LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft / Key word(s): Restructure of Company 24.07.2014 16:00 Dissemination of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LANXESS Board of Management initiates Group-wide restructuring program Cologne - As part of the realignment of LANXESS, the Board of Management has initiated a Group-wide restructuring program at its board meeting today. Talks about planned measures resulting from the program are now being held with the Supervisory Board and employee representatives. Administrative structures and decision-making processes are to be streamlined. Customer and market orientation in the business units will be further improved. At the beginning of May, as part of the publication of the first quarter 2014 results, LANXESS already announced that it is developing measures to reduce costs and increase competitiveness. LANXESS will provide detailed information about the restructuring program during the second half of this year. Cologne, July 24, 2014 Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by LANXESS AG management. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments. 24.07.2014 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft Kennedyplatz 1 50569 Köln Germany Phone: +49 (0)221 8885-0 Fax: +49 (0)221 8885-4944 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.lanxess.com ISIN: DE0005470405 WKN: 547040 Indices: DAX Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------