Press Release

May 7, 2014

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2014

Summary of the resolutions at DSM'S Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2014.

Resolutions and votes cast

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) took place on Wednesday 7 May 2014 at DSM’s head office in Heerlen, the Netherlands.

The shareholders or shareholder representatives attending the meeting represented 61% of the issued share capital entitled to vote. There is one vote per share and all the resolutions were approved.

Agenda item 2

The Managing Board elucidated the Annual Report for 2013.

Agenda item 3

The implementation in 2013 of the remuneration policy for the Managing Board was discussed.

Agenda item 4

The Financial Statements for 2013 were adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	130,670,150	39,998	258,405	130,968,553
%	99.97	0.03		100.00

Agenda item 5a

The reserve policy and dividend policy were elucidated.

Agenda item 5b

The dividend per ordinary share to be paid for 2013 being €1.65 was declared. The final dividend (€1.15) to be made available in cash or ordinary shares, at the option of the shareholder was adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	129,539,752	1,173,796	255,380	130,968,928
%	99.10	0.90		100.00

Agenda item 6a

The members of the Managing Board were released from liability in respect of their managerial activities; the release relates to the data revealed by the annual accounts and/or otherwise communicated to the General Meeting before the annual accounts were approved.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	128,541,653	2,163,362	264,465	130,969,480
%	98.34	1.66		100.00

Agenda item 6b

The members of the Supervisory Board were released from liability in respect of their supervisory role; the release relates to the data revealed by the annual accounts and/or otherwise communicated to the General Meeting before the annual accounts were approved.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	128,541,954	2,164,071	262,903	130,968,928
%	98.34	1.66		100.00

Agenda item 7a

Mr. Rolf-Dieter Schwalb was reappointed as member of the Managing Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	130,631,053	6,541	330,780	130,968,374
%	99.99	0.01		100.00

Agenda item 7b

Mrs. Geraldine Matchett was appointed as member of the Managing Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	130,621,715	13,964	333,803	130,969,482
%	99.99	0.01		100.00

Agenda item 8a

Mr. Rob Routs was reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	121,531,977	7,749,639	1,685,258	130,966,874
%	94.01	5.99		100.00

Agenda item 8b

Mr. Tom de Swaan was reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	103,143,430	27,489,222	334,222	130,966,874
%	78.96	21.04		100.00

Agenda item 9

KPMG Accountants NV was appointed as independent auditor for Koninklijke DSM NV.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	128,035,807	2,375,957	552,364	130,964,128
%	98.18	1.82		100.00

Agenda item 10a

The period during which the Managing Board is authorized to issue ordinary shares was extended.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	107,944,263	22,762,753	257,438	130,964,454
%	82.58	17.42		100.00

Agenda item 10b

The period during which the Managing Board is authorized to limit or exclude the preferential right when issuing ordinary shares was extended.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	104,713,056	25,993,684	257,712	130,964,452
%	80.11	19.89		100.00

Agenda item 11

Authorization was granted to the Managing Board to have the company repurchase own shares.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	129,424,168	1,248,343	291,142	130,963,653
%	99.04	0.96		100.00

Agenda item 12

The meeting resolved to reduce the issued capital by cancellation of own shares up to a maximum of the number that is or will be bought by the company.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	130,701,636	6,048	255,630	130,963,314
%	100.00	0.00		100.00

Published 07 May 2014