The remuneration package of the Supervisory Board comprises an annual fixed
fee and an annual committee-membership fee.
The fixed fee for the Chairman of the Supervisory Board is €50,000. The
members of the Supervisory Board each receive a fixed fee of €35,000.
Committee membership is awarded €5,000 per member and €7,500 for the Chairman.
In accordance with good corporate governance, the remuneration of the
Supervisory Board is not dependent on the results of the company. This implies
that neither stock options nor shares are granted to Supervisory Board members
by way of remuneration.
If any shareholdings in DSM are held by Supervisory Board members, they serve
as a long-term investment in the company. At year-end 2007 the members of the
Supervisory Board together held 6,084 shares in Royal DSM N.V.
The company does not provide any loans to its Supervisory Board members.
Rules have been adopted governing ownership of and reporting on transactions
in securities (other than securities issued by DSM) by Supervisory Board
members.
The table below gives an overview of the remuneration paid to the Supervisory
Board in 2007.
|
| Annual fixed fee | Committee fee | Total |
|
Cor Herkströter, Chairman
|
50,000
|
8,750
|
58,750
|
|
Henk Bodt, Deputy Chairman
|
35,000
|
7,500
|
42,500
|
|
Okko Müller (until 28 March 2007)
|
8,750
|
1,250
|
10,000
|
|
Cees van Woudenberg
|
35,000
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
|
Ewald Kist
|
35,000
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
|
Pierre Hochuli
|
35,000
|
N/A
|
35,000
|
|
Claudio Sonder
|
35,000
|
3,750
|
38,750
|
|
Tom de Swaan
|
35,000
|
5,000
|
40,000
|
| Total | 268,750 | 36,250 | 305,000 |
