Bateman Engineering N.V.

('Bateman' or the 'Company')

Result of General Meeting 

The Company announces that at the extraordinary general meeting of the Company held today (the 'EGM') all resolutions set out in the circular sent to shareholders dated 23 March 2009 (the 'Circular'), were duly approved by shareholders. 

At the EGM, 99.20% per cent of shareholders (whether present in person or by proxy) voted in favour of the special resolution to cancel admission of trading of the Ordinary Shares on AIM satisfying the 75 per cent requirement. Accordingly, cancellation of admission of Bateman's new Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each to trading on AIM is expected to occur with effect from 7.00 a.m. on 24 April 2009.

Copies of the Circular and a summary of the votes cast at the EGM are available from the Company's website at www.batemanengineering.com or otherwise are available from the Company's offices at Amsteldijk 166, 1079LH Amsterdam.

Separately the Company has been informed that Global Minerals B.V. has acquired an additional 384,093 shares in the Company. The aggregate shareholding of Global Minerals B.V. and its associated companies in Bateman has therefore increased to 34,472,238 shares (78.87% of the total number of shares in issue).

16 April 2009

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