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 

08.05.2012 17:04

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 April 23, 2012 we have been notified pursuant to § 21 para 1 WpHG of the
following:

The proportion of voting rights via shares of Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Germany, has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights on April 17,
2012 and at that time amounted to 4.15% (2,683,360 voting rights). 4.13%
(2,671,250) of these voting rights were held directly by Commerzbank
Aktiengesellschaft. 0.02% (12,110) of these voting rights were attributed
to Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6
WpHG.



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Language:     English
Company:      Merck KGaA
              Frankfurter Str. 250
              64293 Darmstadt
              Germany
Internet:     www.merck.de
 
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