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The Annual Shareholders' Meeting of BASF SE voted on April 27, 2012 for the items 2 to 7 of the agenda with the following results.
At the time of voting 45.42% of the share capital of BASF SE were represented.
2. Adoption of a resolution on the appropriation of profit
| Valid votes cast* | In % of the statutory capital stock | YES | YES in % | NO | NO in % | Abstentions | Agenda item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414,450,533 | 45.12 % | 414,330,032 | 99.97 % | 120,501 | 0.03 % | 2,554,303 | approved |
3. Adoption of a resolution giving formal approval to the actions of the members of the Supervisory Board
| Valid votes cast* | In % of the statutory capital stock | YES | YES in % | NO | NO in % | Abstentions | Agenda item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412,600,673 | 44.92 % | 411,176,578 | 99.65 % | 1,424,095 | 0.35 % | 4,403,963 | approved |
4. Adoption of a resolution giving formal approval to the actions of the members of the Board of Executive Directors
| Valid votes cast* | In % of the statutory capital stock | YES | YES in % | NO | NO in % | Abstentions | Agenda item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412,639,882 | 44.93 % | 411,223,437 | 99.66 % | 1,416,445 | 0.34 % | 4,289,054 | approved |
5. Election of the auditor for the financial year 2012
| Valid votes cast* | In % of the statutory capital stock | YES | YES in % | NO | NO in % | Abstentions | Agenda item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413,260,744 | 44.99 % |
412,322,778 | 99.77 % | 937,966 | 0.23 % | 3,739,848 | approved |
6. Authorization to buy back shares and put them to further use including the authorization to redeem bought-back shares and reduce capital
| Valid votes cast* | In % of the statutory capital stock | YES | YES in % | NO | NO in % | Abstentions | Agenda item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413,899,440 | 45.06 % | 393,004,717 | 94.95 % | 20,894,723 | 5.05 % | 3,105,018 | approved |
7. Resolution on the amendment of Article 17 of the Statutes
| Valid votes cast* | In % of the statutory capital stock | YES | YES in % | NO | NO in % | Abstentions | Agenda item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413,712,514 | 45.04 % | 413,417,266 | 99.93 % | 295,248 | 0.07 % | 3,293,207 | approved |
* Equals the number of shares for which valid votes have been cast.