Rijswijk, the Netherlands – HBG, Hollandsche Beton Groep nv, announces that – in relation to the payment of the stock dividend over the reporting year 1999 – 997,111 new ordinary shares in HBG were issued.
Accordingly, the current number of ordinary shares outstanding is 35,584,141, of which 633,190 are in the possession of HBG.
Arno C. Pronk, HBG Public Relations, telephone +31 70 3722121.