Bayer AG - Stockholders' Newsletter First Quarter 2006

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Bayer Stock

Bayer Stock Key Data
	1st Quarter 2005	1st Quarter 2006	Full Year 2005
High for the period (EUR)	26.82	36.37	35.92
Low for the period (EUR)	22.11	31.70	22.11
Average daily share turnover on German stock exchanges (million)	5.0	5.6	4.1
	March 31, 2005		Dec. 31, 2005	Change March 31, 2006/ Dec. 31, 2005 %
	March 31, 2005	March 31, 2006	Dec. 31, 2005	Change March 31, 2006/ Dec. 31, 2005 %
Share price (EUR)	25.47	33.06	35.29	-6.3
Market capitalization (EUR million)	18,602	24,145	25,774	-6.3
Stockholders’ equity (EUR million)	10,538	12,105	11,157	+8.5
Number of shares entitled to the dividend (million)	730.34	730.34	730.34	0.0

DAX	4,349	5,970	5,408	+10.4

Following an excellent performance by Bayer shares in 2005 (+50.5 percent), the first two months of 2006 were dominated by profit-taking. From March 2006, investors’ interest focused on the planned acquisition of Schering.

Bayer stock closed at EUR 33.06 on March 31, 2006, down 6.3 percent from the closing price on December 31, 2005. Over the same period the DAX rose 10.4 percent to 5,970.

Price Trend

2005/2006