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Optional dividend 2011

The General Meeting of Warehouses De Pauw (WDP) on 25 April 2012 has decided to pay out a total dividend over 2011 of (rounded) 2.94 euro gross (2.32 euro net) per share. The manager of WDP, also on 25 April 2012, has decided in this context to offer the shareholders of WDP, by way of optional dividend, the possibility to contribute their claim, which results from the dividend declaration, in the Company’s capital in consideration for the issue of new shares (in addition to the option to receive the dividend in cash).
In the context of this optional dividend, WDP will publish an Information Memorandum on its website (subject to customary restrictions) on 7 May 2012, pursuant to Article 18, §1, (e) and §2, (e) of the Belgian Prospectus Law of 16 June 2006, which will provide information regarding the number and nature of the new shares and the reasons for and terms and conditions of the optional dividend.


Partial de-merger of Betafence NV with transfer of the de-merged assets to WDP – absorption of Genk Distribution Platform NV through an operation equated with a merger through acquisition with transfer of the assets to WDP – amendment of the articles of association

Pursuant to the signing of the agreement in principle on September 29, 2011 between WDP and Betafence NV for the takeover of the Betafence distribution centre in Zwevegem for 16.3 million EURO (see the press release of September 30, 2011), the acquisition is taking place through a partial de-merger and payment via the issue of new WDP shares.

The Extraordinary General Meeting of WDP of 1 December 2011 has approved the Betafence deal, which has resulted in a capital increase of (around) 16.3 million euros and the issue of 454.146 new shares. These shares are listed from 2 December 2011. The issue price is 35,89 euros (rounded off) per share. In addition, the shareholder also approved the merger with its 100% subsidiary company GDP NV (acquired as part of the recent transaction with Standard Life, see the press release of July 15, 2011) and the amendment of its articles of association.


Optional dividend 2010

The General Meeting of Warehouses De Pauw (WDP) on 27 April 2011 has decided to pay out a total dividend over 2010 of (rounded) 2.94 euro gross (2.50 euro net) per share. The manager of WDP, also on 27 April 2011, has decided in this context to offer the shareholders of WDP, by way of optional dividend, the possibility to contribute their claim, which results from the dividend declaration, in the Company’s capital in consideration for the issue of new shares (in addition to the option to receive the dividend in cash).
In the context of this optional dividend, WDP will publish an Information Memorandum on its website (subject to customary restrictions) on 5 May 2011, pursuant to Article 18, §1, (e) and §2, (e) of the Belgian Prospectus Law of 16 June 2006, which will provide information regarding the number and nature of the new shares and the reasons for and terms and conditions of the optional dividend.