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

Merck KGaA 

27.04.2012 16:35

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Notification of voting rights pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG
We received the following notification pursuant to sec. 25a WpHG on April
24, 2012:

1. Listed company:
Merck KGaA
Frankfurter Str. 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Deutschland

2. Notifier:
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Stockholm, Schweden 

3. Triggering event:
Falling below threshold

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

5. Date at which the threshold is crossed or reached:
19.04.2012

6. Total amount of voting rights:
3.36% (equals 2171511 voting rights)
calculated from the following total number of voting rights issued:
64621126

7. Detailed information on the voting rights proportion:

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25a WpHG:
1.55% (equals 1003494 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
1.55% (equals 1000000 voting rights)

Voting rights proportion based on financial/other instruments pursuant to
sec. 25 WpHG:
1.80% (equals 1165031 voting rights)

thereof held indirectly:
0.07% (equals 45500 voting rights)

Voting rights pursuant to sec. 21, 22 WpHG:
0.005% (equals 2986 voting rights)

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

Chain of controlled undertakings:
SEB AG

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: DE000AOMEQ06
Maturity: 18.05.2012
Expiration date: 

ISIN or name/description of the financial/other instrument: Cash Settled
CFD
Maturity: 
Expiration date: 20.04.2012



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Language:     English
Company:      Merck KGaA
              Frankfurter Str. 250
              64293 Darmstadt
              Germany
Internet:     www.merck.de
 
End of Announcement                             DGAP News-Service
 
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