LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, DE0005470405

LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft / DE0005470405

01.03.2024 - 13:26:18

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

EQS Voting Rights Announcement: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft

01.03.2024 / 13:26 CET/CEST
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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Name:	LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft
Street:	Kennedyplatz 1
Postal code:	50569
City:	Cologne Germany
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):	529900PTLRE72EMYIJ77

2. Reason for notification

X	Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights
X	Acquisition/disposal of instruments
	Change of breakdown of voting rights
	Other reason:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Legal entity: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
City of registered office, country: Los Angeles, United States of America (USA)

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

SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

28 Feb 2024

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 pursuant to Sec. 41 WpHG
New	9.75 %	0.09 %	9.84 %	86346303
Previous notification	14.89 %	0.06 %	14.94 %	/

7. Details on total positions
a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)

ISIN	Absolute		In %
	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)	Direct (Sec. 33 WpHG)	Indirect (Sec. 34 WpHG)
DE0005470405	0	8416838	0 %	9.75 %
Total	8416838		9.75 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG

Type of instrument	Expiration or maturity date	Exercise or conversion period	Voting rights absolute	Voting rights in %
			0	0 %
		Total	0	0.00 %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (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 %
Rights to recall lent shares of Common Stock			Physical settlement	80000	0.09 %
			Total	80000	0.09 %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

	Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that directly or indirectly hold(s) 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 3% or more)	% of voting rights through instruments (if at least 5% or more)	Total of both (if at least 5% or more)
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	%	%	%
Capital Research and Management Company	9.61 %	%	9.70 %
-	%	%	%
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	%	%	%
Capital Research and Management Company	9.61 %	%	9.70 %
Capital Group International, Inc.	%	%	%
Capital International Sarl	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	%	%	%
Capital Research and Management Company	9.61 %	%	9.70 %
Capital Group International, Inc.	%	%	%
Capital International Limited	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.	%	%	%
Capital Research and Management Company	9.61 %	%	9.70 %
Capital Group International, Inc.	%	%	%
Capital International, Inc.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)

Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general meeting:

Proportion of voting rights	Proportion of instruments	Total of both
%	%	%

10. Other explanatory remarks:

Date

29 Feb 2024

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