AGM Information • May 10, 2024
AGM Information
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VGP NV Limited liability company Generaal Lemanstraat 55, box 4 2018 Antwerp
The meeting is opened at 10:00 and chaired by Mr. Bart Van Malderen. Mr. Piet Van Geet acts as Secretary. The CEO, Jan Van Geet is appointed as Scrutinizer and thus complete the Bureau.
The registered shareholders the directors and the statutory auditor were convened by e-mail sent on 09 April 2024 containing the agenda with the subjects to be dealt with, the proposals for decisions, a detailed description of the formalities to be accomplished by the shareholders to vote at the shareholders' meeting, their right to ask questions in writing before the Shareholders' meeting as well as their right to request the inclusion of new items on the

agenda. These shareholders also received a copy of the annual report, a detailed version of the statutory accounts as at December 31, 2023 and the report of the Statutory Auditor thereon.
The Secretary places on the table a copy of the convening letters in Dutch and English sent to the registered shareholders on 09 April 2024, the certificates from the banks on the holders of dematerialized shares, the correspondence or the proxies and the votes by correspondence of the registered shareholders as well as the proxies and the votes by correspondence of the holders of dematerialized shares, a copy of the Management Report from the Board of Directors and the reports from the Statutory Auditor concerning the 2023 financial year and the annual accounts as at December 31, 2023.
According to the attendance list, which was checked by the Secretary and the Scrutinizer, the shareholders present or represented held 20,433,864 shares, i.e. 74.87% of the capital, representing 31,915,183 votes.
The meeting is therefore validly constituted to deliberate on the following agenda:
Proposed resolution: The shareholders' meeting approves the annual accounts for the financial year ending 31 December 2023. The shareholders' meeting approves the allocation of the results as proposed by the board of directors, including the payment of a gross dividend for a total amount of EUR 100,977,854.40 (EUR 3.70 per share). All decisions concerning the payment, including the determination of the payment date as well as all other formalities relating to the payment of the dividend are delegated to the board of directors.
Proposed resolution: The shareholders' meeting approves the remuneration report for the financial year ending 31 December 2023.
Proposed resolution: The shareholders' meeting resolves, by a separate vote, that each of the directors and each of the respective permanent representatives of the legal entity-directors be released from any liability arising from the performance of their during the financial year ending 31 December 2023.
Release from liability to be granted to the statutory auditor. 6.
Proposed resolution: The shareholders' meeting resolves that the statutory auditor be released from any liability arising from the performance of its duties during the financial year ending 31 December 2023.

Proposed resolution: The shareholders' meeting resolves to grant the broadest powers to the board of directors and/or one or more designated directors to execute the decisions taken by the shareholders' meeting regarding the above agenda items.
7.2 Power of attorney for the representation of the Company with the Crossroad Bank for Enterprises, the Belgian State Gazette, counters for enterprises, registers of the enterprise court, administrative agencies and fiscal administrations.
Proposed resolution: The shareholders' meeting resolves to grant authority to any member of the board of directors and Mr. Piet Van Geet, acting individually, with power of substitution, to fulfil all necessary formalities with regard to the legally required publication formalities regarding the decisions taken by the shareholders' meeting with the Crossroad Bank for Enterprises, the Belgian State Gazette, counters for enterprises, registers of the enterprise courts, administrative agencies and fiscal administrations.
After deliberation the following decisions are made:

Based on the votes cast, this resolution is adopted with a majority of 99.91% of the votes, that is 31,887,339 votes for, 15,395 votes against and 12,449 abstention.
4.3 As the remuneration report was sent or made available, in advance of the meeting, to all shareholders, present or represented, no reading is given.
The meeting approves the remuneration report relating to the financial year ending 31 December 2023.
Based on the votes cast, this resolution was adopted with a majority of 87.35% of the votes, that is 27,878,379 votes in favour, 4,036,603 votes against and 201 abstention.
4.4 The meeting resolves, by a separate vote, that each of the directors and each of the respective permanent representatives of the legal entity-directors are released from any liability arising from the performance of their duties during the financial year ending 31 December 2023.
Based on the votes cast, this resolution was adopted with a majority of 97.63% of the votes, that is 31,157,358 votes in favour, 729,159 votes against and 28,667 abstention.
4.5 The meeting resolves that the statutory auditor be released from any liability arising from the performance of its duties during the financial year ending 31 December 2023.
Based on the votes cast, this resolution is adopted with a majority of 99.62% of the votes, i.e. 31,794,852 votes in favour, 91,664 votes against and 28,667 abstention.
4.6 The shareholders' meeting resolves to grant the broadest powers to the board of directors and/or one or more designated directors to execute the decisions taken by the shareholders' meeting regarding the above agenda items.
Based on the votes cast, this resolution is adopted with a majority of 100,00% of the votes, i.e. 31.914.982 votes in favour, no votes against and 201 abstention.
4.7 The shareholders' meeting resolves to grant authority to any member of the board of directors and Mr. Piet Van Geet, acting individually, with power of substitution, to fulfil all necessary formalities with regard to the legally required publication formalities regarding the decisions taken by the shareholders' meeting with the Crossroad Bank for Enterprises, the Belgian State Gazette, counters for enterprises, registers of the enterprise courts, administrative agencies and fiscal administrations.
Based on the votes cast, this resolution is adopted with a majority of 100,00% of the votes, i.e. 31,9914,982 votes in favour, no votes against and 201 abstention.
There are no other items to be discussed.
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De dagorde aldus afgehandeld zijnde, wordt de vergadering geheven. De notulen worden ondertekend door de leden van het bureau.
De voorzitter De secretaris Piet Van Geet Bart Van Malderen
De stemopnemer
Jan Van Geet
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