Rotterdam, 18 June 2008 – Hunter Douglas, the world market leader in window coverings, has acquired Acme Window Coverings in Illinois, USA.

Acme had sales in 2007 of USD 23 million and has 100 employees.

The Company will continue to operate with its own sales organization under the Acme name; while its fabrication operations will be integrated into Hunter Douglas' facility in Cumberland, Maryland.

Hunter Douglas has its Head Office in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and a management office in Lucerne, Switzerland. The Hunter Douglas group is comprised of 169 companies with 67 manufacturing and 102 assembly operations in more than 100 countries. Hunter Douglas employees about 21,000 people, and had sales in 2007 of USD 3.028 billion.

The common shares of Hunter Douglas N.V. are traded on Amsterdam's Euronext and Deutsche Boerse.

For further information:
Leen Reijtenbagh
Chief Financial
Officer Tel. +31 10 486 9582
E-mail: l.reijtenbagh@hdnv.nl
Website: www.hunterdouglasgroup.com