Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Apr 24, 2025
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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he board of directors invites the shareholders to attend the annual general meeting to be held on Monday May 26, 2025 at 14h00 at Amaryllis Hall at Botanic Sanctuary Antwerp, Leopoldstraat 26 in Antwerp. The shareholders are welcome as of 12h30 to facilitate compliance with the admission formalities to the meeting.
Ackermans & van Haaren is responsible for processing the personal data it receives from shareholders, representatives and proxy holders within the framework of the general meeting in accordance with applicable data protection legislation. In particular, such personal data will be processed for the preparation and organisation of the general meeting and the management of the attendance and voting procedure relating to the general meeting, in accordance with applicable legislation and the privacy statement which you can consult at https://www.avh.be/en/privacy-declaration.

Ackermans & van Haaren NV Begijnenvest 113 2000 Antwerp Tel. +32 3 231 87 70 [email protected] www.avh.be BTW BE 0404.616.494 RPR Antwerp, division Antwerp
Annual report of the board of directors for the financial year ended December 31, 2024
Proposed decision: approval of the statutory and consolidated annual accounts for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, including the approval of a gross dividend of 3.80 euros per share.
As treasury shares are not entitled to a dividend, the total amount of the dividend payment will depend on the number of treasury shares held by Ackermans & van Haaren NV and the persons acting in their own name but on its behalf. Determination of May 28, 2025 at 23:59 Belgian time (i.e. the business day before the exdate) as relevant time for determining the dividend entitlement and thus the cancellation of dividend rights attached to the treasury shares. Authorisation to the board of directors to insert the final amount of the total dividend payment (and other resulting changes in the profit allocation) in the statutory annual accounts.
Proposed decision: granting discharge to the directors for the performance of their mandate during the financial year ending December 31, 2024.
Proposed decision: granting discharge to the statutory auditor for the performance of his mandate during the financial year ending December 31, 2024.
6.1 Proposed decision: approval of the renewal of the mandate of Mr Luc Bertrand for two (2) years until the end of the annual general meeting in 2027 and this as non-executive director.
Although Mr Luc Bertrand has reached the age limit mentioned in article 2.3.3 of the company's Corporate Governance Charter, the board of directors wishes to propose Mr Luc Bertrand for reappointment in view of his particular experience and knowledge of the group and the sectors in which it is active.
6.2 Proposed decision: approval of the renewal of the mandate of Mr Jacques Delen as non-executive director for a period of two (2) years until the end of the annual general meeting in 2027 and this as non-executive director.
Although Mr Jacques Delen has reached the age limit mentioned in article 2.3.3 of the company's Corporate Governance Charter, the board of directors wishes to propose Mr Jacques Delen for reappointment given his particular experience and knowledge of the banking sector.
6.3 Proposed decision: approval of the renewal of the mandate of Mr Frederic van Haaren as non-executive director for a period of four (4) years until the end of the annual general meeting in 2029.
Each director is entitled to an annual base remuneration of 50,000 euros and an attendance fee of 2,500 euros per meeting of the board of directors or of an advisory committee, except for the nomination committee. An annual remuneration of 100,000 euros is granted to the chairman of the board of directors, 10,000 euros to the chairman of the audit committee, 5,000 euros to the members of the audit committee, and 2,500 euros to the members of the remuneration committee.
Proposed decision: approval of the remuneration report for the financial year ended on December 31, 2024. This vote is advisory. If necessary, the company will explain in its next remuneration report how the vote of the general meeting was taken into account.
Proposed decision: approval of the remuneration policy applicable as of financial year 2025. Under article 7:89/1 of the Code of companies and associations, the company is required to establish a remuneration policy and submit this policy for approval to the general shareholders' meeting upon any material change and at least every four years.

Only persons who are a shareholder on May 12, 2025 (24h, Belgian time) may participate in the general meeting and exercise their voting rights.
• Do you own registered shares?
You must be registered in the company's share register on May 12, 2025 (24h, Belgian time) for minimum the number of shares with which you wish to participate in the general meeting.
You must confirm your participation to us no later than May 20, 2025 (24h, Belgian time) indicating the number of shares with which you wish to participate in the meeting. Such confirmation should be done by submitting a proxy, or by confirming to us in writing (by e-mail or ordinary mail) that you wish to attend the meeting.
The shares with which you wish to participate in the general meeting must be registered in your securities account on May 12, 2025 (24h, Belgian time).
Auditor's report for the financial year ended December 31, 2024 2
Approval of the statutory and consolidated annual accounts for the financial year ended December 31, 2024 - Authorisation 3
You must request your financial institution (bank, recognised account holder or central securities depository) to:
You must confirm your participation to us no later than May 20, 2025 (24h, Belgian time) indicating the number of shares with which you wish to participate in the meeting. Such confirmation will be done by submitting a proxy, or by confirming to us in writing (by e-mail or ordinary mail) that you wish to attend the meeting. You can ask your financial institution to submit your proxy or confirm your attendance at the meeting to Delen Private Bank simultaneously with the confirmation of your registration.
If you meet the aforementioned admission conditions, you can either participate and vote in person at the meeting, or you can be represented by a proxy holder as set out below.
Any natural person attending the meeting in his/her capacity as shareholder, proxy holder or representative of a legal person must be able to show proof of his/her identity. Representatives of legal persons must also prove their capacity of corporate body or special proxy holder.

If you meet the aforementioned admission conditions, you may be represented at the general meeting by a single proxy holder. For this purpose you must use the proxy form available on our website. You can also request this form from us. This form also serves as confirmation of participation.
You need to send us your signed proxy by e-mail or ordinary mail. We need to receive your proxy on May 20, 2025 at the latest.

Which conditions do you need to fulfil to add items to the agenda of the general meeting?
If you hold, alone or jointly with other shareholders, at least 3% of the company's share capital, you may request to add items to the agenda of the general meeting and file resolution proposals in relation to items on or to be added to the agenda, subject to the conditions set out in article 7:130 of the Code of companies and associations.
You must submit your requests in writing (by e-mail or ordinary mail), adding, as the case may be, the text of the new agenda items and the relating resolution proposals or the text of the resolution proposals to be added to the agenda. We need to receive your request on May 4, 2025 at the latest. The request should also contain a mail or e-mail address on which we may confirm receipt of your requests.
As the case may be, we will publish a revised agenda and proxy form at the latest on May 9, 2025 (on our website, in the Belgian official journal and in the financial press).
The additional items on the agenda and the proposed resolutions will only be discussed at the general meeting if this/these shareholder(s) holding (together) at least 3% of the company's share capital has/have fulfilled the aforementioned admission formalities.

You are entitled to address questions to the directors and the auditor regarding their report or items on the agenda.
If you meet the aforementioned admission conditions, your questions will be answered provided any communication of information or facts in response to such questions does not prejudice the company or breach any confidentiality undertakings entered into by the company, its directors or the auditor.
Questions may be submitted in writing in advance of the meeting or can be asked during the meeting.
We need to receive your written questions on May 20, 2025 at the latest (by e-mail or ordinary mail) but recommend that you send us any questions well in advance of that date.

All relevant information relating to this general meeting is available on our website (https://www.avh.be/en/investors/shareholder-information/generalmeetings/year/2025).

For the submission of forms and written requests, and for practical questions:
• by e-mail: [email protected] (preferred method) • by ordinary mail: Begijnenvest 113, 2000 Antwerp
(for the attention of Mrs Iris Meirlaen) • by phone: +32 (0)3 897 92 49
The board of directors wishes to thank you in advance for your cooperation.
March 21, 2025
(1) The CV's of the persons concerned are available on the website www.avh.be < Investors < General meetings. (2) The remuneration policy is available on the website www.avh.be < Investors < General meetings. This information can also be consulted by scanning the QR code above.
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