Diemen, the Netherlands, 4 May 2009 – CSM nv announces that its stock dividend has been set at 1/21 part of a share per CSM share. This has been calculated on the basis of the weighted average share price on 27, 28 and 29 April 2009.
As was reported on 23 April 2009, the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting has set the dividend for the financial year 2008 at EUR 0.88 per share. Of this dividend EUR 0.44 will be paid in cash and in principle be subject to the Dutch dividend withholding tax of 15%. The remaining EUR 0.44 will be paid in shares and charged to the reserves.
Both the cash and stock dividends will be payable on 6 May 2009.