Building Contract Signed With Meander Medisch Centrum

NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, May 12, 2010 - On Wednesday 12 May, Meander Medisch Centrum signed a building contract
with the executing parties for the construction of Meander Medisch Centrum's
new hospital in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Construction will start this
summer and will be realized by Heijmans Utiliteitsbouw BV, Ballast Nedam Bouw
Speciale Projecten and Burgers Ergon. The hospital along the Maatweg road
replaces the two existing sites: Amersfoort Lichtenberg and Amersfoort
Elisabeth. The new hospital will go into operation in 2013.

The building contract is the follow up to the settlement agreement signed
on 13 January 2010. The contract value is EUR 181.1 million. A consortium
comprising the Rabobank, ING and BNG is prepared to finance the new
development.

The new hospital

In the new hospital, Meander Medisch Centrum will be able to receive its
patients and visitors in a comfortable and customer-friendly environment.
Patients and visitors will have a direct view of the green surroundings and
the Eem River. The hospital has been designed such that it is easy for
patients and visitors to find their way. It consists of different building
elements: a wing for intensive care, such as emergency assistance, operating
rooms and research departments, a hotel wing that houses the nursing
departments and a policlinic for visiting hours. The buildings are linked via
an extensive roofed-in public area. A psychiatric centre will be developed on
the side of the Eem. A parking level with sufficient parking spaces will be
built under the hospital. Sustainability is a key principle in the
construction of the new hospital. The new development will provide Meander
Medisch Centrum with even greater opportunities for expanding its status as
an expert top clinical teaching hospital.

Collaboration

The hospital's design was developed by Atelier PRO architects in The
Hague. Aronsohn in Rotterdam is the principal engineer. Heijmans
Utiliteitsbouw BV was selected for the complete hospital and is responsible
for its realization. Burgers Ergon has been involved since the beginning as a
subsidiary. It is responsible for detailing the design, engineering and
realization of the complete building installations. To construct the
hospital, Heijmans has set up a general partnership that in addition to
Heijmans Utiliteitsbouw BV and Burgers Ergon also includes Ballast Nedam Bouw
Speciale Projecten, each with a one third interest. This provides for an
optimal integral approach and bundling of knowledge. The total surface area
of the new Meander Medisch Centrum is 113,000 m2 GFA (gross floor area),
including the parking level under the building.

Further information: Ballast Nedam N.V., Adrie van Kessel, telephone number +31(0)30-285-41-61