AGM Information • Apr 6, 2016
AGM Information
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bpost Company limited by shares under public law
Enterprise no. 214.596.464 (RLE Brussels)
("bpost SA/NV")
This duly completed, dated and signed original paper form must be returned by mail by 5 May 2016, 4.00 pm (CET) at the latest to:
Euroclear Belgium Att. : Issuer Relations Department Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 1 1210 Brussels (Belgium)
Voting forms arriving late or not complying with the required formalities will be rejected.
Do note that 5 May 2016 is a public holiday in Belgium. Therefore, we recommend shareholders to ensure that their form reaches Euroclear Belgium by 4 May 2016 at the latest.
The undersigned (name and first name / name of the company):
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Legally represented by (name, first name, title) - to be completed only if the undersigned is a legal person:
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With address / registered offices at:
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votes as follows, by correspondence, regarding the following proposed resolutions at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company that will be held in Brussels on 11 May 2016 at 10 AM (CET) (the "AGM"):
Proposed resolution: the Shareholders' Meeting resolves to approve the statutory annual accounts of bpost SA/NV relating to the financial year closed on December 31, 2015 and the allocation of the profits reflected therein as well as the distribution of a gross dividend of 1.29 EUR per share. After deduction of the interim dividend of 1.05 EUR gross paid on December 10, 2015, the balance of the dividend will amount to 0.24 EUR gross, payable as of May 19, 2016.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
Proposed resolution: the Shareholders' Meeting resolves to approve the remuneration report for the financial year closed on December 31, 2015.
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Proposed resolution: the Shareholders' Meeting resolves to grant discharge to the Directors for the exercise of their mandate during the financial year closed on December 31, 2015.
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Proposed resolution: the Shareholders' Meeting resolves to grant discharge to the Statutory Auditors for the exercise of their mandate during the financial year closed on December 31, 2015.
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Proposed resolution: The Shareholders' Meeting resolves, in accordance with Article 556 of the Companies Code, to approve and, to the extent required, ratify, the provisions 8.2 (Change of control) and 21.11 (Conditions subsequent) of the Revolving Facility Agreement dated 4 September 2015 between bpost SA/NV and Belfius Bank SA/NV, BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, ING Belgium NV/SA, KBC Bank NV/SA ("Revolving Facility Agreement") as well as any other provision of the Revolving Facility Agreement that may result in an early termination of the Revolving Facility Agreement in the event of a change of control of the borrower, bpost.
Pursuant to article 8.2 of the Revolving Facility Agreement, « control » means the power (whether through the ownership of voting capital, by contract or otherwise) to exercise a decisive influence on the appointment of the majority of the members of the board of directors of the borrower or on the orientation of its management, and the existence of "control" will be determined in accordance with Articles 5 et seq. of the Belgian Companies Code.
Article 8.2 of the Revolving Facility Agreement provides that in case a person or group of persons acting in concert gains control of bpost, (i) a Lender shall not be obliged to fund a Loan (except for a Rollover Loan) and (ii), upon request of a Lender, this may also lead to the cancellation of the Commitment of that Lender and the declaration of the participation of that Lender in all outstanding Loans, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued under the Finance Documents (including any Ancillary Outstandings) immediately due and payable, whereupon the Commitment of that Lender will be cancelled and all such outstanding Loans and amounts will become immediately due and payable. The Shareholders' Meeting resolves to grant a special proxy to Mr Dirk Tirez and Mrs Leen Vandenbempt, acting alone and with power of substitution, to fulfill all formalities required under Article 556 of the Companies Code.
FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
votes as follows, by correspondence, regarding the following proposed resolutions at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company that will be held in Brussels on 11 May 2016, directly after the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the "EGM"):
Proposed resolution: the Shareholders' Meeting resolves to replace the current article 5 (corporate purpose) of the Articles of Association by the following text:
"The corporate purpose of the company is, in Belgium, abroad or cross-border:
1° the operation of postal services of any type and financial postal services in order to steadily guarantee the universality and the confidential character of the written communications, as well as the transportation and the exchange of money and payment instruments;
2° the provision of financial postal services and of any other financial, banking or payment services;
3° the operation of transport, logistics, fulfilment, warehousing, e-commerce related services and distribution services and the operation of a distribution network, irrespective of the goods concerned;
4° the operation of parcel services and of a parcel distribution network;
5° the operation of retail services and of a retail network, including the operation of retail activities for the sale of goods or services of third parties;
6° the delivery of proximity, convenience and other services at home, at work or other places;
7° the provision of paper or digital communication, certification, data, printing, scanning and document management services, as well as pre-postal services;
8° all activities, irrespective of their nature and including entering into new business lines, to directly or indirectly enhance the above services and operations;
9° all activities, irrespective of their nature and including entering into new business lines, to directly or indirectly procure the most efficient use of the company's infrastructure, personnel and operations.
The company may carry out the activities referred to under points (1°) to (9°) above in whatever capacity, including, but not limited to, as intermediary or, with respect to transport or logistics services, as transport commission agent and perform any ancillary services related to such activities, including, but not limited to, customs and customs clearance services.
Within this framework it may especially perform all public service duties assigned to it by or pursuant to the law or otherwise.
The company may take interests by way of asset contribution, merger, subscription, equity investment, joint venture or partnership, financial support or otherwise in any private or public law company, undertaking or association, in Belgium or abroad, which may directly or indirectly contribute to the fulfilment of its corporate purpose.
It may, in Belgium or abroad, engage in all civil, commercial, financial and industrial operations and transactions connected with its corporate purpose."
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Proposed resolution: the Shareholders' Meeting resolves to amend the Articles of Association with a view to (i) implementing the provisions of the Law of December 16, 2015 amending the Law of March 21, 1991 regarding the reform of certain economic public companies, as published in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette of January 12, 2016, (ii) strengthening the corporate governance of bpost and (iii) improving the readability of the Articles of Association. The amendments are substantially the following:
Following this decision, the Shareholders' Meeting proposes to amend the Articles of Association, as appears from the new coordinated version of the Articles of Association (as after approval of the proposed amendments). This coordinated version is, together with an explanatory note on the proposed amendments, made available for inspection at the website of bpost: http://corporate.bpost.be/investors/shareholders-meetings/2016.
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Proposed resolution: The Shareholders' Meeting resolves:
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Proposed resolution: The Shareholders' Meeting resolves:
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Proposed resolution: The Shareholders' Meeting resolves:
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Proposed resolution: The Shareholders' Meeting resolves:
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Proposed resolution: The Shareholders' Meeting resolves:
to grant (i) each director of bpost, acting alone and with power of substitution, the power to execute the decisions taken and (ii) all powers to Mr Dirk Tirez and Mrs Leen Vandenbempt, acting alone and with power of substitution, for the purpose of the accomplishment of all formalities at an enterprise counter with respect to registering/amending the records in the Crossroads Bank of Enterprises, and, where applicable, at the VAT Authority.
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Done at:
On:
(signature(s))
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Name*: Title:
*If signature on behalf of a company, 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 bpost SA/NV to have the necessary power of attorney to sign this form on behalf of the shareholder.
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