Share Issue/Capital Change • Mar 28, 2018
Share Issue/Capital Change
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Free translation. The Dutch version will prevail.
Public limited liability company (société anonyme/naamloze vennootschap), Public Regulated Real Estate Company (Société Immobilière Réglementée (SIR) / Gereglementeerde Vastgoedvennootschap (GVV)) under Belgian Law Registered Office: 3 Horstebaan, 2900 Schoten Companies Registration No. 0456.378.070 (LPR Antwerp)
("CP Invest" or the "Company")
This report was drawn up by the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors"), in compliance with Article 560 of the Belgian Company Code, in relation to the proposal of the Board of Directors to withdraw the special rights attached to certain classes of shares in order to give all shareholders the same rights. In compliance with Article 560 of the Belgian Company Code, the proposed changes to the respective rights associated with different types of shares is announced by the Board in a report, with detailed justification.
This proposal, which will change the Articles of Association of the Company, will be presented to the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on or around 27 April 2018 ("EGM I") and if the required quorum is not reached at EGM I, to the extraordinary general meeting of the Company to be held on or around 16 May 2018 ("EGM II"). In compliance with Article 560 of the Belgian Company Code, this change will be adopted only if at least half of the authorised capital for each type of share is represented at the meeting and on condition that the motion wins three quarters of the votes for each type of share.
The Company's authorised capital currently amounts to €114,961,266.36. The capital is represented by 19,322,845 shares without par value, of which 19,172,845 are ordinary shares and 150,000 are special shares.
The current holders of the special shares are as follows:
| Belfius | 80,000 special shares |
|---|---|
| BNP Paribas Fortis | 30,000 special shares |
| KBC Bank | 30,000 special shares |
| Bank Degroof Petercam | 10,000 special shares |
The Company's special shares have the same rights as ordinary shares of the Company, as well as the rights provided for in Articles 6, 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 32, 36, 37 and 39 of the Company's Articles of Association.
The proposal of the Board of Directors to withdraw the special rights associated with certain classes of shares should be considered in relation to the full equivalence of all shares, which means that the special rights relating to the appointment and operation of the Board of Directors, as well as the government restrictions on the special shares will be amended.
The changes of rights and benefits discussed in this and the following paragraphs will apply, without distinction, to all special shares of the Company. All shares of the Company will have the same rights and benefits.
The existing division of special and ordinary shares of the Company laid down in Article 6 of the Articles of Association will be withdrawn and replaced by a new provision in the Articles of Association. A draft of the new coordinated Articles of Association of the Company will be attached in the Appendix.
The existing regulation concerning the nature of the special shares of the Company laid down in Article 9 of the Articles of Association will be withdrawn and replaced by a new provision in the Articles of Association. A draft of the new coordinated Articles of Association of the Company will be attached as an Appendix.
The existing regulation concerning the transfer of the shares of the Company laid down in Articles 12 and 13 of the Articles of Association will be scrapped, so that free transfer of all shares of the Company, which will all afford the same rights, will be permitted. A draft of the new coordinated Articles of Association of the Company will be attached as an Appendix.
The existing regulation concerning the nomination of directors of the Company and the CEO, as laid down in Articles 16 to 19 of the Articles of Association will be replaced by a new provision in the Articles of Association. A draft of the new coordinated Articles of Association of the Company will be attached as an Appendix.
The existing regulation laid down in Article 20 of the Articles of Association whereby quorum requirements are imposed will be replaced by a new provision in the Articles of Association. A draft of the new coordinated Articles of Association of the Company will be attached as an Appendix.
The existing regulation concerning the convention of the general meeting of the Company, as laid down in Article 32 of the Articles of Association will be replaced by a new provision in the Articles of Association. A draft of the new coordinated Articles of Association of the Company will be attached as an Appendix.
The existing regulation laid down in Articles 36 and 37 of the Articles of Association, concerning the office of the general meeting and the limitation of the possibility to convene meetings, will be replaced by a new provision in the Articles of Association. The existing regulation laid down in Article 39 of the Articles of Association, concerning majority requirements if the rights or obligations of a certain class of shareholders are affected, will be scrapped. A draft of the new coordinated Articles of Association of the Company will be attached as an Appendix.
The Board of Directors regards the withdrawal of the special rights attached to certain classes of shares as necessary for the following reasons:
The Board of Directors therefore takes the view that the change in the respective rights associated with the existing shares in accordance with Article 560 of the Belgian Company Code and the associated amendment of the Articles of Association is in the interests of the Company and the existing shareholders of the Company. The Board of Directors therefore invites the general meeting of shareholders of the Company to adopt the motion to withdraw the existing categories of shares and the associated changes to the Articles of Association of the Company.
Drawn up in Schoten on 14 February 2018.
For the Board of Directors of Care Property Invest,
Peter VAN HEUKELOM, Willy PINTENS CEO / Managing Director Managing Director
Appendix: Draft new coordinated version of the Articles of Association.
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