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 Tuesday November 20 2001
Ten Cate expects losses
Ten Cate expects to conclude the year with losses of EUR 6 mln. These losses are due to extraordinary charges for the restructuring of the company's roller division. The unit in Nuth will be closed down in six months' time. The economic downturn which already led to substantially lower spending in the technical sector has become more pronounced since the terrorist attacks in the US.

Thursday August 30 2001
Ten Cate: lower net result in line with expectations
Royal Ten Cate has posted a net profit of € 6.6 million for the first six months of 2001. Compared to the successful first half of 2000, this represents a decrease of 52%, which is in line with the forecast issued in April. The earnings per share for the first half of 2001 amount to € 1.39, compared to € 2.97 in the comparable period last year.

Wednesday May 23 2001
A 5% interest has been acquired in the issued capital of Ten Cate
The Pension Fund of Royal Ten Cate has informed de company that a 5% interest in the issued capital of Royal Ten Cate has been acquired. In connection herewith Royal Ten Cate has informed the Securities Board of the Netherlands (STE) of a new direct actual Capital interest in the company.

Wednesday May 9 2001
Ten Cate sells Ten Cate Plasticum USA
Ten Cate Plasticum, part of the Ten Cate Advanced Components sector has reached an agreement on the sale of its aerosol caps factory in the USA to a consortium consisting of Engineered Moulding Solutions. and Cobra Plastics. The sale is a result of the earlier announced downsizing of the production of aerosol caps and is in line with the strategic principles of Ten Cate Plasticum.

Thursday March 1 2001
Ten Cate appoints head of investor relations/corporate affairs
Frank Spaan (45)has been appointed as per 1 March 2001 as Director Investor Relations and Communication of Royal Ten Cate. Frank Spaan has worked for several Dutch banks in the field of Corporate Finance since 1982. Most recently he worked for SNS Reaal Group (a Dutch bank/insurance corporation), at which he has been responsible for treasury and funding activities in the international financial markets and investor relations since 1994.

Wednesday October 18 2000
Ten Cate ends search for partner
Royal Ten Cate has ended its current search for a partner. During the past months Royal Ten Cate had intensive talks with a number of parties. However, no agreement could be reached with any of them based on the conditions that Ten Cate attached to this partnership. Ten Cate now wants to realize the implementation of its growth strategy on its own.

Thursday August 24 2000
Ten Cate searchs for partner
At the presentation of first-half earnings figures, its chairman De Vries said on Thursday that the company is continuing its search for a strategic or financial partner. Ten Cate reported first-half net profit 19% higher at euro 13.7 mln, despite sharply higher prices for oil-related raw materials.

Monday February 28 2000
Ten Cate net profit EUR 21.6 mln
Ten Cate reported on Monday net profit for 1999 came to EUR 21.6 mln, compared with a net loss of EUR 42.0 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998 following a EUR 59 mln reorganisation charge. Turnover increased 5% from EUR 632.9 mln to EUR 665.5 mln. Operating income increased 19% from EUR 34.5 mln to EUR 40.9 mln.

Monday February 14 2000
Rumours drive Blydestein price
The price of shares in textiles group Blydenstein-Willink has risen sharply during the last two sessions of the Amsterdam stock exchange. Traders said the price was boosted by rumours of a merger, and pointed to Ten Cate which recently said it was seeking a partner. Blydestein closed 17% higher on Monday, after gaining 27% on Friday. Volume in the issue was heavy on both days.

Thursday February 10 2000
Ten Cate net profit EUR 21.6 mln
Ten Cate reported preliminary results on Thursday, saying that net profit for 1999 came to EUR 21.6 mln, compared to a net loss of EUR 42 mln in 1998. Profit from normal operations came to EUR 6 mln, or up 26% from EUR 4.8 mln the company booked in 1998. Turnover increased by 5.2% from EUR 633 mln to EUR 666 mln, mainly due to acquisitions. Operating profit increased with 18.6% from EUR 34.5 mln to EUR 40.9 mln.

Monday August 30 1999
Ten Cate H1 net profit up 24%
Ten Cate reported on Monday net profit for the first-half of 1999 increased 24% to EUR 11.5 mln, compared with net profit of EUR 9.3 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1998. The net profit growth was due to swiftly executed reorganisations, Ten Cate said. Turnover increased 3% from EUR 316.1 mln to EUR 326.0 mln due to acquisitions.

Thursday July 29 1999
Ten Cate says H1 'significantly higher'
Textile producer Royal Ten Cate upgraded its net profit forecast for the first-half of 1999 on Thursday. The company said it is expecting a 'significantly higher' net profit for the first-half of 1999, indicating an increase of between 20% and 30% compared with the NLG 20.6 mln the company booked for the first-half of 1998. Earlier the company said first-half net profit would rise by at least 10%.

Wednesday June 16 1999
Ten Cate acquires technical wholesaler in France
Ten Cate announced on Wednesday the acquisition of French trading company Taxy by its plastics sector subsidiary Bosta International Group. Ten Cate said the acquisition has strengthened its position in international wholesaling. Ten Cate said that the takeover will immediately contribute to its results.

Thursday May 6 1999
Ten Cate acquires German packaging firm
Royal Ten Cate said on Thursday that it has further strengthened its position on the European market for plastic packaging products. Its subsidiary Ten Cate Plasticum has taken over the German packaging company of Ilkenhans. Ten Cate said the acquisitions is an important geographical expansion. The takeover will be effective as of 1 January 1999 and will contribute directly to the results of Royal Ten Cate.

Ten Cate Plasticum start US production
Royal Ten Cate (high-grade textiles, plastics and rubber) has opened a production plant near Chicago under the name of Ten Cate Plasticum USA. The activities at the plant will mainly specialise in the development and production of aerosol caps. Ten Cate Plasticum is part of the Plastics sector of Royal Ten Cate.

Tuesday May 4 1999
Ten Cate acquires US composite plant
Ten Cate announced on Tuesday the acquisition of Bryte Technologies of San Jose, California, for an undisclosed sum. Bryte is a manufacturer of advanced composite materials used in applications for spacecraft, communications and electronic industries. The company has an annual turnover of USD 10 Mln and has shown an excellent growth record.

Wednesday April 28 1999
Ten Cate finalises sale packaging unit
Royal Ten Cate announced on Wednesday that it has reached agreement with EURO Plastic Packaging on the sale of Ten Cate Mouldings, located in Oldenzaal. The transaction follows the sale of Ten Cate Mouldings UK to Dynoplast in the middle of 1998. With this sale Ten Cate has discontinued its presence on the market for blown packaging completely.

Tuesday March 30 1999
Bid for Ten Cate
United Fabrics, the group of financiers with a majority stake in textiles form Textielgroep Twenthe has made a NLG 47 per share bid for Ten Cate, according the reliable sources. Ten Cate's share price is currently around NLG 33. Textielgroep Twenthe confirmed yesterday morning it was in talks with Ten Cate which could lead to an intensification of their relationship or a merger. Ten Cate said it was involved in talks on all types of alliances.

Tuesday March 23 1999
Ten Cate finalises sale Hellenic Fabrics
Royal Ten Cate has sold its 32% share in Hellenic Fabrics to the Accas Group (22%) and Marfin Investment Services. Ten Cate said Hellenic Fabrics is not one of Ten Cate's core activities. Ten Cate announced last year that it would withdraw from the production of Denim.

Monday March 1 1999
Ten Cate net loss NLG 122.8 mln
Ten Cate reported on Monday a net loss for 1998 of NLG 92.5 mln, compared with net profit of NLG 30.3 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1997. Before extraordinary losses of NLG 130.0 mln, the company booked a profit of 37.5 mln. Turnover increased 2% from NLG 1,368.0 mln to NLG 1,394.7 mln.

Friday January 22 1999
Ten Cate Enbi scraps 100 jobs
Koninklijke Ten Cate subsidiary Ten Cate Enbi is cutting around 100 of its 1,000 jobs. Ten Cate Enbi develops and makes rubber components for office machines. The jobs will go at Enbi's Dutch operations (60) other European plants (10) and in the US (10).

Monday December 28 1998
Two rival takeover bids for Ten Cate
Two parties are to make a rival bid for Ten Cate, reported Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad on Monday. Under both of the plans, the company would be delisted and split up into three separate units, the paper said, quoting sources close to the company. One of the two offers would involve Geert Steinmeijer, director of textile group Van Heek-Ten Cate, and financer Willem Cordia.

Twenthe named in Ten Cate bid
The group of investors which took over Textielgroep Twenthe last year is being named as the second bidder for textile group Ten Cate, reports Dutch daily Het Financieele Dagblad. The first bidder was identified as the Van Heek textiles group. The paper said that textile sector sources identified the second bidder as a group of investors represented by asset manager Eelkman Rooda, Van Lawick & Co.

Tuesday November 10 1998
Ten Cate takes reorganisation charge
Ten Cate has taken extraordinary charges totalling NLG 130 mln, thereby cutting its NLG 400 book valuation by one-third. The company is writing off its denim operations and reorganising its rubber group. Ten Cate said 1998 net profit would be considerably lower year-on-year because of the problems at its rubber group.

Wednesday September 30 1998
Ten Cate acquires 68% stake in Ares Protection
Ten Cate has acquired a 68% stake in Ares Protection, a French maker of antibalistic materials. Ares specialises in Personal and vehicle protection materials. Its product range offers opportunities for synergy with Ten Cate's advanced composites unit, which produces materials for the aviation industry. Ares als has a patent for new generation of antiballistic materials based on a combination of plastic and ceramic. Ares has annual turnover of NLG 10 mln.

Friday August 28 1998
Ten Cate H1 net profit up NLG 41.6 mln
Ten Cate reported on Friday net profit for the first-half of 1998 improved with NLG 41.6 mln to NLG 20.6 mln, compared with net loss of NLG 21.0 mln the company booked in the comparible period of 1997. Turnover increased 4% from NLG 670.4 mln to NLG 696.5 mln. Operating income decreased 1% from NLG 40.1 mln to NLG 39.8 mln. Earnings per share for the first-half of 1998 improved with NLG 9.41 to NLG 4.61, compared with loss per share of NLG 4.80 for the first-half of 1997.

Wednesday March 18 1998
Ten Cate reports stable net profit
In the definitive figures for 1997, Koninklijke Ten Cate reports net profit remained stable at NLG 30.3 mln (1996: NLG 30.2 mln). Turnover slipped to NLG 1.37 bn from NLG 1.42 bn. Ten Cate raised yield on invested capital to 11.3% from 9.9% in 1996. Operating profit as a percentage of turnover advanced to 6% last year from 5.6%.

Monday March 2 1998
Ten Cate reports net profit leveled
Ten Cate reports net profit for 1997 leveled at NLG 30.3 mln, compared with NLG 30.2 mln for 1996. Net profit before before extraordinary items increased 13% from NLG 35.7 mln to NLG 40.2 mln. The extraordinary costs of NLG 40 million, which were earmarked in the first half of 1997 for the writedown and de-consolidation of Denim, were compensated for threequarters by gains of NLG 30 million from the sale of several companies.

Tuesday January 20 1998
Ten Cate subsidiary in talks with takeover candidates
Ten Cate Plasticum, a subsidiary of plastics group Koninklijke Ten Cate, is in talks with a number of potential takeover candidates. The acquisitions are designed to broaden the company's European base of activities and to get a position on the US market. Ten Cate Plasticum develops and produces plastic components for packaging.

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