DJ DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

DJ DGAP-PVR: Merck KGaA: Release according to Article 26, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide distribution

Merck KGaA / Release of an announcement according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG [the German Securities Trading Act] (share) 

04.11.2009 

Dissemination of a Voting Rights announcement, transmitted by
DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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On November 02, 2009, we have been notified that the proportion of voting
rights via shares of Barclays Global Investors NA, San Francisco, USA, has
exceeded the threshold of 3% of the voting rights in Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,
Germany, on October 27, 2009 and at that time amounted to 3.13% (2,022,489
voting rights). 

2.50% of these voting rights (1,616,120 voting rights) are attributable to
Barclays Global Investors NA pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG.
0.63% of the voting rights (406,369 voting rights) are attributable to
Barclays Global Investors NA pursuant to § 22 para 1 sentence 1 no. 6 WpHG
in conjunction with § 22 para 1 sentence 2 WpHG 

04.11.2009  Financial News transmitted by DGAP 

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Language:     English
Company:      Merck KGaA
              Frankfurter Str. 250
              64293 Darmstadt
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.merck.de 

End of News                                     DGAP News-Service 

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November 04, 2009 10:14 ET (15:14 GMT)