Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • May 20, 2020
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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(A copy of) this duly completed, dated and signed proxy form must be received by the company on 4 June 2020 at the latest,
Proxy forms received late or failing to comply with the required formalities will be rejected.
Aedifica takes into account the exceptional measures regarding Covid-19. Shareholders can only exercise their voting rights at the extraordinary general meeting of 8 June 2020 through voting by correspondence or by giving a proxy to the secretary of the company using this form
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The undersigned (the "Principal"),
Legal entity:
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| Validly represented by1: | 1. |
| 2. |
| Name and first name: | |
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| Address: | |
1 In case of signature on behalf of a legal entity, please specify name, first name and title of natural person(s) and provide supporting documentation confirming representation powers. In the absence thereof, the undersigned declares and certifies to Aedifica NV/SA to have the necessary power of attorney to sign this form on behalf of the shareholder.
Owner of __________________ registered shares (in full property / in usufruct / in bare property)2 and __________________ dematerialised shares (in full property / in usufruct / in bare property)3 of the limited liability company "AEDIFICA", a public regulated real estate company under Belgian law, with office at 1040 Brussels, Belliardstraat / rue Belliard 40 (box 11), RLE Brussels 0877.248.501 (hereafter, "Aedifica" or the "Company"), appoints hereby the secretary of the company as special proxy holder with right of substitution
(Please note that the secretary of the company will be deemed, on the basis of the law, to have a conflict of interest for the exercise of the voting right and shall therefore only be allowed to vote when having been provided with specific voting instructions for each agenda item.)
to whom the Principal grants all powers to represent the latter at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of "AEDIFICA", which shall be held in 1040 Brussels, Belliardstraat / rue Belliard 40 (box 11), on 8 June 2020 at 10:00 CET, before Notary public Ms Catherine GILLARDIN, geassocieerde Notaris / Notaire associé in Brussels, and to vote on the Principal's behalf in accordance with the voting intentions indicated below.
The proxy holder is expressly permitted to:
Since you designate the secretary of the company or any other person designated by the company in case of impediment as special proxy holder, there is a conflict of interest in the meaning of Article 7:143, §4 of the Code of companies and associations ("CCA"). Consequently, the proxy holder shall only be allowed to vote when having been provided with specific voting instructions for each agenda item. Please encircle your specific voting instructions for each item on the agenda.
This proxy is also valid for any other general meeting that might be convened with the same agenda. However, this only applies in so far as the Principal has complied in due time with the required participation and voting formalities for subsequent meetings.
The proxy holder shall exercise the voting right of the Principal as follows (see agenda as published in the Belgian State Gazette, L'Echo and De Tijd and on the website https://www.aedifica.be/en/general-meetings-2020). (Please circle your choice)
The vote under agenda item 2 (b) will only be taken if the preceding agenda item 2 (a) is not accepted. If you instruct the proxy holder to accept the proposal under agenda item 2 (a) at the general meeting of the Company, it is recommended that you also give voting instruction to accept the proposal under this agenda item for the agenda item 2 (b) that follows.
If you instruct the proxy holder only for agenda item 2 (a) to accept the proposal under this agenda item at the general meeting of the Company and do not give any voting instructions for the other agenda item 2 (b), you will be deemed to have also given voting instructions to accept this proposal for agenda item 2 (b).
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| 1. RENEWAL OF AUTHORISATION TO ACQUIRE, ACCEPT AS PLEDGE AND ALIENATE OWN SHARES |
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| Proposal to replace the existing authorisation | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| to acquire, accept as pledge and alienate own | |||
| shares with a new authorisation to the board of | |||
| directors for a new period of 5 years, and to | |||
| amend accordingly article 6.2 of the Articles of | |||
| Association. | |||
| 2. RENEWAL OF THE AUTHORISED CAPITAL |
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| 2.1. Acknowledgement of the special report of the | NO VOTE REQUIRED | ||
| board of the directors established pursuant | |||
| to Article 7:199 of the Code of companies | |||
| and associations. | |||
| 2.2. Renewal of the authorised capital: | |||
| (a) Proposal to authorise the board of directors to | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| increase the capital by a maximum amount of: | |||
| 1) 50% of the amount of the capital | |||
| for capital increases by contribution in cash | |||
| whereby the possibility is provided for the | |||
| exercise of the preferential subscription | |||
| right or the priority allocation right by the | |||
| shareholders of the Company, | |||
| 2) 50% of the amount of the capital | |||
| for capital increases in the framework of the | |||
| distribution of an optional dividend, | |||
| 3) 10% of the amount of the capital | |||
| for capital increases by contribution in cash | |||
| without the possibility for the shareholders | |||
| of the Company to exercise the preferential | |||
| right or priority allocation right within the | |||
| limits set out by the law, | |||
| 4) 10% of the amount of the capital | |||
| for a. capital increases by contribution in | |||
| kind, or b. any other kind of capital increase | |||
| provided that the capital within the context of | |||
| the authorised capital can never be increased | |||
| by an amount higher than the capital on the | |||
| date of the extraordinary general meeting that | |||
| approves the authorisation | |||
| and to amend article 6.4. of the Articles of Association accordingly. |
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| (b) Proposal to authorise the board of directors to | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| increase the capital by a maximum amount of: | |||
| 1) 50% of the amount of the capital | |||
| for capital increases by contribution in cash | |||
| whereby the possibility is provided for the | |||
| exercise of the preferential subscription | |||
| right or the priority allocation right by the | |||
| shareholders of the Company, | |||
| 2) 50% of the amount of the capital | |||
| for capital increases in the framework of the | |||
| distribution of an optional dividend, |
| 3) 10% of the amount of the capital | |||
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| for a. capital increases by contribution in | |||
| kind, b. capital increases by contribution in | |||
| cash without the possibility for the |
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| shareholders of the Company to exercise | |||
| the preferential right or priority allocation | |||
| right, or c. any other kind of capital increase provided that the capital within the context of |
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| the authorised capital can never be increased | |||
| by an amount higher than the capital on the | |||
| date of the extraordinary general meeting that | |||
| approves the authorisation | |||
| and to amend article 6.4. of the Articles of | |||
| Association accordingly. | |||
| 3. AMENDMENT OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND REMUNERATION OF THE STATUTORY AUDITOR |
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| 3.1. Proposal to extend the current financial year | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 1st that started on July 2019 until |
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| 31 December 2020 and to begin each | |||
| subsequent financial year on 1st January of each year and end on 31 December of each |
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| year, and consequently amend the Articles of | |||
| Association accordingly. | |||
| 3.2. Proposal, if proposal 3.1 is approved, to set | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| the additional one-off fee payable to the | |||
| statutory auditor, Ernst & Young |
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| Bedrijfsrevisoren/Réviseurs d'Entreprises |
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| CVBA/SCRL, represented by Mr Joeri |
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| Klaykens, with offices located at De |
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| Kleetlaan 2, 1831 Diegem, as a result of the | |||
| extension of the financial year at |
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| EUR 17,500, excluding VAT and expenses. 4. INTRODUCTION OF A TRANSPARENCY |
TRESHOLD | PROVIDED BY |
THE ARTICLES OF |
| ASSOCIATION OF 3% | |||
| Proposal to introduce a transparency threshold | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| provided by the Articles of Association of 3% and | |||
| to amend the Articles of Association accordingly | |||
| in accordance with the resolution passed. | |||
| 5. AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION FURTHER TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CODE OF COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE OTHER |
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| DECISIONS TAKEN | |||
| Proposal, in order to align with the aforementioned | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| proposals and the provisions of the Code of |
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| companies and associations, to replace the | |||
| current text of the Articles of Association with a | |||
| new text. This new text, as well as an explanatory | |||
| note on the proposed amendments and the | |||
| current version of the Articles of Association | |||
| indicating the amendments, are available on the | |||
| company's website. | |||
| 6. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS 6.1. Appointment of: |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Pertti Huuskonen, as non-executive |
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| independent director as defined in Article 7:87 | |||
| of the Code of companies and associations | |||
| - Mr Sven Bogaerts, as executive director |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Ingrid Daerden, as executive director |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Laurence Gacoin, as executive director |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Charles-Antoine Van Aelst, as executive |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
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| director | |||
| Remuneration of Mr Pertti Huuskonen in the same | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| way as the other non-executive directors. The | |||
| mandates of the executive directors will not be | |||
| remunerated. | |||
| 6.2. Renewal of the mandate of: | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Marleen Willekens, as non-executive |
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| independent director as defined in Article 7:87 | |||
| of the Code of companies and associations - Mr Luc Plasman, as non-executive |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| independent director as defined in Article 7:87 | |||
| of the Code of companies and associations | |||
| Remuneration of Ms Marleen Willekens in the | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| same way as the other non-executive directors. | |||
| Remuneration of Mr Luc Plasman in the same | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| way as the other non-executive directors. | |||
| 7. APPROVAL OF THE CHANGE OF CONTROL CLAUSES IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENTS BINDING TE |
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| COMPANY | |||
| Approval of change of control clauses in the credit | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| agreement with BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA of | |||
| 31 October 2019. | |||
| Approval of change of control clauses in the credit | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| agreement with BNP Paribas Fortis NV/SA, JP | |||
| Morgan Securities PLC en ING Belgium NV/SA of | |||
| 31 October 2019. | |||
| Approval of change of control clauses in the credit agreement with KBC Bank NV/SA of |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 12 November 2019. | |||
| Approval of change of control clauses in the credit | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| agreement with BNP Paribas Niederlassung |
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| Deutschland of 12 November 2019. | |||
| Approval of change of control clauses in the credit | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| agreement with Société Générale of |
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| 13 March 2020. | |||
| 8. APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OF RESIDENCE DE LA PAIX NV/SA, VERLIEN BVBA/SPRL |
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| AND BUITENHEIDE BVBA/SPRL, EACH ABSORBED BY A TRANSACTION ASSIMILATED TO A MERGER BY THE COMPANY ON 19 DECEMBER 2019, WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST JULY 2019, FOR THE |
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| PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY 2019 UNTIL 30 JUNE 2019 (INCLUDING) | |||
| Approval annual accounts of Résidence de la | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| Paix from 1st January 2019 until 30 June 2019 | |||
| (including). | |||
| Approval annual accounts of Verlien from |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 1st January 2019 until 30 June 2019 (including). | |||
| Approval annual accounts of Buitenheide from | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 1st January 2019 until 30 June 2019 (including). | |||
| 9. DISCHARGE OF THE DIRECTORS OF RESIDENCE DE LA PAIX NV/SA, VERLIEN BVBA/SPRL AND |
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| BUITENHEIDE BVBA/SPRL | |||
| Discharge of the directors Résidence de la Paix for | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 1st the period from January 2019 until |
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| 30 June 2019 (including), and, insofar as required, from 1st July 2019 until 19 December 2019): |
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| - Aedifica NV/SA |
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| - Mr Stefaan Gielens |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Laurence Gacoin |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Charles-Antoine Van Aelst |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Sven Bogaerts |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Ingrid Daerden |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
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| Discharge of the managers Verlien for the period | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 1st from January 2019 until 30 June 2019 |
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| (including), and, insofar as required, from |
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| 1st July 2019 until 19 December 2019): | |||
| - Aedifica NV/SA |
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| - Mr Stefaan Gielens |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Laurence Gacoin |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Charles-Antoine Van Aelst |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Sven Bogaerts |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Ingrid Daerden |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| Discharge of the managers Buitenheide for the | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| period from 1st January 2019 until 30 June 2019 | |||
| (including), and, insofar as required, from |
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| 1st July 2019 until 19 December 2019): | |||
| - Aedifica NV/SA |
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| - Mr Stefaan Gielens |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Laurence Gacoin |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Charles-Antoine Van Aelst |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Mr Sven Bogaerts |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| - Ms Ingrid Daerden |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 10.DISCHARGE OF THE STATUTORY AUDITOR OF RESIDENCE DE LA PAIX NV/SA, VERLIEN | |||
| BVBA/SPRL AND BUITENHEIDE BVBA/SPRL | |||
| Discharge of Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| /Réviseurs d'Entreprises CVBA/SCRL |
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| represented by Mr Joeri Klaykens (statutory | |||
| auditor Résidence de la Paix from |
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| 1st January 2019 until 30 June 2019 (including), | |||
| and, insofar as required, from 1st July 2019 until | |||
| 19 December 2019) | |||
| Discharge of Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| /Réviseurs d'Entreprises CVBA/SCRL |
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| represented by Mr Joeri Klaykens (statutory | |||
| 1st January 2019 auditor Verlien from until |
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| 30 June 2019 (including), and, insofar as |
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| required, from 1st July 2019 until 19 December | |||
| 2019) | |||
| Discharge of Ernst & Young Bedrijfsrevisoren | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| /Réviseurs d'Entreprises CVBA/SCRL |
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| represented by Mr Joeri Klaykens (statutory | |||
| auditor Buitenheide from 1st January 2019 until | |||
| 30 June 2019 (including), and, insofar as |
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| required, from 1st July 2019 until 19 December | |||
| 2019) | |||
| 11.SPECIAL POWERS – COORDINATION OF ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION | |||
| Proposal to confer all the necessary powers to the | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| acting notary public in view of the filing and | |||
| publication of the deed as well as the coordination | |||
| of the Articles of Association in accordance with | |||
| the adopted resolutions. |
Done at , on 2020.
For the Principal,
Signed4
___________________ Name
___________________ Name
4 Signature to be preceded by the handwritten text "good for proxy".
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