Vara Research Consensus Estimates/Clariant: Q2 2008 Sales: CHF 2,108m (-3.3%); EBIT before exceptionals: CHF 141m (-0.7%)

The calculated consensus is based on the estimates of 12 major banks consulted by Vara Research GmbH.

+----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ |(in million CHF) |Q2 08E | YoY| 2008E| YoY| 2009E| YoY| | | |Growth| | Growth| | Growth| +----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ |Sales | 2,108| *3.3%| 8,365| *2.0%| 8,494| 1.5%| +----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ |EBIT before | | | | | | | |exceptionals | 141| *0.7%| 543| 0.7%| 556| 2.4%| +----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ |EPS reported | 0.15| n.m.| 0.58| n.m.| 1.16| 101.9%| +----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ |EPS clean* | 0.29| n.m.| 1.15| *7.9%| 1.39| 20.4%| +----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | * As defined by Vara Research GmbH| | | | | +----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ | | | | | | | | +----------------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+ The company will release its Q2 2008 results on July 29, 2008.

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