shareholder base

Due to our large geographical presence we have a wide spread of shareholders over the globe. We have a relatively high presence in Dutch based shareholders due to our Dutch roots. Our founder, Frits Goldschmeding, is the largest holder, followed by Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Randstad Holding and Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Under the Disclosure of Major Holdings in Listed Companies Act, shareholders are obliged to give notice of interests exceeding certain thresholds to the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM).

F.J.D Goldschmeding
- F.J.D Goldschmeding
- nominal stake 33%
- 33%
- voting rights 33%
- 33%
Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Randstad Holding*2
- Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Randstad Holding*2
- nominal stake 29%
- 30%
- voting rights 10%
- 11%
NN Group
- NN Group
- nominal stake 12%
- 12%
- voting rights 3%
- 3%
Richmond*2
- Richmond*2
- nominal stake 6%
- 6%
- voting rights 1%
- 1%
ASR*2
- ASR*2
- nominal stake 5%
- 5%
- voting rights 1%
- 1%
Stichting Randstad Optiefonds
- Stichting Randstad Optiefonds
- nominal stake 5%
- 4%
- voting rights 2%
- 5%
Silchester International Investors LLP
- Silchester International Investors LLP
- nominal stake 5%
- 5%
- voting rights 6%
- 6%

	nominal stake		voting rights
	2023	2022	2023	2022
F.J.D Goldschmeding	33%	33%	33%	33%
Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Randstad Holding*2	29%	30%	10%	11%
NN Group	12%	12%	3%	3%
Richmond*2	6%	6%	1%	1%
ASR*2	5%	5%	1%	1%
Stichting Randstad Optiefonds	5%	4%	2%	5%
Silchester International Investors LLP	5%	5%	6%	6%

1*As last reported to the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets.
2*Mainly based on preference shares (Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Randstad Holding) or depositary receipts of such shares (NN Group, ASR, Richmond), which explains the difference in nominal stake and voting rights.

ordinary shares

The issued share capital of Randstad N.V. currently consists of approximately 180.9 million ordinary shares, 25.2 million Type-B and 50.1 million Type-C preferred financing shares. The ordinary shares have equal voting rights (‘1 share, 1 vote’). The holders of approximately 95.8% of ordinary shares have been able to make unrestricted use of their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders. The other 4.2% of ordinary shares has been converted into depository receipts. A foundation, Stichting Administratiekantoor Randstad Optiefonds, holds those shares to which the attached voting rights are vested. The depository receipts issued by Stichting Administratiekantoor Randstad Optiefonds are fully exchangeable into ordinary shares, and are held by Stichting Randstad Optiefonds.Randstad Beheer, the private shareholding company of Frits Goldschmeding - founder and leading shareholder, is the sole board member of Stichting Administratiekantoor Randstad Optiefonds.

preference shares

The foundation of Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Aandelen Randstad holds Type-B and Type-C preferred financing shares. The voting rights attached to these shares which can be exercised at an Annual General Meeting of shareholders are aligned with the historical capital contribution and are vested in this foundation. The Type-C shares are split into two type of shares: C1 and C2. The board members of the foundation are fully independent of both the company's management and other shareholders. The board comprises of Bas Kortmann, Claartje Bulten and Annelies van der Pauw. The foundation’s Articles of Association were compiled in accordance with Annex X, Euronext Amsterdam Rule Book, Book II. Following an amendment to the Articles of Association in 2008, the preferred shares are classified as equity. For an overview of the voting rights relating to ordinary shares and the Type-B and Type-C preferred financing shares, please see the table below.

ordinary shares
- type of share ordinary shares
- number outstanding 180,869,312
- number of voting rights 180,869,312
preference shares B
- type of share preference shares B
- number outstanding 25,200,000
- number of voting rights 3,600,000
preference shares C1
- type of share preference shares C1
- number outstanding 14,566,133
- number of voting rights 1,000,000
preference shares C2
- type of share preference shares C2
- number outstanding 35,564,219
- number of voting rights 4,600,000
total
- type of share total
- number outstanding 256,199,664
- number of voting rights 190,069,312

type of share	number outstanding	number of voting rights
ordinary shares	180,869,312	180,869,312
preference shares B	25,200,000	3,600,000
preference shares C1	14,566,133	1,000,000
preference shares C2	35,564,219	4,600,000
total	256,199,664	190,069,312

Randstad N.V. may issue Type-A preferred shares to a legal entity charged with safeguarding the company’s interests and preventing influences that may threaten its continuity, independence or identity. To date no such shares have been issued. Resolutions for such issue would require the cooperation of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.

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