30.05.2011 – 09:38

BMW AG

EANS-Voting Rights: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Release of Notification according to § 26 Section 1 Sentence 1 WpHG

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name:    Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Place:   Munich
State:   Federal Republic of Germany

BlackRock, Inc., with its seat in New York, U.S.A., has informed us in
accordance with § 21 Section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) that its voting
rights in Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft have exceeded the
threshold of 3% of the voting rights on 20 May 2011 and amounted to 3.05%
(18,382,836 voting rights).

3.05% (18,382,836 voting rights) were attributable to BlackRock, Inc., pursuant
to § 22 Section 1 sentence 1 n°6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG (Securities
Trading Act).

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
Petuelring 130, 80809 Munich, Federal Republic of Germany

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issuer:      Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
          Petuelring 130
          D-80788 München
phone:       +49(0)89 382 0
FAX:         +49(0)89 382 10881
mail:         ir@bmwgroup.com
WWW:         http://www.bmwgroup.com
sector:      Automotive Equipment
ISIN:        DE0005190003, DE0005190037
indexes:     DAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share
stockmarkets: Hauptsegment: SIX Swiss Exchange, regulated dealing/prime standard:
          Frankfurt, regulated dealing: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf,
          Hannover, München
language: English

Further inquiry note:

Susanne Meis
Tel.: +49(0)89 382 33005
E-Mail: susanne.meis@bmw.de

Branche: Automotive Equipment
ISIN: DE0005190003
WKN: 519000
Index: DAX, CDAX, HDAX, Prime All Share
Börsen: SIX Swiss Exchange / Hauptsegment
Frankfurt / regulated dealing/prime standard
Berlin / regulated dealing
Hamburg / regulated dealing
Stuttgart / regulated dealing
Düsseldorf / regulated dealing
Hannover / regulated dealing
München / regulated dealing

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