EANS-Voting Rights: Wacker Chemie AG
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notification of voting rights transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share) Person/company obliged to make the notification: ----------------------------------- Name: see text below Place: see text below State: see text below 1. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, U.S.A. has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany exceeded the threshold of 3 % on March 15, 2012 and amounts to 3.04 % (1,586,025 voting rights) as per this date. Of these voting rights, 3.04 % (1,586,025 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 of the WpHG. 2. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, U.S.A. has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany exceeded the threshold of 3 % on March 15, 2012 and amounts to 3.04 % (1,586,025 voting rights) as per this date. Of these voting rights, 3.04 % (1,586,025 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 no. 6 in connection with sent. 2 of the WpHG. Further inquiry note: Investor Relations Tel.: +49 (0)89 6279 1633 E-Mail: investor.relations@wacker.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Wacker Chemie AG Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4 D-81737 München phone: +49 (0) 89 6279 01 FAX: +49 (0) 89 6279 1770 mail: info@wacker.com WWW: http://www.wacker.com sector: Chemicals ISIN: DE000WCH8881 indexes: MDAX, CDAX, Prime All Share stockmarkets: free trade: Hannover, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing: Berlin, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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