, 2013
Futures             August 2, 2013


Ludwigshafen, dated May 14, 2013


BASF SE



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Language:     English
Company:      BASF SE
              Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
              67056 Ludwigshafen
              Germany
Internet:     www.basf.com
 
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