INFORMATION RELATING TO THE LAST FIVE FISCAL YEARS The information below is presented in accordance with article 148 of the decree of 23 March 1967. At 31 January 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Number of shares in issue 30,305,239 30,305,239 30,305,239 30,305,239 30,329,339 Par value of shares 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Total revenue per share 1.10 0.60 0.55 0.33 1.26 Dividends paid - - - 30,305,239 37,911,673.75 Tax credit - - - 15,152,619.50 18,955,836.87 DIVIDENDS    Information on the net dividend per share and the dividend policy is provided on page 9 of this financial report. IDENTITY OF SHAREHOLDERS – VOTING RIGHTS AND CHANGES IN OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE Information on the number of shareholders, the total number of voting rights and changes in the capital in the last three years is provided on page 60 of this financial report. Two pension funds have stated controlling more than 5% of Neopost shares at 31 January 2004: Fidelity (11.00%) and Harris Associates (5.38%). DIRECTORS’ MANDATES Information on the composition of the Board of Directors and directors’ mandates is provided on pages 65 to 66 of this financial report. REMUNERATION OF CORPORATE OFFICERS Remuneration  and  benefits  in  kind  paid  during  the  fiscal  year  to  Jean-Paul  Villot  (Chairman  and  CEO)  by  companies controlled by Neopost totalled €423,390, including director’s fees. With respect to the 2003 fiscal year, the company paid director’s fees of  €25,000 to Jean-Paul Villot,  €30,000 to Pierre Bonneli, Henk Bodt, Jacques Clay, Cornelius Geber, Michel Guillet and Raymond Svider and €12,500 to Eric Licoys. Cornelius  Geber  received  €48,000  under  a  consultancy  contract  with  Neopost  France  concerning  the  Logistics  Systems business. SPECIAL AUDITORS’ REPORT The special auditors’ report deals with agreements and transactions covered by articles L225-38 and following of the new French Code de Commerce. Most of these agreements and transactions were made in setting up the Group’s current structures. Readers are encouraged to review the resolutions put forward by the Board of Directors, to approve them and to authorise it to execute all decisions and authorisations being sought. OUTLOOK The  management  report  on  the  consolidated  financial  statements  contains  information  on  the  performance  of  Neopost subsidiaries and their outlook. 41 Parent company financial statements