General and administrative expenses are costs not charged to projects for mainly human resources, operations and area support, finance & administration (including management support), communication, corporate affairs, internal audit, information technology, strategy & markets, tendering & engineering, legal, compliance and quality, health, safety & environment.

Auditor fees and services

In accordance with article 2:382a of the Dutch Civil Code the following table includes fees billed by EY Accountants B.V., the Netherlands. The fees incurred for the below mentioned services are included in the consolidated profit and loss account on an accrual basis and presented under the General and administrative expenses.