Report of the formal Members’ Council meeting on 26 March 2026

The first formal Members’ Council meeting of this year took place on 26 March. Formal Members’ Council meetings are attended not only by the members of the Members’ Council, but also by the members of the Supervisory Board and the management. The first meeting of the year always has a number of fixed items on the agenda which the Members’ Council must approve by means of a vote.

Annual Report, CSRD Report and Financial Statements for 2025  

During this item, an explanation was provided regarding the Annual Report and the Financial Statements for 2025. David van Mechelen (CEO ad interim) reviewed the key priorities and Anton Sandler (CFO ad interim) explained the financial results. Evert van Helvoort, Chair of the Supervisory Board, explained the process surrounding the approval of the financial statements and the annual report and reported on the supervision carried out. Peter Bommel (Chair of the Supervisory Board’s Audit Committee) provided an update from the Audit Committee and offered further clarification on the CSRD reporting. The Members’ Council’s Finance Committee, led by Gerrit Vermöhlen (Chair), and the external auditor (PwC) also provided explanations from their respective roles in the process and outlined their findings.

Following a substantive discussion, during which a number of in-depth questions and comments from the Members’ Council were addressed, a vote was taken on:

• Adoption of the 2025 financial statements
• Allocation of the 2025 net profit
• Payment to members whose membership has ended (Certificate A)  
• Discharge of the members of the Executive Board for the policy pursued in 2025
• Discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the supervision carried out in 2025  

The Members’ Council approved all voting items.

Detailed voting results:

• Adoption of the 2025 financial statements: 100% in favour  
• Allocation of net profit: 100% in favour
• Payment for terminated membership (Certificate A): 97.06% in favour, 2.94% against
• Discharge of the Executive Board members: 97.06% in favour, 2.94% against
• Discharge of the Supervisory Board members: 97.06% in favour, 2.94% against

Following this vote, David van Mechelen provided a brief explanation of various topics from the 2030 strategy. During the Members’ Sessions, which will begin in the Netherlands on 8 April, this will also be explained by the Management Board. Other important topics will also be discussed during the Members’ Sessions, such as the code of conduct and the renewal of the tariff system.

Watch the video report of the formal Members' Council meeting below: