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DGAP-PVR: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft: Publication according to § 26 paragraph. 1 WpHG with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft

05.02.2013 15:00

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.


Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG:

1. Listed company:
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Gebäude K10, 51369 Leverkusen, Germany

2. Notifier:
SOCIETE GENERALE SA, Paris, France

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5%

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
18.01.2013

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.14% (equals 4278444 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
83202670

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
5.02% (equals 4178196 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
2.51% (equals 2089400 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.00% (equals 3600 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0% (equals 0 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.12% (equals 96648 voting rights)

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25a
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings:
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE EFFEKTEN GMBH

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG14635
Maturity: 18.12.2015
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG14643
Maturity: 18.12.2015
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG2HP30
Maturity: 18.12.2015
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG2HP48
Maturity: 18.12.2015
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ06
Maturity: 19.12.2014
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ14
Maturity: 18.12.2015
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ22
Maturity: 16.12.2016
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ30
Maturity: 16.12.2016
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ48
Maturity: 16.12.2016
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ55
Maturity: 16.12.2016
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ63
Maturity: 15.12.2017
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ71
Maturity: 15.12.2017
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ89
Maturity: 15.12.2017
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJ97
Maturity: 15.12.2017
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJY4
Maturity: 19.12.2014
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed call War DE000SG3UJZ1
Maturity: 19.12.2014
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Structured Call option
Maturity: 19.12.2014
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Structured Call option
Maturity: 18.12.2015
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Structured Call option
Maturity: 16.12.2016
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Structured Call option
Maturity: 15.12.2017
Expiration date:

9. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed Call Option
Maturity: 21.06.2013
Expiration date:

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:
Listed Call Option
Maturity: 15.03.2013
Expiration date:



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Language: English
Company: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Gebäude K10
51369 Leverkusen
Germany
Internet: www.lanxess.com

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