Key Figures Q1 2002

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• Operating profit down 35% from Q1 2001 on a comparable basis (not including
• EBN) but up 41% on Q4 2001
• Life Science Products cluster below Q4 2001 level (as expected); profit growth will resume in second quarter
• Performance Materials cluster shows much better performance than in Q4 2001
• DSM Petrochemicals to be sold to SABIC; closing expected by the end of June
• Q2 2002 operating profit expected to be considerably better than Q1 2002 and at approximately the level of Q2 2001 on a comparable basis