Sika AG: REQUEST FOR AGENDA ITEM AND PROPOSAL TO DELETE OPTING OUT PROVISION

Sika AG has received from Ethos Stiftung and eleven other shareholders[1] who represent together 22,493 bearer shares of Sika with a total nominal value of CHF 13,495.80 the request for an agenda item for the extraordinary General Meeting requested by Schenker-Winkler Holding AG. Ethos and the eleven other shareholders propose the deletion of article 5 of the articles of incorporation (Opting out). The Board of Directors will examine the request and proposal and will comment in due course.

SIKA CORPORATE PROFILE
Sika is a specialty chemicals company with a leading position in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protecting in the building sector and the motor vehicle industry. Sika has subsidiaries in 84 countries around the world and manufactures in over 160 factories. Its more than 16,000 employees generate annual sales of CHF 5.14 billion.

[1] The eleven other shareholders are Aargauische Pensionskasse, Bernische Pensionskasse, Caisse Inter-Entreprises de Prévoyance Professionnelle (CIEPP), Pensionskasse comPlan, Luzerner Pensionskasse, Anlagestiftung der Migros-Pensionskasse, Pensionskasse Basel-Stadt, Pensionskasse Stadt Zürich, Pictet Funds SA (Ethos), Raiffeisen Futura Swiss Stock, Vontobel Fund (CH) - Ethos Equities Swiss Mid & Small A.