Proportion of Voting Rights

 

Under the Securities Trading Act (WpHG), stockholders are obligated to inform the Company and the Federal Financial Suvervisory Authority (BaFin) immediately if the number of voting rights they hold in a listed company reaches, exceeds or drops below 3%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 50% or 75% as a result of the purchase or sale of shares.

December 2007
Dodge & Cox, San Francisco, California, USA 94104 informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of December 17, 2007, they have exceeded the threshold of 10% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 10.25% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 8,671,842 voting rights.
All voting rights are in their entirety attributed to Dodge & Cox pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no 6 of the German Securities Trading Act from Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund.

December 2007
Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited, London, UK, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of December 6, 2007 they have exceeded the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 5.11% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 4,251,788 voting rights.
These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with § 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG via subsidiaries one of which Barclays Global Investors NA, San Francisco, USA, had itself a shareholding of 3% or more of the voting rights in LANXESS AG.

November 2007
JPMorgan Asset Management Holding Inc., New York, USA, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of November 14, 2007 they have exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3.03% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,517,742 voting rights.
These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to JPMorgan Asset Management Holding Inc. pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in conjunction with sentence 2 WpHG.

September 2007
Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited, London, UK, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of September 25, 2007 they have exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3.02% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,515,766 voting rights.
These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with § 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG.

September 2007
JPMorgan Asset Management Holding Inc., New York, USA, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of September 18, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 2.89% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,405,203 voting rights.
These voting rights are in their entirety attributable to JPMorgan Asset Management Holding Inc. pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in conjunction with sentence 2 WpHG.

September 2007
Companies of the Threadneedle Group informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of September 6, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG. Voting rights of Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Minneapolis, U.S.A., the parent company of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, are 2.990%. This corresponds to 2,530,162 voting rights.

August 2007:
To complement the notification on July 27, 2007, we give notice that Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund, San Francisco, California, USA 94104 informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of July 24, 2007, they have exceeded the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 5.10% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 4,316,266 voting rights.

July 2007:
Dodge & Cox, San Francisco, California, USA 94104 informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of July 24, 2007, they have exceeded the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 5.10% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 4,316,266 voting rights.
All voting rights are in their entirety attributed to Dodge & Cox pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no 6 of the German Securities Trading Act from Dodge & Cox International Stock Fund.

July 2007:
Fidelity Investments International informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of July 16, 2007, FMR Corp., Boston, Massachusetts 02109, USA, has gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 2.89% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,449,551 voting rights.
All voting rights are in their entirety attributed to FMR Corp. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 2 and section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 number 6 of the German Securities Trading Act.

June 2007:
To complement the notification on May 15, 2007, companies and individuals of the Ivory Group, Los Angeles, U.S.A., informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of June 15, 2007 they have exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3.19% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,695,200 voting rights. The details result from the following information:

a) Ivory Flagship Master, Ltd., George Town, Cayman Islands, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of June 15, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3.19% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,695,200 voting rights.

b) Ivory Offshore Flagship Fund, Ltd., George Town, Cayman Islands, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of June 15, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3.19% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,695,200 voting rights.

All voting rights are attributed to Ivory Offshore Flagship Fund, Ltd pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 1, WpHG and stem from their ownership interest in Ivory Flagship Master, Ltd.

May 2007:
Companies of the Greenlight Group informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of May 23, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 2,88% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,440,000 voting rights.

May 2007:
Companies of the Threadneedle Group informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of May 15, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,349% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,833,805 voting rights. The details result from the following information:

a) Threadneedle Asset Management Limited, London, UK, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of May 15, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,349% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,833,805 voting rights.

All voting rights are in their entirety attributed to Threadneedle Asset Management Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.

b) Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, London, UK, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of May 15, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,349% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,833,805 voting rights.
All voting rights are in their entirety attributed to Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6, sent. 2 and sent. 3 WpHG.

c) Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Minneapolis, U.S.A., informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of May 15, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,349% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,833,805 voting rights.
All voting rights are in their entirety attributed to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6, sent. 2 and sent. 3 WpHG.

April 2007:

Companies and individuals of the Ivory Group, Los Angeles, U.S.A., informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of April 19, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,05% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,585,100 voting rights. The details result from the following information:

a) Ivory Investment Management, L.P, Los Angeles, U.S.A., informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of April 19, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,05% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,585,100 voting rights.

All voting rights are attributed to Ivory Investment Management pursuant to § 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 WpHG.

b) IIM GP, LLC, Los Angeles, U.S.A., informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of April 19, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,05% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,585,100 voting rights.
All voting rights are attributed to IIM GP pursuant to §§ 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6, 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG.

c) Curtis G. Macnguyen, U.S.A., informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of April 19, 2007 he has gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and holds 3,05% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,585,100 voting rights.
All voting rights are attributed to Curtis G. Macnguyen pursuant to §§ 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6, 22 para. 1 sent. 2 WpHG.

April 2007:
The UBS AG based in Zürich, Switzerland, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of April 26, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,75% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 3,176,167 voting rights. 0,29% of these voting rights (corresponds to 247,889) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

On April 27, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG again and now hold 1,93% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 1,631,814 voting rights. 0,29% of these voting rights (corresponds to 247,889) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

April 2007:
The UBS AG based in Badenerstraße 574, 8098 Zürich, Switzerland, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of April 23, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 3,76% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 3,184,084 voting rights. 0,34% of these voting rights (corresponds to 287,521) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

On April 25, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG again and now hold 1,97% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 1,668,353 voting rights. 0,33% of these voting rights (corresponds to 282,889) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

March 2007:
The UBS AG based in Badenerstraße 574, 8098 Zürich, Switzerland, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of March 16, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and hold 2.85% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,413,185 voting rights. 1,21% of these voting rights (corresponds to 1,019,902) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

On March 21, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG again and hold 3,33% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,818,760 voting rights. 0,65% of these voting rights (corresponds to 555,050) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

On March 23, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG again and now hold 2,09% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 1,766,299 voting rights. 0,4% of these voting rights (corresponds to 335,050) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

March, 2007:
The TPG-Axon Group, based in 888 Seventh Avenue, 38th Floor, New York, New York 10019, USA, today informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of February 28, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and now hold 5.12% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 4,331,474 voting rights.

March, 2007:
The UBS AG based in Badenerstraße 574, 8098 Zürich, Switzerland, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of March 02, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and now hold 2,79% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 2,362,554 voting rights. 1,25% of these voting rights (corresponds to 1,055,555) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

On March 02, 2007 they have gone above the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG again and now hold 3,74% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 3,164,517 voting rights. 1,39% of these voting rights (corresponds to 1,180,555) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.

February, 2007:
The FMR Corp. (Fidelity Management & Research Corporation), based in 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, USA, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that as of February 12, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and now hold 4.35% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 3,680,430 voting rights.
The voting rights are attributed to FMR Corp. according to section 22, paragraph 1, sentence 2 and section 22, paragraph 1, sentence 1, no. 6 of the German Securities Trading Act.

February, 2007:
Companies and individuals belonging to the Greenlight Group, 140 East 45th Street, New York 10017, USA, together with companies that are managed by the Greenlight Group, informed us pursuant to section 21 para. 1, 1st sentence of the Securities Trading Act that as of February 06, 2007 they have gone below the threshold of 5% of the voting rights in LANXESS AG and now hold 4.36% of the voting rights. This corresponds to 3,687,178 voting rights.

February, 2007:
The UBS AG based in Badenerstraße, 8098 Zürich, Schweiz, informed us according to section 21, paragraph 1 of the German Securities Trading Act that the proportion of voting rights it holds in our company exceeded 3% on February 5th, 2007 and is now 3.18%. This corresponds to 2,692,673 voting rights. 1.83% of these voting rights (corresponds to 1,548,036) are deemed to be the voting rights of UBS AG pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1, Sentence 1.