Holland Colours NV

Board/Management Information • Aug 21, 2012

PRESS RELEASE HOLLAND COLOURS

New appointments

Holland Colours is pleased to announce that per November 1, 2012 Marco Kok will strengthen the organization as Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds in that role Jeroen Straathof who -as announced earlier- will leave the company as of Augustus 31, 2012. Mr. Kok is currently CFO for Amefa Holding in Apeldoorn and brings with him a wealth of experience in various financial jobs, amongst others with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Philips and Pon. Per the above date Mr. Kok will also act as Controller Division Europe.

Paul Karrenbeld, currently Division Director Europe, will take up the new function of Director Global Operations, effective September 1, 2012. In this role he will -among other things- focus on improvements in the areas of operational efficiency, delivery performance and Health, Safety and Environment.

Until further notice Rob Harmsen -next to his role as CEO- will act as Division Director Europe.

Apeldoorn, August 21, 2012

Holland Colours NV Cees van Luijk, Chairman Supervisory Board Rob Harmsen, President

For further information:

Holland Colours NV Rob Harmsen, Telephone +31 (0)55-3680700

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 55%, Americas 30% and Asia 15%.

Important dates:

7 February 2013	Trading update

1 November 2012 Publication of the 2012/2013 half-yearly figures 29 May 2013 Publication of the 2012/2013 annual figures 11 July 2013 General meeting of Shareholders