Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no condition, warranty or other term as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any condition, warranty or other term by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a court or statutory order in protection.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Any samples or developmental material provided by Seller are provided “AS IS” with no warranty as to its performance and such samples or materials shall not create any warranty by sample, which is hereby waived. Buyer shall not use Seller’s name or trademarks in any advertisements, product descriptions, packaging materials, websites, or any other promotional materials, except with the prior written consent of Seller. 18. In case Buyer is required to disclose the information by virtue of a court order or statutory duty, Buyer shall immediately inform Seller and reasonably cooperate with Seller should it seek to obtain a protective order.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: • Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future; • The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs and other political, economic and regulatory risks; • The current and potential future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position or cash flows, including without any limitation, any supply chain and logistics issues; • Changes in polymer consumption growth rates and laws and regulations regarding plastics in jurisdictions where we conduct business; • Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply, and in energy prices and supply; • Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs; • Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters; • Our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; • Information systems failures and cyberattacks; • Amounts for cash and non-cash charges related to restructuring plans that may differ from original estimates, including because of timing changes associated with the underlying actions; • Any material adverse changes in the equity and assets of Koninklijke DSM N.V.’s protective materials business (“the Dyneema Business”); • Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of the Dyneema Business and the possible sale of the Distribution business segment; and • Other factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022 under Item 1A, “Risk Factors.” D I S T R IBU T I O N) 18 END-MARKET FOCUS FOR NEW INNOVATION Semiconductors Robotics Healthcare Interconnected disruptive markets with massive innovation needs 19 APPENDIX Performance Additives Pigments TiO2 Dyestuffs 3%Polyethylene Nylon 6% Polypropylene Other Raw Materials 30% Styrenic Block Copolymer ~40% hydrocarbon based (Grey shaded materials are hydrocarbon based, includes portion of “Other Raw Materials”) Non-hydrocarbon based materials 22 • Significant raw material price inflation and tight inventory continued in Q2 2022, although at a slightly lesser rate compared to the prior quarter o For Q2 2022, the average cost of key hydrocarbon based materials was up 15%, roughly the same as the average cost of non- hydrocarbon based materials Continued supply chain challenges persisted during Q2 related to raw material spot purchases, freight constraints and productivity loss as a result of these shortages.