Advance Notice: Second-Quarter Interim Report 2009

We will publish BASF’s second quarter and first half interim report on July 30, 2009. You will receive it at 7:00 a.m. (CEST). The second-quarter and first-half results will be presented in a conference call that will be transmitted via the Internet.

On July 30, 2009, you can obtain further information from the Internet at the following addresses:

Interim Report (from 7:00 a.m. CEST)
basf.com/interimreport                                  (English)
basf.com/zwischenbericht                            (German)

Press release (from 7:00 a.m. CEST)
basf.com/pressrelease                                (English)
basf.com/pressemitteilungen                    (German)

Live Transmission (from 10:30 a.m. CEST)
basf.com/pcon                                               (English)
basf.com/pk                                                   (German)

Speech – print version (from 10:30 a.m. CEST)
basf.com/pcon                                               (English)
basf.com/pk                                                   (German)

Live Transmission – Telephone Conference for Analysts and Investors as well as Information about BASF shares (from 2:00 p.m. CEST)
basf.com/share                                             (English)
basf.com/aktie                                               (German)

Note to Editors:

You can download press photos from the Internet at the following links as of July 29, 2009:

basf.com/Pressphoto-Database                (English)
basf.com/Pressefoto-Datenbank               (German)

You can download general corporate press photos from the Internet at:

basf.com/pressphotos                                (English)
basf.com/pressefotos                                 (German)

Current TV footage is available at:

tvservice.basf.com                                       (English)
tvservice.basf.com                                       (German)

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