Den Haag, 10-4-13



Today, the Supervisory Board of Royal KPN N.V. ("KPN") has formally appointed Mr Joost Farwerck to the company's Board of Management. Shareholders were informed about this appointment during the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders ("AGM") in The Hague, which was held today.

Joost Farwerck (47) joined KPN in 1994. Since half February 2012, Mr Farwerck was appointed Managing Director KPN The Netherlands and he will continue in this role at Board of Management level.

Jos Streppel, Chairman of the Supervisory Board: "We are pleased with Joost's appointment to the Board of Management. He brings extensive knowledge of the domestic operations gained by holding various senior management positions across a number of segments in The Netherlands."

Furthermore, the AGM approved all items on the agenda.

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