AGM Information • Jun 1, 2022
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(the Company)
To be sent by registered mail to the registered office of the Company or by e-mail to the attention of the Secretary General ([email protected]). This form must be received by the Company no later than 10 June 2022.
In accordance with article 7:130 of the Code of Companies and Associations, one or more shareholders who hold, individually or jointly, at least 3% of the capital of the Company, have the right to add new items to the agenda of general shareholders' meetings and submit proposals for resolutions in relation to matters placed or to be placed on the agenda. As a shareholder holding more than 3% of the capital of the Company has, accordingly, submitted a request to add new items to the agenda of the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting to be held on 16 June 2022, this revised vote by mail form includes the supplemented agenda of this extraordinary general meeting.
| UNDERSIGNED1 THE : |
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| Represented by: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
| ADDRESS/REGISTERED SEAT: |
| Owner of |
| ……………………………………………… registered shares |
1 Companies must mention the surname(s), first name(s) and function(s) of the natural person(s) representing them.

of the company limited by shares ROSIER,
VOTE BY CORRESPONDENCE AS FOLLOWS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING AND THE ORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF THE COMPANY TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, 16 JUNE 2022 AT 10:30 AM (BELGIAN TIME CET) WITH THE FOLLOWING AGENDAS
1. EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
My/our vote on each of the proposed resolutions is as follows (mark the corresponding box):
| AGENDA | YES | NO | ABSTE NTIO N |
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| 1. Acknowledgment of the report of the board of directors drawn up in accordance with article 7:228 of the Code of Companies and Associations, reiterating the measures proposed by the board of directors to ensure the continuity of the Company and the continuation of its activities, as set out in item 2 of the agenda. |
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| Comments on this agenda item: |
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| On the basis of the annual results for the financial year ending 31 December 2021, it was established by the board of directors of the Company that the net assets of the Company had fallen below one quarter of its share capital, which triggered the application of the alarm bell procedure in accordance with article 7:228 of the Code of Companies and Associations. |
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| Reference is made to the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting held on 14 March 2022 which (i) acknowledged the report of the board of directors dated 8 February 2022, drawn up in accordance with article 7:228 of the Code of Companies and Associations (the Initial Board Report) and (ii) following deliberations on the measures proposed in the Initial Report, decided to postpone to a future meeting the decision-making relating to the proposed continuity of the Company's activities and such proposed measures, including the deliberation and decision making on the in that context proposed capital increase. The board of directors of the Company has updated its Initial Report drawn up in accordance with article 7:228 of the Code of Companies and Associations, which will be submitted to the Extraordinary General Meeting for acknowledgment. |
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| 2. Deliberation concerning the dissolution of the Company or the measures to be adopted pursuant to article 7:228 of the Code of Companies and Associations. |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||
| The dissolution of the Company is included in the agenda in accordance with article 7:228 of the Code of Companies and Associations. However, it is not proposed or supported by the board of directors. |
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| Following acknowledgment of the report of the board of directors referred to in agenda item 1, the meeting decides (i) to continue the Company's activities and (ii) to approve the recovery measures proposed by the board of directors to improve the Company's financial situation as published on the Company's website and set out below. |
| The board of directors proposes to proceed with the recapitalisation of the Company through a capital increase by way |
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| of contribution in kind by the Austrian joint stock company |
| "BOREALIS AG", with registered office in 1020 Vienna (Austria), |
| Trabrennstraße numbers 6-8 (Borealis), the Company's |
| controlling shareholder, of (i) its receivables under the following |
| shareholder loans that Borealis (as lender) entered into with the |
| Company (as borrower): (A) the EUR 25 million (in principal) |
| intercompany loan agreement dated 16 July 2020 (effective as |
| from 22 July 2020) and (B) the EUR 25 million (in principal) |
| intercompany loan agreement dated 16 July 2020 (effective as from 28 August 2020) (together, the Borealis' Loans) and (ii) a |
| portion of the receivables under the current account (the Current |
| Account) between Borealis Financial Services NV and the |
| Company (receivables assigned by Borealis Financial Services NV |
| to Borealis). |
The receivables under the Borealis' Loans and the Current Account would each be contributed at nominal value in the Company's capital, for an aggregate amount of EUR 55 million and against the issuance of 2,750,000 new ordinary shares (the Capital Increase). The balance of EUR 27,500,000 will be recorded on an "issue premium" account. The issue premium will be paid up for 100%.
Following the proposed Capital Increase, the outstanding debt under the Current Account, together with any accrued interests on the Borealis' Loans up to the termination of the Borealis' Loans (see below) and any accrued interests on the Current Accountshall be repaid by the Company through the new intra-group financing facility as described in more detail below.
It is further envisaged that the Borealis' Loans and the Current Account will be terminated and that a new committed unsecured intra-group financing facility of EUR 15 million (which will, amongst other, be used to refinance the remaining outstanding debt balance under the Current Account to Borealis Financial Services NV) will be entered into between Borealis (as lender) and the Company (as borrower) (this new committed facility together with the Capital Increase, the Transaction). It is being proposed for the Transaction to be implemented by 31 July 2022.
Finally, the board of directors of Company is in general looking into improving operational results, and is in the framework thereof also assessing strategic options for Rosier Nederland B.V. (Dutch 100% subsidiary of the Company with its operations in Sas van Gent) in the near future, including the option of a divestment of Rosier Nederland B.V.
| 3. Acknowledgment of the following reports: |
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| a) | Report of board of directorssetting out the interest of the Company in the contribution in kind, including a description and reasoned valuation of the contribution, as well as the justification of the issue price and a description of the consequences of the transaction on the shareholders' financial and shareholders' rights, prepared in accordance with article 7:179, §1, first indent and article 7:197, §1, first indent of the Code of Companies and Associations. |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| b) | Report of the limited liability company "PricewaterhouseCoopers Reviseurs d'Entreprises", with registered office at 1831 Diegem, Culliganlaan 5, represented by Mr Peter Van den Eynde, auditor, appointed by the board of directors, examining the description of the contribution in kind, the valuation adopted and the valuation methods applied, and assessing whether the financial and accounting data contained in the report of the management body are true and sufficient, drawn up in accordance with articles 7: 179, §1, second indent and 7:197, §1, second indent of the Code of Companies and Associations. |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 4. | Capital increase by EUR 27,500,000, from EUR 2,550,000 to EUR 30,050,000, through the issuance of 2,750,000 new ordinary shares of the same kind and with the same rights and benefits as the existing shares and participating in the profits as from 1 January 2022. The new shares shall be allocated to the Austrian joint stock company "BOREALIS AG", with registered office in 1020 Vienna (Austria), Trabrennstraße numbers 6-8, as remuneration for the contribution in kind of part of its receivables towards the Company. The new shares shall be fully paid up. |
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| Proposed resolution: | ||||
| The meeting decides to increase the capital of the Company by EUR 27,500,000, from EUR 2,550,000 to EUR 30,050,000, through the issuance of 2,750,000 new ordinary shares, without nominal value, of the same kind and with the same rights and benefits as the existing shares and participating in the profits as from 1 January 2022. |
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| These new shares will be issued at a par value of EUR 10 each (plus an issue premium of EUR 10), so that the subscription price of each share amounts to EUR 20. |
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| The capital increase will be conducted by Borealis, of (i) Borealis' Loans and (ii) a portion of the receivables under the Current Account between Borealis Financial Services NV and the Company (receivables assigned by Borealis Financial Services NV to Borealis). |
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| The receivables under the Borealis' Loans and the Current Account would each be contributed at nominal value in the |
| Company's capital, for an aggregate amount of EUR 55 million. The balance of EUR 27,500,000 will be recorded on an "issue premium" account. The issue premium will be paid up for 100%. In consideration of the contribution in kind, the Company will issue 2,750,000 new ordinary shares, which will be allocated, fully paid up, to Borealis. |
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| 5. | Subscription and payment of the new shares and the issue premium. |
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| Proposed resolution: | ||||
| In remuneration of the contribution in kind of Borealis to the capital of the Company, the meeting decides to allocate to Borealis the 2,750,000 new ordinary and fully paid-up shares issued by the Company. |
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| 6. | Acknowledgment of completion of the capital increase. |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Proposed resolution: | ||||
| Given the fact that it only concerns an acknowledgment, no proposed resolution is included. |
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| 7. | Recording of the issue premium in a "Share premium" account. |
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| Proposed resolution: | ||||
| The meeting decides to record the difference between the amount of the subscription, i.e. EUR 55,000,000, and the value of the capital increase, i.e. EUR 27,500,000, the difference thus amounting to EUR 27,500,000, on an "Issue Premium" account. This "Issue premium" account will remain a separate account in |
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| the net assets on the liabilities side of the balance sheet. |
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| 8. | Amendment of article 5 of the articles of association to bring it into line with the decisions taken. |
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| Proposed resolution: | ||||
| The meeting decides to replace article 5 of the articles of association of the Company with the following text: "The capital amountsto EUR 30,050,000. It isrepresented by 3,005,000 shares, without nominal value, each representing an equal part of the capital and fully paid-up". |
| 9. | Power of attorney for the coordination of the articles of association. |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||
| The meeting grants the undersigned notary, or any other notary and/or collaborator of the notary Emmanuelle ROBBERECHTS, all powers to draw up the text of the coordination of the articles of association of the Company, to sign it and to deposit it in the electronic database provided for this purpose, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions. |
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| 10. | Powers to the board of directors to implement the decisions taken. |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||
| The meeting confers powers of attorney in the broadest sense to each member of the Board of Directors, acting independently and with right of substitution, to draft, execute and sign all documents, instruments, acts and formalities and to give all necessary and useful instructions to implement the aforementioned resolutions taken by the extraordinary general shareholders' meeting. |
My/our vote on each of the proposed resolutions is as follows (mark the corresponding box):
| AGENDA | YES | NO | ABSTE NTIO N |
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| 1. Acknowledgement of and deliberation on: |
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| a. the annual reports of the Board of Directors on the statutory annual accounts and the consolidated annual accounts for the financial year ending 31 December 2021; and b. the reports of the Statutory Auditor on the annual accounts and the consolidated annual accounts for the financial year |
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| ending 31 December 2021. | |||
| 2. Acknowledgment of and approval of the Remuneration Report relating to the statutory annual accounts for the financial year ending on 31 December 2021. |
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| Proposed resolution: |
| The meeting approves the Remuneration Report statutory annual accounts for the financial year December 2021, as presented by the Board of prepared by the Remuneration Committee, and annual report. |
relating to the ending on 31 Directors and included in the |
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| 3. | Acknowledgement of and deliberation on the consolidated accounts for the financial year ending 31 December 2021. |
annual | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 4. | Acknowledgement and approval of the statutory annual for the financial year ending 31 December 2021 allocation of the results) |
accounts (including the |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||||
| The meeting approves the statutory annual accounts financial year ending 31 December 2021, including allocation of the results: |
for the the following |
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| Result to be allocated |
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| Result of the financial year: EUR |
-48,994,661.34 | ||||
| Result carried forward at 31 December 2020: |
EUR 1,940,204.95 | ||||
| Profit balance to be allocated: EUR Allocation: |
-------------------- -47,054,456.39 |
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| Retained earnings: EUR |
-47,054,456.39 | ||||
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| 5. | Total allocation: EUR -47,054,456.39 Discharge to the Directorsfor the exercise of their financial year ending on 31 December 2021 |
mandates during |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||||
| The meeting grants discharge to the following persons exercise of their mandate as Director during the ending on 31 December 2021: Exploration BV, represented by Mrs Dina De Haeck; ANBA BV, represented by Mrs Anne Marie Baeyaert; Nadece BV, represented by Mrs Nathalie de Ceulaer; Mr Jan-Martin Nufer; Mr Benoît Taymans; Mr Robin Koopmans; and Mr Willy Raymaekers. |
for the financial year |
| 6. | Discharge to the Statutory Auditor for the exercise of its mandate during financial year ending on 31 December 2021 |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||
| The meeting grants discharge to the Company's statutory auditor, PwC – Réviseurs d'entreprises SRL, represented by Peter Van den Eynde, for the exercise of its mandate during the financial year ending on 31 December 2021. |
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| 7. | Re-appointment of Directors |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||
| On proposal of the Nomination Committee, the meeting decide to renew the mandates with immediate effect of the following Directors for a period of four years: |
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| Mr Benoit Taymans; |
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| Mr Robin Koopmans; and |
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| ANBA BV, represented by Mrs Anne-Marie Baeyaert. |
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| These mandates will automatically end after the annual ordinary general shareholders' meeting in 2026, which will decide on the annual accounts for the financial year 2025. |
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| Acknowledgement of the independence of ANBA BV, represented by Mrs Anne-Marie Baeyaert, in accordance with article 7:87 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations, as she meets the definition set out in this article and fulfils all the criteria set out in the Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2020. |
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| Mr Benoît Taymans and Mr Koopmans' mandates will not be remunerated. |
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| ANBA BV's mandate will be remunerated in accordance with the Remuneration Policy that was approved by the annual ordinary general shareholders' meeting on 17 June 2021. |
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| 8. | Re-appointment of Statutory Auditor |
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| Proposed resolution: | |||
| The meeting decide to renew the mandate of PwC – Réviseurs d'entreprises SRL, represented by Peter D'Hondt, as Statutory Auditor of the Company with immediate effect for a period of three years, up until the closing of the annual ordinary general shareholders' meeting in 2025, which will decide on the annual accounts for the financial year 2024. The compensation for the mandate of the Statutory Auditor will amount to EUR 172,916.10 per year, subject to VAT and indexation. |
| 9. Powers to the board of directors to implement the decisions taken Proposed resolution: The meeting confers powers of attorney in the broadest sense to each member of the Board of Directors, acting independently and with right of substitution, to draft, execute and sign all documents, instruments, acts and formalities and to give all necessary and useful instructions to implement the aforementioned resolutions taken by the ordinary general shareholders' meeting, including, but not limited to, the filing of the annual accounts and the consolidated annual accounts closed on 31 December 2021, and the annual report and the statutory auditor's report relating thereto, with the National Bank of Belgium, and the completion of the necessary publication formalities. |
The audit fees for the year 2021 have amounted to EUR 223,682.00. |
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Drawn up in _, on 2022.
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