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
Randstad specializes in solutions in the field of flexible work and human resources services. Our services range from regular temporary staffing and permanent placements to Inhouse, Professionals, Search & Selection, outplacement, and HR Solutions. The Randstad Group is one of the leading HR services providers in the world, with top-three positions in Argentina, Belgium & Luxembourg, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, and the United States, as well as major positions in Australia and Japan. In 2015, Randstad had approximately 29,750 corporate employees and around 4,473 branches and Inhouse locations in 39 countries around the world. Randstad generated revenue of € 19.2 billion in 2015. Randstad was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands. Randstad Holding nv is listed on the Euronext Amsterdam, where options for stocks in Randstad are also traded. For more information, seewww.randstad.com.
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Randstad N.V. is the world's No. 1 of human resources services. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- generalist staff placement outside the classic sectors (45.4%): primarily administrative, light industry, logistics staff, etc.;
- generalist staff placement from onsite agencies (25.3%): primarily for clients in the consumer goods, automotive, life sciences and other industries;
- specialized staff placement (23.8%): primarily high-level and experienced professionals in the fields of IT, engineering, business, health, etc. In addition, the group offers services for the permanent staff of its clients (outplacement services, reintegration and salary management);
- other (5.5%).
At the end of 2023, the group had 2,761 branches worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the Netherlands (12.7%), the United States (18.8%), France (15.1%), Italy (8.5%), Germany (7.4%), Belgium (6%), Spain (5%), Australia (4.6%), the United Kingdom (4.3%), Japan (3.2%), Canada (2.3%), Switzerland (1.9%), India (1.5%), Portugal (1.3%), Poland (1.2%), Sweden (1.2%) and other (5%).
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