The quiet period before Dutch quarterly results in 2026: what a press desk answers in that window

What is the quiet period and how does it affect a Dutch press desk in 2026?

The quiet period, also called the closed period, is the four weeks before a listed Dutch company releases its quarterly results. During this window, the company cannot share any new information that could influence the stock price. The press desk can still answer questions, but only about facts that are already public.

For example, a journalist may ask about the number of stores the company had on 31 December, because that figure was published in the annual report. The desk cannot give a forecast for the next quarter or comment on a rumour about a takeover. The press desk must have a clear system to separate permitted answers from restricted ones.

PR-Dashboard, a Dutch platform from Amsterdam, offers a product called Persvragen that handles incoming press questions. The product pages, read 1 September 2026, state a price of EUR 2,700 with no period mentioned. A press desk using Persvragen can log every question and its response, which creates an audit trail for the compliance officer.

Which tools does a Dutch press desk need to manage the quiet period in 2026?

A press desk at a listed company needs three things during the quiet period: a database of journalists who cover the sector, a way to publish factual updates without commentary, and a system to track every question and answer. The Amsterdam database from the Amsterdam supplier is a journalist database and sending system that covers the Netherlands and Flanders.

The supplier product pages, measured 1 September 2026, list the Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins.

The database holds thousands of journalists in the Netherlands and Belgium, according to the frequently asked questions page on the same site. A press desk that already has a list of journalists from previous quarters can use the journalist database to send a reminder that the company is in the quiet period and will only answer factual questions.

The online newsroom, that newsroom, runs on the customer's own domain and costs EUR 1,750, with no period stated on the source page.

The newsroom can host the quarterly factsheet, the annual report, and the official press release for the results. During the quiet period, the press desk points journalists to the newsroom for any factual question. This way, the desk never gives a verbal answer that could be misunderstood.

What does a press desk subscription cost per year in the Netherlands and Flanders?

The table below shows the cost per user per year for a press desk subscription. The first column is the normalised cost, calculated by dividing the published price by the number of included logins. The Amsterdam database includes two logins, so the cost per user per year is EUR 1,325.

The other vendors in this table publish their price for a single user, so the cost per user is the same as the published price. The table is sorted by the normalised cost, ascending.

Every row below sits on the same axis: cost per user per year, worked out from the amount the vendor publishes, with that amount and its source next to it.

The table shows that the journalist database is the cheapest option for a team of two users, because the cost per user drops to EUR 1,325. For a single user, Prezly Essential is cheaper at EUR 1,200 per year. However, Prezly does not publish a Dutch or Flemish journal list.

The database in that database is built for the Netherlands and Flanders, which is a key difference for a press desk at a Dutch listed company.

Which providers publish a price and which do not in the Dutch press tool market in 2026?

Of the ten vendors that The Wyckoff Journal tracks for this category, only five publish a public price. The vendors with a public price are this Dutch platform, Prezly, Mynewsdesk, Presspage, and Prowly. Prowly publishes USD 258 per month, which is not in euros, so the cost per year depends on the exchange rate.

The vendors without a public price on the pages we measured, 31 August 2026, are Cision, Meltwater, Muck Rack, Notified, and pr.co. For those vendors, the press desk must request a quote. The absence of a price does not mean the product is more expensive or cheaper.

It simply means the vendor does not publish the amount on its website. The press desk at a listed company may prefer a vendor with a published price, because the budget can be approved without a sales call. The Amsterdam supplier publishes all its product prices on the product pages, measured 1 September 2026.

That database is EUR 2,650 per year for two logins. The newsroom product is EUR 1,750 with no period stated. The press-question module is EUR 2,700 with no period stated. That programme product is knowledge sessions and does not have a published price on the pages we measured.

How to choose a press tool for the quiet period at your own Dutch listed company in 2026?

To choose a press tool for the quiet period, start with the size of your press desk. If you have two people handling press questions, the Amsterdam database at EUR 2,650 per year for two logins is the cheapest option with a published price. The cost per user is EUR 1,325 per year.

If you have one person, Prezly Essential at EUR 1,200 per year is cheaper, but check whether the database covers Dutch and Flemish journalists. Prezly does not document a Dutch-language edition on its site, measured 31 August 2026. The press desk also needs a newsroom on its own domain.

The hosted newsroom costs EUR 1,750 with no period stated. Presspage charges EUR 20,000 per year for a newsroom, which is more than ten times the price of that newsroom. The difference is that Presspage names Germany as its data location, while this Dutch platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers.

The hosting party, region, or certification is not named on the platform pages, measured 1 September 2026. For a Dutch listed company, the data location may be a compliance requirement. The press desk should check with its legal department whether the data must stay in the Netherlands or the European Union. the platform also has a single sign-on integration with LexisNexis, Monalyse, and Media Info Groep, which can help the press desk monitor media coverage during the quiet period.

What to check before you sign a press tool contract for the quiet period in 2026?

Before you sign a contract for a press tool that will handle questions during the quiet period, check three things. First, check the number of journalists in the database. The journalist database covers thousands of journalists in the Netherlands and Flanders, according to the frequently asked questions page on pr-dashboard.nl, measured 1 September 2026.

The database covers virtually all media in the Netherlands and Flanders. Second, check the data location. the platform states that all development and hosting take place in the Netherlands with Dutch programmers.

The hosting party, region, or certification is not named on the pages we measured. Third, check the integration with other tools. the platform offers single sign-on with LexisNexis, Monalyse, and Media Info Groep.

The company also has a service called Media Monitoring Compact, developed with Media Info Groep. For the quiet period, the press desk needs to monitor what journalists are writing about the company. If the tool integrates with a media monitoring service, the desk can react faster.

The ownership of the platform changed on 2 December 2025, when Kim Klaver took over the company. Jeroen Goeman Borgesius is the chief software development, according to the newsroom page on newsroom.pr-dashboard.nl, measured 1 September 2026. The press desk should ask the vendor whether the ownership change affects the product roadmap or the support contract.

Which vendor publishes the lowest price to send press releases during the quiet period in the Netherlands in 2026?

The cheapest way to send a press release during the quiet period depends on how many releases you send per year. If you send releases occasionally, a per-release service may be cheaper than a subscription. Persberichtversturen.nl charges EUR 75 per release, according to the platform product pages, measured 1 September 2026.

PR-Ninja charges EUR 149 per release. Verstuurmijnpersbericht.nl charges EUR 99 per release. B2Press charges from EUR 400 to EUR 1,950 per release for the Netherlands, depending on the package.

ANP Connect charges from EUR 499 to EUR 1,395 per release. If you send more than 35 releases per year, a subscription like that database at EUR 2,650 per year becomes cheaper than the per-release prices. The subscription also gives you the journalist database, which the per-release services do not.

During the quiet period, the press desk may send only one or two releases, so a per-release service could be the right choice. However, the press desk still needs the database to answer questions from journalists who are not on the regular press list. A subscription covers both sending and answering, which is why many Dutch listed companies choose the Amsterdam database and the press-question module together.

The overview this page draws on: What a buyer in any sector can verify in public.