029 Group SE — M&A Activity 2006

Dec 22, 2006

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Ad-hoc | 22 December 2006 13:55

Celanese AG: Squeeze-out effective

Celanese AG / Squeeze Out/Scheme of Arrangement

Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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The litigation before the Frankfurt a.M. District Court regarding the
resolution of the General Meeting of Celanese AG of 30 May 2006 on the
squeeze out of the minority shareholders of Celanese AG has been settled.
As a consequence, the squeeze out has been registered in the commercial
register and has hence become valid.
According to the settlement agreement Celanese Europe Holding GmbH & Co. KG
will pay a pro rata amount of 5/12 (corresponding to the time from 1
October 2006 to 28 February 2007) of the EUR 3.27 gross guaranteed dividend
per share due under the existing Domination and Profit and Loss Transfer
Agreement for the fiscal year ending 30 September 2007 forthwith after
registration of the squeeze-out.

Kronberg im Taunus, 22 December 2006
Celanese AG

DGAP 22.12.2006

Language: English
Issuer: Celanese AG
Frankfurter Str. 111
61476 Kronberg im Taunus Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)69 305 16000
Fax: +49 (0)69 305 16006
E-mail: J.Kurth@celanese.com
WWW: www.celanese.de
ISIN: DE0005753008
WKN: 575300
Indices:
Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin-Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart

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