Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Mar 26, 2024
Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement
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| of the company ATENOR on 26 April 2024 | |||
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| P R O X Y | |||
| The undersigned (1) | _____ | ||
| owner of (2) | _____ shares |
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| of the company ATENOR | declares that with the present form he/she gives to _____ |
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| the following agenda: | the authority to represent him/her at the General Assemblies of ATENOR which will take place on 26 April 2024 with | ||
| Agenda of the Ordinary General Assembly | |||
| 1. | Presentation of the annual accounts (consolidated and corporate), of the Board of Directors' management report and of the statutory auditor's reports for 2023 |
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| 2. | Approval of the corporate annual accounts and the allocation of the results | ||
| Proposed decision | |||
| Approval of the corporate annual accounts closed on 31 December 2023, including the allocation of the results proposed by the Board of Directors, i.e. Director's fees (for exercising the mandates as Director during the financial |
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| year 2023) amounting to €460,000, of which €120,000 are payable in the form of shares in the company. | |||
| The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5). | |||
| 3. Discharges |
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| Proposed decisions | |||
| Discharge by separate vote to the Directors and the Auditor for the exercise of their mandate in the course of the | |||
| 2023 financial year. 3.1 Mr Frank Donck, Director |
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| The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/abstain. | |||
| 3.2 Stéphan Sonneville SA, Director, represented by Mr Stéphan Sonneville The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5). |
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| 3.3 Mr Christian Delaire, Director |
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| The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/abstain. | |||
| 3.4 Investea SRL, Director, represented by Mrs Emmanuèle Attout |
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| The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5). | |||
| 3.5 MG Praxis SRL, Director, represented by Mrs Michèle Grégoire |
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| The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/abstain | |||
| 3.6 | Trionna SRL, Director, represented by Mrs Laure le Hardÿ de Beaulieu |
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/abstain
3.7 Mr John Penning, Director
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
3.8 Sogestra SRL, Director, represented by Mrs Nadine Lemaitre
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/abstain.
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
3.10 SRL EY Réviseurs d'Entreprises, Auditor, represented by Mr Carlo-Sébastien D'Addario The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors proposes:
4.1 renewal of the mandate of Mr. Frank Donck as Director. This mandate of three years could be remunerated and will expire at the end of the Ordinary General Assembly on 23 April 2027.
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
4.2 renewal of the mandate of Investea SRL, represented by Ms. Emmanuèle Attout as independent Director. This mandate of three years could be remunerated and will expire at the end of the Ordinary General Assembly on 23 April 2027.
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
4.3 renewal of the mandate of Mr. Christian Delaire as independent Director. This mandate of three years could be remunerated and will expire at the end of the Ordinary General Assembly on 23 avril 2027.
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5) .
4.4 To appoint Ms Bernadette de Bethune, as independent Director. This appointment for a term of three-years will be remunerated and will expire at the end of the General Meeting of Shareholders of 23 April 2027. The status of Independent Director is granted on the grounds that the proposed director meets the requirements defined by Article 7:87 of the Companies and Associations Code (CV available on www.atenor.eu).
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5) .
4.5 To appoint Maroxco BVBA, represented by Mr. Cédric Van Quickenborne, as independent Director. This appointment for a term of three-years will be remunerated and will expire at the end of the General Meeting of Shareholders of 23 April 2027. The status of Independent Director is granted on the grounds that the proposed director meets the requirements defined by Article 7:87 of the Companies and Associations Code (CV available on www.atenor.eu).
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5) .
4.6 To appoint Realize BV, represented by Mr. Olivier Lambrecht, as independent Director. This appointment for a term of three-years will be remunerated and will expire at the end of the General Meeting of Shareholders of 23 April 2027. The status of Independent Director is granted on the grounds that the proposed director meets the requirements defined by Article 7:87 of the Companies and Associations Code (CV available on www.atenor.eu)..
At the proposal of the Audit Committee,
4.7 Nomination, as auditors, of SRL BDO Réviseurs d'Entreprises, whose registered office is located at 1930 Zaventem, Da Vincilaan 9/E.6 registered with the Crossroads Bank for enterprises under the number 0431.088.289, which nominates as its permanent representative Mr. Christophe Pelzer, company auditor, at a fee, excluding VAT (and excluding expenses and disbursements) of 99,500 euros, indexed, per year. The three-year mandate of the auditor will expire at the end of the Ordinary General Assembly, which will be called upon to rule on the approval of the accounts for the financial year ending on 31 December 2026. The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5) .
Approval of the Remuneration Report.
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
6. Powers
To confer all powers upon the Board of Directors for the execution of the decisions taken. The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
Proposed decision
Under this authorization, (i) the board of directors can also issue convertible bonds and subscription rights (warrants) in adherence to the provisions of the Companies and Associations Code and (ii) the board of directors is authorised to limit or withdraw the preferential subscription right of the shareholders, including in favour of one or several specified persons.
In the event of a capital increase accompanied by the payment or booking of an issue premium, only the amount credited to the capital will be subtracted from the remaining usable amount of the authorised capital.
Subject to the acceptance of item 1 on the agenda of this Extraordinary General Meeting, Article 6 of the bylaws would be entirely amended as follows:
« The Board of Directors is empowered to increase the subscribed capital, in one or several times, including by issuing convertible bonds and subscription rights, up to a maximum amount (excluding share premium) of EUR 257,563,853.72.
The Board of Directors can exercise this power for a period of five years from the publication of the authorization, granted on 26 April 2024.
These capital increases shall be carried out according to the terms determined by the Board of Directors, including (i) by cash contribution, contribution in kind, or mixed contribution, (ii) by incorporation of reserves, retained earnings, issue premiums, or other elements of shareholders' equity, (iii) with or without the issuance of new shares (below or above par, or at par with existing shares of the same class, with or without issue premium) or other securities, or (iv) by issuing convertible bonds, subscription rights, or other securities.
The Board of Directors can use this power for (i) capital increases and the issuance of convertible bonds or subscription rights where the shareholders' preferential rights are limited or waived, (ii) capital increases and the issuance of convertible bonds where the shareholders' preferential rights are limited or waived in favor of one or more specified persons, other than employees, and (iii) capital increases carried out by incorporation of reserves. Any issue premium shall be recorded in one or more separate accounts in the shareholders' equity section of the
balance sheet.
[Only if the general meeting of shareholders approves the proposal of the Board of Directors to grant it specific authorization in the case of a public offering: "The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized to increase the capital even after the company receives communication from the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) stating that it has received a public takeover bid, within the limits allowed by applicable legal provisions. This authorization is valid for public takeover bids for which the company receives the aforementioned communication no later than three years after the 26 April 2024."
The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
To confer all powers upon the Board of Directors for the execution of the decisions taken. The proxy holder is instructed to [vote in favour]/[vote against]/[abstain] (5).
The rights and obligations of proxies are described in the notification to attend at www.atenor.eu.
Signed in __________________ on ____________________ 2024
Signature (3)
(1) family name - first name - residence
(2) number of shares written out in letters
(4) cross out one of the two options (if no choice is made, the proxy holder will be deemed to be instructed to abstain (5) cross out two of the three options
(if no choice is made, the proxy holder will be deemed to be instructed to vote in favour)
(3) please precede the signature with the indication "Bon pour pouvoir" ("authorised").
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