Share key figures

On 5 September 2005 DSM effected a share split on a two-for-one basis (two new shares for one old share) in order to increase the liquidity of the DSM share. The data regarding the number of shares and earnings per share in the overview have been presented as if the spliting of the ordinary DSM shares had taken place prior to all periods presented.

Information about ordinary DSM shares per ordinary share in €:	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Net profit excluding exceptional items	3.64	3.07	2.85	2.82	2.09
Net profit	3.45	2.35	2.83	2.68	1.41
Cash flow	6.20	5.56	5.21	5.65	4.52
Shareholders' equity	27.12	30.42	30.03	27.59	25.19
Dividend:	1.20	1.20	1.00	1.00	0.875
- Interim dividend	0.40	0.33	0.33	0.29	0.29
- Final dividend	0.80	0.87	0.67	0.71	0.585
Pay-out as % of net profit before exceptional items	36%	35%	35%	34%	45%
Dividend yield	3.9%	3.3%	2.9%	3.4%	4.3%

Shareprices on Euronext Amsterdam	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
- Highest price	41.27	39.87	39.70	35.22	23.85
- Lowest price	15.76	31.63	28.58	23.07	17.88
- At 31 December	18.33	32.33	37.43	34.50	23.81
Number of ordinary shares outstanding: (x 1000)
- At 31 December	162,227	166,897	184,850	190,923	191,957
- Average	164,196	178,547	189,550	190,783	191,617
Daily trading volumes on Euronext Amsterdam (x 1000 ordinary shares)
- Average	1,783	1,509	1,301	1,063	1,014
- Lowest	152	94	267	238	26
- Highest	5,894	11,347	5,268	6,563	6,494