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Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft

30.09.2016 15:17

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Notification of Major Holdings

1. Details of issuer

Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Petuelring 130 80788 Munich Germany

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

Name: City and country of registered office: The State of Norway Oslo Norway

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

Norges Bank

5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached

28 Sep 2016

6. Total positions

% of voting % of voting rights total of total number rights attached through instruments both in % of voting to shares (total (total of 7.b.1 + (7.a. + rights of of 7.a.) 7.b.2) 7.b.) issuer Result- 3.03 % 0 % 3.03 % 601,995,196 ing situat- ion Previo- 2.96 % 0 % 2.96 % / us notifi- cation

7. Notified details of the resulting situation a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec.s 21, 22 WpHG)

ISIN absolute in % direct indirect direct indirect (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) (Sec. 21 WpHG) (Sec. 22 WpHG) DE0005190003 18,247,200 % 3.03 % Total 18,247,200 3.03 %

b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 1 WpHG

Type of Expiration or Exercise or Voting Voting instrument maturity date conversion rights rights in period absolute % % Total %

b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 25 para. 1 No. 2 WpHG

Type of Expiration Exercise or Cash or Voting Voting instrume- or maturity conversion physical rights rights nt date period settlement absolute in % % Total %

8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled and does itself not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly 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 % of voting rights Total of both (if at least held through instruments (if (if at least 3% or more) at least held 5% or more) held 5% or more) The % % % State of Norway Norges 3.03 % % % Bank

9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 22 para. 3 WpHG

Date of general meeting: Holding position after general meeting: % (equals voting rights)

10. Other explanatory remarks:



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