Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Mar 27, 2015
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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To be delivered at the registered seat of the Company (together with Dutch version) at the latest on April 23, 2015 to:
Telenet Group Holding NV Bart van Sprundel, Corporate Counsel Liersesteenweg 4, PB 54 2800 Mechelen, Belgium
The undersigned (name and first name / residing at):
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or (name of the company / registered office) :
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Represented by …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Owner of
shares of Telenet Group Holding NV
(number)
Hereby appoints the following person as proxy-holder, with right of substitution:
Please tick the appropriate box
specific voting instruction, he will vote in favor of the proposed resolutions which are supported by the board of directors.
To represent it/him/her at the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of Telenet Group Holding NV, which will be held on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 as from 3.00 p.m. CET with the following agenda (and any other meeting which would be held later with the same agenda):
Communication of and discussion on the annual report of the board of directors and the report of the statutory auditor on the statutory financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014.
Communication and approval of the statutory financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014, and of the proposed allocation of the result. Proposed resolution: approval of the statutory financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014, including the allocation of the result as proposed by the board of directors.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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Communication of and discussion on the annual report of the board of directors and the report of the statutory auditor on the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014.
Communication of and discussion on the remuneration report, included in the annual report of the board of directors for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014.
Proposed resolution: approval of the remuneration report for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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5. Communication of and discussion on the consolidated financial statements Communication of and discussion on the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014.
Proposed resolution: to grant discharge from liability to the directors who were in office during the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014, for the exercise of their mandate during said fiscal year.
| a/ Bert De Graeve (IDw Consult BVBA) |
I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| b/ Michel Delloye (Cytindus NV) |
I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| c/ Stéfan Descheemaeker (SDS Invest NV) |
I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| d/ John Porter | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| e/ Charles H. Bracken | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| f/ Diederik Karsten | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| g/ Balan Nair | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| h/ Manuel Kohnstamm |
I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| i/ Jim Ryan | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| j/ Angela McMullen | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| k/ Frank Donck | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| l/ Alex Brabers | I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
| m/ Julien De Wilde (De Wilde J. Management BVBA) |
I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
Proposed resolution: to grant discharge from liability to the statutory auditor for the exercise of his mandate during the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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Taking into account the advice of the remuneration- and nomination committee of the board of directors of the company, the board of directors recommends adopting the following resolutions, upon nomination as stated in the articles of association of the company. For further information in relation to the parties involved and their resume, reference is made to the declaration on corporate governance in the annual report of the board of directors.
Proposed resolutions:
a) Re-appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(ii) of the articles of association, of Mr. Diederik Karsten, for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2019.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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b) Re-appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(ii) of the articles of association, of Mr. Balan Nair, for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2019.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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c) Re-appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(ii) of the articles of association, of Mr. Manuel Kohnstamm, for a term of 4 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2019.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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d) Appointment, upon nomination in accordance with Article 18.1(i) and 18.2 of Mrs. Christiane Franck as "independent director", within the meaning of Article 526ter of the Belgian Company Code, clause 2.3 of the Belgian Corporate Governance Code and the articles of association of the company, for a term of 3 years, with immediate effect and until the closing of the general shareholders' meeting of 2018. It appears from the data available to the company as well as from the information provided by Mrs. Franck, that she meets the applicable independence requirements.
| I AGREE I DO NOT AGREE ABSTENTION |
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e) The mandates of the directors appointed in accordance with item 8(a) up to (d) of the agenda, are remunerated in accordance with the resolutions of the general shareholders' meeting of April 28, 2010 and April 24, 2013.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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Proposed resolution: Acknowledgement of the fact that the company KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren CVBA burg. CVBA, statutory auditor of the company charged with the audit of the statutory and consolidated financial statements of the company, has decided to replace Mr. Götwin Jackers, auditor, as permanent representative by Mr. Filip De Bock, auditor, with effect after the closing of the annual shareholders' meeting which will have deliberated and voted on the financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2014.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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Proposed resolution: Approval, in as far as needed and applicable, in accordance with Article 556 of the Belgian Company Code, of the terms and conditions of the performance shares plans issued by the company, which may grant rights that either could have an impact on the company's equity or could give rise to a liability or obligation of the company in case of a change of control over the company.
| I AGREE | I DO NOT AGREE | ABSTENTION |
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In order to:
The Undersigned hereby ratifies and approves all acts carried out by the aforementioned proxy holder. The proxy holder will vote on behalf of the Undersigned in accordance with the voting instructions given above.
In case of absence of voting instructions given to the proxy holder with regard to the respective agenda items or if, for whatever reason, there is a lack of clarity with regard to the voting instructions given, the proxy holder will always vote in favor of the proposed resolution, possibly as amended at the meeting.
In case of amendments to the agenda and proposed additional resolutions as aforementioned, the company will publish an amended agenda with, as the case may be, additional agenda items and additional draft resolutions no later than on or before Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the latest. In addition, the company shall make amended forms available for votes by proxy. Votes by proxy that reach the company prior to the publication of an amended agenda remain valid for the agenda items to which the proxies apply, subject, however, to applicable law and the further clarifications set out on the proxy forms.
Done at ………………………………………………….…, on ………………………….…………………………. 2015.
Please date and signature with handwritten the notice "Goed voor volmacht" (good for proxy)
Signature(s):…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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