Voting Rights Announcements | 21 July 2015 09:41
BASF SE
21.07.2015 09:41
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BASF SE: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective
of Europe-wide distribution
Notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 25 WpHG
We have received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to
section 25 WpHG on July 17, 2015:
I. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 WpHG from
BlackRock, Inc.
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): BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold through acquisition
4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 15 July 2015
6. Total amount of voting rights: 6.63 % (equals 60,884,424 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 25 WpHG: 0.04 %
(equals: 337,000 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.04 % (equals:
337,000 voting rights)
7.2 Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.59 % (equals:
60,547,424 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
section 25 WpHG:
8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.; BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock
Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.;
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association.
II. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 WpHG from
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
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): BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold through acquisition
4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 15 July 2015
6. Total amount of voting rights: 6.51 % (equals 59,801,779 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 25 WpHG: 0.04 %
(equals: 337,000 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.04 % (equals:
337,000 voting rights)
7.2 Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.47 % (equals:
59,464,779 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
section 25 WpHG:
8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.; BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock
Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional
Trust Company, National Association.
III. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 WpHG from
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
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): BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A.
3. Triggering event: Exceeding threshold through acquisition
4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5%
5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 15 July 2015
6. Total amount of voting rights: 6.51 % (equals 59,801,779 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 25 WpHG: 0.04 %
(equals: 337,000 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.04 % (equals:
337,000 voting rights)
7.2 Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.47 % (equals:
59,464,779 voting rights)
8. Detailed information on (financial/other) instruments pursuant to
section 25 WpHG:
8.1 Chain of controlled undertakings:
BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC; BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC; BlackRock Delaware
Holdings Inc.; BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association.
Ludwigshafen, dated July 21, 2015
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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