EMS Group: Changed share holdings after completion of the capital reduction

The reduction in share capital, approved at the Annual General Meeting of EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG on August 9, 2008, has now been completed. As a result of the share repurchasing programme, which was carried out from March 28, until April 14, 2008, the share capital was reduced from the previous 25'052'870 registered shares to new 23'389'028 registered shares by cancellation of 1'663'842 registered shares, representing 6.64% of share capital.

This reduction in capital results in the following changes to the disclosable share holdings:

EMESTA HOLDING AG, c/o Schild Treuhand AG, Grafenauweg 8, 6304 Zug, Switzerland, has reported that as per November 3, 2008 it holds 12'091'291 registered shares in EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG, corresponding to 51.70% of voting rights, and that the notifiable limit of 50% has therefore been exceeded.

As per November 3, 2008, EMS-CHEMIE HOLDING AG, Reichenauerstrasse, 7013 Domat/Ems, Switzerland, holds treasury stock of 1'015'117 registered shares corresponding to 4.34% of voting rights and therefore, falls below the notifiable limit of 5%.