Press Releases

01/14/08		BASF now a European company (SE) Ludwigshafen, Germany – January 14, 2008 – The conversion of BASF Aktiengesellschaft into a European Company (Societas Europaea, SE) was officially completed today with the entry of the name in the commercial register of the Ludwigshafen district court. As of today, the company’s name is BASF SE.

12/05/07		Constitutive meeting of the Supervisory Board of the future BASF SE Professor Berthold Leibinger appointed honorary chairman In its constitutive meeting for the conversion into an SE (European Company, Societas Europaea), the Supervisory Board of BASF SE today (December 5, 2007) made a number of important decisions. Dr. Jürgen F. Strube was elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the future BASF SE.

11/15/07		BASF to become a European Company (SE) Employee participation agreement signed Supervisory Board of BASF SE will have 12 members The path is clear for the conversion of BASF in to a European Company (Societas Europaea, SE): Today (November 15) company management and the special negotiating body of employees signed the SE employee participation agreement. It governs issues such as cross-border information for and consultation of employees through a BASF European works council, the BASF Europa Betriebsrat, as well as their participation on the Supervisory Board. The new BASF Europa Betriebsrat with 23 members from 12 European countries will be established with the founding of BASF SE.

07/06/07		BASF Board of Executive Directors: New team as of 2008 Eggert Voscherau, Peter Oakley and Klaus Peter Löbbe to retire Wolfgang Büchele and Harald Schwager appointed to the Board of Executive Directors Chief Financial Officer Kurt Bock also appointed new Chairman and CEO of BASF Corporation Board responsibilities reassigned for new legal form BASF SE In its meeting today (July 6, 2007), the Supervisory Board of BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, has appointed two new members to the Board of Executive Directors: Dr. Harald Schwager (47) and Dr. Wolfgang Büchele (48). The appointments will take effect on January 1, 2008. In addition, the contracts of two current members of the Board of Executive Directors – Dr. Kurt Bock (49) and Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer (52) – were extended until the Annual Meeting in 2012.