Voting Rights Announcements | 20 June 2013 18:30


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 

20.06.2013 18:30

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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 21 Abs. 1 WpHG


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



On June 20, 2013, we received the following notification pursuant to § 21
para 1 WpHG:

On June 19, 2013, the percentage holding of the voting rights of the State
of Norway, represented by the Ministry of Finance, Oslo, Norway, in BASF SE
exceeded the threshold of 3 % and amounts to 3.02 % (27715437 voting
rights) on that day. These voting rights (27715437 voting rights) are held
by Norges Bank (the Central Bank of Norway), Oslo, Norway, and are
attributed to the State of Norway pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 1
WpHG.



Ludwigshafen, den 20. Juni 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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