BASF SE

Major Shareholding Notification • Jan 6, 2009

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UK Regulatory | 6 January 2009 14:56

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)

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BASF SE, 67056 Ludwigshafen

Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG

AXA Investment Managers Deutschland GmbH has notified us on January 5, 2009
in the name and on behalf of AXA S.A., 25, Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris,
France,

as follows:

On January 2, 2009 the share of AXA S.A., 25, Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris,
France, of the voting rights in BASF SE fell below the threshhold of 5% of
the voting rihts in BASF SE and at that date amounted to 4.66% (42.990.191
voting rihts). These voting rights are attributed persuant to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

Ludwigshafen, January 6, 2009

BASF SE

06.01.2009 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

Language: English
Issuer: BASF SE
Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
67056 Ludwigshafen
Deutschland
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: DE0005151005, DE000A0JRFB0, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, , DE000A0JRFA2, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, , DE000A0JQF26, Börse Dublin, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, , DE000A0EUB86, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse, , DE0008846718, Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse,
Indices: DAX, EURO STOXX 50
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Berlin, Frankfurt (Prime
Standard), Hannover, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, München,
Hamburg; Terminbörse EUREX; Foreign Exchange(s) London,
SWX
Category Code: MSC
LSE Ticker: BFA
Sequence Number: 49
Time of Receipt: Jan 06, 2009 14:54:33

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