Dividend Policy

Dividend raised to € 0.47 per share

ARCADIS proposes a cash dividend of € 0.47 per share, up from the € 0.45 per share distributed last year. This reflects 40% of net income from operations at 66.1 million outstanding shares ultimo 2010. Our dividend policy aims at a payout ratio of 30 - 40% of net income from operations, to provide an attractive dividend yield for shareholders, while setting aside sufficient resources to finance growth.

In euro's 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Net income from operations* 1.19 1.18 1.16 1.02 0.82 0.55
Net income* 1.12 1.15 0.95 0.90 0.74 0.55
Dividend* 0.47 0.45 0.45 0.41 0.33 0.22
Shareholder's equity* 5.20 5.20 3.35 3.03 3.05 2.84
Closing price Amsterdam Euronext* 17.42 15.83 9.40 15.77 15.57 8.93

* All total shares, share amounts, per share ratio's and closing prices are retrospectively adjusted for the share split of May 2008. The 2003 and prior financial data are not adjusted to comply with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). These figures are derived from the published financial statements of the years concerned.
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