Press Release

May 8, 2019

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2019

Summary of the resolutions and voting at DSM's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2019.

Resolutions and votes cast

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) took place on Wednesday 8 May 2019 at DSM’s head office in Heerlen, the Netherlands.

Number of outstanding shares

The number of outstanding shares on 26 March 2019, the convocation date, was 220,703,237. The number of outstanding shares on 10 Aril 2019, the record date, was 220,806,527.

The shareholders or shareholder representatives attending the meeting represented 64.24% 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 2018.

Agenda item 3a

The implementation of the Remuneration Policy for the Managing Board in 2018 was explained.

Agenda item 3b

The amendment of the Remuneration Policy for the Managing Board was adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	147,162,334	3,806,958	1,906,481	152,875,773
%	97.48	2.52		100.00

Agenda item 3c

The amendment of the Remuneration for the Supervisory Board was adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	150,431,539	2,372,211	72,018	152,875,768
%	98.45	1.55		100.00

Agenda item 4

The Financial Statements for 2018 were adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	151,928,575	774,838	166,190	152,869,603
%	99.49	0.51		100.00

Agenda item 5a

The reserve policy and dividend policy were explained.

Agenda item 5b

The dividend per ordinary share to be paid for 2018 being €2.30 was adopted.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	152,205,508	605,133	59,219	152,869,860
%	99.60	0.40		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	150,555,226	1,865,748	451,030	152,872,004
%	98.78	1.22		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	150,554,003	1,867,022	451,225	152,872,250
%	98.78	1.22		100.00

Agenda item 7a

Pauline van der Meer Mohr was reappointed as a member of the Supervisory Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	152,462,729	156,895	252,636	152,872,260
%	99.90	0.10		100.00

Agenda item 7b

Erica Mann was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	152,639,413	153,317	79,530	152,872,260
%	99.90	0.10		100.00

Agenda item 8

The external auditor was reappointed.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	152,426,995	373,757	71,292	152,872,044
%	99.76	0.24		100.00

Agenda item 9a

The Managing Board was authorized to issue up to 10% ordinary shares and to exclude pre-emptive rights.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	131,500,550	20,835,555	535,521	152,871,626
%	86.32	13.68		100.00

Agenda item 9b

Authorization was granted to the Managing Board to issue an additional 10% ordinary shares in connection with a rights issue.

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	132,754,875	20,117,234	0	152,872,109
%	86.84	13.16		100.00

Agenda item 10

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

	For	Against	Abstain	Total
Votes	151,250,149	1,495,141	126,818	152,872,108
%	99.02	0.98		100.00

Agenda item 11

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	151,588,116	1,283,993	0	152,872,109
%	99.16	0.84		100.00

Published 08 May 2019