BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, USA share in voting rights amounts to 2.75% on 25 September 2014.
Hannover, 30. September 2014:

Veröffentlichung einer Stimmrechtsmitteilung nach § 21 Abs. 1 WpHG

Wertpapierkennummer 840 221
ISIN DE 000 840 221 5

On 30 Spetember 2014, we have been notified of the following:

Following a review, conducted in close collaboration with the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), of the way BlackRock has interpreted its voting rights disclosure obligations under German law, BlackRock entities are filing today a statement representing their holdings as at the settlement date of 25 September 2014 in Hannover Rück SE.

The statement does not reflect a change in BlackRock's current holdings of voting rights. The statement simply updates information currently in the market regarding BlackRock's holdings in Hannover Rück SE, the statement does not signify any change in investment strategies pursued.

Also, BlackRock issues a press release detailing the BlackRock group entities and their respective voting rights applicable to Hannover Rück SE and other relevant German issuers on http://blackrock.com/corporate/en-gb/news-and-insights/press-releases and on Bloomberg.

VOTING RIGHTS DISCLOSURE

1. BlackRock, Inc.

Section 21, 22

BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A., hereby informs you pursuant to Sec. 21 para. 1 WpHG that its share in the voting rights of Hannover Rück SE (ISIN DE0008402215) on 25 September 2014 amounts to 2.75% (this corresponds to 3,311,208 out of a total of 120,597,134 voting rights (the 'Total Voting Rights)).

1.02% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 1,233,873 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG.

1.48% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 1,789,892 voting rights) are to be attributed to BlackRock, Inc. pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

0.19% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 227,211 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 1 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.

0.05% of the Total Voting Rights (this corresponds to 60,232 voting rights) are to be attributed pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 2 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG as well as pursuant to Sec. 22 para. 1 sentence 1 No. 6 in connection with sentence 2 WpHG.
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