Papendrecht, 9 May 2018
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) announces that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting) held today adopted the 2017 financial statements. All other voting items were also adopted, including:
Appointments Mr. J. van der Veer was appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board succeeding Mr. J.M. Hessels, who resigned as a member of the Supervisory Board as of the date of the Meeting.
Mr. J.P. de Kreij was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Board for a period of four years. Mr. De Kreij (1959, Dutch nationality) formerly held the position of CFO of Royal Vopak N.V.
Reappointments During the Meeting Mr. H.J. Hazewinkel was reappointed as a member of the Supervisory Board for a period of two years.
Furthermore, the Meeting reappointed Mr. J.H. Kamps as CFO and a member of the Board of Management for a period of one year.
Dividend The Meeting approved the proposed dividend of EUR 1.00 per share to be distributed in ordinary shares, unless the shareholder opts to receive the dividend in cash.
| 2018 | FINANCIAL AGENDA |
| 11 May | Ex-dividend date |
| 14 May | Record date for dividend entitlement (after market close) |
| 28 May | Final date for stating preference for dividend in cash or shares |
| 31 May | Determination and publication of conversion rate for stock dividend based on the volume-weighted average share price on 29, 30 and 31 May (after market close) |
| 5 June | Dividend payment and delivery of shares |
| 16 August | Publication of 2018 half-year results |
| 9 November | Trading update on third quarter of 2018 |
For further information
Investor relations: Martijn L.D. Schuttevâer ir@boskalis.com
Press: Arno Schikker press@boskalis.com
T +31 78 6969310
This is an English translation of the Dutch press release. In the event of any disparity between the Dutch original and this translation, the Dutch text will prevail.
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world with services including the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. In addition, Boskalis offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry as well as salvage solutions. Furthermore, Boskalis has a number of strategic partnerships in harbor towage and terminal services (Kotug Smit Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of more than 900 vessels and floating equipment and 10,700 employees, including associated companies, Boskalis operates in 90 countries across six continents.
This press release can also be found on our website www.boskalis.com .
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