DGAP-PVR: LANXESS AG: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

LANXESS AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

18.12.2007 

Release of a Voting Rights announcement
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Proportations of Voting Rights pursuant to § 21 para. 1 WpHG

December 2007

Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited, London, UK, informed us
according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act
that as of December 6, 2007 they have exceeded the threshold of 5% of the
voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 5.11% of the voting rights. This
corresponds to 4,251,788 voting rights.

These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Barclays Global
Investors UK Holdings Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in
connection with § 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG via subsidiaries one of which
Barclays Global Investors NA, San Francisco, USA, had itself a shareholding
of 3% or more of the voting rights in Lanxess AG.


Barclays Global Investors NA, San Francisco, USA, exceeded the 3% threshold
of § 21 para. 1 WpHG on December 4, 2007 and held 3.05% of the voting
rights. This corresponds to 2,541,459 voting rights.

Barclays Global Investors NA, San Francisco, USA, was attributed these
3.05% of the voting rights pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.

DGAP 18.12.2007 
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Language:     English
Issuer:       LANXESS AG
              Gebäude K10
              51369 Leverkusen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.lanxess.com
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