Ballast Nedam - Appointment Member Supervisory Board

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, March 15, 2011 - As a result of resignation of Mrs M.H. Schultz van Haegen - Maas
Geesteranus as member of the Supervisory Board on 13 October 2010, the
Supervisory Board announces it will be nominating the following candidate at
the General Meeting of Shareholders on 19 May 2011.

Nomination of Mr J. Bout

To fill the vacant seat, the Supervisory Board is nominating Mr J. Bout
(1946) as a new member of the Board.

Mr Bout held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Royal
Haskoning until January 2011.

He is a member of the Supervisory Board of Delta N.V, a company not noted
on the Stock Exchange and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Deltares.

He also holds other positions such as Chairman of the Workgroup Economic
Rebuilding Afghanistan, Chairman of the Board of Advisors of the Donders
Institute, member of the Board of the Ubbo Emmius Fund and member of the
Board of the Kasteel de Haar Foundation.

Draft agenda for the General Meeting of Shareholders
The General Meeting of Shareholders of Ballast Nedam N.V. will be held on 19
May 2011. At the meeting, the voting on the resolutions for the above
appointment will take place. The draft agenda and accompanying notes are
available from today on Ballast Nedam's website (www.ballast-nedam.nl).

Ballast Nedam has a leading position in construction and infrastructure.
The company operates mainly in the Netherlands on integrated and other
projects for companies, public authorities and housing consumers, in the
fields of mobility, housing, employment, leisure and energy. Ballast Nedam
operates internationally in various areas of expertise. Ballast Nedam
supplies project, process and contract management in the development,
implementation and management phases. The company also provides specialized
know-how and skills, and semi-finished and finished products. Ballast Nedam
is listed on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam. The share is included in the
Amsterdam Small Cap Index.

Note for the editorial staff: Further details can be obtained from Ballast Nedam N.V., Adrie van Kessel, telephone +31-30-285-41-61 or +31-6-22-45-71-85