LANXESS AG — Earnings Release 2005

Nov 9, 2005

News Details

Ad-hoc | 9 November 2005 12:22

LANXESS AG: Positive business trend continues

Ad hoc announcement transmitted by DGAP. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. —————————————————————————— LANXESS: Positive business trend continues – Earnings (EBITDA pre exceptionals) climb 41% to EUR 148 million – Full-year 2005 earnings guidance raised to EUR 560 – 580 million Leverkusen, November 9, 2005 – The positive business trend at chemicals company LANXESS AG continued in the third quarter of 2005. According to preliminary figures, EBITDA pre exceptionals showed a sharp 41% improvement from the prior-year quarter, to EUR 148 million (Q3 2004: EUR 105 million). The EBITDA margin pre exceptionals amounted to 8.3% (Q3 2004: 6.0%). LANXESS lifted sales by EUR 12 million to EUR 1,776 million (Q3 2004: EUR 1,764 million). In light of the continued stability in LANXESS’s market environment and the successfully initiated restructuring measures, LANXESS has raised its earnings target for the current fiscal year and now expects to report EBITDA pre exceptionals of EUR 560 to 580 million, compared to previous guidance of EUR 550 to 560 million. LANXESS will publish its complete Q3 interim report on November 17, 2005. LANXESS AG 51369 Leverkusen Germany ISIN: DE0005470405 WKN: 547 040 Listing: Frankfurt (Prime Standard) Contacts LANXESS AG/ Investor Relations Michael Pontzen: +49 214-30 43804 Tanja Satzer: +49 214-30 43801 Oliver Stratmann: +49 214-30 49611 Dr. Gerd Zelesny: +49 214-30 71416 Legal notice This announcement is issued for information purposes only and constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to purchase securities. Dissemination of this announcement and/or the offering for sale or the sale of LANXESS shares may be legally restricted in certain jurisdictions. Persons receiving or reading this announcement should inquire as to the existence of such restrictions and should observe them. It is not intended to publish a sales prospectus or other information material relating to the offering in the Federal Republic of Germany. In particular, no sales prospectus within the meaning of the Securities Sales Prospectus Act will be published in the Federal Republic of Germany. Any offers, sales or the publication of offer documents in the Federal Republic of Germany may therefore violate the Securities Sales Prospectus Act. This announcement is not an offer for the sale of securities in the United States of America. Neither the offer for sale nor the sale of LANXESS shares has been or is being registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Therefore, the shares may not be offered for sale or sold except with prior registration or with an exemption from registration under the said Act. A public placement of the shares in the United States would only be permissible upon the issuance of a prospectus containing detailed information on LANXESS and its management together with financial statements of LANXESS and consolidated financial statements of the LANXESS Group. This announcement is directed only to persons who 1) are currently outside the United Kingdom or 2) have professional investment experience (within the meaning of Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Market Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2001 (the “Order”) and 3) are covered by Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (high net worth corporations, unincorporated associations etc.). All such persons are for this purpose designated “relevant persons”. Persons other than relevant persons may neither take this announcement as an inducement to purchase securities nor place reliance upon it. The shares referred to in this announcement are available only to relevant persons. Invitations, agreements and offers to purchase such shares are directed only to relevant persons. If you are currently in the United Kingdom and do not fall into one of the above categories, the investment options to which this announcement refers are not available to you and you should neither take this announcement as an inducement to purchase securities nor place reliance upon it. LANXESS AG Gebäude K10 51369 Leverkusen Deutschland ISIN: DE0005470405 (MDAX) WKN: 547040 Listed: Amtlicher Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin- Bremen, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München und Stuttgart End of ad hoc announcement (c)DGAP 09.11.2005