Marijn Dekkers, chief executive officer of Bayer AG, left, poses for a photograph with Werner Baumann, chief financial officer of Bayer AG, during the company's results news conference in Leverkusen, Germany, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. Bayer AG reported fourth-quarter earnings per share that met analysts' estimates and forecast sales growth of about 3 percent for this year. Photographer: Hannelore Foerster/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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