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Transaction in Own Shares • Dec 9, 2009

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Ad-hoc | 9 December 2009 16:50

KWS SAAT AG: Acquisition of own shares for issue as employee shares and a long-term compensation program for managers

KWS SAAT AG / Share Buyback

09.12.2009

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Ad-hoc release pursuant to Section 15 of the German Securities Trading Act
(WpHG)

relating to acquisition of own shares for issue as employee shares

and a long-term compensation program for managers

KWS SAAT AG, Einbeck, ISIN DE0007074007

On December 9, 2009, the Executive Board of KWS SAAT AG adopted a
resolution to acquire shares in its own company for issue as employee
shares in the period from January 6 to January 25, 2010, at the latest in
accordance with Section 71 (1) No. 2 of the German Stock Corporation Law
(AktG). The shares will be bought back in accordance with the safe harbor
regulations of Section 20a (3) of the German Securities Trading Act (WpHG)
in conjunction with Regulation (EG) No. 2273/2003 of the European
Commission dated December 22, 2003. The number of shares to be bought back
under this resolution of the Executive Board will be defined by the number
actually required for issue to employees. No more than a total of 35,000
own shares will be bought back. In addition, the total purchase price for
the shares to be acquired under the share buyback program is limited to 4.2
million euros.

The Executive Board of KWS SAAT AG also adopted a resolution on December 9,
2009, to offer members of the management bodies of subsidiaries of KWS SAAT
AG in the EU 27 (currently 29 persons) the opportunity to participate in a
separate compensation program comprising a variable compensation component
with a long-term incentive effect and risk character. From January 6 - 22,
2010, participants will be able to acquire a maximum of 500 KWS shares
entitled to a bonus by purchasing them themselves on the stock market.
After a four-year holding period, a bonus of 20% of the average price of
KWS' shares in the month of January 2014 will be paid for each KWS share
acquired.

KWS SAAT AG

The Executive Board

09.12.2009 Financial News distributed by DGAP. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de

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Language: English
Company: KWS SAAT AG
Grimsehlstraße 31
37574 Einbeck
Deutschland
Phone: +49 (0)5561 311-0
Fax: +49 (0)5561 311-322
E-mail: info@kws.com
Internet: www.kws.de
ISIN: DE0007074007
WKN: 707400
Indices: S-DAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard), Hannover;
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Hamburg,
Stuttgart

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