Wacker Chemie AG’s largest shareholder is still Dr. Alexander Wacker Familiengesellschaft mbH, Munich. It holds over 50% of the voting shares in Wacker Chemie AG (2009: over 50%).

In 2010, Blue Elephant Holding GmbH (Pöcking, Germany) once again did not have any voting-share changes to report, which means it still holds over 10% (2009: over 10%) of Wacker Chemie AG.

Based on our latest shareholder analysis (December 31, 2010), the number of American investors continued to fall. The level of US-held shares dropped from 29 percent in December 2009 to just 24 percent in December 2010. In Switzerland, too, shareholder numbers declined slightly – from about 9 percent in 2009 to around 7 percent in 2010. By contrast, German shareholders now account for about 22 percent (2009: 19 percent) and UK investors for 25 percent (2009: 20 percent). Share ownership in Canada and Europe (excluding Germany, Switzerland and the UK) remained largely unchanged.