EANS-News: Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2012: WACKER Expects Continued Strong Customer Demand in Q2 2012

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Annual & Special Corporate Meetings

Subtitle: - Executive and Supervisory Boards’ proposals adopted by
large majority of shareholders - Dividend for fiscal 2011 is €2.20 -
2012 sales and earnings forecast reaffirmed

Munich (euro adhoc) - May 16, 2012 - Following volume gains in the
first three months of 2012, Wacker Chemie AG expects strong demand to
continue in the second quarter of 2012. Rudolf Staudigl, CEO of the
Munich-based chemical company, underscored this point at WACKER's
2012 Annual Shareholders' Meeting. "Polysilicon demand remains high
and Siltronic plans to generate positive EBITDA," he said. In Q1
2012, WACKER's sales and earnings figures were markedly better
compared to Q4 2011.

Staudigl reaffirmed the full-year forecast. He said that sales should
reach some EUR5 billion, and earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) would probably be
significantly below 2011's level (EUR1.1 billion) due to lower
year-over-year polysilicon prices.

Of 2011's Group net income of EUR356.1 million (2010: EUR497.0
million), WACKER is paying out a total of EUR109.3 million (2010:
EUR159.0 million) to its shareholders. The dividend per
dividend-entitled share is EUR2.20 (2011: EUR3.20). The Executive and
Supervisory Boards' other proposals were also adopted by large
majorities.

Resolutions and Voting Results At today's Annual Shareholders'
Meeting, 38,271,646 voting shares were represented - 73.38 percent of
all eligible shares (number of shares outstanding: 49,677,983). The
voting results were as follows for agenda items 2 through 5:

Topic 2: Resolution on the Appropriation of Net Retained Profit The
Executive and Supervisory Boards proposed that the net retained
profit for fiscal 2011, amounting to EUR978.7 million, be
appropriated as follows: EUR109.3 million to be paid as a dividend to
shareholders, EUR230.0 million to be kept as retained earnings and
EUR639.4 million to be carried forward to new account. The proposal
was adopted. The result was: - 37,270,730 Yes votes (97.79 percent) -
842,694 No votes

Topic 3: Resolution on the Ratification of the Actions of the
Executive Board The proposal of the Executive and Supervisory Boards
to ratify the acts of the members of Wacker Chemie AG's Executive
Board during fiscal 2011 was adopted. The result was: - 37,237,291
Yes votes (99.94 percent) - 21,615 No votes

Topic 4: Resolution on the Ratification of the Actions of the
Supervisory Board The Executive and Supervisory Boards' proposal to
ratify the acts of the members of Wacker Chemie AG's Supervisory
Board during fiscal 2011 was adopted. The result was: - 37,077,428
Yes votes (99.60 percent) - 148,700 No votes

Topic 5: Resolution on the Appointment of the Auditor The Supervisory
Board's proposal to appoint KPMG AG as auditor for fiscal 2012 was
adopted. The result was: - 37,291,266 Yes votes (99.97 percent) -
10,749 No votes

Information for editorial offices: All documents relating to Wacker
Chemie AG's 2012 Annual Shareholders' Meeting can be downloaded from
WACKER's website (www.wacker.com) under Investor Relations.

This press release contains statements about the resolutions of the
2012 Annual Shareholders' Meeting. Said statements are not binding
and serve the sole purpose of providing an overview. They may not
always correspond to the exact wording and full extent of the
resolutions adopted at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting.

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on
assumptions and estimates of WACKER's Executive Board. Although we
assume the expectations in these forward-looking statements are
realistic, we cannot guarantee they will prove to be correct. The
assumptions may harbor risks and uncertainties that may cause the
actual figures to differ considerably from the forward-looking
statements. Factors that may cause such discrepancies include, among
other things, changes in the economic and business environment,
variations in exchange and interest rates, the introduction of
competing products, lack of acceptance for new products or services,
and changes in corporate strategy. WACKER does not plan to update the
forward-looking statements, nor does it assume the obligation to do
so.

Further inquiry note:
Christof Bachmair
Media Relations & Information
Tel.: +49 (0)89 6279 1830
E-Mail: christof.bachmair@wacker.com

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