DSM to Acquire 51 Percent of AGI Corp.

HEERLEN, The Netherlands – Royal DSM N.V. announced that it intends to acquire a 51 percent stake in AGI Corp. of Taiwan (AGI) through a subscription for newly to-be-issued shares combined with a public tender offer, subject to AGI corporate approvals and to regulatory and other customary conditions, approvals and notifications.

AGI offers a broad range of environmentally friendly UV-curable resins and other products. AGI reported net sales in 2009 of NTD 3,561 million (approximately EUR 90 million).