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Brenntag AG 30.09.2014 14:46 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 30 September 2014, Brenntag AG, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany has been notified of the following: Following a review, conducted in close collaboration with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), of the way BlackRock has interpreted its voting rights disclosure obligations under German law, BlackRock entities are filing today a statement representing their holdings as at the settlement date of 25 September 2014 in Brenntag AG. The statement does not reflect a change in BlackRock's current holdings of voting rights. The statement simply updates information currently in the market regarding BlackRock's holdings in Brenntag AG. Further, the statement does not signify any change in investment strategies pursued. Also, BlackRock issues a press release detailing the BlackRock group entities and their respective voting rights applicable to Brenntag AG and other relevant German issuers on http://www.blackrock.com/corporate/en-gb/news-and-insights/press-releases and on Bloomberg.   Voting Rights Disclosure 1. BlackRock, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Brenntag AG (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 4.48% (this corresponds to 6,926,668 out of a total of 154,500,000 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 1.72% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 2,654,289 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 2.38% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3,675,577 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.36% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 552,738 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.03% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 44,064 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 2. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Brenntag AG (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 4.39% (this corresponds to 6,784,825 out of a total of 154,500,000 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 1.72% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 2,654,289 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 2.29% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3,533,734 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.36% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 552,738 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.03% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 44,064 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 2. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. Section 21, 22 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Brenntag AG (ISIN DE000A1DAHH0) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 4.38% (this corresponds to 6,772,372 out of a total of 154,500,000 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights')). 1.72% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 2,654,289 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG. 2.28% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 3,521,281 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.36% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 552,738 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 0.03% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 44,064 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG. 30.09.2014 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. 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