Profile and Organization

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Organization

The subgroups and service companies operate independently under the leadership of the management holding company Bayer AG.

Business operations are the responsibility of the subgroups:

Bayer HealthCare AG researches, develops, manufactures and markets innovative products for disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Bayer CropScience AG is a global leader in crop protection and non-agricultural pest control.
Bayer MaterialScience AG is a renowned supplier of high-performance materials and innovative system solutions used in a wide range of products for everyday life.

Central service functions are combined into three service companies:

Bayer Business Services GmbH is the Bayer Group's international competence center for IT-based services.
Bayer Technology Services GmbH, the technological backbone of the Bayer Group, is engaged in process development and in process and plant engineering, construction and optimization.
Bayer Industry Services GmbH & Co. OHG is the operator of Germany's largest chemical park network, with sites at Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen.

Corporate Governance

Dual governance system with the following governance bodies:

Board of Management:	four members, Chairman: Werner Wenning
Supervisory Board:	20 members, Chairman: Dr. Manfred Schneider

Products

The Bayer Group markets some 5,000 products. Best-sellers include:

in the health care field: Ascensia® product line, Kogenate®, Adalat®, Aspirin®
in the nutrition field: Confidor®/ Gaucho®/Admire®/Merit®, Folicur®/Raxil®
in the field of high-tech materials: Makrolon®, Baydur®, Bayflex® Footwear, Desmodur®/Desmophen®

Locations

Bayer is represented around the world by 350 companies. Global headquarters are in Leverkusen, Germany.

Workforce

106,000 employees worldwide (as of December 31, 2006), including:

57,800 in Europe (of which Germany: 44,100)
17,200 in North America
17,300 in Asia/Pacific
13,700 in Latin America/Africa/Middle East

Bayer Stock

included in nearly all the major share indices
traded on all German stock exchanges
dividend per share: EUR 1.00

Financial data

2006 fiscal year, in EUR million:

Net sales:	28,956	Stockholders' equity:	12,851
EBITDA:	4,675	Total assets:	55,891
Operating result (EBIT)	2,762	Capital expenditures:	1,739
Income before income taxes:	1,980	Personnel expenses:	6,630
Net income:	1,683	Research and development expenses:	2,297
Gross cash flow:	3,913
Net cash flow	3,928

Current Financial Reports