(Incorporated under Luxembourg law; RCS Luxembourg B 58 959)
Registered office: L-1470 Luxembourg, 69, route d'Esch
Dividend announcement
Shareholders are advised that the Annual General Meeting held on 30 November 2006 has decided to pay the following dividends in cash over the financial year ended 30 June 2006:
Robeco Capital Growth Funds - Robeco Global Bonds (EUR) - Class E (ISIN LU0243181251):
a dividend of EUR 1.10 per share.
Robeco Global Bonds (EUR) - Class E is to be considered as In Scope for distributions within the meaning of the Savings Directive as transposed into Luxembourg law. A taxable income per dividend (TID) of EUR 0,01585739 is included in the dividend.
Robeco Capital Growth Funds - Robeco High Yield Bonds (EUR) - Class E (ISIN LU0243182812):
a dividend of EUR 3.62 per share.
Robeco High Yield Bonds (EUR) - Class E is to be considered as In Scope for distributions within the meaning of the Savings Directive as transposed into Luxembourg law. A taxable income per dividend (TID) of EUR 0.09771499 is included in the dividend.
The dividends will be payable as from 15 December 2006. The record date is 7 December 2006 and the shares will be quoted ex-dividend as from 8 December 2006.
Dividends not collected within five years will lapse and accrue for the benefit of the Company in accordance with Luxembourg law.
The principal paying agent in Luxembourg: RBC Dexia Investor Services S.A., 5, rue Thomas Edison, L- 1445 Strassen. Dividends will be paid directly to the registered shareholders. If shares are held through a distributor, this distributor will arrange for payment to the shareholders concerned.
About Robeco
Robeco provides discretionary asset management products and services, as well as a complete range of mutual funds to a large number of institutional and retail clients worldwide. Robeco's product range encompasses fixed income and equity investments, balanced accounts, money-market funds and alternative investments.
Robeco distributes its funds for the retail market directly and through other financial institutions. Several of its mutual funds, including the flagship Robeco N.V., are listed on major European stock exchanges such as Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and London.
Robeco services its clients not only from its head office in Rotterdam but also from its European offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Spain and Switzerland. In the United States, Robeco has offices in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco and Toledo (Harbor Capital Advisors). Robeco also has an office in Bahrain and an office in Japan.
Robeco is the center for asset management within the Rabobank Group and has full operational independence. The combination of the highest credit ratings from the major international rating agencies and the highest Sustainability Cluster Score within the banking sector reflects the high added value Rabobank has always offered its investors, members, clients and employees.
Ronald Florisson, Robeco Corporate Communications
Office: +31 - 10 - 224 28 10
Mobile: +31 - 653 - 831 586
E-mail: ronald.florisson@robeco.com