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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements • Apr 29, 2025
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Declaration of Voting Results & Voting Rights Announcements
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Voting rights Announcements | 29 April 2025 09:00
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)
BASF SE
BASF SE: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution
29.04.2025 / 09:00 CET/CEST
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by EQS News – a service of EQS Group.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Notification of Major Holdings
1. Details of issuer
| Name: | BASF SE |
| Street: | Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 |
| Postal code: | 67056 |
| City: | Ludwigshafen Germany |
| Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): | 529900PM64WH8AF1E917 |
2. Reason for notification
| X | Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights |
| Acquisition/disposal of instruments | |
| Change of breakdown of voting rights | |
| Other reason: |
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationLegal entity: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
City of registered office, country: Wilmington, DE, United States of America (USA)
4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:22 Apr 2025
6. Total positions
| % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 7.a.) |
% of voting rights through instruments (total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2) |
Total of both in % (7.a. + 7.b.) |
Total number of voting rights pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG | |
| New | 0.20 % | 4.92 % | 5.11 % | 892,522,164 |
| Previous notification | 0.09 % | 4.88 % | 4.97 % | / |
7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)
| ISIN | Absolute | In % | ||
| Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG) |
Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG) |
|
| DE000BASF111 | 0 | 1,560,659 | 0 % | 0.17 % |
| US0552625057 | 0 | 196,912 | 0 % | 0.02 % |
| Total | 1,757,571 | 0.20 % |
b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG
| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |
| Right To Recall | Open | 6,128,849 | 0.69 % | |
| Right Of Use | Open | 148,020 | 0.02 % | |
| Call Warrant | 07.07.2031 | 1,933,773 | 0.22 % | |
| Call Option | 14.02.2029 | 7,663,606 | 0.86 % | |
| Swap | 07.07.2031 | 2,393,380 | 0.27 % | |
| Total | 18,267,628 | 2.05 % |
b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG
| Type of instrument | Expiration or maturity date | Exercise or conversion period | Cash or physical settlement | Voting rights absolute | Voting rights in % |
| Put Option | 15.12.2028 | Physical | 5,048,800 | 0.57 % | |
| Call Warrant | 29.11.2032 | Cash | 728,305 | 0.08 % | |
| Put Option | 16.12.2033 | Cash | 5,135,028 | 0.58 % | |
| Call Option | 31.03.2035 | Cash | 5,298,562 | 0.59 % | |
| Swap | 23.04.2035 | Cash | 7,666,319 | 0.86 % | |
| Future | 16.12.2033 | Cash | 1,342,605 | 0.15 % | |
| Forward | 20.03.2026 | Cash | 392,798 | 0.04 % | |
| Total | 25,612,417 | 2.87 % |
8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.). | |
| X | Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
| Name | % of voting rights (if at least 3% or more) | % of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more) | Total of both (if at least 5% or more) |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GSAM Holdings LLC | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GSAM Holdings LLC | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings LLC | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings I Ltd | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management UK Holdings II Ltd | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings I B.V. / Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings II B.V. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management Holdings B.V. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management International Holdings B.V. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Asset Management B.V. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman, Sachs & Co. Wertpapier GmbH | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs International Bank | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GS Global Markets, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Finance Corp International Ltd | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank USA | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Folio Financial, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Folio Investments, Inc. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| GS Finance Corp. | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | % | % | % |
| – | % | % | % |
| The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited | % | % | % |
| Goldman Sachs International | % | % | % |
9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:
| Proportion of voting rights | Proportion of instruments | Total of both |
| % | % | % |
10. Other explanatory remarks:
Date
28 Apr 2025
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| Language: | English |
| Company: | BASF SE |
| Carl-Bosch-Straße 38 | |
| 67056 Ludwigshafen | |
| Germany | |
| Internet: | www.basf.com |
| End of News | EQS News Service |
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