Holland Colours NV

AGM Information • Jul 12, 2013

HOLLAND COLOURS PRESS RELEASE

HOLLAND COLOURS SHAREHOLDERS MEETING ADOPTS FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS

The annual general meeting of shareholders of Holland Colours NV held today (agenda and explanation available at www.hollandcolours.com) adopted following of the proposed resolutions:

• The annual accounts for the financial year 2012/2013 were adopted;
• The dividend for the financial year 2012/2013 was declared at € 1.75 per ordinary share with a nominal value of € 2.27. The dividend will be made available for distribution in cash. Dividend in cash is subject to 15% Dutch dividend withholding tax. The ex dividend date is July 15, 2013. The dividend record date is July 17, 2013 (after stock-exchange close). The payment of the dividend of ordinary shares will take place per July 19, 2013;
• Discharge was given to the members of the Management Board and the members of the Supervisory Board;
• The remuneration policy for the Management Board and the remuneration for the Supervisory Board were approved;
• Mr. J. Kleyn has been reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board (until July 2017). Mr. J.W. de Heer has been reappointed as member of the Supervisory Board (until July 2018).
• EY Accountants LLP is reappointed as auditor for the period of one year;
• The designation of the Executive Board to acquire company shares, with approval of the Supervisory Board, is granted until January 11, 2015.

Apeldoorn, July 11, 2013

HOLLAND COLOURS

Profile

• Approximately 385 employees;
• 2,000 customers in 80 countries;
• 10 (production) sites;
• Worldwide network of agents;
• Each employee is shareholder.

Holland Colours was founded in 1979 and has been listed on the NYSE Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange since 1989. It is an independent Dutch corporation with offices in North America and Mexico, Europe and Asia. Holland Colours makes products for coloring synthetic materials, the main products being Holcobatch and Holcoprill. Both these products have the advantage of being free flowing, dust-free, and very easy to dose. Furthermore, Holland Colours makes pastes for coloring silicones, elastomers, PET packaging and other applications.

Holland Colours concentrates worldwide on three focus markets:

• Building & Construction (especially PVC applications)
• Packaging (especially PET applications)
• Silicones & Elastomers

Around 80% of turnover is realized in these three markets.

Virtually the entire production is generated by our four principal plants in the Netherlands, Hungary, the United States and Indonesia.

Holland Colours is organized in three regional divisions that operate as profit centers in each specific region: Europe (including the Middle East and Africa), Americas and Asia.

The global turnover distribution is Europe 53%, Americas 32% and Asia 15%.

Important dates:

15 August 2013 Trading update 31 October 2013 Publication of the 2013/2014 half-yearly figures 6 February 2014 Trading update 29 May 2014 Publication of the 2013/2014 annual figures 10 July 2014 General meeting of Shareholders