Annual Report 2008 Sustainable design & engineering - Grontmij

Information for shareholders
CAPITAL STRUCTURE, DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS AND LISTING
Grontmij´s authorised capital consists of 30 million ordinary shares with a nominal value of € 0.25 each and 30 million preference
shares with a nominal value of € 0.25 each. As at 31 December 2008, 17,764,920 ordinary shares were issued. No preference
shares were issued as per that date. Stichting Administratiekantoor van Aandelen Grontmij N.V. (the Foundation) administrates
approximately 98% of Grontmij´s ordinary shares, against which depositary receipts have been issued. The depositary receipts
for ordinary shares in Grontmij are listed on Euronext Amsterdam and are included in the Amsterdam Small Cap Index (AScX).
As per the end of 2008 the market capitalisation of Grontmij amounted to € 311 million (€ 17.51 as per year-end 2008).
Aside from legal limitations, there are no restrictions on the transfer of shares or depositary receipts for shares. No special
controlling rights are attached to ordinary or preference shares. Holders of depositary receipts for ordinary shares may exchange
these receipts for ordinary shares without any restrictions. The 2008 report of the Foundation can be found on page 128.
EARNINGS AND DIVIDEND PER SHARE
Grontmij seeks to achieve an annual increase in earnings per share and wants its shareholders to benefit from this. Earnings per
share increased by 17.4% to € 2.16 (2007: € 1.84). In determining the proposed dividend for 2008, the company’s solvency, cash
position and anticipated cash flow have been considered. Based on these considerations, the dividend for the year, as proposed
to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, will be € 1.15 (2007: € 1.10) per share. This means approximately 53% of the
company’s profit will be distributed through dividends. Payment of the dividend will be in cash.
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Grontmij strives to ensure equal access to all relevant financial and non-financial information. We provide information on
financial results, strategy and developments within the Group through our annual report and regular press releases. In addition,
Grontmij actively maintains contacts with the financial community through road shows (one-on-one meetings with investors),
investor conferences and analysts’ meetings. During 2008, road shows were organised in Grontmij´s six home markets (Belgium,
Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) and France. Our CEO and CFO are closely involved in all
investor relations activities. Moreover, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and the analysts’/press meetings can be
followed by audio webcast.
In 2008, we provided more qualitative and quantitative information on the first and third-quarter results. Compared to previous
years, our reporting on the first-half and year-end results included more information on geographical segmentation, market
developments and organic growth.
EMPLOYEE SHARE-OWNERSHIP SCHEME
Grontmij introduced an employee share-ownership scheme in 1999. This scheme offers our Dutch employees the opportunity
to invest in the company through Stichting Medewerkersparticipatie Grontmij without incurring transaction or custody fees.
These participations are represented by depositary receipts, purchased on Euronext Amsterdam by the Stichting.
At the end of 2008, 2,725 members of staff (2007: 2,968) were registered for 94,050 participations (2007: 99,248).
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GRONTMIJ | ANNUAL REPORT 2008