Ballast Nedam: Annual General Meeting of Shareholders Held on 7 May 2008

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, May. 08 /PRNewswire/ --

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On 7 May 2008 the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Ballast Nedam took place.

A cash dividend of EUR 1.38 per share outstanding for 2007 was established. The share Ballast Nedam will be listed ex-dividend on 9 May 2008. The record date for dividend entitlement is 13 May 2008 and the payment of the dividend will take effect on 16 May 2008.

Furthermore, Mr. A.N.A.M. Smits is reappointed for a period of four years as supervisory board member.

All other proposals of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board were also adopted.