BASF SE 25.10.2012 16:48 Dissemination 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 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 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: DE000BASF111, DE000A0JRFB0, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0JRFA2, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0JQF26, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0EUB86, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE0008846718, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, DE000A0XFK16, Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, XS0420401779, Börse Luxemburg, XS0412154378, Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Börse, DE000A0T4DU7,Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Börse, CH0039943292, Swiss Exchange (SWX), CH0039943383, Swiss Exchange (SWX), DE000A0TKBM, Börse Luxemburg, Frankfurter Börse, XS0414672070, Börse Luxemburg, , Indices: DAX, EURO STOXX 50 Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; London, SIX Category Code: MSC LSE Ticker: BFA Sequence Number: 1239 Time of Receipt: Oct 25, 2012 16:46:26 End of Announcement 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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