Haarlem, The Netherlands - VNU, a leading international information and
media company, today announced with respect to the 2004 interim dividend
payment, that the number of common shares necessary to obtain one new
share has been fixed at 175. This number was decided on the basis of the
average closing prices of common shares VNU listed on Euronext Amsterdam
on August 19, August 20 and August 23, 2004. VNU's 2004 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.