An Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is held once a year to discuss the annual report, any proposal related to dividends or other distributions, the appointment of members of the Executive Board and Supervisory Board (if any), important management decisions as required by Dutch law, and any other matters proposed by the Supervisory Board, the Executive Board or shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of the company’s Articles of Association.

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders is held in Barendrecht, Rotterdam or Amsterdam no later than six months after the end of the financial year. Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders may be convened by the Executive Board or the Supervisory Board if deemed necessary and by shareholders representing 10% of the issued capital after judicial authorisation. Meetings are convened by publication of a notice on the company’s website no later than 42 days before the day of the meeting.

On 17 April 2019, the day of notification of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders, the number of issued ordinary shares amounted to 9,463,878.