At the Randstad Annual General Meeting of shareholders today, all resolutions on the agenda were adopted.
Shareholders adopted the financial statements 2010 and approved the proposal to pay dividend of € 1.18 per ordinary share and € 0.284 per type-B preference share. Dividend will be paid on April 21, 2011.
Fritz Fröhlich was reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board and Jaap Winter, nominated by Randstad Beheer, was appointed as member of the Supervisory Board. Frits Goldschmeding, founder of Randstad, stepped down as member of the Supervisory Board after serving the maximum of three four-year periods. He remains Randstad's leading shareholder. Further information about the agreement with Frits Goldschmeding and his inheritors can be found on our corporate website.
Shareholders also adopted the following resolutions:
- Discharge of liability of members of the Executive Board for the management and members of the Supervisory Board for the supervision of management
- Reappointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as external auditor for the years 2011 and 2012
- Amendment of the articles of association of Randstad Holding nv
- Extension of the authority of the Executive Board to issue shares (including the authority to restrict or exclude the pre-emptive right to any issue of shares)
- Remuneration of the Supervisory Board
about randstad
Randstad is a global talent leader with the vision to be the world’s most equitable and specialized talent company. As a partner for talent and through our four specializations - Operational, Professional, Digital and Enterprise - we provide clients with the high-quality, diverse and agile workforces that they need to succeed in a talent scarce world. We help people secure meaningful roles, develop relevant skills and find purpose and belonging in their workplace. Through the value we create, we are committed to a better and more sustainable future for all. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Randstad operates in 39 markets and has approximately 40,000 employees. In 2023, we supported 2 million talent to find work and generated a revenue of €25.4 billion. Randstad N.V. is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam. For more information, see www.randstad.com.
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