BASF SE

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 5, 2008

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UK Regulatory | 5 September 2008 16:51

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

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Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd. informed us on September 2, 2008
that that on March 14, 2008 its share in the voting rights of BASF SE,
Carl-Bosch-Str. 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Deutschland, ISIN: DE0005151005,
WKN: 515 100 fell below the threshold of 3 % of § 21 para. 1 WpHG and that
at that time it held 0.704 % of the voting rights (3,329,143 shares with
voting rights) in BASF SE.

Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Ltd. was attributed these 0.704 % of
the voting rights (3,329,143 shares with voting rights) in BASF SE persuant
§ 22 para. 1 no. 6 WpHG in connection with § 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG.

This notification is based on the fact that Barclays Global Investors UK
Holdings Ltd. fulfills the requirements of § 32 para. 2 through 4 InvG, §
22 para. 3a WpHG, § 29a para.3 WpHG

05.09.2008 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: 14
Time of Receipt: Sep 05, 2008 16:49:17

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