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

Brenntag AG 

30.07.2012 16:59

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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On July 27, 2012, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, Luxembourg,
Luxembourg, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG
that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland, has exceeded the 5% threshold of the
voting rights on July 23, 2012 and on that day amounted to 5.37% (this
corresponds to 2,763,932 voting rights). According to Article 22, Section
1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG, 5.37% of
the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,763,932 voting rights) is to be
attributed to the company, whereof in turn 0.06% (this corresponds to
29,409 voting rights) is to be attributed according to Article 22, Section
1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG.

On July 30, 2012, Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, London,
United Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the
WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1,
45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland, has exceeded the 5% threshold of
the voting rights on July 23, 2012 and on that day amounted to 5.34% (this
corresponds to 2,748,470 voting rights). According to Article 22, Section
1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 of the WpHG, 5.34% of
the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,748,470 voting rights) is to be
attributed to the company, whereof in turn 0.06% (this corresponds to
29,409 voting rights) is to be attributed according to Article 22, Section
1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG.

On July 27, 2012, Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, London, United
Kingdom, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG
that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland, has exceeded the 5% threshold of the
voting rights on July 23, 2012 and on that day amounted to 5.23% (this
corresponds to 2,694,174 voting rights). According to Article 22, Section
1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG, 5.23% of the voting rights (this
corresponds to 2,694,174 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company.



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Language:     English
Company:      Brenntag AG
              Stinnes Platz 1
              45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr
              Germany
Internet:     www.brenntag.com
 
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