6-K UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
November 7, 2002
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
BASF CORPORATION
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Carl Bosch Strasse 38, LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY 67056
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
November 7, 2002
P 364e
Michael Grabicki
Tel. +49 621 60-99938
Fax +49 621 60-20129
michael.grabicki@basf-ag.de
BASF reaches agreements with direct vitamin purchasers
in the United States
BASF Aktiengesellschaft announces that it has reached agreements in
principle to settle all remaining pending claims for damages from direct
purchasers of vitamins sold in the United States. In total, BASF expects that
these agreements and the settlement of claims from indirect customers that are
pending in the United States will result in an additional charge on income of
about EUR100 million. This amount will be included in the company's
third-quarter results. BASF confirms its earlier statement that income from
operations before special items for the third quarter of 2002 will be
considerably higher than in the same quarter in 2001.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company. It aims to increase and
sustain its corporate value through growth and innovation. BASF offers its
customers a range of high-performance products, including chemicals, plastics,
coatings systems, dispersions, agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as
crude oil and natural gas. BASF's distinctive approach to integration, known in
German as "Verbund," is its strength. It enables the company to achieve cost
leadership and gives it a decisive competitive advantage in the long term. BASF
acts in accordance with the principles of Sustainable Development. In 2001, BASF
had sales of EUR32.5 billion (circa $29 billion) and over 90,000 employees
worldwide. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS),
London (BFA), New York (BF), Paris (BA) and Zurich (BAS). Further information on
BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Date: November 7, 2002 By: /s/ Elisabeth Schick
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Name: Elisabeth Schick
Title: Director Site Communications Ludwigshafen
and Europe
By: /s/ Christian Schubert
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Name: Christian Schubert
Title: Director Corporate Communications
BASF Group