BASF Has Upgraded Its American Depositary Receipt(ADR) Program to International OTCQX
LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — BASF’s American Depositary Shares (ADSs) are now included in International PremierQX, the highest OTC market tier, under the ticker “BASFY.” Beginning today, investors can find real-time quotes, disclosure and financial information about BASF at http://www.otcqx.com/ and http://www.pinksheets.com/ or on the company website at http://www.basf.com/share.
The Bank of New York Mellon continues to serve as BASF’s Depositary Bank in the U.S.
BASF is the world’s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. As a reliable partner to virtually all industries, BASF’s high-value products and intelligent system solutions help its customers to be more successful. BASF develops new technologies and uses them to meet the challenges of the future and open up additional market opportunities. It combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, thus contributing to a better future. BASF has approximately 95,000 employees and posted sales of euro 52.6 billion in 2006. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at http://www.basf.com/.
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CONTACT: Investor Relations, Magdalena Moll, Thilo Bischoff, Dr. VolkerSeidl, Dr. Helke Hillebrand, Markus Zeise, +49-621-60-48230,Fax: +49-621 60-22500, investorrelations@basf.com, all of BASF AG; orChristoph Beumelburg of BASF Corporation, +1-973-245-6013,Fax: +1-973-245-6714, christoph.beumelburg@basf.com; or BASFAktiengesellschaft, Investor Relations, +49-621-60-48230,Fax: +49-621-60-22500, investorrelations@basf.com
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