Advance Notice: Conference Call on October 29, 2009 at 10:30 a.m.

Please note:

The Third-Quarter Interim Report 2009 will be published at 7:00 a.m. CET

We will publish BASF’s third-quarter interim report on October 29, 2009. You will receive it at 7:00 a.m. (CET). At 10:30 a.m. (CET) BASF’s Chairman, Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht, and CFO, Dr. Kurt Bock, will present the third-quarter results in a conference call that will be transmitted via the Internet.

On October 29, 2009, you can obtain further information from the Internet at the following addresses:

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

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

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

Speech – print version (from 10:30 a.m. CET)
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. CET
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 October 28, 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)

You can download an TV-interview with Dr. Hambrecht at the following link as of October 29, 12:00 a.m.:
basf.com/group/tv-interviews_en                (English)
basf.com/group/tv-interviews_de                (German)

Current TV footage is available at:
tvservice.basf.com                                       (English)
tvservice.basf.com                                       (German)

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