Rotterdam, The Netherlands, June 9, 2004

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) announces that shareholders representing 86% of the issued ordinary shares have opted to have their dividend distributed in the form of ordinary shares.

In connection with this, the number of issued ordinary shares of Koninklijke Vopak N.V., with a nominal value of EUR 1 each, has increased to a total of 61,011,307.

Profile
Royal Vopak is a global independent tank terminal group, operating some 20 million m3 capacity for the storage of liquid and gaseous chemical and oil products and providing complementary logistics services to meet market demand. Through strategic alliances with third-party logistics providers, the group also offers integrated logistics solutions.

Vopak is organized by market regions and operates more than 70 tank terminals in 29 countries.

For further information, please contact:

Royal Vopak
Corporate Communication & Investor Relations
Bon Ellemeet
Telephone : + 31 10 4002777

E-mail : corporate.communication@vopak.com
Web site : http://www.vopak.com/