September 17, 2009 SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION 450 Fifth Street, NW Washington, DC 20549 Attn.: Document Control RE: American Depositary Shares evidenced by One(1) American Depositary Receipts representing One (1) Ordinary Share of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (Form F-6 File No 333-14266) Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on behalf of The Bank of New York Mellon, as Depositary for securities against which American Depositary Receipts are to be issued, we attach a copy of the new prospectus (Prospectus) reflecting the share reclassification. As required by Rule 424(e), the upper right hand corner of the Prospectus cover page has a reference to Rule 424(b)(3) and to the file number of the registration statement to which the Prospectus relates. Pursuant to Section III B of the General Instructions to the Form F-6 Registration Statement, the Prospectus consists of the ADR certificate with the revised share classification Bayer Aktiengesellschaft The Prospectus has been revised to reflect the new par value, and has been overstamped with: Effective September 21, 2009, the companys share classification changed to no par value registered shares. Please contact me with any questions or comments at 212 815-4305 Birgit Rohleder The Bank of New York Mellon - ADR Division Encl. CC: Paul Dudek, Esq. (Office of International Corporate Finance) Depositary Receipts 101 Barclay Street 22nd Floor West, New York, NY 10286