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LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft / Publication pursuant to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(2) and (3) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052

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LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft Cologne

- ISIN DE0005470405 - - German Securities Identification Number (WKN) 547040 -

Publication pursuant to Article 5(3) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(2) and (3) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052 - Information relating to the acquistion of own shares - announcement of completion

LANXESS AG completes acquisition of own shares

On 29 September 2016 LANXESS AG completed its acquisition of own shares which started on 28 September 2016 and had been announced on 27 September 2016 pursuant to Article 5(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Article 2(1) of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052. The total number of shares which have been bought back in the course of the acquisition amounts to 102,576 shares. This corresponds to 0.11% of the share capital. The purchase price paid at the stock exchange was in average EUR 55.47. The total consideration that was paid for the shares amounts to EUR 5,689,983.05 (excluding incidental costs). The acquisition of own shares serves the sole purpose of meeting obligations arising from an employee share program.

The purchase of the shares was conducted by a credit institution, that was instructed by LANXESS AG, solely through the XETRA trading system on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

From 28 to 29 September 2016 the total number of repurchased shares, the weighted average price and the aggregated volume, each set out on a daily basis, amounted to:

Date Total number of Weighted average Aggregated volume repurchased shares price (EUR) (EUR) (number) 28 Sept. 2016 48,250 55.3949 2,672,803.93 29 Sept. 2016 54,326 55.5384 3,017,179.12 Total 102,576 55.4709 5,689,983.05

An overview of the underlying individual trades is published on the website of LANXESS AG at www.lanxess.com under 'Investor Relations'.

Cologne, 30 September 2016

The Board of Management



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