Sale of Robeco Group to Orix Corporation

Rabobank and Orix Corporation (‘Orix’) have entered into a sales and purchase agreement to transfer 90.01% of Robeco Group’s ownership from Rabobank to Orix. Closing of the transaction is subject to legal and regulatory approvals, which are expected to be completed within six months.

Orix Corporation is a publicly owned Tokyo-based diversified financial services company established in 1964. Orix has a global network that spans 28 countries worldwide. More information on Orix can be found on www.orix.co.jp/grp/en.

ORIX is committed to supporting Robeco’s 2010-2014 strategy, its services to clients and its investment processes and teams.

As Corestone is an important pillar of the Robeco Investment Solutions proposition we are confident that – subject to the to-be-worked-out transaction details – the transfer of Robeco’s ownership to Orix will have no negative impact on our business and our service to our clients. We are excited to be part of a group which is committed to building investment solutions globally.

It should be noted that Orix simply replaces Rabobank as Corestone’s grandparent and that there will be no direct formal relationship between Orix and Corestone.

Corestone press release; Robeco press release