VNU, a leading international information and media company, today announced with respect to the 2003 interim dividend payment, that the number of common shares necessary to obtain one new share has been fixed at 228.
This number was decided on the basis of the average closing prices of common shares VNU listed on Euronext Amsterdam on August 21, August 22 and August 25, 2003. VNU's 2003 interim dividend includes a choice between a cash dividend or a stock dividend in common shares.
The interim cash dividend amounts to EUR 0.12 per common share.

Bekendmaking per 27 augustus keuze van 1 op 228 oude aandelen.