ACKERMANS V.HAAREN : Ackermans & van Haaren : Annual general meeting

Antwerp, May 29, 2012

ANNUAL

GENERAL

Pr ess r elease - May 29, 2012

Annual general meeting

Annual meeting reappoints Jacques Delen, Pierre Macharis and Pierre Willaert 2

and approves gross dividend of € 1.64 per share.

The annual general meeting of Ackermans & van

Haaren took place today.

The shareholders approved the proposal to distri- bute a gross dividend of 1.64 euro per share.

After deduction of the withholding tax, the net divi- dend amounts to 1.23 euro per share. Shareholders who benefit from reduced withholding tax (VVPR shares) are entitled to a net dividend of 1.2956 euro per share.

The shares will be traded ex-coupon on June 1, and the dividend will be payable from June 6, 2012.

In addition, the shareholders approved the rene- wal of the mandates of Messrs. Jacques Delen, Pierre Macharis (as independent director) and Pierre Willaert for a period of 4 years.

All relevant information regarding the annual gene- ral meeting, including the minutes, is available on http://en.avh.be/ackermans-van-haaren/alge- mene-vergadering.

Pr ess r elease - May 29, 2012

Financial calendar 3

June 6, 2012	Payment of dividend
August 24, 2012	Half year results 2012
November 15, 2012	Quarterly update Q3 2012
February 28, 2013	Annual results 2012

Ackermans & van Haaren is a diversified group active in 5 key sectors: Infrastructure & Marine Enginee- ring (DEME, one of the largest dredging companies in the world - Algemene Aannemingen Van Laere, a leading contractor in Belgium), Private Banking (Delen Private Bank, one of the largest independent private asset managers in Belgium, and asset manager JM Finn in the UK - Bank J. Van Breda & C°, niche bank for entrepreneurs and liberal professions in Belgium), Real Estate, Leisure & Senior Care (Leasinvest Real Estate, a listed real-estate investment trust - Extensa, an important land and real estate developer focused on Belgium, Luxembourg and Central Europe), Energy & Resources (Sipef, an agro-industrial group in tropical agriculture) and Development Capital (Sofinim and GIB). In 2011, through its share in its participations, the AvH group represented a turnover of 3.1 billion euro and employed approximately 18.000 people. The group concentrates on a limited number of strategic participations with significant potential for growth. AvH is quoted on the BEL20 index, the Private Equity NXT index of Euronext Brussels and the European DJ Stoxx 600. Website

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Luc Bertrand
CEO - President Executive Committee
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Jan Suykens
Member Executive Committee
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Tom Bamelis
Member Executive Committee
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