Midland, MI - March 28, 2005

The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) hosted a live Webcast of its first quarter 2005 earnings conference call with securities analysts on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Dow issued its first quarter earnings release on PR Newswire at approximately 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time that day.

Dow management participating on the call were J. Pedro Reinhard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Kathleen C. Fothergill, Corporate Director, Investor Relations. They discussed Dow's first quarter business results and outlook for the company. The Webcast lasted one hour. A replay of the Webcast is available.