TNT to invest USD 1 million in Saudi Arabia

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TNT Express is the world's leading business to business express delivery company. The company delivers 3.5 million parcels, documents and pieces of freight a week to over 200 countries using its network of nearly 900 depots, hubs and sortation centres. TNT Express operates over 19,000 road vehicles and 43 aircraft and has the biggest door-to-door air and road express delivery infrastructure in Europe.

TNT Express employed over 48,000 staff worldwide per year end 2005 and is the first ever organisation to achieve global recognition as an Investor in People. The company reported revenue of € 2,9 billion in the first half of 2006. Operating income from TNT Express increased by 21.5% to €277 million in the first half of 2006 compared to the same period in 2005. The TNT Express website is: www.tnt.com/express

TNT N.V. provides businesses and consumers worldwide with an extensive range of services for their mail and express delivery needs. Headquartered in the Netherlands, TNT offers efficient network infrastructures in Europe and Asia and is expanding operations worldwide to maximize its network performance. TNT serves more than 200 countries and employs over 128,000 people (over 163,500 people including the division Logistics which is intended to be divested). In the first half of 2006, TNT reported € 5.3 billion in revenues (over 7 billion including Logistics). TNT N.V. is publicly listed on the stock exchanges of Amsterdam and New York. TNT recognizes its social responsibility, and has formed partnerships with the United Nations World Food Programme and the United Nations Environmental Programme to fight hunger and pollution in the world.

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