Press Release

HHBV unable to secure finance

On 14 June 2008 Hombergh/De Pundert Group (HHBV) and RSDB announced that they had reached an agreement, conditional on HHBV being able to secure funding, that HHBV would make a public bid (‘the bid’) for all issued and outstanding shares in RSDB NV.

It is with regret that RSDB learned on Saturday, 6 September, of HHBV’s announcement that it had been unsuccessful in securing finance for the proposed bid and as a result would have to abandon its resolve to make the bid. RSDB has not changed its strategy aimed at consolidation in the printing industry and will consider the situation that has arisen.

Hilversum, 7 September 2008

RSDB NV

Management Board

Pressrelease HHBV 6 September 2008