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

Shareholders adopted the financial statements 2017 and approved the proposal to pay a regular dividend of € 2.07 and a special dividend of € 0.69. They also approved to pay dividend of € 12.6 million on preference shares B and C. All dividends will be paid fully in cash. The ex-dividend date for the regular dividend is 29 March 2018. The record date is 3 April 2018. The payment will take place on 5 April 2018. The special dividend of € 0.69 will be paid in the third quarter, at  the Executive Board’s discretion. The ex-dividend date, record date and payment date will be set in due course.

The Shareholders also adopted the following resolutions:

  • Discharge of liability of the members of the Executive Board for the management.
  • Discharge of liability of the members of the Supervisory Board for the supervision of the management.
  • Reappointment of Jacques van den Broek and Chris Heutink as members of the Executive Board.
  • Appointment of Henry Schirmer as member of the Executive Board.
  • Approval of the ad-hoc amendment of the remuneration policy of the Executive Board in regard to the appointment of Henry Schirmer.
  • Reappointment of Frank Dorjee as member of the Supervisory Board.
  • Appointment of Annet Aris as member of the Supervisory Board.
  • Extension of the authority of the Executive Board to issue shares.
  • Extension of the authority of the Executive Board to restrict or exclude the pre-emptive right to any issue of shares.
  • Authorization of the Executive Board to repurchase ordinary shares.
  • Extension of the authority to cancel repurchased ordinary shares.
  • Amendment of the articles of association of Randstad Holding nv.
  • Reappointment of Deloitte Accountants BV as external auditor for the financial year 2019.

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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