BASF SE / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 22.04.2009 Release of a UK Regulatory Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG AXA Investment Managers Deutschland GmbH has notified us on April 22, 2009 in the name and on behalf of AXA Financial, Inc., AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, Equitable Holdings LLC, all of New York, USA, AllianceBernstein Corporation, AllianceBernstein L.P., both of New York, USA as follows: On April 16, 2009 the share of AllianceBernstein L.P., New York, USA, of the voting rights in BASF SE fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in BASF SE and at that date amounted to 2,97 % (27.432.575 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 WpHG. On April 16, 2009 the share of AllianceBernstein Corporation, New York, USA, of the voting rights in BASF SE fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in BASF SE and at that date amounted to 2,97 % (27.432.575 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. On April 16, 2009 the share of Equitable Holdings LLC, New York, USA, of the voting rights in BASF SE fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in BASF SE and at that date amounted to 2,97 % (27.432.575 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. On April 16, 2009 the share of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, New York, USA, of the voting rights in BASF SE fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in BASF SE and at that date amounted to 2,97 % (27.432.575 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. On April 16, 2009 the share of AXA Equitable Financial Services, LLC, New York, USA, of the voting rights in BASF SE fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in BASF SE and at that date amounted to 2,97 % (27.432.575 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. On April 16, 2009 the share of AXA Financial, Inc., New York, USA, of the voting rights in BASF SE fell below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in BASF SE and at that date amounted to 2,97 % (27.432.575 voting rights). These voting rights are attributed pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. Ludwigshafen, April 22, 2009 BASF SE DGAP 22.04.2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: BASF SE Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Deutschland Phone: +49 (0)621 60-0 Fax: +49 (0)621 60-4 25 25 E-mail: info.service@basf.com Internet: www.basf.com ISIN: DE0005151005, DE000A0JRFB0, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0JRFA2, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0JQF26, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0EUB86, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE0008846718, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse Indices: DAX, EURO STOXX 50 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hannover, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) London, SWX Category Code: MSC LSE Ticker: BFA Sequence Number: 165 Time of Receipt: Apr 22, 2009 14:29:56 End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-UK-Regulatory: BASF SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
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