Publication pursuant to § 248 a, § 249 para. 1 sentence 1 of the Stock Corporation Act

1.	The contesting and nullity actions filed by shareholders of the company against the resolutions of the extraordinary general meeting of December 19, 2006 regarding item 1 of the agenda approval of the disposal of all the shares in ALTANA Pharma AG to Nycomed Germany Holding GmbH and item 2 of the agenda amendment of § 2 para. 1 of the articles of association of the company have been finally and conclusively dismissed. No appeal has been filed against the judgement of the District Court Frankfurt am Main of December 21, 2007 (file no.: 3-05 O 8/07) dismissing the actions.
2.	The contesting and nullity actions filed by shareholders of the company against the resolution of the ordinary general meeting of May 3, 2007 regarding item 2 of the agenda appropriation of the balance sheet profit for the business year 2006 have been finally and conclusively dismissed. No appeal has been filed against the judgement of the District Court Frankfurt am Main of December 10, 2007 (file no.: 3 05 O 141/07) dismissing the actions.

Wesel, March 2008

ALTANA AG

Management Board