Nederland Press Department For information Véronique Schyns Address Croeselaan 18, 3521 CB Utrecht, The Date 8 January 2003 P.O. Box 17100, 3500 HG Utrecht, The Netherlands Phone Fax + 31 30 216 24 60 Internet Www.rabobankgroep.nl/persinformatie

Press Release

RABOBANK ISSUES EUR 1.5 BILLION EUROBOND

Today Rabobank issued an EUR 1.5 billion eurobond as part of its normal borrowing program. The proceeds will be used to finance the activities of the Rabobank Group. The issue was arranged by Rabobank International, CSFB and Capital.

Issuer : Rabobank Nederland Currency : EUR 1.5 billion Status : senior, unsubordinated Coupon : 3.625% annually Issue date : 22 January 2003 Maturity : 22 January 2008 Redemption Price : 100% Issue price : 101.333 % Denominations : EUR 1,000 EUR 10,000 EUR 100,000 Listing : Euronext

This week Rabobank Nederland also issued a bond in Canadian dollars (200 million, 5 year maturity, coupon 4.25%) and Rabo Australia Ltd issued a bond in New Zealand dollars (100 million, 5 year maturity, coupon 6.25%).

“The successful bond issues show that there is worldwide sufficient liquidity in the market for highly rated issuers at the right price”, says Haijo Dijkstra, head of Funding of the Rabobank Group.

Note for the editor: About the Rabobank Group The Rabobank Group is a broad provider. Its foundation has given it a clear customer focus. All the divisions of the Group work in close cooperation in order to jointly offer customers the best possible price-quality ratio and a wide range of financial services and products, such as payment, saving, lending, insuring and investing. The Group consists of about 350 independent local cooperative Rabobanks, which together have more than 1 million members, and encompasses well-known subsidiaries such as , , Schretlen and Co., Effectenbank Stroeve, Rabobank International, De Lage Landen, Rabo Vastgoed and Gilde Investment. The group is represented internationally with 143 locations in 34 countries. Credit ratings of the major international ratings agencies show that Rabobank is the most creditworthy privately held in the world. In its Dutch home market, the Rabobank Group has nine million private and business customers and is market leader in virtually every area of financial services.