Request for a Shareholder Meeting to be discussed by Fortis Board of Directors on 1 August. Fortis has met with the Dutch Vereniging van Effectenbezitters (VEB) at the Fortis Headquarters in Utrecht. The meeting was aimed at having a constructive dialogue and responding to the questions raised in the letters received from VEB.
Fortis has also answered these questions in writing. Furthermore, Fortis has confirmed that the Board of Directors, in their planned meeting on 1 August, will discuss the request for further open discussion by organising a General Meeting of Shareholders. Simultaneously Fortis has also sent a written answer to Deminor/ Test Aankoop in response to their specific questions.
Fortis recognises the need to intensify the dialogue with its shareholders to strengthen trust in the company. In that respect it is planning increased communications effort in the coming weeks and months, addressing questions of in particular retail shareholders and customers. Fortis will publish its half year results 2008 on Monday 4 August.