Rotterdam, 14 December 2005 - Hunter Douglas announces that two directors, Mrs. M.S. Lynton and Mr. W.L. Heyman, advised the Company that they will step down from the Board of Directors as of the end of 2005. Mrs. Lynton and Mr. Heyman are members of the Sonnenberg family, which holds a controlling interest in Hunter Douglas

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