Bayer Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Bayer Aktiengesellschaft 

22.05.2012 10:06

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG on May 16,
2012:

1. Listed company:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51373 Leverkusen,
Deutschland

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley, Delaware, USA

3. Triggering event:
Exceeding Threshold 

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5% 

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
26.04.2012

6. Total amount of voting rights:
5.14% (equals 42498371 voting rights) calculated from the following total
number of voting rights issued: 826947808

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
3.59% (equals 29646096 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 3.59%
(equals 29646096 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
1.55% (equals 12852275 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings: 
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc, Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan
Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley International Limited, Morgan
Stanley International Holdings Inc.

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:

Detailed information on financial / other instruments:

Physically-Settled Call Options

Expiration Dates:

02 May 2012
03 May 2012
18 May 2012
15 June 2012
21 September 2012
21 December 2012
15 March 2013
21 June 2013

Retransfer claims

Expiration Dates: 

Various contracts that can be exercised at the lenders discretion.

We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25 WpHG on May 16,
2012:

1. Listed company:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1, 51373 Leverkusen,
Deutschland

2. Notifier:
Morgan Stanley, Delaware, USA

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold 

4. Threshold(s) crossed or reached:
5% 

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
03.05.2012

6. Total amount of voting rights:
1.94% (equals 16077663 voting rights) calculated from the following total
number of voting rights issued: 826947808

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion: 

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
0.91% (equals 7513465 voting rights) thereof held indirectly: 0.91% (equals
7513465 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
1.04% (equals 8564198 voting rights) 

8. Detailed information on financial/other instruments pursuant to sec. 25
WpHG:

Chain of controlled undertakings: 
Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc, Morgan Stanley UK Group, Morgan
Stanley Group (Europe), Morgan Stanley International Limited, Morgan
Stanley International Holdings Inc.

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument:

Detailed information on financial / other instruments:

Physically-Settled Call Options

Expiration Dates:

02 May 2012
03 May 2012
18 May 2012
15 June 2012
21 September 2012
21 December 2012
15 March 2013
21 June 2013

Retransfer claims

Expiration Dates: 

Various contracts that can be exercised at the lenders discretion.



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Language:     English
Company:      Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
              Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee 1
              51373 Leverkusen
              Germany
Internet:     www.bayer-ag.de
 
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