Under the Dutch Major Holdings Disclosure Act, shareholdings of 5% or more in any Dutch company must be disclosed to the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). According to the register kept by the AFM the following shareholders had disclosed that they owned between 5 and 10% of DSM’s total share capital on 9 March 2010:
- Fortis Verzekering Nederland NV.
- Aviva plc (Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering NV.)
- Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.
- Capital Research and Management Company