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
August 20, 2003
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- .
August 20, 2003
P 376e
Karin Moeschke
Phone: +49 621 60-20732
Fax: +49 621 60-92693
karin.moeschke@basf-ag.de
Ralf Sikorski new member of the Supervisory Board
of BASF Aktiengesellschaft
Effective August 7, 2003, Ralf Sikorski has been appointed as a new member of
the Supervisory Board of BASF Aktiengesellschaft. He succeeds Gerhard Zibell,
who resigned from the Supervisory Board with effect from July 31, 2003.
Ralf Sikorski was born in Kelkheim near Frankfurt in 1961. After training as an
installer and electrician for electrical systems, he started working at the
Osterfeld coalmine in 1981. Sikorski has held a number of functions in the
German Mining and Energy (IG BE) and Mining, Chemical and Energy Industries
Unions (IG BCE) since 1988 and has been deputy regional manager of the IG BCE
for the Hesse/Thuringia region since 1997. With effect from September 1, 2003 he
will head the IG BCE's administration center in Ludwigshafen. Sikorski was
appointed to the Supervisory Board by the municipal court in Ludwigshafen at the
joint request of the BASF Group Works Council and the IG BCE. The appointment is
valid until the next regular election of the Supervisory Board.
Gerhard Zibell was a member of BASF's Supervisory Board since 1998. He resigned
as a result of career changes.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company, offering its customers a range of
high-performance products, including chemicals, plastics, performance products,
agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as crude oil and natural gas. Its
distinctive approach to integration, known in German as "Verbund," is its
strength. It enables BASF to achieve cost leadership and gives the company a
competitive advantage. BASF conducts its business in accordance with the
principles of sustainable development. In 2002, BASF had sales of about (euro)32
billion (circa $34 billion) and over 89,000 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: August 20, 2003 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