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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Kuwait Petroleum Nederland B.V.
Prinsenlaan 633
3067 TZ Rotterdam, Netherlands
2. Date of Event Re-Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
10/22/99
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Celanese AG (Trading Symbol CZ)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__ Director XX 10% Owner
__ Officer (give title __ Other (specify below)
below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original
(month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
XX Form filed by One
Reporting Person
__ Form filed by More than
One reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
Ordinary Shares, no par value.
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
14,400,000 shares
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.5)
I
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
[See explanation below]
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
None
2. Date Exercisable and
Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
5. Ownership
Form of Derivative Security:
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Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Explanation of Responses:
Gallus Vermoegensverwaltungsgesellschaft mbH ("Gallus") is the holder of record
of these securities. Gallus is 100% owned by Petrochemical Resources Holding
B.V., which is 100% owned by Kuwait Petroleum Nederland B.V., which is 75% owned
by KPC International N.V., which is a 100% owned subsidiary of KPC Holdings
(Aruba) A.E.C., which is 100% owned by Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, the
ultimate parent of the group.
/s/ Dr. Kersten von Schenck
**Signature of Reporting Person Date: 11/2/1999
Name: Dr. Kersten von Schenck
Title:
On behalf of Kuwait Petroleum Nederland B.V.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays
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