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· Rights issue will be completely used for debt reduction
· Measures to make financial structure more robust
· Write-off of 150 million euro for Polish projects
· Write-off of 150 million euro for German projects
· Strengthening management model

Gouda, the Netherlands - Royal Imtech N.V. (IM-AE, technical services provider in and outside Europe) announces that the company will strengthen its equity through a rights issue of 500 million euro. The proceeds of the rights issue will be completely used for debt reduction. As a result of this the balance sheet of Imtech will be reinforced.

Gerard van de Aast, CEO of Imtech: 'The recent developments in Poland and Germany and the related write-downs require a tightening of the quality and effectiveness of our business controls. Our financial structure also appeared to be lacking in robustness. By the intended strengthening of our equity and the measures that have been taken, we are laying a solid foundation for the future.'

Rights issue
Imtech will strengthen its equity through a rights issue of 500 million euro. This rights issue is led by ING and Rabobank as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners and guaranteed by means of a volume underwriting commitment, under usual conditions. Major shareholder ING AM Insurance Companies supports the rights issue in proportion to its shareholding of 5.19%. ING AM Insurance Companies has also committed itself to vote in favour of the rights issue in the General Meeting of Shareholders. The proceeds of the rights issue will be completely used for debt reduction and will reinforce the balance sheet. The rights issue has to be approved by the shareholders. ING and Rabobank are acting as financial advisors to Imtech.

Robust financial structure
The consultation with Imtech's lenders, as announced on February 4th, is taking place in a constructive atmosphere. As a result of this and the debt reduction after the rights issue we expect a positive conclusion of these talks. Imtech as of today aspires for an average net debt/EBITDA ratio of 1.5 - 2.0. Besides this, there has to be ample financial space to finance the seasonal need for working capital and for unforeseen circumstances. With these principles and the debt reduction our financial structure becomes more robust and conservative.

Bridge facility
With ING and Rabobank a temporary bridge facility of 500 million euro has been agreed for 2013. Of this facility, 300 million euro is available immediately and a further 200 million euro is available after reaching an agreement with the major lenders. This facility serves as an addition to the existing credit facilities and, if necessary, will be used to finance the normal seasonal fluctuations in working capital.

Financial advisors
ING and Rabobank are acting as financial advisors of Imtech.

Poland
In our press release issued on February 4th, we said that possible irregularities concerning projects in Poland have taken place. A write-off of at least 100 million euro was expected. Because of the possible irregularities Imtech started a forensic investigation and suspended the Polish management. The forensic investigation is well under way and will definitely take several more weeks. The provisional results lead to the conclusion that the write-off in Poland will amount to around 150 million euro (before taxes). This write-off relates to the Adventure World Warsaw project, which was communicated earlier, as well as to other Polish projects.

Germany
Imtech stated in the press release issued on February 5th that the CEO and CFO of Imtech Germany stepped down because of the situation in Poland. The newly appointed management has been confronted with valuation problems with its projects and debtors in Germany. An evaluation of these leads to the preliminary conclusion that a write-off of around 150 million euro (before taxes) is necessary in Germany. This write-off relates to a write-off on old debtors, a lower estimation of work in progress and losses which were passed on to the future without proper justification. In relation to this, the structural profitability of the German and Eastern European operations is expected to be at an EBITA level of 4 - 6% which is in line with the average of the group profitability. In the past a higher margin target was set for Germany and Eastern Europe.

Imtech Germany is a prominent company in the market. The excellent technical skills of our over 5,000 employees are used every day to service our clients. We have an excellent and longstanding relationship with many of these clients, among which are some of Germany's leading companies.

Strategy and acquisitions
Given the necessary strengthening of the balance sheet Imtech no longer strives for the targets set for revenues and margins for 2015. In 2013 and 2014 the priority will be on the sharpening of the operational execution of business processes in all parts of the company with a special focus on project management, working capital management and cash generation. Organic growth will also be a major factor. Imtech foresees no acquisitions in these years. As of 2015 Imtech will actively pursue its acquisitions again. The still fragmented growth markets in which Imtech operates offer - apart from organic growth - attractive growth opportunities through acquisitions.

Management model
The existing decentralized management model of Imtech will continue to be a cornerstone of our organization. This model stimulates local entrepreneurship and an optimal relationship with clients and other stakeholders, and hence the growth of the company. The recent developments in Poland and Germany have led to the conclusion that reinforcement of the quality and effectiveness of our business controls is necessary. This concerns sharpened authorization and competences schemes, tight steering and control of large projects and reinforcing the financial function and reporting process. The role of the Board of Management will become more operational and the Board will be expanded for this purposes. At the Annual General Meeting of shareholders we will communicate more specifically about this.

Management targets and variable remuneration
In consultation with the Supervisory Board we will evaluate the management targets and the related variable remuneration component for the management. Remuneration systems and targets will be aligned with the strategy. As stated before, more attention will be given to the operational execution of business processes with special attention to project management, working capital management and cash generation. Of course this will also affect the variable remuneration of the Board of Management. The Board of Management has not received a variable remuneration for the year 2012.

Dividend
As announced in our press release on February 4th we do not expect to distribute any dividends for the year 2012. It is our intention to restart distributing dividend as soon as possible.

Determination of financial statements 2012 and Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
For the completion of the financial statements over 2012 we are dependent on the final results of the investigation in Poland and Germany. We aim to determine the financial statements before the end of April 2013. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will take place six to eight weeks afterwards.

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Analyst meeting, press conference and webcast
Today at 10.00 hours Imtech will organize a sell-side analyst meeting in the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam, Piet Heinkade 11, 1019 BR Amsterdam. This meeting will be video webcasted with a call-in facility. For the webcast go to www.imtech.com. For the call-in facility, which is only open for sell-side analysts the dial-in number is +31 (0) 20 717 68 68, code  95553046#

At 12.00 hours a press conference will be held, also in the Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam. This conference can also be followed via video webcast (www.imtech.com).

Photography
Photographs of the CEO and CFO of Royal Imtech N.V. will be available to the media via Fotopersbureau Dijkstra. For further information: Fotopersbureau Dijkstra, telephone: +31 297 56 68 83, E-mail info@fotodijkstra.nl.

More information

Imtech profile
Royal Imtech N.V. is a European technical services provider in the fields of electrical solutions, ICT (information and communication technology) and mechanical solutions. With 29,000 employees, Imtech achieves annual revenue of more than 5.1 billion euro. Imtech holds strong positions in the buildings and industry markets in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Eastern Europe, Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, Ireland, Turkey and Spain, the European markets of ICT and Traffic as well as in the global marine market. In total Imtech serves 24,000 customers. Imtech offers added value with integrated and multidisciplinary total solutions that lead to better business processes and more efficiency for customers and the customers they, in their turn, serve. Imtech also offers solutions that contribute towards a sustainable society - for example, in the areas of energy, the environment, water and traffic. Imtech shares are listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, where Imtech is included in the Midkap Index. Imtech shares are also included in the Dow Jones STOXX 600 index.

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This press release is a translation of an original Dutch version. In case of any differences the Dutch version prevails.

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