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The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Vopak on 22 December 2004 passed a number of resolutions.

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) proposes to the General Meeting of Shareholders to amend the terms and conditions of the outstanding cumulative financing preference shares (‘preference shares’) with effect from 30 December 2004 .....

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) announces that its operating profit on core activities excluding exceptional items for the third quarter of 2004 amounted to EUR 39.5 million (2003: EUR 40.3 million). Adjusted for a foreign exchange loss of EUR 0.9 million, the operating profit was virtually the same as that for the corresponding period in 2003.

Vopak announces that Vopak North China B.V. will enter into a joint venture agreement with Cosco Logistics Company Limited on November 1st, 2004 to jointly form a chemical logistics services company in China. Vopak and Cosco Logistics will each own 50% of the joint venture company.

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) announces that the European Commission has informed Vopak that the investigation into alleged anti-competitive activities by Vopak in the inland barging sector will not be further pursued and that the relevant file has been closed.

Net turnover of tank storage company Royal Vopak for the first half of 2004 increased by EUR 14 million, EUR 8.1 million of which came from acquisitions. The figure is after an adjustment for loss of turnover due to disposals of EUR 57.2 million and a negative foreign exchange effect of EUR 9.0 million.

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) announces that the company has strengthened its position in the Scandinavian tankstorage market.

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.

Royal Vopak announces that the number of dividend rights on ordinary shares of EUR 1.00 nominal value each which will carry the right to one new ordinary share as from 4 June 2004 is set at 53.

Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) announces that the negotiations with the Polish authorities on the acquisition of an interest in Naftobazy, the network of more than 20 state-owned tankterminals in Poland have ended without success. No agreement could be reached on the minimum conditions Vopak attaches to such a transaction.

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Royal Vopak held on May 13, 2004 has taken the following decisions.....

Group operating profit (EBIT) for the first quarter of 2004 of Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) amounted to EUR 35.8 million (first quarter 2003: EUR 38.2 million). Group operating profit from core business excluding extraordinary income and expense amounted to EUR 34.1 million for the first quarter of 2004, an increase of 4% on the comparable figure for 2003 of EUR 32.9 million.

Vopak announces that the joint venture Pakterminal in Tallinn, Estonia today has signed a contract with Estonian Transoil to acquire three tanks as well building rights next to the existing terminal of Pakterminal.

Net turnover of Koninklijke Vopak N.V. (Royal Vopak) amounted to EUR 749.6 million in 2003 (2002: EUR 796.2 million). This decline is mainly caused by a negative currency effect of EUR 37.6 million. The net profit amounted to EUR 104.5 million compared with EUR 111.3 million in 2002. The negative effects of currency fluctuations have partly been mitigated through the use of Average Rate Options.

Vopak announces that today the sale of the chemical tanker fleet to the Deutsche Afrika-Linien/John T. Essberger has been completed for the amount in cash as earlier indicated.

Vopak announces that it has reached agreement with the major suppliers of oil products in the Northern Territory, Australia and with the Territory Government to build a joint industry oil products terminal. Vopak will invest AUS$ 55 million (EUR 33 million) in the 113,000 cbm facility which will be located at the new East Arm Port of Darwin.

Vopak announces operating profit for 2003 of EUR 192 million after exceptional items (2002: EUR 213 million) based on provisional figures.