Voting Rights Announcements | 6 May 2014 12:47


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 

06.05.2014 12:47

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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
para 1 WpHG


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


1.  On May 5, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to § 21
para 1 WpHG:

On April 30, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany, in BASF SE exceeded the
threshold of 3 % through acquisition and amounts to 4.15 % (38139625 voting
rights) on that day. 0.11 % of these voting rights (969081 voting rights)
are attributed to Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

2. On May 5, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to § 25
para 1 WpHG:

On April 30, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany, in BASF SE exceeded the
threshold of 5% through acquisition and amounts to 6.37 % (58497932 voting
rights) on that day. Thereof, 2.22 % (20358307 voting rights) are
instruments pursuant to § 25 WpHG (thereof held indirectly: 0.00 %, which
equals to 0 voting rights) and 4.15 % (38139625 voting rights) are voting
rights pursuant to §§ 21 and 22 WpHG.

Details of the instruments pursuant to § 25 WpHG:

Designation Maturity Expiry
Reclaims from bonds or loans on securities until further notice 
Physically settled call-option  ./. May 16, 2014
Physically settled call-option ./. June 20, 2014
Physically settled call-option ./. July 18, 2014
Physically settled call-option ./. September 19, 2014
Physically settled call-option ./. December 19, 2014
Physically settled call-option ./. March 20, 2015
Physically settled call-option ./. June 19, 2015
Physically settled call-option ./. December 18, 2015
Physically settled call-option ./. December 16, 2016

3. On May 5, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to § 25 a
para 1 WpHG:

On April 30, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt, Germany, in BASF SE exceeded the
threshold of 5 % through acquisition and amounts to 8.50 % (78040253 voting
rights) on that day. Thereof, 2.13 % (19542321 voting rights) are
instruments pursuant to § 25 a WpHG (thereof held indirectly: 0.00 %, which
equals to 0 voting rights), 2.22 % (20358307 voting rights) are instruments
pursuant to § 25 WpHG (thereof held indirectly: 0.00 %, which equals to 0
voting rights) and 4.15 % (38139625 voting rights) are voting rights
pursuant to §§ 21 and 22 WpHG.









Details of the instruments pursuant to § 25 a WpHG:

Designatino Maturity Expiry
Writer put option ./. May 16, 2014
Writer put option ./. June 20, 2014
Writer put option ./. September 19, 2014
Writer put option ./. December 19, 2014
Writer put option ./. March 20, 2015
Writer put option ./. June 19, 2015
Writer put option ./. December 18, 2015
Writer put option ./. December 16, 2016
Cash-settled future May 16, 2014 ./.
Cash-settled future August 15, 2014 ./.



Ludwigshafen, dated May 6, 2014


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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