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Historical summary

	IFRS 2007	IFRS 2006	IFRS 2005	IFRS 2004	Dutch GAAP 2004	Dutch GAAP 2003	Dutch GAAP 2002	Dutch GAAP 2001	Dutch GAAP 2000	Dutch GAAP 1999	Dutch GAAP 1998
Revenue and profit
In millions of EUR
Revenue	12,564	11,829	10,796	10,062	10,005	9,255	8,482	7,637	6,766	5,973	5,347
Results from operating activities	1,503	1,805	1,249	1,348	1,248	1,222	1,282	1,125	921	799	659
Results from operating (beia)	1,821	1,543	1,363	1,355	1,329	1,327	1,282	1,125	921	799	659
as % of revenue	14.5	13.0	12.6	13.5	13.3	14.3	15.1	14.7	13.6	13.4	12.3
as % of total assets	14.0	11.9	11.5	12.6	12.8	12.2	16.4	15.6	14.6	13.3	12.4
EBITDA/net interest expenses	22.7	19.7	14.8	12.2	11.2	13.3	16.6	22.5	21.0	30.1	92.7
Net profit	807	1,211	761	642	537	798	795	767	621	516	445
Net profit (beia)	1,119	930	840	803	791	806	795	715	621	516	445
as % of equity attributable to equity holders of the Company	20.7	18.6	21.2	24.7	23.4	25.4	30.1	25.9	25.9	19.7	19.4
Dividend proposed	343	294	196	196	196	157	157	157	125	125	100
as % of net profit	42.5	24.3	25.8	30.5	36.5	19.7	19.7	20.5	20.1	24.2	22.4
Bonus shares
In millions of EUR
Increase in share capital	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73	–	–	142
Cash payment	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16
Distribution from reserves	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	73	–	–	158
Percentage increase	–	–	–	25	25	–	–	10	–	–	25
Per share of €1.601
In millions of EUR
Cash flow from operating activities	3.53	3.77	3.82	3.29	3.10	3.34	2.42	2.38	2.11	1.91	1.80
Net profit (beia)	2.28	1.90	1.71	1.64	1.61	1.64	1.62	1.46	1.27	1.05	0.91
Dividend proposed	0.70	0.60	0.40	0.40	0.40	0.32	0.32	0.32	0.26	0.26	0.20
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company	11.04	10.23	8.10	6.65	6.90	6.46	5.38	5.63	4.89	5.34	4.69
Bonus shares (par value)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.23	–	–	0.57
Cash payment	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.06
Cash Flow statement
In millions of EUR
Cash flow from operating activities	1,730	1,849	1,872	1,611	1,520	1,638	1,184	1,165	1,035	935	882
Dividend	(450)	(294)	(271)	(243)	(243)	(241)	(187)	(168)	(160)	(112)	(114)
Investing	(1,263)	(799)	(1,194)	(1,795)	(1,671)	(2,081)	(1,973)	(783)	(1,503)	(527)	(728)
Financing	(206)	(355)	(321)	(123)	(125)	1,233	427	(39)	335	(13)	80
Net cash flow	(189)	401	86	(550)	(519)	549	(549)	175	(293)	283	120
Financing
In millions of EUR
Share capital	784	784	784	784	784	784	784	784	711	711	711
Reserves and retained earnings	4,620	4,225	3,185	2,472	2,595	2,383	1,853	1,974	1,685	1,907	1,588
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company	5,404	5,009	3,969	3,256	3,379	3,167	2,637	2,758	2,396	2,618	2,299
Minority interest	542	511	545	477	483	732	393	381	124	248	256
Total equity	5,946	5,520	4,514	3,733	3,862	3,899	3,030	3,139	2,520	2,866	2,555
Employee benefits	646	665	664	680	680
Provisions (incl. deferred tax liabilities)	805	835	766	725	568	1,367	981	1,024	976	770	733
Non-current liabilities	1,521	2,091	2,233	2,638	2,642	2,721	1,215	797	875	490	522
Current liabilities (excl. provisions)	4,050	3,886	3,652	3,001	2,666	2,910	2,555	2,235	1,892	1,860	1,460
Liabilities	5,571	5,977	5,885	5,639	5,308	5,631	3,770	3,032	2,767	2,350	1,982
Total equity and liabilities	12,968	12,997	11,829	10,777	10,418	10,897	7,781	7,195	6,263	5,986	5,270
Equity attributable to equity holders of the Company/(employee benefits, provisions, and liabilities)	0.77	0.74	0.62	0.53	0.59	0.56	0.64	0.77	0.67	0.92	0.94
Employment of captial
In millions of EUR
P, P & E	5,362	4,944	5,067	4,773	5,127	4,995	4,094	3,592	3,250	2,964	2,605
Intangible fixed assets	2,541	2,449	2,380	1,837	1,720	1,151	39	13	–	–	–
Financial fixed assets	1,221	1,367	1,104	1,035	779	1,122	835	531	615	422	490
Total non-current assets	9,124	8,760	8,551	7,645	7,626	7,268	4,968	4,136	3,865	3,386	3,095
Inventories	1,007	893	883	782	779	834	765	692	550	490	452
Trade and other receivables	1,873	1,779	1,787	1,646	1,309	1,379	1,270	1,192	1,024	903	775
Cash and other current assets	964	1,565	608	704	704	1,416	778	1,175	824	1,207	948
Current assets	3,844	4,237	3,278	3,132	2,792	3,629	2,813	3,059	2,398	2,600	2,175
Total assets	12,968	12,997	11,829	10,777	10,418	10,897	7,781	7,195	6,263	5,986	5,270
Total equity/Total non-current assets	0.65	0.63	0.53	0.49	0.51	0.54	0.61	0.76	0.65	0.85	0.83
Current assets/ Current liabilities	0.95	1.09	0.90	1.04	1.05	1.25	1.10	1.37	1.27	1.40	1.49

	IFRS 2007	IFRS 2006	IFRS 2005	IFRS 2004	Dutch GAAP 2004	Dutch GAAP 2003	Dutch GAAP 2002	Dutch GAAP 2001	Dutch GAAP 2000	Dutch GAAP 1999	Dutch GAAP 1998
Revenue	–	–	–	–	–	–	10,293	9,333	8,107	7,149	6,272
Adjustments:
Excise duties	–	–	–	–	–	–	(1,282)	(1,226)	(1,093)	(984)	(819)
Variable selling expenses	–	–	–	–	–	–	(529)	(300)	(248)	(192)	(106)
Correction adjustment 2002/1996	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	(170)	–	–	–
Revenue	12,564	11,829	10,796	10,062	10,005	9,255	8,482	7,637	6,766	5,973	5,347

¹Adjusted for the 5:4 share split in 2004.

All years prior to 2005 have been restated using the current number of issued shares of 489,974,594.

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