Randstad shareholders approve legal merger with Vedior

Thu 26 Jun 2008

At the Randstad Holding nv (“Randstad”) Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held today, Randstad shareholders have approved the Executive Board resolution with respect to the statutory legal merger between Randstad and Vedior N.V. (“Vedior”).

The Amsterdam Court gave notification that creditors have not objected, while the Vedior shareholders approved of the legal merger on 25 June 2008. All necessary steps have now been taken and the intended statutory legal merger is expected to become effective on 1 July 2008.

The statutory legal merger finalizes the acquisition of Vedior and allows teams to fully concentrate on the integration process. Settlement of the distribution of the new Randstad Holding shares to Vedior shareholders who had not tendered their shares (0.67258 Randstad Holding share for each Vedior share) is expected to occur automatically on 1 July 2008 before stock exchange hours; these new Randstad Holding shares will be listed on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam on the same day. The total number of Randstad Holding shares in issue after the statutory legal merger will be 169,513,243.

Updated financial calendar

Publication Q2 2008 results 27 August 2008

Publication Q3 2008 results 6 November 2008

Publication Q4 2008 and annual results 2008

26 February 2009    EGM

Randstad Holding nv

Diemermere 25, Diemen  P.O. Box 12600, NL-1100 AP Amsterdam z.o.

EGM webcast

A replay of the presentation and the Q & A of the EGM is available on http://www.ir.randstad.com/presentations.cfm. The presentation is in Dutch with a simultaneous translation into English.

Randstad specializes in solutions in the field of flexible work and human resources services. Our services range from mass-customized staffing, inhouse, professionals, search & selection, and HR Solutions. Randstad is dedicated to matching at the right time, the demand by individuals for challenging and well-paid employment to the demand of organizations for employees of the right caliber and the right qualifications. Since acquiring Vedior in 2008, the Randstad Group is the second largest HR services provider in the world with major positions in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, India, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, Portugal, and the southeastern United States.

Randstad has over 34,000 employees working from 5,400 branches and inhouse locations in 53 countries around the world. Randstad and Vedior generated combined revenue of € 17.6 billion in

2007. Randstad was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Diemen, the Netherlands. Randstad Holding nv (Reuters: RAND.AS, Bloomberg: RAND NA) is listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam exchange, where options for stocks in Randstad are also traded. For more information see ww.randstad.com.

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