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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>CELANESE AG*</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>*CELANESE CORPORATION</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Translation of Registrant&#146;s name into English)
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or other jurisdiction of</FONT></TD>
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>61476 Kronberg/Taunus, Germany</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>CELANESE AMERICAS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full title of the plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Julie K. Chapin, Esq., Vice President and Secretary<BR>
Celanese Americas Corporation<BR>
86 Morris Avenue<BR>
Summit, NJ 07901</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name and address of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(908)&nbsp;522-7500</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Calculation of Registration Fee</B>
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<B>2,000,000 shares</B>
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<TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>$36,190,000.00</B>
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        <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>$8,649.41</B></FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">In addition, pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933
(the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this registration statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
employee benefit plan described herein.</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h), based upon the average of the high and low prices
of the Registrant&#146;s Ordinary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on
November&nbsp;29, 2001, as reported in <I>The New York Times </I>on
November&nbsp;30, 2001.</FONT></TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section&nbsp;10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the
Note to Part I of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 is being filed solely to register
additional securities. In accordance with General Instruction E of Form&nbsp;S-8,
Celanese AG (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby incorporates by reference the contents of
the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (No.&nbsp;333-30284) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on February&nbsp;15, 2000,
relating to the Celanese Americas Retirement Savings Plan, except that
provisions contained in Part II of such registration statement are modified as
set forth herein.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 hereby incorporates by reference
the contents of the following documents filed by the Registrant with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;):
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        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the
fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000, as filed with the
Commission on March&nbsp;23, 2001;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">The Annual Report on Form&nbsp;11-K filed by the Plan for
the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the
fiscal year covered by the Registrant&#146;s document referred to in
(a)&nbsp;above; and</FONT></TD>
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        <TD width="91%"><FONT size="2">The description of the ordinary shares of the
Registrant with no par value (the &#147;Ordinary Shares&#148;), contained
in the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the
Commission on October&nbsp;21, 1999 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(g) of the
Exchange Act.</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment indicating that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents so incorporated by reference.
Statements contained in the foregoing documents incorporated by reference shall
be deemed to be modified or superseded hereby to the extent that statements
contained herein, or in any subsequently filed documents that are amendments
hereto or that are incorporated herein by reference, shall modify or replace
such statements. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the
Prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information, including
financial statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein
by reference.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant shall furnish without charge to each person to whom the
Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request of such person, a copy
of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits
to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by
reference to the information that is incorporated). Requests should be directed
to the Benefits Department, Celanese Americas Corporation, 86 Morris Avenue,
Summit, New Jersey 07901, telephone number (908)&nbsp;522-7511.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
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The English language translation of the form of Articles of Association
<I>(Satzung) </I>of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;1.1 to
the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;20-F for the year ended December
31, 2000 (File Number 1-15419) filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;23, 2001)</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftspr&#252;fungsgesellschaft to incorporation by reference of
Independent Auditors&#146; Reports</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page)</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The Registrant. </I>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kronberg im Taunus,
Federal Republic of Germany, on the 3rd day of December, 2001.
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/s/ Claudio Sonder</FONT></TD>
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Claudio Sonder</FONT></TD>
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<I>Chairman of the Management Board</I></FONT></TD>
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/s/ Perry W. Premdas</FONT></TD>
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Perry W. Premdas</FONT></TD>
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<I>Member of the Management Board</I></FONT></TD>
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<I>and Chief Financial Officer</I></FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, </B>that each of the undersigned officers and
directors of Celanese AG (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) hereby constitutes and appoints
Edmond A. Collins, Michael E. Grom, and Julie K. Chapin,
or any of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and
on his behalf and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities and
on behalf of the Registrant, to sign, execute, and file this Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any or all
amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any regulatory authority,
granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he himself might or could do, if
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Claudio Sonder</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chairman of the Management Board
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
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(Chief Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Claudio Sonder</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Perry W. Premdas</FONT></TD>
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Member of the Management Board
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        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Michael E. Grom</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Principal Accounting Officer
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Michael E. Grom</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ernst Schadow</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Member of the Management Board;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Edward H. Munoz</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Member of the Management Board;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ David N. Weidman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Member of the Management Board;
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">David N. Weidman</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Julie K. Chapin</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Authorized Representative in the United States
</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">December&nbsp;3, 2001</FONT></TD>
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        <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Julie K. Chapin</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>The Plan. </I>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Summit, State of New Jersey, on December&nbsp;3, 2001.
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        <TD valign="top" colspan="3"><FONT size="2"><B>CELANESE AMERICAS<br>
        RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN</B></FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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/s/ Carol Parrillo</FONT></TD>
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        <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Carol Parrillo</FONT></TD>
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On behalf of the Celanese Americas Benefits Committee</FONT></TD>
        <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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The English language translation of the form of Articles of
Association <I>(Satzung) </I>of the Registrant, (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit&nbsp;1.1 to The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report
on Form&nbsp;20-F for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2000 (File Number
1-15419), as filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;23, 2001</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftspr&#252;fungsgesellschaft to
incorporation by reference of Independent Auditors&#146; Reports</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (included in signature page)</FONT></TD>
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FORM S-8
Table of Contents
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CELANESE AG*
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
*CELANESE CORPORATION
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Federal Republic of Germany
None
(State or other jurisdiction of
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
61476 Kronberg/Taunus, Germany
(Address of principal executive offices)
CELANESE AMERICAS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Julie K. Chapin, Esq., Vice President and Secretary
Celanese Americas Corporation
86 Morris Avenue
Summit, NJ 07901
(Name and address of agent for service)
(908) 522-7500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Calculation of Registration Fee
Proposed
Proposed maximum
Amount to be
maximum offering
aggregate offering
Amount of
Title of securities to be registered(1)
registered
price per share
price
registration fee
Ordinary Shares with no par value
2,000,000 shares
$18.10(2)
$36,190,000.00
$8,649.41
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers an
indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the
employee benefit plan described herein.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h), based upon the average of the high and low prices
of the Registrant's Ordinary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange on
November 29, 2001, as reported in
The New York Times
on
November 30, 2001.
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 8. Exhibits
SIGNATURES
POWER OF ATTORNEY
SIGNATURES
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
CONSENT OF KPMG DEUTSCHE TREUHAND-GESELLSCHAFT
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a)
prospectus is omitted from this registration statement in accordance with Rule
428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the
Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed solely to register
additional securities. In accordance with General Instruction E of Form S-8,
Celanese AG (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates by reference the contents of
the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-30284) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on February 15, 2000,
relating to the Celanese Americas Retirement Savings Plan, except that
provisions contained in Part II of such registration statement are modified as
set forth herein.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 hereby incorporates by reference
the contents of the following documents filed by the Registrant with the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"):
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, as filed with the
Commission on March 23, 2001;
(b)
The Annual Report on Form 11-K filed by the Plan for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000;
(c)
All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the
fiscal year covered by the Registrant's document referred to in
(a) above; and
(d)
The description of the ordinary shares of the
Registrant with no par value (the "Ordinary Shares"), contained
in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission on October 21, 1999 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment indicating that all securities offered have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents so incorporated by reference.
Statements contained in the foregoing documents incorporated by reference shall
be deemed to be modified or superseded hereby to the extent that statements
contained herein, or in any subsequently filed documents that are amendments
hereto or that are incorporated herein by reference, shall modify or replace
such statements. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement. All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the
Prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information, including
financial statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein
by reference.
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The Registrant shall furnish without charge to each person to whom the
Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request of such person, a copy
of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits
to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by
reference to the information that is incorporated). Requests should be directed
to the Benefits Department, Celanese Americas Corporation, 86 Morris Avenue,
Summit, New Jersey 07901, telephone number (908) 522-7511.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
The English language translation of the form of Articles of Association
(Satzung)
of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 1.1 to
the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2000 (File Number 1-15419) filed with the Commission on March 23, 2001)
23.1
Consent of KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft to incorporation by reference of
Independent Auditors' Reports
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in signature page)
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has
duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Kronberg im Taunus,
Federal Republic of Germany, on the 3rd day of December, 2001.
CELANESE AG
By:
/s/ Claudio Sonder
Claudio Sonder
Chairman of the Management Board
By:
/s/ Perry W. Premdas
Perry W. Premdas
Member of the Management Board
and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS,
that each of the undersigned officers and
directors of Celanese AG (the "Registrant") hereby constitutes and appoints
Edmond A. Collins, Michael E. Grom, and Julie K. Chapin,
or any of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and
on his behalf and in his name, place, and stead, in any and all capacities and
on behalf of the Registrant, to sign, execute, and file this Registration
Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any or all
amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), with all
exhibits and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any regulatory authority,
granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he himself might or could do, if
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name of Signatory
Capacities in Which Signing
Date
/s/ Claudio Sonder
Chairman of the Management Board
December 3, 2001
(Chief Executive Officer)
Claudio Sonder
(Signatures continue on the following page)
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/s/ Perry W. Premdas
Member of the Management Board
December 3, 2001
(Principal Financial Officer)
Perry W. Premdas
/s/ Michael E. Grom
Principal Accounting Officer
December 3, 2001
Michael E. Grom
/s/ Ernst Schadow
Member of the Management Board;
December 3, 2001
Ernst Schadow
/s/ Edward H. Munoz
Member of the Management Board;
December 3, 2001
Edward H. Munoz
/s/ David N. Weidman
Member of the Management Board;
December 3, 2001
David N. Weidman
/s/ Julie K. Chapin
Authorized Representative in the United States
December 3, 2001
Julie K. Chapin
SIGNATURES
The Plan.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Summit, State of New Jersey, on December 3, 2001.
CELANESE AMERICAS
RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
By:
/s/ Carol Parrillo
Carol Parrillo
On behalf of the Celanese Americas Benefits Committee
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Regulation
S-K Exhibit
Number
Description of
Document
4.1
The English language translation of the form of Articles of
Association
(Satzung)
of the Registrant, (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 1.1 to The Registrant's Annual Report
on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2000 (File Number
1-15419), as filed with the Commission on March 23, 2001
23.1
Consent of KPMG Deutsche Treuhand-Gesellschaft
Aktiengesellschaft Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft to
incorporation by reference of Independent Auditors' Reports
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in signature page)
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