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27.02.2008

Düsseldorf, February 27, 2008

Henkel KGaA
Fiscal 2007, Divestiture Ecolab, Efficiency Enhancement Program

I. Fiscal 2007
Henkel increases sales and profits

. Sales up 2.6 percent to 13.07 billion euros
. Organic sales growth of 5.8 percent
. Operating profit (EBIT): up 3.5 percent to 1,344 million euros
. Net earnings for the year: up 8.0 percent to 941 million euros

Düsseldorf - Today Henkel published its annual report for fiscal
2007. Sales improved by 2.6 percent to 13,074 million euros,
with all the company's business sectors contributing. Organic
sales, i.e. sales after adjusting for foreign exchange and
acquisitions/divestments, were increased by a 5.8 percent.

The operating profit (EBIT) improved by 3.5 percent to 1,344
million euros, thus outstripping sales growth. After adjusting
for foreign exchange, the increase was 5.8 percent, again with
all the business sectors contributing. Return on sales (EBIT)
increased by 0.1 percentage points to 10.3 percent. After
adjusting for exceptional gains and restructuring charges,
operating profit (EBIT) rose by 8.2 percent to 1,370 million euros
with the corresponding return on sales figure improving 0.6
percentage points to 10.5 percent.

Net earnings for the year increased by 8.0 percent to 941 million
euros. After deducting minority interests of 20 million euros, net
earnings were 921 million euros (+7.7 percent). Earnings per
preferred share increased from 1.99 euros to 2.14 euros (+7.5
percent).

In view of the earnings performance, the Management Board, the
Supervisory Board and the Shareholders' Committee will be proposing
to the Annual General Meeting that it approve an increase in
dividends from 0.50 euros to 0.53 euros per preferred share and
from 0.48 euros to 0.51 euros per ordinary share.

Outlook Henkel intends once again to grow stronger than its
markets and expects to achieve organic sales growth (i.e. after
adjusting for foreign exchange and acquisitions/ divestments) of
3 to 4 percent in 2008. Henkel expects an increase in
operating profit (EBIT) - adjusted for foreign exchange - in excess
of organic sales growth. Henkel likewise expects an increase in
earnings per preferred share (EPS) in excess of organic sales
growth.

This outlook does not take into account the effects of the planned
acquisition of the Adhesives and Electronic Materials businesses of
National Starch.

II. Divestiture of the stake in Ecolab intended The Management Board
decided - with the approval of the Shareholder's Committee as of
February 27 - to undertake the divestiture of all or part of its
stake in Ecolab Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. No final decision
has been taken at this time as to the size, the timing and the
method of any such divestiture, which would be carried out in
accordance with the Stockholder's Agreement between Henkel and
Paula.

Ecolab, in which Henkel holds a 29.4 percent stake, reported sales
of 5,470 million US dollars for fiscal 2007. As of December 31, 2007
the market value of this interest amounted to approx. 3,723
million US dollars (approx. 2.5 bn euros), though no assurance can
be given that a divestiture of the stake would yield proceeds
in this amount.

III. Measures to increase long-term profitability initiated Against
the background of changing market conditions, especially with regard
to ever stronger competition and increasing cost pressure, the
Henkel Management Board has decided, with the approval of the
Shareholders' Committee as of February 27, 2008, the basics of an
efficiency enhancement program.

The program, which will be initiated on a worldwide level, is to define
projects in all business sectors, regions and functions with the aim to
sustainably strengthen both Henkel's profitability and long-term
competitiveness. The initiative, with a volume of about 500 million euros, is
designed to generate annual savings of around 150 million euros from 2011.
Based on experience from similar programs carried through in the past, these

measures could result in the reduction of about 3,000 jobs.

Henkel will finalize the details of the program, following the
development of single project ideas and the subsequent discussion
with both the works councils and the employees likely to be
affected.

Please note that the measures pointed out under II. and III. are not
considered in the outlook referred to under I.

Henkel KGaA

This information contains forward-looking statements which are
based on the current estimates and assumptions made by the
corporate management of Henkel KGaA. Forward-looking statements
are characterized by the use of words such as expect, intend, plan,
predict, assume, believe, estimate, anticipate, etc. Such statements
are not to be understood as in any way guaranteeing that those
expectations will turn out to be accurate. Future performance and
the results actually achieved by Henkel KGaA and its affiliated
companies depend on a number of risks and uncertainties and may
therefore differ materially from the forward-looking statements.
Many of these factors are outside Henkel's control and cannot be
accurately estimated in advance, such as the future economic
environment and the actions of competitors and others
involved in the marketplace. Henkel neither plans nor undertakes
to update any forward-looking statements.

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