Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • May 20, 2020
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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(A copy of) this duly completed, dated and signed form must be received by the company on 4 June 2020 at the latest,
Voting 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 using this form or by giving a proxy to the secretary of the company.
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The undersigned,
Legal entity:
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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,
votes as follows, by correspondence, regarding the following proposed resolutions at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held at the office of the Company at 1040 Brussels, Belliardstraat / rue Belliard 40 (box 11), on 8 June 2020 at 10:00 CET (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) :
Attention: The vote under agenda item 2 (b) will only be taken if the preceding agenda item 2 (a) is not accepted. If you intend to vote in favour of the proposal under agenda item 2 (a), it is recommended that you also vote in favour of the following agenda item 2 (b).
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If you vote in favour of agenda item 2 (a) and do not vote for agenda item 2 (b), you will be deemed to have voted in favour of the proposal under agenda item 2 (b).
| 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 Delete as appropriate.
3 Delete as appropriate.
| 2.2. Renewal of the authorised capital: | |||
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| (a) Proposal to authorise the board of directors to 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 |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| (b) Proposal to authorise the board of directors to 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 a. capital increases by contribution in kind , b. capital increases by contribution in cash without the possibility for the 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 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 |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| 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 | ||||
| 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 ASSOCIATION OF 3% |
TRESHOLD | PROVIDED BY THE |
ARTICLES OF |
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| 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 |
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| CODE OF COMPANIES AND ASSOCIATIONS, AS WELL AS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE OTHER DECISIONS TAKEN |
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| Proposal, in order to align with the aforementioned | YES | NO | ABSTAIN | |
| proposals and the provisions of the Code of | ||||
| 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 |
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| 6.1. Appointment of: - Mr Pertti Huuskonen, as non-executive |
YES | NO | ABSTAIN | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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| 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 | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
| agreement with KBC Bank NV/SA of |
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| 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 | |||
| 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 |
| the period from 1st January 2019 until |
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| 30 June 2019 (including), and, insofar as required, | |||
| from 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 - Ms Ingrid Daerden |
YES YES |
NO NO |
ABSTAIN ABSTAIN |
| Discharge of the managers Verlien for the period | YES | NO | ABSTAIN |
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| 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 | |||
| auditor Verlien from 1st January 2019 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. |
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Shareholders who vote by duly returning this form can no longer vote in person or by proxy at the extraordinary general meeting for the number of shares mentioned above.
If the extraordinary general meeting is unable to validly deliberate or if it is adjourned for any reason whatsoever, this form for vote by correspondence remains valid for each subsequent meeting with the same agenda. However, this only applies in so far as the undersigned has complied in due time with the required participation and voting formalities for subsequent meetings.
| Done at | , on | 2020. |
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| ……………………………………………………………………………… (name and first name / corporate name and | ||
| legal form) |
………………………………………………………………………….… (signature)
Shareholders who wish to vote by correspondence have to comply with the procedure relating to registration and confirmation of participation as described in the convocation notice and attach the requested documents as annexes to this form.
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