Monday 17. March 2008
RSDB APPROACHED WITH RESPECT TO AN INTENDED PUBLIC OFFER OF 40.00 PER SHARE
RSDB NV (“RSDB”) announces the following: RSDB was approached through a financial institution by an investor (the “Investor”) who has informed RSDB of its intention to make a public offer for all of the issued ordinary shares of RSDB of 40.00 per share cum dividend and that under certain conditions the Investor has reached agreement with a number of shareholders of RSDB which in aggregate hold the majority of the RSDB shares (the “Relevant Shareholders”).