BASF SE

Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • May 13, 2014

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Voting Rights Announcements | 13 May 2014 12:51

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

13.05.2014 12:51

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

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

1. On May 13, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to § 21
   para 1 WpHG:

On May 2, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in BASF SE exceeded the
threshold of 5 % through acquisition and amounts to 5,46 % (50166023 voting
rights) on that day. 0.11 % of these voting rights (969081 voting rights)
are attributed to Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

1. On May 13, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to § 21
   para 1 WpHG:

On May 5, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in BASF SE fell below the
threshold of 5 % through disposal and amounts to 3,02 % (27766993 voting
rights) on that day. 0.11 % of these voting rights (968686 voting rights)
are attributed to Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

1. On May 12, 2014 we received the following notification pursuant to § 21
   para 1 WpHG:

On May 9, 2014, the percentage holding of the voting rights of Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in BASF SE fell below the
threshold of 3 % through disposal and amounts to 1.25 % (11496809 voting
rights) on that day. 0.10 % of these voting rights (959587 voting rights)
are attributed to Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to § 22 para 1
sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.

Ludwigshafen, dated May 13, 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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