Robeco Capital Growth Funds

ANNOUNCEMENT

Robeco Capital Growth Funds

Robeco European Conservative Equities – Category B EUR Shares
Robeco Global Value Equities – Category B EUR Shares
Robeco European Dividend Extension – Category B EUR Shares
Robeco Global Bonds – Category B EUR Shares

Interim-dividend announcement

The board of directors of Robeco Capital Growth Funds (SICAV) has decided to distribute the following interim dividends in cash for the 2008/2009 financial year.

Robeco Capital Growth Funds – Robeco European Conservative Equities – B EUR shares(ISIN = LU0312334617): an interim dividend of EUR 0.58 per share.

This is equivalent to a distribution of about 1% of the share price on 6 March 2009.
Robeco European Conservative Equities – B EUR shares are to be considered as out of scope for distributions within the meaning of the European directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (the ‘Savings Directive’) as transposed into Luxembourg law, based on the prospectus dated October 2008.

Robeco Capital Growth Funds – Robeco Global Value Equities – B EUR shares(ISIN = LU0203975197): an interim dividend of EUR 0.57 per share. 

This is equivalent to a distribution of about 1% of the share price on 6 March 2009.
Robeco Global Value Equities – B EUR shares are to be considered as out of scope for distributions within the meaning of the European directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (the ‘Savings Directive’) as transposed into Luxembourg law, based on the prospectus dated October 2008.

Robeco Capital Growth Funds – Robeco European DividendExtension– B EUR shares(ISIN = LU0351654792): an interim dividend of EUR 0.64 per share. 

This is equivalent to a distribution of about 1.25 % of the share price on 6 March 2009.
Robeco European Dividend Extension – B EUR shares are to be considered as out of scope for distributions within the meaning of the European directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (the ‘Savings Directive’) as transposed into Luxembourg law, based on the prospectus dated October 2008.

Robeco Capital Growth Funds – Robeco Global Bonds – B EUR shares
(ISIN = LU0213547838): an interim dividend of EUR 0.94 per share.

This is equivalent to a distribution of about 1% of the share price on 6 March 2009.
In relation to the European directive 2003/48/EC of 3 June 2003 on taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments (the 'Savings Directive’) as transposed into Luxembourg law, a taxable income per dividend (TID) of EUR 0.11460931 is included in the interim dividend.

The interim dividends will be payable as of 20 March 2009. The record date is 12 March 2009, and the shares will be quoted ex dividend from 13 March 2009. Dividends not collected within five years will lapse and accrue for the benefit of the company in accordance with Luxembourg law.
Robeco European Conservative Equities – B EUR shares, Robeco Global Value Equities – B EUR shares, Robeco European Dividend Extension – B EUR shares and Robeco Global Bonds – B EUR shares aim to distribute dividend four times a year.The remaining planned dates (exdividend dates / payment dates) for 2009 are:
-          12 June 2009 / 19 June 2009
-          11 September 2009 / 18 September 2009
-          11 December 2009 / 18 December 2009