FINANCIAL CALENDAR

January 11-13, 2010
German Investment Seminar (Commerzbank), New York

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January 18-20, 2010
German Corporate Conference (Cheuvreux), Frankfurt

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March 3, 2010
Annual Press Conference/Analyst Conference Financial Year 2009

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March 11, 2010
Roadshow, Frankfurt

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March 23/24, 2010
Roadshow, London

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April 15, 2010
Roadshow, Vienna

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April 22, 2010
Corporate Conference (Lampe Bank), Baden-Baden

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May 4, 2010
Interim Report 1st Quarter 2010

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May 11, 2010
Annual General Meeting, Frankfurt

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July 1/2, 2010
Roadshow, Munich

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August 12/13, 2010
Roadshow, London

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August 10, 2010
Interim Report 2nd Quarter 2010

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August 17-19, 2010
Roadshow, USA

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September 22/23, 2010
German Conference (UniCredit), Munich

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November 9,  2010
Interim Report 3rd Quarter 2010

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November 23-26, 2010
Ingredients Russia, Moscow

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November 25, 2010
Ingridients Conference (JP Morgan Cazenove), London

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December 2/3, 2010
European Chemicals Conference (Bank of America Merrill Lynch), London

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December 16/17, 2010
HPCI Congress, Mumbai