EANS-News: ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS´ MEETING 2010: AFTER A STRONG Q1, WACKER POISED FOR CONTINUED GROWTH

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Subtitle: - EXECUTIVE AND SUPERVISORY BOARDS’ PROPOSALS ADOPTED BY LARGE
MAJORITY OF SHAREHOLDERS
- DIVIDEND FOR 2009 AMOUNTS TO €1.20
- SALES AND EARNINGS FORECAST FOR 2010 REAFFIRMED

Munich (euro adhoc) - May 21, 2010 - Following a strong first quarter, Wacker
Chemie AG anticipates substantial sales and earnings gains for full-year 2010.
Rudolf Staudigl, the Munich-based chemical company´s CEO, underscored this point
at WACKER´s 2010 Annual Shareholders´ Meeting. "We are headed toward renewed
growth in 2010," he explained, reaffirming the full-year forecast. He expects
sales to exceed EUR4 billion and EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization) to grow strongly. Looking at net income for the
year, WACKER´s CEO predicts a profit in the three-digit million range.

Of 2009´s net retained profit of EUR533.4 million (2008: EUR576.9 million),
WACKER is paying out a total of EUR59.6 million (2008: EUR89.4 million) to its
shareholders. The dividend per dividend-bearing share is EUR1.20 (2008:
EUR1.80). The Executive and Supervisory Boards´ other proposals were also
adopted by large majorities.

After the challenges of fiscal 2009, WACKER generated strong sales and earnings
growth in the first quarter of 2010. Sales climbed 22 percent to EUR1,067.0
million (Q1 2009: EUR872.5 million), primarily due to strong customer demand and
soaring sales volumes. First-quarter EBITDA rose to EUR253.7 million (Q1 2008:
EUR157.8 million), nearly three times the rate of sales.

"It was not just by chance that WACKER weathered the crisis so well. Over the
past few years, we worked successfully on attaining strategic positions that
helped us emerge from this difficult period unscathed," underlined CEO Rudolf
Staudigl at the Annual Shareholders´ Meeting in Munich this Friday. WACKER is a
cost and quality leader in many sectors, possesses outstanding engineering and
process expertise, and has a sound financial base, Staudigl said. He emphasized
that WACKER is continuing its efforts to cut costs and increase productivity.

Resolutions and Voting Results
At today´s Annual Shareholders´ Meeting, 41,509,268 voting shares were
represented - 79.59 percent of all eligible shares (number of shares
outstanding: 49,677,983). The voting results were as follows for agenda items 2
through 7:

Item 2: Resolution on the Appropriation of Net Retained Profit
The Executive and Supervisory Boards proposed that the net retained profit for
fiscal 2009, amounting to EUR533.4 million, be appropriated as follows: EUR59.6
million to be paid to shareholders and EUR473.8 million to be carried forward to
new account. The proposal was adopted. The result was:
- 40,536,259 Yes votes (98.06 percent)
- 802,370 No votes

Item 3: Resolution on the Ratification of the Actions of the Executive Board
The proposal of the Executive and Supervisory Boards to ratify the actions of
the members of Wacker Chemie AG´s Executive Board during fiscal 2009 was
adopted. The result was:
- 40,080,891 Yes votes (98.87 percent)
- 459,566 No votes

Item 4: Resolution on the Ratification of the Actions of the Supervisory Board
The Executive and Supervisory Boards´ proposal to ratify the actions of the
members of Wacker Chemie AG´s Supervisory Board during fiscal 2009 was adopted.
The result was:
- 39,988,831 Yes votes (98.86 percent)
- 460,806 No votes

Item 5: Resolution on the Appointment of Auditor
The Supervisory Board´s proposal to appoint KPMG AG as auditor for fiscal 2010
was adopted. The result was:
- 40,407,150 Yes votes (99.68 percent)
- 130,942 No votes

Item 6: Authorization to Acquire Treasury Shares
The Executive and Supervisory Boards´ proposal to authorize the Executive Board
to acquire treasury shares representing up to 10 percent of the current share
capital was adopted. The result was:
- 40,087,232 Yes votes (96.77 percent)
- 1,339,927 No votes

Item 7: Resolution on the Amendment of the Articles of Association of Wacker
Chemie AG to Comply With the German Shareholders´ Rights Directive (ARUG)
The Executive and Supervisory Boards´ proposal to adapt WACKER´s Articles of
Association to comply with changes to the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
stemming from the ARUG was adopted. The result was:
- 40,624,224 Yes votes (99.99 percent)
- 1,413 No votes

Information for editorial offices: All documents relating to Wacker Chemie AG´s
2010 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 2010 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 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
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: Wacker Chemie AG
Hanns-Seidel-Platz 4
D-81737 München
phone: +49 (0) 89 6279 01
FAX: +49 (0) 89 6279 1770
mail: info@wacker.com
WWW: http://www.wacker.com
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: DE000WCH8881
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Share
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