DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer
LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Kennedyplatz 1
50569 K?ln
Germany

2. Reason for notification
X Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
? Acquisition/disposal of instruments
? Change of breakdown of voting rights
? Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name: City and country of registered office:
Allianz Global Investors GmbH Frankfurt/Main, Deutschland
Germany

4. Names of shareholder(s)
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
?

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:
16 Apr 2018

6. Total positions
? % of voting rights attached to shares
(total of 7.a.)
% of voting rights through instruments
(total of 7.b.1 + 7.b.2)
total of both in %
(7.a. + 7.b.)
total number of voting rights of issuer
Resulting situation 2.96 % 0.08 % 3.05 % 91,522,936
Previous notification 3.02 % 0.00 % 3.02 % /

7. Notified details of the resulting situation
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 33, 34 WpHG)
ISIN absolute in %
? direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
direct
(Sec. 33 WpHG)
indirect
(Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0005470405 2,713,368 % 2.96 %
Total 2,713,368 2.96 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
%
? ? Total %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG
Type of instrument Expiration or maturity date Exercise or conversion period Cash or physical settlement Voting rights absolute Voting rights in %
Contract for Difference N/A N/A Cash 74,804 0.08 %
? ? ? Total 74,804 0.08 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
? Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (1.).
X Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity:

Name % of voting rights (if at least held 3% or more) % of voting rights through instruments (if at least held 5% or more) Total of both (if at least held 5% or more)
Allianz SE % % %
Allianz Asset Management AG % % %
Allianz Global Investors GmbH % % %

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting:
Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:
?


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Language: English
Company: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Kennedyplatz 1
50569 K?ln
Germany
Internet: www.lanxess.com

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