Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 29, 2011
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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The board of directors of 4Energy Invest NV cordially invites the company's shareholders and warrant holders to attend the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meeting of the company, which will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2011, at 10.00 a.m., at the company's registered office or at such other place as will be indicated at that place at that time.
In order to enable a smooth registration on May 26, 2011, the shareholders or their representatives are kindly requested to be present at least fifteen minutes prior to the start of the meeting.
Agenda and proposed resolutions: The agenda and the proposed resolutions of the annual general meeting are as follows:
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting approves the statutory financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2010, as well as the allocation of the result as proposed by the board of directors.
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting grants discharge from liability to each of the directors who were in office during the previous fiscal year, for the performance of their mandate during that fiscal year.
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting grants discharge from liability to the statutory auditor which was in office during the previous fiscal year, for the performance of its mandate during that fiscal year.
Taking into account the advice of the nomination and remuneration committee, the board of directors recommends that the following resolution be approved. For further information as to the remuneration of members of the board of directors, reference is made to the remuneration report included in the annual report of the board of directors.
Quorum: In accordance with the Belgian Company Code, there is no quorum requirement for the deliberation and voting on the respective items referred to in the aforementioned agenda of the annual general shareholders' meeting.
Voting and majority: Each of the proposed resolutions under the respective items referred to in the aforementioned agenda of the annual general shareholders' meeting shall be passed if it is approved by a simple majority of the votes validly cast.
Agenda and proposed resolutions: The agenda and the proposed resolutions of the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting are as follows:
$1.$ Amendments to the articles of association.
Proposed resolution: Subject to, and with effect as of, the entry into force of new legislation in Belgium, substantially in the form of the Act of December 20, 2010 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies, as published in the Belgian Official Gazette of April
18, 2011 and amended as the case may be, relating to the transposition into Belgian law of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of July 11, 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies, the general shareholders' meeting decides to amend the company's articles of association set forth in paragraphs (a) to (h) below:
The board of directors has also the right to, during the meeting, adjourn any other shareholders' meeting once by five weeks. Such adjournment shall cancel the other decisions taken during the meeting.
A second general shareholders' meeting, which shall resolve upon the agenda items with respect to which no final decision was taken at the first meeting, shall be convened within five weeks. Subject to applicable law, the formalities completed in order to attend the first meeting, including the registration for the general shareholders' meeting, and, as the case may be, the deposit of proxies, shall remain valid for the second meeting. Additional
registrations for the general shareholders' meeting, and, as the case may be, the deposit of proxies will be admitted within the time limits."
Proposed resolution: The general shareholders' meeting decides that each director is authorized in name of the company to, as soon as reasonably and practically possible and following the entry into force of the amendments, take all steps and fulfil all formalities required to include the relevant amendments in the articles of association. A special proxy (with right of substitution) is being granted to the recording notary public to coordinate the articles of association, taking into account the other resolutions passed by the general shareholders' meeting of this date and after the entry into force of the abovementioned amendments.
Quorum: According to the Belgian Company Code, a quorum of at least 50% of the outstanding shares must be present or represented at the general shareholders' meeting for the deliberation and voting on the respective items referred to in the aforementioned agenda of the extraordinary general meeting. If this quorum is not reached, a second general extraordinary shareholders' meeting will be convened for these agenda items, at the same place, on June 14, 2011 at 10 a.m. The quorum requirement will not apply to the second meeting.
Voting and majority: Subject to applicable legal provisions, each share shall have one vote. In accordance with applicable law, the proposed resolutions of the aforementioned agenda of the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting shall be passed if they are approved by a majority of 75% of the votes validly cast by the shareholders.
Conditions of admission to the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meeting: In order to be admitted to the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meeting, the holders of dematerialized shares issued by the company must comply with Article 36 of the company's articles of association and Article 536 of the Belgian Company Code:
Holders of dematerialized securities must deposit a certificate issued by Euroclear Belgium, the settlement institution, or by a certified account holder, confirming the number of shares that are being held by the shareholder and stating that the shares are blocked until after the date of the general meeting. This certificate must be deposited at the registered office of the company or at the counter of an agency of KBC Bank at the latest on the fourth business day prior to the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meeting, i.e. on or before Friday, May 20, 2011 at the latest.
In accordance with Article 537 of the Belgian Company Code, all holders of bonds, warrants or certificates issued with the assistance of the company, may attend the annual and extraordinary general shareholder's meeting with an advisory vote only.
Voting by proxy: The shareholders can attend the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meeting through a proxy holder. Proxy forms may be obtained at the company's registered office and on the company's website (www.4energyinvest.com). Signed original proxies must reach the company's registered office (Attention Nico Terry, Company Secretary) at the latest on the fourth business day prior to the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meeting, i.e. by Friday May 20, 2011 at the latest. The shareholder who wishes to be represented by proxy must, in any case, comply with the conditions of admission described above. In the absence of voting instructions with regard to certain points on the agenda, or in the event that for any reason whatsoever, any uncertainty would raise on the voting instructions, the proxy holder will always vote "in favor" of the proposed resolution.
Available documents: In accordance with Article 535 of the Belgian Company Code, as of fifteen days prior to the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meetings, shareholders and warrant holders of the company can obtain at the registered office of the company, free of cost, a copy of the reports and financial statements referred to in the agenda of the annual general shareholders' meeting. Fifteen days prior to the annual and extraordinary general shareholders' meetings, a copy of the reports and financial statements will also be available on the company's website (www.4energyinvest.com).
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