Dividend proposal Robeco

    Rotterdam, 16 March 2006


                            PRESS RELEASE


                  DIVIDEND PROPOSAL FOR ROBECO N.V.

At the  meeting of  the  management board  and supervisory  board  of
Robeco N.V.  it was  decided to  propose to  the General  Meeting  of
Shareholders a cash dividend for the 2005 financial year of EUR  0.48
(previous year EUR 0.40). Payment will be made on 12 May 2006.

The annual report  for 2005 will  be published on  6 April 2006.  The
meeting of shareholders will be held  in Rotterdam on 27 April  2006.
The shares will be quoted ex dividend as of 2 May 2006.

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.

Robeco services  its  clients  not  only  from  its  head  office  in
Rotterdam but  also from  its European  offices in  Belgium,  France,
Germany, Spain  and Switzerland.  In the  United States,  Robeco  has
offices in  New  York,  Boston, Chicago,  San  Francisco  and  Toledo
(Harbor Capital Advisors). Robeco also  has an office in Bahrain  and
an office in Japan.

Robeco is the center for  asset management within the Rabobank  Group
and has full operational independence. 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, Robeco Corporate Communications
Office: +31 - 10 - 224 28 10
Mobile: +31 - 653 - 831 586
E-mail: [e-mail]

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