KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaA

Transaction in Own Shares • Nov 27, 2008

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Ad-hoc | 27 November 2008 18:30

KWS SAAT AG: Acquisition of own stock for issue as employee shares

KWS SAAT AG / Share Buyback

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Ad-hoc release in compliance with Section 15 of the WpHG
relating to the acquisition of own stock for issue as employee shares

KWS SAAT AG, Einbeck, ISIN DE0007074007

The Executive Board of KWS SAAT AG adopted a resolution on November 27,
2008, to acquire a number of its own shares for issue as employee shares in
the period from December 2, 2008, to January 31, 2009, at the latest in
accordance with Section 71 (1) No. 2 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(AktG). The stock buyback will be conducted in compliance with the safe
harbor regulations specified by Section 20a (3) of the German Securities
Trading Act (WpHG) in conjunction with Regulation (EC) No. 2273/2003 of the
European Commission dated December 22, 2003. The number of shares to be
bought back under this Executive Board resolution will be determined by the
number actually required for issuing stock to employees. A total of no more
than 30,000 shares will be bought back. The number of shares to be acquired
will also be limited to a total purchase price of 3 million euros.

KWS SAAT AG

The Executive Board
27.11.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP

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Language: English
Issuer: 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, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, München,
Stuttgart

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