Voting Rights Announcements | 20 June 2012 10:22


Brenntag AG: Correction of a release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Brenntag AG 

20.06.2012 10:22

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On June 18, 2012 in the name and on behalf of the companies mentioned below
we have been informed according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG
(Wertpapierhandelsgesetz, German Securities Trading Act) of the following:

On June 18, 2012, Sun Life Financial Inc., Toronto, Canada, has informed us
according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of
voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr,
Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of the voting rights on June 12,
2012 and on that day amounted to 4.79% (this corresponds to 2,466,369
voting rights). 4.79% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,466,369
voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22,
Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG.

On June 18, 2012, Sun Life Global Investments Inc., Toronto, Canada, has
informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its
proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim
an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of the voting
rights on June 12, 2012 and on that day amounted to 4.79% (this corresponds
to 2,466,369 voting rights). 4.79% of the voting rights (this corresponds
to 2,466,369 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to
Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 of
the WpHG.

On June 18, 2012, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada - U.S. Operations
Holdings, Inc., Wellesley Hills, USA, has informed us according to Article
21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag
AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below
the 5% threshold of the voting rights on June 12, 2012 and on that day
amounted to 4.79% (this corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights). 4.79% of
the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights) is to be
attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1,
No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG.
 
On June 18, 2012, Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Holdings, Inc., Wellesley
Hills, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG
that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of the
voting rights on June 12, 2012 and on that day amounted to 4.79% (this
corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights). 4.79% of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company
according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG.

On June 18, 2012, Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Investments LLC, Wellesley
Hills, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG
that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of the
voting rights on June 12, 2012 and on that day amounted to 4.79% (this
corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights). 4.79% of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company
according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG.

On June 18, 2012, Sun Life of Canada (U.S.) Financial Services Holdings,
Inc., Boston, USA, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of
the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz
1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of
the voting rights on June 12, 2012 and on that day amounted to 4.79% (this
corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights). 4.79% of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company
according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with
sentence 2 of the WpHG.

On June 18, 2012, Massachusetts Financial Services Company (MFS), Boston,
USA, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that
its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has fallen below the 5% threshold of the
voting rights on June 12, 2012 and on that day amounted to 4.79% (this
corresponds to 2,466,369 voting rights). 1.70% of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 874,658 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company
according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG. 3.09% of
the voting rights (this corresponds to 1,591,711 voting rights) is to be
attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1,
No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG.



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Language:     English
Company:      Brenntag AG
              Stinnes Platz 1
              45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
              Germany
Internet:     www.brenntag.com
 
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