Foundation Administration Office for shares of TKH

Statement of independence
The Executive Board of TKH Group NV and the Executive Committee of Stichting Administratiekantoor TKH Group hereby declare that in their shared opinion Stichting Administratiekantoor TKH Group is a legal entity which is independent of TKH Group NV within the meaning of Section 5:71(1)(d) of the Wet op Financieel Toezicht [Financial Supervision Act].

Haaksbergen, The Netherlands March 2011

The Executive Committee