Half Year Investor presentation and facultative plant tour

Ladies and Gentlemen,

We have the pleasure of inviting you to attend Givaudan’s Half Year Investor Presentation in Zurich followed by a buffet lunch and a facultative plant tour in Dübendorf, where our European Flavour Operations and our Global Fragrance Research are located.

Dr Jürg Witmer, CEO, and Othmar Vock, CFO, will give you a comprehensive company presentation including our half year results 2002 and the newest developments within Givaudan, followed by a Q&A session.

We are looking forward to welcoming you on 5 September 2002. Doors will open at 10.00 a.m. onwards, in the Widder Saal at Hotel Widder, Rennweg 7 in Zurich.

The conference will be held in English and will start at 10.30 a.m. After the conference you are invited to join us for a buffet lunch.

At 14.00 we will leave Zurich for a facultative plant tour in Dübendorf which includes the visit of the compounding facilities, flavour creation and application laboratories as well as a presentation of our global research centre for fragrances. We will be back in town at approx. 17.00.

Please assist us with our preparations by printing, completing and returning by fax or e-mail the following registration form before 23 August 2002.

Yours sincerely,

Peter Wullschleger
Head Investor Relations

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Please return the completed registration form by 23 August 2002 at the latest to:
Givaudan SA, Fax: +41 22 780 90 90; E-mail: peter_b.wullschleger@givaudan.com