Boskalis shareholders adopt 2017 financial statements, approve appointments and dividend

Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) said 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.