Report of the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting - General Meeting approves gross dividend of EUR 2.36 per share

Gimv today held its General Shareholders’ Meeting. 30.6% of the shares were represented (7,092,226 shares). The General Shareholders’ Meeting approved the proposed dividend. The dividend of EUR 2.36 gross (EUR 1.77 net) per share will be payable on 1 July 2009 (coupon no. 16). The proposals of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ meeting have also been accepted.

Gimv is paying a gross dividend of EUR 2.36 (EUR 1.77 net) per share in respect of the 2008-2009 financial year.

Gimv realised a net loss (group share) of EUR 322.3 million in FY 2008-2009. The General Shareholders’ Meeting accepted today the Board of Directors’ proposal to pay a gross dividend of EUR 2.36 (EUR 1.77 net) per share. Gimv will be paying this dividend on 1 July 2009 (coupon no. 16). This corresponds to a gross dividend yield of 6.4% on the average stock price of the Gimv-share during the 2008-2009 financial year.

In addition, the financial statements for the 2008-2009 financial year have been approved. The General Shareholders’ Meeting also granted discharge to the directors and to the statutory auditor in respect of the exercise of their duties under their term of office that ended on 31 March 2009.

Finally, the General Shareholders’ Meeting also approved the extension of the term of office of the following directors: Zeger Collier and Marc Stordiau until the General Shareholders’ meeting of 2010; Herman Daems, Leo Victor, Greet De Leenheer, Jan Kerremans and Marine Reynaers until the General Shareholders’ meeting of 2011, and Eddy Geysen, Eric Spiessens and Emile van der Burg until the General Shareholders’ Meeting of 2013. The General Shareholders’ Meeting also confirmed the appointment of Koen Dejonckheere as Managing Director, starting 1 October 2008 and ending on the General Shareholders’ Meeting of 2013.

Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting

As the quorum required for the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting was not reached on 28 May 2009, the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting also took place today. This Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting was asked to approve the authorisation to acquire 20% of own shares during a period of 5 years starting on 24 June 2009.