Dear newsletter subscriber,
We are pleased to send you the sixth edition of the Investor Relations Magazine.
We publish this electronic journal four times a year immediately after the reporting dates.
You will continue to receive important press releases by e-mail as usual.
We hope that our Investor Relations Magazine makes interesting reading.
Best wishes,
Your BASF Investor Relations Team
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| Annual Meeting on 04/24/2008 |
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On April 24, 2008 about 7,900 visitors attended our Annual Meeting in the Congress Center Rosengarten, Mannheim.
We appriciate that in total 51.42 % of the share capital of BASF SE was represented.
Please note the date of our next Annual Meeting on April 30, 2009 in Mannheim.
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| Latest Publications |
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First-Quarter Results 2008: BASF enters a challenging 2008 with a record first quarter
Significantly higher sales and earnings:
Sales up 9 percent, EBIT before special items up 11 percent
Confident outlook for full year 2008 confirmed
The BASF Group has continued on its successful path in the first three months of 2008. Having posted a further record quarter, it is confident with regard to the coming months. First-quarter sales rose by almost 9 percent to EUR 15.9 billion, while income from operations (EBIT) before special items increased by more than 11 percent compared with the same period of 2007 to almost EUR 2.4 billion.
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| Financial Calendar |
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07/31/2008 Interim Report Second Quarter 2008 |
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10/30/2008 Interim Report Third Quarter 2008 |
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02/26/2009 Full Year 2008 Results |
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| Latest News |
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| Apr 24, 2008 |
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Ludwigshafen, Germany - April 24, 2008 - The BASF Group has continued on its successful path in the first three months of 2008. Having posted a further record quarter, it is confident with regard to the coming months. First-quarter sales rose by almost 9 percent to €15.9 billion, while income from operations (EBIT) before special items increased by more than 11 percent compared with the same period of 2007 to almost €2.4 billion.
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| Apr 17, 2008 |
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BASF SE has announced plans for a significant expansion of its production plant for the biodegradable plastic Ecoflex® at the company’s Ludwigshafen site. The move will raise Ecoflex production capacities from the current 14,000 by 60,000 metric tons per year. Production at the expanded plant will commence in the third quarter of 2010.
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| Mar 19, 2008 |
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Beijing, China - March 19, 2008 - BASF and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) today submitted the technical and commercial feasibility study for the approval of the planned $900 million expansion of their joint chemical Verbund site in Nanjing to the Chinese government.
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| BASF at the stock markets |
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What is the value of the current BASF dividend?
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A dividend of € 3.90 per share for 2007 is 30 % higher than in the previous year and corresponds to an attractive dividend yield of 4.6 % based on the closing share price on March 31, 2008. We aim to increase our dividend each year, or at least maintain it at the previous year's level.
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When does BASF typically pay the dividend?
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Dividends are generally remitted within the first two business days after the Annual Meeting. All shareholders possessing BASF certificates on the day of the Annual Meeting are entitled to receive payment of the dividend.
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Has BASF a dividend policy?
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Yes, BASF aims to increase dividend annually or at least maintain the level of the previous year.
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| Sustainability Website: Expanded content and new design |
 Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy. Because business cannot be succesful in the long term if it does not act responsibly toward the environment and society. We take it for granted that we communicate our activities in the field of sustainability in a transparent way. Our stakeholders have the opportunity to inform themselves and to contact us via our website, our sustainability newsletter, the corporate report and numerous stakeholder events.
The consultancy Jungle Rating has ranked the sustainability website of BASF highest among 53 companies that are listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. The rating highlighted quality, accountability as well as the up-to-date information. Multimedia features like videos provide an easy access for the user to complex topics of sustainability. This achievement is a future incentive to keep and to expand this high level of quality.
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