Information on attending the meeting

How can I register and exercise for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Corporate Express NV on 29 September 2008?

Important dates 2008
Meeting:	29 September 2008
Notice to shareholders:	12 September 2008
Record date:	16 September 2008
End registration date: Last day to register and to send in power of attorney/voting instructions	24 September 2008, before 5 pm

Instructions for attendance
The Executive Board has determined that those who are registered at the Record Date, after processing of settlements on that date in one of the (sub)registers as mentioned hereafter ('the Record Date') and have given notice in accordance with the following, will have the right to attend the Meeting and to vote thereat.

Holders of ordinary shares in bearer form

Who is entitled to vote at the Meeting?
All shareholders who according to the sub-registers designated for holders of ordinary shares in bearer form, administered by the banks and brokers which are affiliated (“aangesloten instellingen”) with Euroclear Nederland (“Euroclear”), are entitled to such shares on 16 September at 5 pm (after processing of settlements on that date).

What should I do to attend the Meeting or if I want to send a representative?
Holders of bearer shares who wish to attend the Meeting in person or appoint a
representative, must notify ABN AMRO Bank – Servicedesk Beleggen ('ABN AMRO'), (Kemelstede 2, 4817 ST Breda, phone +31 76 579 94 55, fax +31 10 26 44 651 / e-mail: servicedesk.beleggen@nl.abnamro.com) via the affiliated institution (“aangesloten instelling”) in whose administration their shares are registered.
Affiliated institutions must submit to ABN AMRO by 24 September 2008 at 5 pm at the latest, for each shareholder concerned, a written statement including the number of shares notified for registration and held by that shareholder at the Record Date.

At the request of the shareholder, the affiliated institution will send a confirmation to the shareholder of the number of shares registered for the Meeting. The number of shares registered per shareholder for this Meeting, will be sent by ABN AMRO to Corporate Express. The shareholder will receive a registration certificate. The shareholder (or his proxy holder) can be requested at the registration desk of the Meeting to show a valid identification document. After checking this with the registration list, the shareholder (or his proxy holder) will be admitted to the Meeting.

What should I do if I want to vote and if I cannot attend the Meeting myself? (proxy and voting instructions)

Holders of bearer shares who will not be attending the Meeting in person may give a proxy to a third party or to the Company Secretary to vote on their behalf.

In order to give proxy and voting instructions, the shareholder (a) must have registered his shares as mentioned above and (b) must have the completed and executed proxy / voting form delivered to ABN AMRO respectively to the Board of Directors before 24 September 2008, 5 pm. A power of attorney form is available on our website.

Holders of depositary receipts in bearer form

Who is entitled to vote at the Meeting?
All shareholders who according to the sub-registers designated for holders of depositary receipts in bearer form of preference shares A, administered by the banks and brokers which are affiliated (“aangesloten instellingen”) with Euroclear Nederland (“Euroclear”), are entitled to such depositary receipts on 16 September 2008 at 5 pm (after processing of settlements on that date).

What should I do to attend the Meeting or if I want to send a representative?
Holders of depositary receipts in bearer form who wish to attend the Meeting in person or appoint a representative, must notify ABN AMRO, via the affiliated institution (“aangesloten instelling”) in whose administration their certificates are registered. The affiliated institutions must submit to ABN AMRO in writing at the latest on the 24 September 2008 at 5 pm, for each shareholder concerned, a written statement including the number of shares or depositary receipts notified for registration and held by that shareholder at the Record Date.

At the request of the depositary receipt holder, the affiliated institution will send a confirmation of the number of shares registered for the Meeting. The number of shares registered per shareholder / depositary receipt holder for this Meeting, will be sent by ABN AMRO to Corporate Express NV. The depositary receipt holder will receive a registration certificate. The depositary receipt holder (or his proxyholder) can be requested at the registration desk of the Meeting to show a valid identification document. After checking this with the registration list, the depository receipt holder (or his proxyholder) will be admitted to the Meeting.

Holders of depositary receipts will receive a power of attorney from the board of the “Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen A” (“the Trust Office”). At the Meeting on 29 September 2008, one vote can be exercised for each (depositary receipt of) Preference Share A.

A holder of depositary receipts who, taking into account the above, has given timely notification for the Meeting, will be deemed to have requested a power of attorney. The power of attorney will be issued to him (or his representative) before the start of the Meeting by his (or his representative’s) co-signing the power of attorney for acceptance.

What should I do if I want to vote and if I cannot attend the Meeting myself (proxy and voting instructions)
Holders of depositary receipts in bearer form who will not be attending the Meeting in person may give a proxy to a third party, to the Company Secretary or to the Trust Office to attend the Meeting and/or vote on their behalf.
In order to give proxy and voting instructions, the shareholder must have registered his shares as mentioned above and must have delivered the completed and executed proxy / voting form to ABN AMRO respectively to the Board of Directors by 24 September 2008, 5 pm at the latest.
A proxy / voting form can be download from our website or via ABN AMRO.

Holders of registered shares and/or depositary receipts in registered form

Who is entitled to vote at the Meeting?
All shareholders who according to the sub-registers designated for holders of registered shares and depositary receipts of preference shares A in registered form, are the holders of registered shares respectively depositary receipts in registered form on 16 September 2008 at 5 pm (after processing of settlements on that date).

What should I do to attend the Meeting or if I want to send a representative?
Holders of registered shares or depositary receipts in registered form are required to give notification for the Meeting and if desired give proxy to another person in the way explained in the convocation letter sent to them by the Company.