Voting Rights Announcements | 15 May 2014 13:01


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 

15.05.2014 13:01

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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 25 a WpHG


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


On May 14, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to § 25 a
WpHG:

On May 8, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of UBS AG,
Zurich, Switzerland, in BASF SE fell below the threshold of 5 % through
disposal and amounts to 4.51 % (41447191 voting rights) on that day.
Thereof, 1.40 % (12850857 voting rights) are instruments pursuant to § 25 a
WpHG (thereof held indirectly: 0.00 %, which equals to 0 voting rights),
0.97 % (8898817 voting rights) are instruments pursuant to § 25 WpHG
(thereof held indirectly: 0.00 %, which equals to 0 voting rights) and 2.14
% (19697517 voting rights) are voting rights pursuant to §§ 21 and 22 WpHG.

Details of the instruments pursuant to § 25 a WpHG:

Designation:     Expiry:
Physically Settled Short Put Option  May 16, 2014
Physically Settled Short Put Option  June 20, 2014
Physically Settled Short Put Option  September 19, 2014
Physically Settled Short Put Option  December 19, 2014
Physically Settled Short Put Option  March 20, 2015
Physically Settled Short Put Option  June 19, 2015
Physically Settled Short Put Option  December 18, 2015
Physically Settled Short Put Option  December 16, 2016
Equity Future     May 16, 2014
Equity Swap     May 9, 2014
Equity Swap     December 19, 2014
Equity Swap     December 18, 2015
Cash Settled Option    May 16, 2014
Cash Settled Option    May 28, 2014
Cash Settled Option    June 18, 2014
Cash Settled Option    December 19, 2014
Cash Settled Option    December 15, 2017



Ludwigshafen, dated May 15, 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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