The new shares are being sold at A$11

The new shares are being sold at A$11.25 each, a 10 percentdiscount to Nufarm’s last traded price. Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at BASF Future Business GmbH:BASF Future Business GmbH, a 100 percent subsidiary of BASF SE, was founded inApril 2001. It aims to open up business areas with above-average growth ratesthat lie outside BASF’s mainstream activities. The company focuses onchemistry-based new materials, technologies and system solutions.

BASF FutureBusiness GmbH commissions research from BASF`s R&D units but also cooperateswith startup companies, industrial partners, universities and potentialcustomers. Other alternatives include the acquisition of direct stakes, jointventures with partner companies or provision of venture capital via thesubsidiary BASF Venture Capital GmbH. Further information on BASF FutureBusiness is available on the Internet at Power CorporationJohn Kopera, 520-799-7500Director of Commercial orBASF CorporationDaniel Pepitone, 973-245-7168Manager, Media Copyright Business Wire 2009. As a reliablepartner BASF helps its customers in virtually all industries to be moresuccessful. With its high-value products and intelligent solutions, BASF playsan important role in finding answers to global challenges such as climateprotection, energy efficiency, nutrition and mobility. BASF has approximately97,000 employees and posted sales of more than ?62 billion in 2008. BASF sharesare traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA) and Zurich(AN).

About Sion Power:Privately held Sion Power Corporation is the global leader in the development ofa new generation of high-energy, rechargeable lithium sulfur batteries forportable power and electric vehicle markets.Established initially as MoltechCorporation in 1994, Sion Power has more than 100 U.S. and international patentsand is headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. Further information is available at BASF:BASF is the world`s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Itsportfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics and performance products toagricultural products, fine chemicals as well as oil and gas. “It is clear that Sion`s technologyoffers high potential for significantly longer driving ranges over othertechnologies currently being considered for electric vehicles. We see a clearneed for higher energy densities of the storage devices, and we will join forceswith Sion to bring this technology to the market using innovative solutions.