At his request, LANXESS AG has revoked the contract of Matthias Zachert, member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer.

At his request, LANXESS AG has revoked the contract ofMatthias Zachert, member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer.Bernhard Düttmann, previous member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer of Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany, has been appointed member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer of LANXESS AG.