Dividend Declaration

    At the meeting held on 12 March 2003, the management board and
supervisory board of Rolinco N.V. decided to propose to the General
Meeting of Shareholders the following cash dividend for the 2002
financial year: EUR 0.28 (previous year EUR 0.36).

The 2002 annual report will be published on Thursday, 27 March 2003.
The meeting of shareholders will be convened in Rotterdam on
Wednesday, 24 April 2003. The shares will be quoted ex dividend from
28 April 2003.


About Robeco
Robeco provides discretionary asset management products and services,
as well as a complete range of mutual funds to a large number of
institutional and retail clients worldwide. Robeco's product range
encompasses fixed-income and equity investments, as well as balanced
accounts, money-market funds and alternative investments.
Robeco distributes its funds for the retail market directly, and
through other financial institutions. Several of its mutual funds,
including the flagship Robeco N.V., are listed on major European
stock exchanges such as Amsterdam, Paris, Frankfurt and  London.

As well as from its head office in Rotterdam, Robeco services its
clients from its European offices in France, Belgium, Luxembourg,
Switzerland, Germany and Spain. In the United States, Robeco has
offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco (Weiss, Peck & Greer),
Boston (Boston Partners), White Plains (Sage Capital Management) and
Toledo (Harbor Capital Advisors).

Robeco is the center for asset management with full operational
independence within the Rabobank Group. The combination of the
highest credit ratings from the major international rating agencies
and the highest Sustainability Cluster Score within the banking
sector reflects the high added value Rabobank has always offered its
investors, members, clients and employees.

Ronald Florisson, Corporate Communications Robeco
+31 - 10 - 224 28 10
+31 - 653 - 831 586
[e-mail]


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