Voting Rights Announcements | 12 May 2015 11:14


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 

12.05.2015 11:14

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BASF SE: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective
of Europe-wide distribution

Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25a WpHG

We have received the following notification of voting rights pursuant to
section 25a WpHG on May 8, 2015:

Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25a WpHG from Morgan
Stanley

1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056
Ludwigshafen, Germany

2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation
(notifier): Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, Delaware, USA

3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold through disposal

4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5 %

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 4 May 2015

6. Total numbers of voting rights: 3.69 % (equals 33,862,579 voting
rights); Based on total number of voting rights issued: 918,478,694

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

7.1 (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25a WpHG: 1.15 %
(equals: 10,595,942 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 1.15 %
(equals: 10,595,942 voting rights)

7.2 (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: 2.18 %
(equals: 20,029,654 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 2.18 %
(equals: 20,029,654 voting rights)

7.3 Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 0.35 % (equals:
3,236,983 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
section 25a WpHG:

8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings: 

Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc.
Morgen Stanley B.V.
Morgan Stanley International Limited
Morgan Stanley Group (Europe)
Morgan Stanley UK Group
Morgan Stanley Investments (UK)
Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc

8.2 

ISIN or name/description of the (financial/other) instrument Expiration
date
Cash-Settled Swap                                            07.05.2015
Cash-Settled Swap                                            08.05.2015
Cash-Settled Swap                                            04.01.2016
Cash-Settled Swap                                            02.05.2016
Cash-Settled Swap                                            04.07.2016
Cash-Settled Swap                                            06.10.2016
Cash-Settled Swap                                            05.12.2016
Cash-Settled Swap                                            19.01.2017
Cash-Settled Call Option                                     16.12.2015
Cash-Settled Call Option                                     18.12.2015
Cash-Settled Call Option                                     25.05.2016
Cash-Settled Call Option                                     16.12.2016
Cash-Settled Call Option                                     15.12.2017
Cash-Settled Future                                          15.05.2015
Cash-Settled Future                                          19.06.2015
Cash-Settled Put Option                                      11.10.2016
Physically-Settled Put Option                                05.05.2015
Physically-Settled Put Option                                15.05.2015
Physically-Settled Put Option                                19.06.2015
Physically-Settled Put Option                                18.12.2015
Physically-Settled Put Option                                17.06.2016
Physically-Settled Put Option                                21.12.2018


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