The Company is a European Company with the name BASF SE.
Its registered office is situated in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany.
Article 2: Purposes of the Company
The purpose of the Company is to engage in the following areas of activity:
chemistry and related areas,
agriculture and nutrition,
extraction and production of and dealing in oil, natural gas, mineral oil products and energies,
development and production of and dealing in products and the provision of services in the area of environmental technology,
as well as the carrying out of any other activities incidental to the activity in said areas or conducive to promoting the same.
The Company is authorized to establish branches both in Germany and abroad, and to establish and acquire business undertakings the purposes of which are consistent with, related to or conducive to promoting the ones stipulated in No. 1, both in Germany and abroad, or to acquire interests therein.
Article 3: Financial Year
The financial year corresponds to the calendar year.
Article 4: Announcements
Announcements by the Company shall be made in the electronic German Federal Gazette.