Corporate governance
We are fully committed to good corporate governance. Our principles and rules on corporate governance are laid down in the articles of association and the organizational regulations, among other documents.
Annual shareholder meetings
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6 May 2025
Annual General Meeting
The next Annual General Meeting will take place on May 6, 2025 in Kaiseraugst, Switzerland.
7 May 2024
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of DSM-Firmenich AG took place on 7 May 2024 at the company’s head offices at Wurmisberg 576, 4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland. All resolutions on the agenda were approved by the shareholders.
Voting results
Invitation to the Annual General Meeting
Voting instructions can be provided through this link.
AGM minutes
Documents
Integrated Annual Report 2023
Sustainability Report 2023 (Extract from the Integrated Annual Report 2023)
Compensation Report 2023 (Extract from the Integrated Annual Report 2023)
Supporting documents for
meeting attendance/voting
Shareholder meeting user manual
Shareholder meeting Q&As
Policy on use of electronic means at Hybrid Meetings
The extraordinary general meeting of shareholders was held on June 29, 2023 at the company offices at Wurmisweg 576, 4303 Kaiseraugst, Switzerland. All resolutions on the agenda were approved by the shareholders.
The shareholders or shareholder representatives voted on 197,464,498 shares or 74.45% of the issued share capital entitled to vote. Number of votes per share is 1 and the number of outstanding shares on 29 June 2023, the date of the meeting, was 265,217,171.
Agenda item 1:
Approval of the stand-alone interim financial statements of DSM-Firmenich AG for the period from 1 January 2023 to 8 May 2023
| For | Against | Abstain | Total | |
| Votes | 195,384,208 | 1,200,493 | 879,797 | 197,464,498 |
| % | 98.95% | 0.61% | 0.45% |
Agenda item 2:
Dividend / Distribution of Capital Contribution Reserves
| For | Against | Abstain | Total | |
| Votes | 197,445,780 | 8,293 | 10,425 | 197,464,498 |
| % | 99.99% | 0.00% | 0.01% |
Agenda item 3.1
Approval of remuneration for the Board of Directors
| For | Against | Abstain | Total | |
| Votes | 195,384,208 | 4,485,119 | 1,076,031 | 197,464,498 |
| % | 97.18% | 2.27% | 0.54% |
Agenda item 3.2
Approval of the remuneration of the Executive Committee
| For | Against | Abstain | Total | |
| Votes | 191,489,400 | 4,476,258 | 1,498,840 | 197,464,498 |
| % | 96.97% | 2.27% | 0.76% |
Agenda item 4.1
Approval of certain important transactions by shareholders
| For | Against | Abstain | Total | |
| Votes | 185,937,469 | 3,530,633 | 7,996,396 | 97,464,498 |
| % | 94.16% | 1.79% | 4.05% |
Agenda item 4.2
Possibility of the Board of Directors to request custodians to disclose the identity of shareholders and beneficial owners
| For | Against | Abstain | Total | |
| Votes | 184,157,906 | 3,790,079 | 9,516,513 | 197,464,498 |
| % | 93.26% | 1.92% | 4.82% |
Documents
Invitation to the extraordinary general meeting
Voting instructions can be provided through this link.
EGM presentation - 29 June 2023
EGM minutes
Supporting documents
Agenda item 1
Interim Financial Statements
Agenda item 3
Remuneration at dsm-firmenich
Statement on BoD and Exco remuneration (ENG)
Statement on BoD and Exco remuneration (NL)
Agenda item 4
Articles of association (with proposed amendments highlighted)
Article of association (with proposed amendments)
Hybrid meeting guidance
Policy on use of electronic means
Hybrid meeting shareholder manual
Hybrid meeting Q&A's
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