LANXESS AG / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 10.11.2008 Release of a Voting Rights announcement --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release of a notification of Voting Rights pursuant to § 26 para. 1 WpHG November 2008 1) Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NY, USA on 4 November 2008, has exceeded the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Lanxess AG, Chemiepark Leverkusen, Gebäude K 10, D - 51369 Leverkusen, Germany and on that day holds 5.63% of the voting rights (=4,686,834 shares, each carrying one voting right); and 2) The holding parent entity of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Morgan Stanley, Delaware, USA, on 4 November 2008, has also exceeded the threshold of 5% of the voting rights of Lanxess AG, Chemiepark Leverkusen, Gebäude K 10, D - 51369 Leverkusen, Germany, and on that day holds 5.63% (=4,686,834 shares, each carrying one voting right) whereby these 5.63% of the voting rights of Lanxess AG have to be attributed from the entity mentioned under 1 above, pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act. DGAP 10.11.2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: LANXESS AG Gebäude K10 51369 Leverkusen Deutschland Internet: www.lanxess.com End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
| Source: EQS Group AG