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PRESS RELEASE
 
 
DIVIDEND PROPOSAL ROBECO  N.V.
 
At the meeting of the management board and supervisory board of Robeco N.V. it was decided to propose to the General Meeting of Shareholders the following cash dividend for the 2003 financial year: EUR 0.36 (previous year EUR 0.44). Payment will be made on 7 May 2004.
 
The 2003 annual report will be published on Thursday, 25 March 2004. The meeting of shareholders will be convened in Rotterdam on Thursday, 22 April 2004. The shares will be quoted ex dividend from 26 April 2004.
 
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, as well as 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.
 
As well as from its head office in Rotterdam, Robeco services its clients from its European offices in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Germany and Spain. In the United States, Robeco has offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco (Weiss, Peck & Greer), Boston (Boston Partners), White Plains (Sage Capital Management) and Toledo (Harbor Capital Advisors).
 
Robeco is the center for asset management with full operational independence within the Rabobank Group. 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.