Press Release

May 3, 2017

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2017

Summary of the resolutions at DSM'S Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2017.

Resolutions and votes cast

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) took place on Wednesday 3 May 2017 at DSM’s head office in Heerlen, the Netherlands.

The shareholders or shareholder representatives attending the meeting represented 64.51% 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 explained the Annual Report for 2016.

Agenda item 3

The implementation in 2016 of the remuneration policy for the Managing Board was discussed.

Agenda item 4

The Financial Statements for 2016 were adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	141,055,879	100	43,259	141,099,238
%	100.00	0.00		100.00

Agenda item 5a

The Amendment of the Articles of Association was adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	140,051,910	1,042,850	3,208	141,097,968
%	99.26	0.74		100.00

Agenda item 5b

The reserve policy and dividend policy were explained.

Agenda item 5c

The dividend per ordinary share to be paid for 2016 being €1.75 was declared.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	141,096,238	0	3,000	141,099,238
%	100.00	0.00		100.00

Agenda item 6a

The members of the Managing Board were released from liability in respect of their managerial activities.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	139,796,445	724,313	578,486	141,099,244
%	99.48	0.52		100.00

Agenda item 6b

The members of the Supervisory Board were released from liability in respect of their supervisory role.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	139,786,297	725,156	588,041	141,099,494
%	99.48	0.52		100.00

Agenda item 7

Dimtri de Vreeze was reappointed as a member of the Managing Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	140,829,221	6,875	195,695	141,031,791
%	100.00	0.00		100.00

Agenda item 8a

John Ramsay was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	140,385,693	557,314	156,487	141,099,494
%	99.60	0.40		100.00

Agenda item 8b

Frits Dirk van Paasschen was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	140,378,153	565,354	155,986	141,099,493
%	99.60	0.40		100.00

Agenda item 9

The external auditor was reappointed.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	139,900,618	1,127,390	69,700	141,097,708
%	99.20	0.80		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	127,145,030	13,884,585	69,587	141,099,202
%	90.15	9.85		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	109,256,985	31,770,734	71,514	141,099,233
%	77.47	22.53		100.00

Agenda item 11

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

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	140,625,328	388,516	85,645	141,099,489
%	99.72	0.28		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	140,713,143	386,346	0	141,099,489
%	99.73	0.27		100.00

Published 03 May 2017