Information for shareholders

Information for shareholders

Stock exchange listing

The certificates of ordinary shares are listed on the stock exchange of Euronext Amsterdam and included in the MidKap index (AMX); symbol VDR. Since 9 March 1999, options on Vedior shares are traded on the Amsterdam Option Exchange; symbol: VDR.

On 31 January 2005, Euronext Amsterdam announced that as from 2 March 2005, the certificates of ordinary Vedior shares will be included in the AEX index, the index made up of the 25 most active securities traded in Amsterdam.

Distribution of shareholding

On 31 December 2004, of the total number of outstanding (certificates of) ordinary shares traded on Euronext Amsterdam, an estimated 87% were held by institutional investors outside the Netherlands, 6.5% by Dutch institutions and 6.5% by private investors. The estimated geographic distribution of shareholding at the end of the year under review was: United Kingdom: 33%, United States: 18.5%, Belgium and Luxembourg: 19%, Netherlands: 12.5%, Switzerland: 8%, France: 2.5%, Germany: 2.5%, rest of Europe: 3% and rest of World: 1%.

Distribution of holding of (certificates of) ordinary shares

Geographical distribution of (certificates of) ordinary shares

Shareholder interests

As per 31 December 2004, Vedior’s voting capital consisted of 166,115,896 (certificates of) ordinary shares (73.2% of voting rights), 34,323,680 preference A shares (3.0% of voting rights) and 27,000 preference B shares (23.8% of voting rights).

Only certificates of ordinary shares are traded on Euronext Amsterdam. The Company’s free float is regarded as 100% by Euronext Amsterdam.

Primarily based on their holding of (certificates of) preference A and B shares, the following interests between 5% and 10% are known under the Control Report Act 1996, per 31 December 2004:

	Aegon N.V.
	Delta Lloyd Levensverzekering N.V.
	AMEV Stad Rotterdam Verzekeringsgroep (ASR) N.V. (Fortis)
	Zandzee Beheer B.V.

and the following interest between 10% and 25% is known per 31 December 2004:

ING Groep N.V.

 

Financial agenda

	Publication of first quarter 2005 results 28 April 2005
	Annual General Meeting of shareholders in 2005 29 April 2005 1)
	Declared ex payment from reserves 3 May 2005
	Publication exchange ratio payment from reserves 17 May 2005
	Distribution from reserves made payable 23 May 2005
	Publication of half-yearly 2005 results 28 July 2005
	Publication of third quarter 2005 results 27 October 2005
	Publication of annual results 2005 2 February 2006
	Annual General Meeting of shareholders in 2006 28 April 2006

1)	In 2005, the Annual General Meeting of shareholders will be held on Friday,  29 April 2005 at the Okura Hotel in Amsterdam, starting at 10.00 AM.

Investor/media relations and other reports

Further information on Vedior, including copies of all press releases, presentations, annual reports and share (price) information can be obtained from our website at www.vedior.com

For all media and investor enquiries, please contact either:
Jelle Miedema in the Netherlands on +31 (0) 20 573 5609 (j.miedema@vedior.com) or,
John Nurthen in the United Kingdom on +44 (0) 1727 842 999 (j.nurthen@vedior.co.uk)

Vedior endeavours to provide comprehensive responses to questions in a timely fashion while at the same time being aware of its obligations with regard to information which may be price sensitive.