Sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore's Activities to
Van Oord

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    - Agreement concerning the sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore's activities
    - Strong increase in solvency to approximately 10%
    - Forecast operating loss of EUR 35 million - EUR 45 million for the whole of
      2014
</pre>    Ballast Nedam has reached agreement on the recently announced sale of Ballast Nedam
Offshore's activities. Following a careful evaluation of the indicative offers, Ballast
Nedam has reached agreement with Van Oord on the sale. This agreement contains the
customary suspensive conditions, including obtaining approval from the competition
authorities. This transaction involves the sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore assets, the
staff of the EPCI services (EPCI: design, procurement, construction and installation), the
Heavy Lift Vessel Svanen, and the Westermeerwind project (which is still in progress).

    The transaction, which represents a substantial book profit for Ballast Nedam, is
expected to be finalized shortly. This sale is an extension to the programme of
divestments announced by Ballast Nedam in February, which is intended to strengthen its
financial position. The sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore's activities means a provisional
end to the divestment program.

    Ballast Nedam has characterized 2014 as a difficult year, and has previously given no
concrete forecasts. Ballast Nedam is currently forecasting a negative operating result of
EUR 35 million to EUR 45 million for the whole of 2014, and greatly improved solvency of
approximately 10 percent (half-year figure for 2013: 4%). This forecast includes the
substantial book profit resulting from the sale of Ballast Nedam Offshore's assets. The
negative operating result for the whole of 2014 is mainly caused by the losses incurred by
the A15 Maasvlakte - Vaanplein project (which were announced earlier this year), and by
further disappointing project results in the Infrastructure division.

    Ballast Nedam targets its strategic focus at successfully acquiring and carrying out
integrated projects in the working areas of housing, mobility, energy and nature in the
Netherlands and internationally. We will expand related activities in niche markets and
work on projects where we can make a difference for the client with our expert knowledge
and skills. Ballast Nedam applies a differentiated market approach for its three
divisions.

    With further industrialization of the building process through the use of innovative
modular concepts and standardization Ballast Nedam creates enduring quality at the lowest
possible life cycle costs for its clients and society. The Ballast Nedam share is included
in the Amsterdam Small Cap Index (AScX) of NYSE Euronext. http://www.ballast-nedam.com

    This announcement includes certain forward-looking statements, which are based on the
Company's current expectations and projections on the date of this announcement. By their
nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties,
assumptions and other factors because such statements relate to events, and depend on
circumstances, that will occur in the future whether or not outside the control of the
Company. Such factors may cause actual results, performance and developments to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements included in
this announcement.

    PRN - NLD



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