Munich, May 07, 2015

WACKER expects Special Income from terminated Business Relationship with Solar Customer

Ad-Hoc Disclosure according to Sec. 15 WpHG (German Securities Trading Act) of May 7, 2015

Wacker Chemie AG / Business Figures / Special Income

WACKER EXPECTS SPECIAL INCOME FROM TERMINATED BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOLAR CUSTOMER

Munich, May 7, 2015 – Wacker Chemie AG and a solar-sector customer have agreed to terminate their contractual and delivery relationships. The terms of the agreement reached today include WACKER’s retention of advance payments received. The agreement also stipulates that WACKER will receive compensatory payments from this customer.

Accordingly, WACKER’s financial statements for Q2 2015 will recognize special income, which is expected to increase EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) of WACKER POLYSILICON and of the Group by some €78 million.

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ISIN: DE000WCH8881
WKN: WCH888
Deutsche Boerse : WCH
Ticker Bloomberg CHM/WCK.GR
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Listing: Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse), Official Market (Prime Standard)

Disclaimer:

This publication contains forward-looking statements based on assumptions and estimates of WACKER’s Executive Board. Although we assume the expectations in these forward-looking statements are realistic, we cannot guarantee they will prove to be correct. The assumptions may harbor risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual figures to differ considerably from the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such discrepancies include changes in the economic and business environment, variations in exchange and interest rates, the introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance for new products or services, and changes in corporate strategy. WACKER does not plan to update its forward-looking statements, nor does it assume the obligation to do so.

This document includes supplemental financial measures (not clearly defined in the applicable financial reporting framework) that are or may be alternative performance measures (APM). These supplemental financial measures should not be viewed in isolation or as alternatives to measures of WACKER’s net assets and financial positions or results of operations as presented in accordance with the applicable financial reporting framework in its Consolidated Financial Statements. Other companies that report or describe similarly titled alternative performance measures may calculate them differently. Explanations of financial measures used can be found in the Annual Report of Wacker Chemie AG which is available for download under www.wacker.com.

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