At the Annual General Meeting of shareholders today, all resolutions on the agenda were adopted.

Shareholders adopted the financial statements 2015 and approved the proposal to pay dividend of € 1.68 per ordinary share and to pay dividend of € 12.6 million on preference shares B and C. Holders of ordinary shares will receive the dividend fully in cash.  The ex-dividend date is April 4, 2016. The record date is April 5, 2016. The payment of cash dividend will take place on April 7, 2016.

Shareholders also adopted the following resolutions:

  • Discharge of liability of members of the executive board and members of the supervisory board
  • Extension of the authority of the executive board to issue shares and grant share subscription rights
  • Extension of the authority of the executive board to repurchase ordinary shares
  • Authority to cancel repurchased ordinary shares
  • Extend the authority of the executive board to restrict or exclude pre-emptive right to any issue of shares
  • Reappointment of Deloitte as external auditor for the financial year 2017
  • Reappointment of Henri Giscard d’Estaing as member of the supervisory board
  • Reappointment of Wout Dekker as member of the supervisory board
  • Reappointment of Linda Galipeau as member of the executive board
  • Reappointment of François Béharel as member of the executive board
  • Reappointment of Sjoerd van Keulen as board member of Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Randstad Holding

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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Elise Martin-Davies
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