Press release

Heerlen, NL, 03 May 2017 18:00 CEST

Royal DSM today held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders at its corporate headquarters in Heerlen (Netherlands). Shareholders approved all resolutions on the agenda.

The following resolutions were approved at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders:

• Adoption of the Financial Statements for 2016
• Amendment of the Articles of Association
• Adoption of the dividend for 2016 (see also separate press release)
• Release from liability of the members of the Managing Board in respect of their managerial activities
• Release from liability of the members of the Supervisory Board in respect of their supervisory role
• Reappointment of Mr. Dimitri de Vreeze as a member of the Managing Board
• Appointment of Mr. John Ramsay as a member of the Supervisory Board
• Appointment of Mr. Frits van Paasschen as a member of the Supervisory Board
• Reappointment of the external auditor
• Extension of the period during which the Managing Board is authorized to issue ordinary shares and to limit or exclude the preferential right when issuing ordinary shares
• Authorization of the Managing Board to have the company repurchase shares
• Reduction of the issued capital by canceling shares