BASF SE

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 13, 2010

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UK Regulatory | 13 September 2010 11:24

BASF SE: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

BASF SE / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share)

13.09.2010 11:24

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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG

BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, USA, BlackRock Holdco 2,
Inc., Wilmington, Delaware, USA and BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA have
notified us on September 10, 2010 pursuant to § 21 para 1 and § 24 WpHG as
follows:

1. On September 06, 2010 the percentage holding of the voting rights of
   BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of
   5% and amounts to 5.17% (47.441.547 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock Financial
Management, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with
sentence 2 WpHG.

1. On September 06, 2010 the percentage holding of the voting rights of
   BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 5% and
   amounts to 5.17% (47.441.547 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rigths are attributable to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

1. On September 06, 2010 the percentage holding of the voting rights of
   BlackRock, Inc. in BASF SE exceeded the threshold of 5% and amounts to
   5.35% (49.153.648 voting shares) on that day.

All of the voting rights are attributable to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to §
22 para 1 sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

Ludwigshafen, September 13, 2010

BASF SE

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Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard),
Berlin, Stuttgart, Hannover, Hamburg, München,
Düsseldorf; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s)
London, SIX
Category Code: MSC
LSE Ticker: BFA
Sequence Number: 574
Time of Receipt: Sep 13, 2010 11:21:37

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