Amsterdam, 12 June 2006 – Jessica Haagmans, Chief Operations Officer of Sanoma Uitgevers, announces her resignation.

Ms Haagmans, who fulfilled the role of interim CEO of Sanoma Uitgevers during the past eight months, will leave the organization with effect from August 1 2006. She will be available to hand over her responsibilities to Dick Molman, who was recently appointed as CEO of Sanoma Uitgevers. Mr Molman will start in his position August 1.

After holding different management and board positions within media production house IdtV for ten years, a former subsidiary of VNU, Ms Haagmans worked as a board member at Sanoma Uitgevers for seven years. Ms Haagmans explained that she wishes to pursue her career outside Sanoma Uitgevers: “With great pleasure I look back at my years at Sanoma Uitgevers, especially at the eights months that I was responsible for Sanoma Uitgevers. Leaving the organization was not an easy decision. But once you have had the highest responsibility, you cannot go back. I wish Dick every success in his new position.”

Eija Ailasmaa, CEO of Sanoma Magazines: “I regret but respect the decision of Ms Haagmans and I thank her for her efforts for the organization.”

Sanoma Uitgevers
Sanoma Uitgevers is a leading Dutch magazine publisher with more than 67 consumer magazines brands among which Libelle, Margriet, VT-Wonen, Story, Nieuwe Revu and Donald Duck. Sanoma Uitgevers is also strong in consumer online operations like startpagina.nl, nu.nl and ilse.nl. During 2005 Sanoma Uitgevers generated revenues totalling EUR 540 million. Approximately 1,150 employees work at Sanoma Uitgevers.

Sanoma Uitgevers is part of Sanoma Magazines, one of the five largest consumer magazine publishers in Europe in terms of net sales. The division operates in twelve countries. In addition to publishing its strong portfolio of magazine brands for various reader communities, Sanoma Magazines is expanding its business to other media platforms, with a strong focus on interactivity.

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Trudy de Jong
Corporate Communications Sanoma Magazines
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