BASF SE 30.03.2015 12:14 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BASF SE: Publication according to sec. 26 para. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG We have received the following notifications of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG on 25 March 2015: I. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 23 March 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 0.00% (equals 0 voting rights); Calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 918,478,694 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.39% (equals: 58,698,528 voting rights) II. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 23 March 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 0.00% (equals 0 voting rights); Calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued: 918,478,694 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.29% (equals: 57,727,390 voting rights) III. Notification of voting rights pursuant to section 25 para. 1 WpHG from BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 1. Details of listed company: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-StraÃe 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland 2. Details of the company subject to the notification obligation (notifier): BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A. 3. Triggering event: Falling below threshold 4. Threshold crossed or reached: 5% 5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached: 23 March 2015 6. Total numbers of voting rights: 0.00% (equals 0 voting rights); Based on total number of voting rights issued: 918,478,694 7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 7.1. (Financial-/other) instruments pursuant to section 25 WpHG: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights); thereof held indirectly: 0.00% (equals: 0 voting rights) 7.2. Voting rights pursuant to sections 21, 22 WpHG: 6.29% (equals: 57,727,390 voting rights) 30.03.2015 The DGAP 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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