Annual general meeting 2010

The executive and supervisory boards propose that the net retained earnings of Südzucker Aktiengesellschaft Mannheim/Ochsenfurt for fiscal 2009/10 of EUR 85,215,858.14 be used as follows:

Distribute a dividend of EUR 0.45 per share
on 189,353,608 no-par value bearer shares	85,209,123.60 EUR
Balance to be carried forward	6,734.54 EUR
Net retained earnings	85,215,858.14 EUR

To the extent that treasury shares are available on the day of the general meeting, the proposed resolution will be amended so that the distribution of EUR 0.45 per dividend-bearing share is maintained and the corresponding higher remainder carried forward.

The dividend will be paid on July 21, 2010.

Notice on behalf of the company: Dividend announcement will be published after resolution within a stock exchange gazette, the Electronic German Federal Gazette and at the company's Web site.