The Dow Chemical Company today filed its answer in the Delaware Court of Chancery to the litigation initiated on January 26, 2009, by Rohm and Haas Co. related to the proposed merger between the two companies.

Dow's response includes the Company's comprehensive position on the circumstances that have led to the current delay in completion of the merger with Rohm and Haas.

To read the full text of Dow’s response, visitnews.dow.com/dow_news/pdfs/20090203answer.pdf.