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<ul><li>In this edition: • Shell | loses arbitration case against Venture Global • InPost / DHL | DHL now has 7,000 APMs in Poland • bpostgroup | looking for an exclusive telecom partner</li></ul>

In this edition: • Shell | loses arbitration case against Venture Global • InPost / DHL | DHL now has 7,000 APMs in Poland • bpostgroup | looking for an exclusive telecom partner

What's News in Amsterdam - 13 August (Shell | InPost/DHL | bpostgroup)

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>We believe the price floor of RMB1.4/parcel shipment set by the Guangdong’s authority is a forceful move to put the brakes on the price war in the express delivery sector.</li><li>Most importantly, we believe Guangdong, being the largest province in terms of both parcel volume and revenue, will set an example of “anti-involution”, which will potentially trigger more provinces to follow suit.</li><li>We reiterate our view that this round of “anti-involution” campaign will be similar to the one in 2021, which will boost parcel price hike and serve as a positive catalyst over the coming 3-6 months. </li></ul><p><em>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.</em></p>

We believe the price floor of RMB1.4/parcel shipment set by the Guangdong’s authority is a forceful move to put the brakes on the price war in the express delivery sector.Most importantly, we believe Guangdong, being the largest province in terms of both parcel volume and revenue, will set an example of “anti-involution”, which will potentially trigger more provinces to follow suit.We reiterate our view that this round of “anti-involution” campaign will be similar to the one in 2021, which will boost parcel price hike and serve as a positive catalyst over the coming 3-6 months. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Logistics - Price Floor in Guangdong Likely Set an Example for Other Regions...

<ul><li>In this edition: • BE Semiconductor Industries | expects order intake to increase significantly in 25Q3 • ING | Tanate Phutrakul to step down as CFO at 2026 AGM • KPN | post earnings call comment • RELX Group | another strong half year; solid outlook for 2H25 • Aalberts | lowers FY25 organic revenue growth and EBITA-margin outlook • e-Commerce and Logistics | pressure building on Chinese platforms selling unsafe goods • Consumer confidence | Dutch consumers less negative in July</li></ul>

In this edition: • BE Semiconductor Industries | expects order intake to increase significantly in 25Q3 • ING | Tanate Phutrakul to step down as CFO at 2026 AGM • KPN | post earnings call comment • RELX Group | another strong half year; solid outlook for 2H25 • Aalberts | lowers FY25 organic revenue growth and EBITA-margin outlook • e-Commerce and Logistics | pressure building on Chinese platforms selling unsafe goods • Consumer confidence | Dutch consumers less negative in July

Koninklijke KPN NV - What's New(s) in Amsterdam

<ul><li>In today's edition: • ASR Nederland | plans to exit its 50% stake in Amvest • KPN | fiber now ahead of coax in terms of activated lines • InPost | acquires Spanish logistics firm Sending</li></ul>

In today's edition: • ASR Nederland | plans to exit its 50% stake in Amvest • KPN | fiber now ahead of coax in terms of activated lines • InPost | acquires Spanish logistics firm Sending

What's News in Amsterdam - 9 July (a.s.r. Nederland | KPN | InPost)

<ul><li>In this edition: • Ahold Delhaize | rival Jumbo reports having made good progress in 1H25 • ASR Nederland | to become the sole shareholder of HumanTotalCare • BAM Group | HAL to acquire VolkerWessels’ operations in the Netherlands • PostNL | new parcels depot in Belgium • E-commerce/E-com Logistics | EUR 2/item handling fee on low value parcels is “a joke”</li></ul>

In this edition: • Ahold Delhaize | rival Jumbo reports having made good progress in 1H25 • ASR Nederland | to become the sole shareholder of HumanTotalCare • BAM Group | HAL to acquire VolkerWessels’ operations in the Netherlands • PostNL | new parcels depot in Belgium • E-commerce/E-com Logistics | EUR 2/item handling fee on low value parcels is “a joke”

ASR Nederland NV - What's News in Amsterdam

Germany

Deutsche Post AG provides mail delivery and other services to the public and businesses. The Company offers domestic mail delivery, international parcel and mail delivery services, and freight delivery and logistics services.

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Deutsche Post (DHL GR)

What's News in Amsterdam - 13 August (Shell | InPost/DHL | bpostgroup)

In this edition: • Shell | loses arbitration case against Venture Global • InPost / DHL | DHL now has 7,000 APMs in Poland • bpostgroup | looking...

The IDEA!

Logistics - Price Floor in Guangdong Likely Set an Example for Other Regions...

We believe the price floor of RMB1.4/parcel shipment set by the Guangdong’s authority is a forceful move to put the brakes on the price war in the...

CMB International

Koninklijke KPN NV - What's New(s) in Amsterdam

In this edition: • BE Semiconductor Industries | expects order intake to increase significantly in 25Q3 • ING | Tanate Phutrakul to step down as...

The IDEA!

What's News in Amsterdam - 9 July (a.s.r. Nederland | KPN | InPost)

In today's edition: • ASR Nederland | plans to exit its 50% stake in Amvest • KPN | fiber now ahead of coax in terms of activated lines • InPost |...

The IDEA!

ASR Nederland NV - What's News in Amsterdam

In this edition: • Ahold Delhaize | rival Jumbo reports having made good progress in 1H25 • ASR Nederland | to become the sole shareholder of...

The IDEA!

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