Munich, March 19, 2020 - Wacker Chemie AG has decided to postpone this year's Annual Shareholders' Meeting due to the current official restrictions on large-scale events and in order to protect the health of participants. The event, which was originally scheduled for May 20, 2020, will now take place on August 4, 2020. As planned, the venue for the Annual Shareholders' Meeting will remain the International Congress Center Munich.

This press release 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, among other things, 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.

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Wacker Chemie AG
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Christof Bachmair
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