LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft / DE0005470405

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

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Legal entity: UBS Group AG City of registered office, country: Zurich, Switzerland

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

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:

24 Jul 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	2.55 %	2.47 %	5.02 %	86346303
Previous notification	2.94 %	0.26 %	3.2 %	/

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	2202282	0 %	2.55 %
Total	2202282		2.55 %

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 %
Right to Recall of Lent shares		At any time	447125	0.52 %
Right of use over shares		At any time	353760	0.41 %
		Total	800885	0.93 %

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 %
Right of use over reverse covertible	At any time		Cash	104267	0.12 %
Short Put Option	16/08/2024-19/12/2025		Physical	301800	0.35 %
Swaps On Baskets	17/12/2026		Cash	927466	1.07 %
			Total	1333533	1.54 %

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)
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Switzerland AG	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding (No. 2) Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Holding Ltd	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Life Limited	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Fund Management (Luxembourg) S.A.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management Switzerland AG	%	%	%
UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Americas Holding LLC	%	%	%
UBS Americas Inc.	%	%	%
UBS Securities LLC	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Americas Holding LLC	%	%	%
UBS Americas Inc.	%	%	%
UBS Financial Services Inc.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management AG	%	%	%
UBS Asset Management (Singapore) Ltd	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
Credit Suisse International	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding Ltd	%	%	%
Credit Suisse Asset Management & Investor Services (Schweiz) Holding AG	%	%	%
MultiConcept Fund Management S.A.	%	%	%
-	%	%	%
UBS Group AG	%	%	%
UBS AG	%	%	%
Credit Suisse Asset Management International Holding Ltd	%	%	%
Credit Suisse Asset Management & Investor Services (Schweiz) Holding AG	%	%	%
Credit Suisse Fund Management S.A.	%	%	%

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 Jul 2024