EANS-Voting Rights: Wacker Chemie AG / Release according to article 26, section 1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of Europe-wide distribution

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Announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG (share)

Person/company obliged to make the notification:
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Name: see text below
Place: see text below
State: see text below

1. BlackRock, Inc., New York, USA has notified us pursuant to section 21 (1)
WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in Wacker Chemie AG, Munich, Germany
falling below the threshold of 3 % on March 27, 2012 and amounts to 2.95 %
(1,540,062 voting rights) as per this date.

Of these voting rights, 2.95 % (1,540,062 voting rights) are to be attributed to
BlackRock, 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, USA has notified us pursuant
to section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in Wacker Chemie AG,
Munich, Germany falling below the threshold of 3 % on March 27, 2012 and amounts
to 2.91 % (1,516,934 voting rights) as per this date.

Of these voting rights, 2.91 % (1,516,934 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.

3. BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc., Wilmington, DE, USA has notified us pursuant to
section 21 (1) WpHG that its percentage of voting rights in Wacker Chemie AG,
Munich, Germany falling below the threshold of 3 % on March 27, 2012 and amounts
to 2.91 % (1,516,934 voting rights) as per this date.

Of these voting rights, 2.91 % (1,516,934 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.

Further inquiry note:
Investor Relations
Tel.: +49 (0)89 6279 1633
E-Mail: investor.relations@wacker.com

end of announcement euro adhoc
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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