Brenntag AG 18.06.2014 14:59 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On June 16, 2014, Credit Suisse Group AG, Zürich, Switzerland, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on June 11, 2014, and on that day amounted to 4.01% (this corresponds to 2,063,023 voting rights). 3.97% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 2.046.841 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. 0.03% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 16,182 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 in connection with Sentence 2 of the WpHG. Name(s) of controlled undertaking(s) holding 3% or more: Credit Suisse AG, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. On June 16, 2014, Credit Suisse AG, Zürich, Switzerland, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on June 11, 2014, and on that day amounted to 4.01% (this corresponds to 2,063,023 voting rights). 3.93% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,022,985 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. 0.03% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 16,182 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 6 of the WpHG. Name(s) of controlled undertaking(s) holding 3% or more: Credit Suisse Investments (UK), Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. On June 16, 2014, Credit Suisse Investments (UK), London, Great Britain, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on June 11, 2014, and on that day amounted to 3.93% (this corresponds to 2,022,253 voting rights). 3.93% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,022,253 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. Name(s) of controlled undertaking(s) holding 3% or more: Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. On June 16, 2014, Credit Suisse Investment Holdings (UK), London, Great Britain, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on June 11, 2014, and on that day amounted to 3.93% (this corresponds to 2,022,253 voting rights). 3.93% of the voting rights (this corresponds to 2,022,253 voting rights) is to be attributed to the company according to Article 22, Section 1, Sentence 1, No. 1 of the WpHG. Name(s) of controlled undertaking(s) holding 3% or more: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd. On June 16, 2014, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd., London, Great Britain, has informed us according to Article 21, Section 1 of the WpHG that its proportion of voting rights on Brenntag AG, Stinnes-Platz 1, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany, has exceeded the 3% threshold of the voting rights on June 11, 2014, and on that day amounted to 3.93% (this corresponds to 2,022,253 voting rights). 18.06.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Brenntag AG Stinnes Platz 1 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany Internet: www.brenntag.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------