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The legal foundations of BASF SE's corporate constitution are primarily the SE Council Regulation of the
European Union, the German SE Implementation Act and the German Stock Corporation Act. Despite
these new legal foundations, the previous fundamental elements of BASF Aktiengesellschaft's corporate
constitution remain unchanged in BASF SE: these are the two-tier system consisting of BASF's Board of
Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board, the equal representation of shareholders and employees
in the Supervisory Board and the shareholders' rights of co-administration and supervision at the Annual
Shareholders' Meeting.
BASF's headquarter is located in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany; its registered office is located at
Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany, telephone 0049-621-60-0.
BASF Group continually reviews its businesses and aligns them to achieve profitable and sustainable
growth. BASF Group's significant acquisitions and divestitures between 2011 and 2013 are listed below:
Acquisitions / Divestitures
As of the date of this Prospectus, BASF acquired the following businesses in 2013:
• On January 31, 2013, BASF concluded the acquisition of Pronova BioPharma ASA, a company
headquartered in Lysaker, Norway, which researches, develops and produces omega-3 fatty
acids. Together with BASF's previous activities, Pronova BioPharma's business has been
integrated into the global business unit Business Management Omega-3 in the Nutrition & Health
division.
• Effective March 11, 2013, BASF completed its acquisition of parts of Ciech Group's TDI business,
as announced in the third quarter of 2012. The acquisition largely comprises intellectual property
rights and access to customers. TDI is used primarily in the furniture and automotive industries.
The acquired business has been integrated into the Monomers division.
• BASF acquired Henkel's enzyme technology for detergents and cleaners on April 17, 2013. This
comprises production hosts, various detergent enzymes, and the corresponding intellectual
property. The business has been integrated into the Care Chemicals division.
BASF acquired the following businesses in 2012:
• On February 13, 2012, BASF acquired the Ovonic Battery Company, headquartered in Rochester
Hills, Michigan, USA. Ovonic is a license provider for nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery
technologies and produces cathode active materials (CAMs) for batteries. Furthermore, the
company operates a research facility for battery materials in Troy, Michigan, USA.
• BASF acquired B.C. Foam S.p.A.'s polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foams business,
headquartered in Volpiano, Italy, effective February 29, 2012. The acquisition comprises
production facilities and industrial property rights. The acquired business has become part of the
Performance Polymers division.
• On April 25, 2012, BASF acquired the energy storage activities of Novolyte Technologies LP,
headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA which focus on developing, producing and marketing
performance electrolyte formulations for lithium-ion batteries. These activities will continue
operations as part of BASF's Battery Materials unit. BASF also acquired the performance
materials business from Novolyte Holdings LP, which has been integrated into the Intermediates
division.
• BASF concluded the acquisition of the Brazilian Mazzaferro Group's polyamide polymer business
on May 2, 2012. The transaction comprises the site and production facilities for the polyamide-6
product range, as well as engineering plastics compounds at São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil.
BASF integrated the acquired activities into its existing engineering plastics and polyamide
polymer business within the Performance Polymers division.
• On May 8, 2012, BASF acquired Equateq Ltd., a producer of highly concentrated omega-3 fatty
acids based in Callanish, United Kingdom.
• BASF purchased ITWC Inc.'s business, headquartered in Malcom, Iowa, USA on July 1, 2012.
The transaction, which primarily comprises cast elastomer systems and polyester polyols,
complements BASF's offering of polyurethane products, systems and specialties in North
America.
• On October 22, 2012, BASF's subsidiary Wintershall reached an agreement with the Norwegian
Statoil ASA for an asset swap. Through the asset swap, Wintershall received shares in the three
producing fields Brage (32.7%), Gjøa (15%) and Vega (30%) located in the North Sea. Statoil