The Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Vedior N.V. today adopted the Company’s annual accounts for 2006. All resolutions on the agenda for the meeting have been voted on and approved.

A dividend will be paid to shareholders of € 0.2 million on the (depositary receipts of) preference B shares and a payment of € 51 million on the (depositary receipts of) ordinary shares. The payment per (depositary receipt of an) ordinary share is € 0.30, to be received fully in cash.

In addition, the Meeting approved the reappointment of Mr W.C.J. Angenent as a member of the Supervisory Board, as well as the reappointment of Mr C.K.Z. Miles and Mr. P. Valks as members of the Board of Management and the appointment of Mr G. Netland as a member of the Board of Management.

The meeting also approved the abolition of the bearer depositary receipt structure. In the coming weeks, all bearer depositary receipts will be replaced by ordinary shares. Depositary receipt holders will receive instructions for the procedure to be followed. In addition, following the cancellation of the preference B shares in July 2007, the Company will have one class of shares with equal voting rights.

A copy of the agenda for the Annual General Meeting, including all agenda items, can be found on Vedior’s corporate website www.vedior.com together with a webcast of the meeting.

Company Profile:

Vedior is one of the world’s largest recruitment companies and is a full-service recruitment provider with a diversified portfolio of brands targeting a broad range of industry sectors.

From its global network of offices spanning Europe, North America, Australasia, Asia, South America and Africa, Vedior offers temporary and permanent recruitment as well as a number of complementary employment-related services such as outplacement, HR outsourcing, payrolling and training.

Vedior has a leading market position in the provision of professional/executive recruitment in sectors such as information technology, healthcare, accounting, engineering and education. We also have a significant global network providing administrative/secretarial and light industrial recruitment.  

Financial Agenda:

For further information, please contact:

Amsterdam
Zach Miles, Chief Executive  +31 (0)20 573 5609
Jelle Miedema, Company Secretary