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

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

08.09.2008 

Release 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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Revocation of a notification of voting rights pursuant to §§ 21, 22 WpHG: 

September 2008 

Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited, London, UK, informed us
according to §§ 21, 22 WpHG of the revocation of it's notification of
voting rights dated 18 April 2008 regarding LANXESS AG, made public on 22
April 2008 as at the time stated in the notification, no thresholds had
been reached and thus no obligation of notification existed. 

Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings Limited, London, UK based their
notification on the fact that Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings
Limited, London, UK fulfils the requirements of § 32 para, 2 through 4
InvG, § 22 para. 3a WpHG, § 29a para. 3 WpHG. 

08.09.2008  Financial News transmitted by DGAP 

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Language:     English
Issuer:       LANXESS AG
              Gebäude K10
              51369 Leverkusen
              Deutschland
Internet:     www.lanxess.com 

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