In general
A General Meeting of Shareholders is held at least once a year. Subject to the provisions in sections 2:110 and 2:111 of the Netherlands Civil Code, meetings may be convened by the Supervisory Board or the Executive Board and must be held if shareholders jointly representing at least 10% of the outstanding share capital make a written request to that effect to the Supervisory Board and the Executive Board, specifying in detail the business to be dealt with.
Shareholder meetings; Voting rights
The Annual General Meeting shall be held not later than six months after the end of our financial year. Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders shall be held as often as the Executive Board or the Supervisory Board deem necessary. General Meetings of Shareholders shall be convened by the Supervisory Board or the Executive Board. The convocation shall take place no later than the 42 day prior to the date of the meeting and shall be carried out by means of a notice on this website.
Pursuant to the Articles of Association, each share is entitled to one vote in all matters properly brought before the General Meeting of Shareholders of Wessanen. Unless the Articles of Association or mandatory law provides otherwise, all shareholders’ resolutions require an absolute majority of the votes cast.
The right to place an item on the agenda
Shareholders may request the Executive Board or Supervisory Board that certain items be placed on the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders. These requests will be granted if they: are submitted at least 60 days before the General Meeting of Shareholders by shareholders, who, on their own or together, represent at least 1% of our issued capital or whose shares on the date of the announcement of the meeting have a market value of at least EUR 50,000,000 and assuming that there are no important interests of the Company that could prevent them being placed on the agenda.