BASF SE

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Dec 9, 2014

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Voting Rights Announcements | 9 December 2014 09:15

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

09.12.2014 09:15

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Release according to § 26 para 1 sentence 1 WpHG
Notification of voting rights pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG

Issuer: BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany

On December 5, 2014 we received the following notifications pursuant to §
21 para 1 WpHG:

1. On December 3, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
   BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, of BASF SE (ISIN
   DE000BASF111) fell below the threshold of 3 % through disposal and amounts
   to 2.96 % on that day (this corresponds to 27,174,313 voting rights out of
   a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.06 %
   out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 18,940,465 voting
   rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant
   to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 1.19 % out of the Total Voting
   Rights (this corresponds to 10,927,877 voting rights) are to be attributed
   to BlackRock Advisors Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1
   No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

Please note that the total amount stated above does not necessarily equal
the sum of the detailed attributed holdings. This results from voting
rights having multiple attributions within the BlackRock group structure.

1. On December 3, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of
   BlackRock International Holdings, Inc., New York, USA, of BASF SE (ISIN
   DE000BASF111) fell below the threshold of 3 % through disposal and amounts
   to 2.96 % on that day (this corresponds to 27,174,313 voting rights out of
   a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 2.06 %
   out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 18,940,465 voting
   rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
   pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 1.19 % out of the Total
   Voting Rights (this corresponds to 10,927,877 voting rights) are to be
   attributed to BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22
   para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

Please note that the total amount stated above does not necessarily equal
the sum of the detailed attributed holdings. This results from voting
rights having multiple attributions within the BlackRock group structure.

1. On December 3, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of BR
   Jersey International Holdings L.P., St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, of
   BASF SE (ISIN DE000BASF111) fell below the threshold of 3 % through
   disposal and amounts to 2.96 % on that day (this corresponds to 27,174,313
   voting rights out of a total of 918,478,694 voting rights (the 'Total
   Voting Rights')). 2.06 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds
   to 18,940,465 voting rights) are to be attributed to BR Jersey
   International Holdings L.P. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1
   WpHG. 1.19 % out of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 10,927,877
   voting rights) are to be attributed to BR Jersey International Holdings
   L.P. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with
   sentence 2 WpHG.

Please note that the total amount stated above does not necessarily equal
the sum of the detailed attributed holdings. This results from voting
rights having multiple attributions within the BlackRock group structure.

Ludwigshafen, dated December 9, 2014

BASF SE

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Language: English
Company: BASF SE
Carl-Bosch-Straße 38
67056 Ludwigshafen
Germany
Internet: www.basf.com

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