Fortis holding organises Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders |
Autor: Bancherul.ro
2009-01-12 12:34 |
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Fortis will hold Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders on 11 February in Brussels and 13 February in Utrecht.
In accordance with the ruling of the Court of Appeal in Brussels on 12 December 2008, shareholders attending the Extraordinary General Meeting in Brussels (Fortis SA/NV) will be invited to vote on the decisions taken by the Board of Directors on 3, 5 and 6 October 2008 and on the agreements arising from the implementation of those decisions, with regard to the sale of business units to the Dutch and Belgian governments and to BNP Paribas.
Shareholders attending the Extraordinary General Meetings in both Brussels (Fortis SA/NV) and Utrecht (Fortis N.V.) will also be able to vote on the appointment of new board members.
The Board of Directors will propose the appointment of Mrs Ludwig Criel and Guy Selliers de Moranville as non-executive directors for a period of 2 years until the conclusion of the General Meeting of Shareholders of 2011.
Under the terms of the Articles of Association, candidates may be proposed by shareholders representing at least one per cent of Fortis's share capital or owning Units with a market value equivalent to at least EUR 50 million.
In this context, following candidates will be proposed:
Philippe Casier proposed by VEB/Deminor
Jozef De Mey proposed by Ping An
Andrew Spencer Doman proposed by Ping An
Georges Ugeux proposed by VEB/Deminor
Dirk van Daele proposed by VEB/Deminor
Jan Zegering Hadders proposed by VEB/Deminor
The agenda for the two Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders will soon be published on www.fortis.com, together with explanatory notes.
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