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DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Royal DSM N.V. has appointed Mrs A.M. (Margo) Vliegenthart as member of the Supervisory Board of DSM Nederland B.V. ("DSM Netherlands") with effect from 1 August 2008. Mrs Vliegenthart fills the vacancy caused by the untimely death of Mr M.A.M. (Thijs) Wöltgens earlier this year.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) * Very strong Q2 result based on 17% organic sales growth. * Changing dynamics in vitamin business drive significantly higher profitability in Life Sciences. * Materials Sciences performing well against difficult economic background. * EBIT from continuing operations up 19% to EUR 276 million. * Earnings per share 34% higher. * Guidance raised: 2008 EBIT from continuing operations expected to be around EUR 970 million, with potential upside. * Execution of Vision 2010 strategy fully on track.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of Valley Research Inc. of South Bend Indiana, United States. Through this acquisition, DSM further reinforces its leading global position in food enzymes.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Royal DSM N.V. has repurchased 534,797 of its own shares in the period from 3 July 2008 up to and including 8 July 2008 at an average price of EUR 35.90. This is in accordance with the second phase of the share buyback program, announced on 5 May 2008. The consideration of this repurchase was EUR 19.2 million.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today reports that an interruption in production that occurred at DSM Agro last month will take longer to end than originally anticipated. In view of the current positive business climate the outlook will not be lowered due to this event.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Royal DSM N.V. has repurchased 860,787 of its own shares in the period from 26 June 2008 up to and including 2 July 2008 at an average price of EUR 37.22. This is in accordance with the second phase of the share buyback program, announced on 5 May 2008. The consideration of this repurchase was EUR 32.0 million.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Craig J. Hawker, hoogleraar chemie, biochemie en materialen en directeur van het Materials Research Laboratory van de Universiteit van Californië in Santa Barbara in de Verenigde Staten, is onderscheiden met de DSM Performance Materials Award 2008 vanwege zijn uitzonderlijke bijdrage aan de ontwikkeling van de materiaalwetenschappen. Professor Hawker is een van de toonaangevende wetenschappers in de wereld op het gebied van polymere performance materials. Zijn baanbrekende fundamentele en toegepaste onderzoek en zijn toewijding aan vernieuwing hebben hem een uitstekende reputatie en veel bewonderaars in de academische wereld bezorgd.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Craig J. Hawker, Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Materials and Director of the Materials Research Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA, has been awarded the DSM Performance Materials Award 2008 in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the advancement of the materials sciences. Professor Hawker is one of the world's leading scientists in the field of polymeric performance materials. His outstanding fundamental and applied research and his dedication to innovative science have earned him a high reputation and a large following in the academic world.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Royal DSM N.V. has repurchased 749,000 of its own shares in the period from 19 June 2008 up to and including 25 June 2008 at an average price of EUR 38.21. This is in accordance with the second phase of the share buyback program, announced on 5 May 2008. The consideration of this repurchase was EUR 28.6 million.

DSM N.V. (RDSMY) Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, today announces that its Scotland based vitamin manufacturing facility has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard certification. The Dalry based facility, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, is the only Western manufacturer of vitamin C and produces the vitamin under the brand name QUALI-C(TM), the world's premium range of pure vitamin C. DSM joins a select group of the first twelve "Pathfinder" companies to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard.