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 16, 2002
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
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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
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
Registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
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"This Report on Form 6-K contains a press release dated August 16, 2002.
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 16, 2002 By: /s/ Kurt Leidner
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Name: Kurt Leidner
Title: Director Communications
Ludwigshafen site
By: /s/ Christian Schubert
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Name: Christian Schubert
Title: Director Communications
BASF Group
Presse-Information
August 15, 2002
P 274e
Karin Moeschke
Phone: 49 621 60-20732
Fax: +49 621 60-92693
E-mail: karin.moeschke
@basf-ag.de
EVA KRAUT NEW MEMBER OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Eva Kraut, chairwoman of the works council of BASF IT Services GmbH, located
in Ludwigshafen, was today (August 15, 2002) appointed as a new member of the
Supervisory Board of BASF Aktiengesellschaft as a successor to Ellen
Schneider. Ellen Schneider, who was previously chairwoman of the joint works
council. of Elastogran GmbH, resigned from the Supervisory Board with effect
from August 19, 2002 for personal reasons. Eva Kraut joined BASF in 1980 and
has acted as a full-time works councilor at BASF IT Services GmbH since June
2001. Prior to this, Eva Kraut, who is a communications technology engineer,
worked as an SAP consultant at BASF.
Eva Kraut's appointment is effective as of August 20, 2002 and was made by the
municipal court in Ludwigshafen at the joint request of the BASF Group Works
Council and the German Mining, Chemical and Energy Industries Union (IG BCE).
The appointment is valid until the next regular election of the Supervisory
Board by the Annual Meeting.
BASF is the world's leading chemical company. It aims to increase and sustain
its corporate value through growth and innovation. BASF offers its customers a
range of high-performance products, including chemicals, plastics, coatings
systems, dispersions, agricultural products, fine chemicals as well as crude oil
and natural gas. BASF's distinctive approach to integration, known in German as
"Verbund," is its strength. It enables the
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company to achieve cost leadership and gives it a decisive competitive advantage
in the long term. BASF acts in accordance with the principles of Sustainable
Development. In 2001, BASF had sales of E32.5 billion (circa $29 billion) and
over 90,000 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.
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
67056 Ludwigshafen
Telefon +49 621 60-0 +49 621 60-9 99 38 (Corporate Media Relations BASF-Gruppe)
Telefax +49 621 60-2 01 29 +49 621 60-9 93 91 (Presse Standort Ludwigshafen)
http://www.basf.de E-Mail: presse.kontakt@basf-ag.de BASF