EANS-News: Symrise AG / Symrise plans inaugural bond issue

- An element of a comprehensive refinancing approach

- Access to a new source of financing

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Capital measures

Subtitle: - An element of a comprehensive refinancing approach
- Access to a new source of financing

Holzminden October 6, 2010 (euro adhoc) - Symrise AG plans to issue
its first bond. The company intends to take advantage of the
currently favorable market environment and plans to refinance
existing financial debt in the context of a comprehensive refinancing
approach.

Symrise plans to meet institutional investors during a roadshow in
major European financial centers scheduled for October 11th through
13th. UniCredit, Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank have been appointed as
Lead Managers for the transaction.

Bernd Hirsch, Chief Financial Officer of Symrise AG, said: "The
planned bond issue is an important step of our financing activities.
In spring of this year we announced that we planned to optimize our
financing at the appropriate time on a longer-term basis. The capital
market environment is favorable, and a bond allows us to tap another
source of financing for Symrise. We are convinced that our
profitability, our robust cash flow and our solid equity basis will
attract great interest."

Symrise intends to supplement the planned bond issue by further
refinancing measures with the objective to refinance a total of 550
million EUR debt which are due at the end of 2011.

About Symrise Symrise is a global supplier of fragrances, flavorings
and raw materials as well as active ingredients for the perfume,
cosmetics and food industry. Its sales of EUR 1.36 billion in 2009
place the Company among the top four in the international flavor and
fragrance market. Headquartered in Holzminden, Germany, Symrise is
represented in more than 35 countries in Europe, Asia, the United
States and South America. Used by manufacturers of perfumes,
cosmetics and foods, our innovative products are an inseparable part
of daily life. At Symrise we combine an awareness of consumer trends
with cutting-edge technologies, focusing on developing innovative
fashion and lifestyle products that have additional practical value
for the consumer.

Symrise - always inspiring more…

www.symrise.com

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Further inquiry note:

Media Contact:

Bernhard Kott

phone +49 (0)5531 90-1721

bernhard.kott@symrise.com

Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE000SYM9999
WKN: SYM999
Index: MDAX
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