euro adhoc: Mergers - Acquisitions - Takeovers / One Equity Partners increases share in Süd-Chemie AG

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Shareholder structure

16.08.2007

The Managing Board of Süd-Chemie AG has been informed yesterday
evening, that the financial investor One Equity Partners has acquired
a further 9.37% interest in Süd-Chemie AG from the Messerschmitt
Foundation, via SC-Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Frankfurt am Main.
In addition, One Equity Partners has purchased just under 2% of the
shares in Süd-Chemie AG by way of an over-the-counter transaction.
Acquisition of the shares is however still subject to the approval of
the EU antitrust authorities. Together with its 39.19% interest in
Süd-Chemie AG purchased in January 2006, SC-Beteiligungsgesellschaft
now holds over 50% of the shares in Süd-Chemie AG. The Süd-Chemie
Managing Board welcomes the confirmation given by One Equity Partners
in today´s press release that it is prepared to continue its
successful co-operation with the Managing Board and the other
Süd-Chemie AG shareholders, as well as provide ongoing support for
the company´s value-oriented growth policy.

Süd-Chemie Aktiengesellschaft
The Managing Board
Munich, 16 August 2007

Enquiries to:

Süd-Chemie AG
Patrick Salchow
Head of Corporate Public Relations
Tel. +49-(0)89-5110-250
patrick.salchow@sud-chemie.com

Süd-Chemie AG (www.sud-chemie.com) is a publicly quoted (Security
Identification Number ISIN: DE0007292005; WKN: 729 200), independent
specialty chemicals company headquartered in Munich, Germany and
operating on a worldwide scale. Key markets served by its Adsorbents
Division include the consumer-goods, packaging and foundry
industries, as well as the paper and plastics industries. Products
manufactured by the Catalysts Division offer solutions for water
treatment, petrochemicals processing, energy storage and hydrogen
production, as well as off-gas purification. The common denominator
of all its products and innovations is the efficient and sparing use
of natural resources to enhance the quality of life for humans and
the environment. Süd-Chemie generated sales of just over EUR1 billion
in 2006, approx. 80% of these outside Germany. At the end of 2006,
the group employed approximately 4,800 people at its 70 sales and
production sites worldwide. Süd-Chemie is celebrating its 150th
anniversary in 2007.

end of announcement euro adhoc 16.08.2007 12:02:53
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Further inquiry note:
Patrick Salchow
Tel.: +49 (0)89 5110 250
E-Mail: patrick.salchow@sud-chemie.com

Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007292005
WKN: 729200
Index: CDAX
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Börse Hamburg / free trade
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