Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2016

• Dividend of € 1.10 per (depositary receipt of) ordinary share for the financial year 2015 declared.
• Re-appointment Mr. R.L. van Iperen as member of the Supervisory Board.

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held on 26 April 2016, declared a dividend of € 1.10 per (depositary receipt of) ordinary share with a nominal value of € 0.25 for the 2015 financial year. Shareholders and holders of depositary receipts are offered the option of stock or cash dividend. The value of the stock dividend will be determined one day after expiry of the option period and will be based on the average share price during the last five trading days of the option period which will end on 17 May 2016. The dividend will be made available for payment, either in cash or stock, on 20 May 2016.

In addition the General Meeting of Shareholders has re-appointed Mr R.L. (Rokus) van Iperen as member of the Supervisory Board.