TNT N.V.

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TNT N.V.

Type Naamloze vennootschap(Euronext: TNT)

Industry Transportation, distribution

Founded 1996 (1946 in Australia as Thomas Nationwide

Transport and 1752 in the Netherlands as Statenpost)

Headquarters Hoofddorp, the Netherlands

Key people Peter Bakker (CEO), Piet Klaver(Chairman of

the supervisory board)

Services Express, package and postdelivery services, charter

airline

Revenue €10.40 billion (2009)[1]

Operating €648 million (2009)[1]

income

Profit €281 million (2009)[1]

Employees 154,528 (2010)[1]

Website www.tnt.com
Old design Royal TPG Post wall box

TNT N.V. is an international express and mail delivery services company with headquarters in Hoofddorp,

the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, TNT operates the national postal service under the name TNT Post. The
group also offers postal services in eight other European countries, including the UK, Germany, Italy and
Belgium. TNT's mail division recorded sales of about €4.2 billion in 2009.

The company's express delivery services unit, known as TNT Express, has fully owned operations in 65
countries and delivers documents, parcels and pieces of freight to over 200 countries. TNT's express division
recorded sales of about €6.0 billion in 2009.

On 2 August 2010 TNT announced its intention to split up into two independent companies, an express and a
mail company.

TNT sold its logistics unit in 2006 to focus on network activities, mail and express delivery services. TNT's
networks are concentrated in Europe and Asia, but the group is expanding its operations worldwide, including
in the Middle East and South America. In the recent years, it acquired several road freight companies in China,
India and Brazil.

TNT employs 155,000 people. Over 2009, TNT reported €10.4 billion in revenues and an operating income of
€648 million.

TNT is officially quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

Its major competitors include FedEx, United Parcel Service (UPS), DHL, and national post carriers such as US
Postal Service and Royal Mail. TNT aircraft operate under the IATA code of TAY (TNT Airways).

TNT's chief executive officer is Peter Bakker. Other members of the Board of Management include Bernard Bot
(Chief Financial Officer)*, Marie-Christine Lombard (Group Managing Director, Express) and Harry Koorstra
(Group Managing Director, Mail).

(*) Acting member until notification of his appointment to the General Meeting of Shareholders.