Bayer AG - Stockholders' Newsletter Third Quarter 2007

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A century of culture at Bayer

German President Horst Köhler was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for the Bayer Cultural Affairs Department's centennial season, which was held at the

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German President Horst Köhler was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony for the Bayer Cultural Affairs Department’s centennial season, which was held at the “Erholungshaus” in Leverkusen and attended by more than 500 guests. Köhler thanked the company for its commitment to the arts.

Leverkusen. In the presence of German President Horst Köhler and North Rhine-Westphalia Premier Jürgen Rüttgers, the 100th season of the Bayer Cultural Affairs Department was opened at the beginning of September at the “Erholungshaus” in Leverkusen. Bayer CEO Werner Wenning thanked the prominent guests for the special appreciation they had shown for Bayer’s cultural activities, and thus for the company as a whole, by attending the event. “A century of successful cultural activity also confers an obligation on us for the future,” Wenning noted. Said President Köhler in his address: “I would like to see a society in which art and culture are accessible to everyone. They are the elixir of life. And even if parents have no involvement with education or culture, then this should not be a barrier for their children.” Premier Rüttgers also described the company’s activities as exemplary.

Bayer has one of the longest traditions of cultural sponsorship in German industry. The ceremony, attended by more than 500 guests, marked the opening of the centennial season. The sophisticated and multifaceted program for this season comprises some 100 events in the areas of music, dance, theater and fine arts.

The centennial season features classics from various genres and eras reflecting developments during a century of cultural activities. With appearances by prominent artists from Germany and around the world, the program builds a bridge between North Rhine-Westphalia as a center for the arts and the rest of Europe.