HOLLAND COLOURS NV HOLLAND COLOURS PRESS RELEASE
HOLLAND COLOURS SHAREHOLDERS MEETING ADOPTS FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS
The annual general meeting of shareholders of Holland Colours NV held today (agenda and explanation available at www.hollandcolours.com) adopted following of the proposed resolutions:
• The Financial Statements for the financial year 2014/2015 were adopted;
• The dividend for the financial year 2014/2015 was declared at € 2.00 per ordinary share with a nominal value of € 2.27. The dividend will be made available for distribution in cash. Dividend in cash is subject to 15% Dutch dividend withholding tax. The ex dividend date is July 13, 2015. The dividend record date is July 14, 2015 (after stock-exchange close). The payment of the dividend of ordinary shares will take place per July 17, 2015;
• Discharge was granted to the members of the Statutory Board and the members of the
Supervisory Board;
• The number of Statutory Board Members has been increased to 3 persons.
Mr. R. Harmsen (CEO) has been reappointed (per January 1, 2016 until January 1, 2020) and
Mrs. M.G. Kleinsman (CFO) has been appointed (July 2019) as Statutory Board Member;
• The number of Supervisory Board Members has been increased temporarily to 5 persons.
Mr. R. Zoomers and Mrs A.R. Doornbos have been appointed as member of the Supervisory
Board (July 2019);
• The designation of the Executive Board to acquire company shares, with approval of the Supervisory Board, is granted until January 9, 2017.
Apeldoorn, July 9, 2015
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HOLLAND COLOURS
Corporate profile
• Approximately 400 employees;
• 2,000 customers in 80 countries;
• 9 locations;
• Worldwide network of agents;
• Each employee is a shareholder.
Holland Colours was founded in 1979 and has been listed on Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange since
1989. It is an independent Dutch corporation with offices in North America and Mexico, Europe and Asia. Holland Colours makes products for colouring synthetic materials, the main products being Holcobatch and Holcoprill. Both these products have the advantage of being free flowing, dust-free, and very easy to dose.
Furthermore, Holland Colours makes pastes for colouring silicones, elastomers, PET packaging and other applications.
Holland Colours concentrates worldwide on three focus markets:
• Building & Construction (especially PVC applications);
• Packaging (especially PET applications);
• Silicones & Elastomers.
More than 80% of turnover is realized in these three markets.
Virtually the entire production is generated by four principal plants in the Netherlands, Hungary, the United
States and Indonesia.
Holland Colours is organized in three regional divisions that operate as profit centers in each specific region: Europe (including the Middle East, India and Africa), Americas and Asia. The global turnover distribution is Europe 53%, Americas 33% and Asia 14%.
Important dates
August 17, 2015 Interim statement
October 29, 2015 Publication of semi-annual figures for 2015/2016
February 11, 2016 Interim statement
May 26, 2016 Publication of annual figures for 2015/2016
July 7, 2016 General Meeting of Shareholders
For further information: Holland Colours NV
Rob Harmsen CEO
Tel: +31 (0)55 368 07 00
HOLLAND COLOURS NV
PO Box 720 |7300 AS Apeldoorn |The Netherlands T +31 (0)55 368 07 00 |F +31 (0)55 366 29 81 ir@hollandcolours.com | www.hollandcolours.com
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