Resolutions General Meeting of Shareholders
17 April 2018 – The Hague – Today, the General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of PostNL N.V. adopted the financial statements 2017 and approved the proposal to pay dividend. The holders of ordinary shares will be paid a dividend of €0.17 per ordinary share in cash or shares at the option of the shareholders
Mr Nooitgedagt has been appointed as member of the Supervisory Board and Mr Wallage has been reappointed.
In addition, the AGM adopted the following resolutions:
- The release from liability of the members of the Board of Management and of the members of the Supervisory Board or their management insofar as such management is apparent from the 2017 financial statements or from information provided to the General Meeting otherwise.
- Extension of the designation of the Board of Management as authorised body to issue ordinary shares until 17 October 2019. This authority shall be limited to a maximum of 10% of the issued capital, at the time of issue, plus a further issue up to 10% of the issued capital, at the time of issue, if the issue takes place in view of a merger or an acquisition.
- Extension of the designation of the Board of Management as authorised body to limit or exclude the pre-emptive right upon the issue of ordinary shares until 17 October 2019. This authority shall be limited to a maximum of 10% of the issued capital, at the time of issue, plus a further issue up to 10% of the issued capital, at the time of issue, if the issue takes place in view of a merger or an acquisition.
The relevant documents, such as the presentation, the resolutions and the voting results, will be made available on PostNL’s website in the coming days.
Furthermore, after the AGM, the Supervisory Board appointed Mr Berendsen as CFO and member of the Managing Board effective 18 April 2018.
Dividend
The PostNL shares will trade ex-dividend as of 19 April 2018. The dividend record date will be 20 April 2018. Shareholders will be given the opportunity to make their choice between cash and shares between 23 April 2018 and 7 May 2018. If no choice is made during this election period, the dividend will be paid in cash. The shares to be issued as stock dividend are paid out of additional paid in capital as part of the distributable reserves, free of withholding tax in the Netherlands. The number of share dividend rights entitled to one new common share will be determined based on the volume-weighted average price of all traded PostNL ordinary shares at Euronext Amsterdam on 3, 4 and 7 May 2018. The value of the stock dividend, based on this VWAP, will, subject to rounding, be targeted at but not be lower than the cash dividend. There will be no trading in stock dividend rights. The dividend will be payable as of 9 May 2018.
About PostNL
We are PostNL, here for everyone, bringing it all together for 225 years. With an extensive network of nearly 5,700 PostNL points, 10,000 letterboxes, and around 1,100 automated parcel lockers, also open to various carriers, along with millions of users of the PostNL app, we're always close by. We aim to be everyone's favourite deliverer by making it as easy as possible to send and receive parcels and mail. With over 32,000 colleagues working with us, we are part of society. On an average weekday, we deliver 1.2 million parcels and 6.3 million letters.
We optimise and support our physical networks through the use of smart digital solutions and introduce new propositions that add value for our customers. And aim for sustainable employment relationships by being a good employer to all people working with and for us. We focus on sustainability, making many journeys on foot and by bicycle, increasingly using cleaner fuels and electric vehicles, and offering innovative city logistics. PostNL N.V. is a publicly traded company with a turnover of €3.3 billion in 2024.