BASF SE 25.10.2012 16:46 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG Issuer: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany On October 24, 2012 we received the following notifications pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG: 1. On May 04, 2011 the percentage holding of the voting rights of BR Jersey International Holdings, L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 3% and amounts to 3.02% (27.734.595 voting shares) on that day. All of the voting rights are attributable to BR Jersey International Holdings, L.P. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 2. On February 01, 2011 the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 3% and amounts to 3.07% (28.157.747 voting shares) on that day. All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 3. On May 04, 2011 the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 3% and amounts to 3.02% (27.734.595 voting shares) on that day. All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 4. On July 17, 2011 the percentage holding of the voting rights of BlackRock Group Limited, London, U.K., in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 3% and amounts to 3.02% (27.771.998 voting shares) on that day. All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Group Limited pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. Ludwigshafen, October 25, 2012 BASF SE 25.10.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: BASF SE Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38 67056 Ludwigshafen Germany Internet: www.basf.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
DGAP-PVR: 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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