FINANCIAL CALENDAR

January 12-14, 2009
German Investment Seminar (Dresdner Kleinwort), New York

January 19-21, 2009
German Corporate Conference (Chevreux), Frankfurt

March 4, 2009
Annual Press Conference Financial Year 2008, Analyst Conference

March 9-11, 2009
Roadshow, London

March 12, 2009
Roadshow, Frankfurt

March 16-19, 2009
Roadshow, USA

March 24/25, 2009
EMEA Paris Conference (Chevreux), Paris

March 26/27, 2009
Global Chemical Industry Leaders Conference (Nomura), Edinburgh

May 7, 2009
Interim Report 1st Quarter 2009

May 11, 2009
Annual General Meeting, Frankfurt

May 14/15, 2009
Chemical Conference (Sal. Oppenheim), Zurich

June 2/3, 2009
EMEA London Conference (Chevreux), London

June 9, 2009
European Conference (Equita), Milan

June 23/24, 2009
German & Austrian Corporate Conference (Deutsche Bank), Frankfurt

August 6, 2009
Interim Report 2nd Quarter 2009

August 17-19, 2009
Roadshow, London

August 21, 2009
Roadshow, Singapore

August 24/25, 2009
German Corporate Conference (Deutsche Bank), Tokyo

September 14-18, 2009
Roadshow, USA

September 16/17, 2009
Best of Germany (UBS), New York

September 23/24, 2009
German Conference (UniCredit), Munich

November 5, 2009
Interim Report 3rd Quarter 2009

November 6, 2009
Roadshow, London

November 12, 2009
Roadshow, Kopenhagen

November 19/20, 2009
Global Consumer & Retail Conference (Morgan Stanley), New York