Kurs & Likviditet
Beskrivning
Land | Nederländerna |
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Lista | Euronext Growth Oslo |
Sektor | Handel & varor |
Industri | Dagligvaror |
2024-05-16 08:00:00
TO:
ALL SHAREHOLDERS OF THE KINGFISH COMPANY N.V.
Kats, 16 May 2024
Re: Convening notice, agenda with explanatory notes and proxy for the annual
general meeting of The Kingfish Company N.V.
Dear Shareholder,
On behalf of the supervisory board (Supervisory Board) we herewith invite you to
the annual general meeting of The Kingfish Company N.V., a limited liability
company (naamloze vennootschap), having its statutory seat (zetel) and offices
at Oost-Zeedijk 13, 4485 PM Kats, the Netherlands, registered with the trade
register of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce under number 64625060 (Company).
The annual general meeting of the Company is to be held at the offices of the
Company at Oost-Zeedijk 13, 4485 PM Kats, the Netherlands, on 19 June 2024 at
14.00 hours (CET) (AGM).
GENERAL INFORMATION
Meeting documents
The agenda with explanatory notes thereto, the AGM documents as well as the
annual report 2023 (including the annual accounts) are available on the
Company's website (www.thekingfishcompany.com) as from today. These documents
are also available, free of charge, for inspection at the offices of the Company
at Oost-Zeedijk 13, 4485 PM Kats, the Netherlands.
Record date
For purpose of the AGM, those persons who are registered with the Norwegian
Central Securities Depository (VPS) as shareholder in the Company per 22 May
2024 (after processing of settlements on that date in the VPS) (Record Date) are
entitled to attend, speak and if applicable vote at the AGM, regardless of
whether the shares in the Company are still held by them at the date of the AGM.
Attendance AGM
All shareholders, persons with meeting rights or their proxies who wish to
attend and speak at the AGM are required to register their intention to attend
the AGM by sending a notification to m.palstra@thekingfishcompany.com, no later
than 14 June 2024, 12.00 p.m. (CET). All persons wishing to attend the AGM,
should be able to identify themselves at the AGM by means of valid passport,
identity card or driver's license. Attendees may also be asked to produce proof
of shareholding on the Record Date (together with, if applicable, a written
proxy and, in case of a legal persons/entity, evidence of the authority of the
person) and may be declined access in case such proof is not produced. The
Company may ask the relevant person for additional details.
Registration and identification at the venue
Registration for admission to the AGM will take place at the registration desk
at the meeting venue between 13.30 CET and the commencement of the AGM on 19
June 2024. It is not possible to register after this time. Attendees will be
asked to produce proof of identity and shareholding on the Record Date (together
with, if applicable, a written proxy and, in case of a legal persons/entity,
evidence of the authority of the person) and may be declined access in case such
proof is not produced. The Company may ask the relevant person for additional
details.
Live voting and voting in advance
Registered shareholders or their proxies will be allowed to cast their vote
during the meeting.
Further, shareholders or other persons with voting rights who wish to cast their
votes in advance may send their votes to DNB Bank ASA by sending such votes to
vote@dnb.no, no later than 14 June 2024, 12.00 p.m. (CET).
Proxy voting procedure
Shareholders or other persons with voting rights that will not be attending the
AGM (either in person or by proxy), but nonetheless wish to participate in the
decision-making process, may grant a proxy to Marieke Palstra, the Company's
Investor Relations Manager. By providing the proxy voting instruction, such
person grants a proxy to vote on the shares at the AGM in accordance with the
instructions. To that effect, the shareholder or other person with voting rights
must submit a duly completed and signed proxy voting instruction form to DNB
Bank ASA, by sending the proxy voting instruction form to vote@dnb.no, by no
later than 14 June 2024, 12.00 p.m. (CET). The proxy voting instruction form is
published with this convening notice at the Company's website
(www.the-kingfish-company.com) and through the Company's stock exchange notice
calling the AGM as published on www.newsweb.oslobors.no. This proxy can also be
obtained from DNB Bank ASA by sending a request to that end to vote@dnb.no and
can also be obtained from the Company by sending a request to that end to
m.palstra@thekingfishcompany.com.
Questions
Shareholders or other persons with meeting rights may submit questions relating
to the AGM agenda items prior to the AGM. Questions must be delivered to Marieke
Palstra, the Company's Investor Relations Manager, by email to
m.palstra@thekingfishcompany.com, no later than 14 June 2024, 12.00 p.m. (CET).
The Supervisory Board shall try to answer these questions during the AGM. The
answers to the questions shall be included in the minutes of the AGM, which will
be published on the Company's website (https://thekingfishcompany.com/) as soon
as possible after the AGM.
Personal data
The Company reserves the right to record the proceedings at the AGM, for use in
future events, publications, social media or press-related activities connected
to the event. Recording may be in the form of photography, video recordings or
audio recordings. By attending the event you consent to being photographed
and/or audio and/or video recorded at the event and grant the organizers the
perpetual right to use your likeness, image, photo and voice, without financial
compensation, for possible use in conjunction with related future events,
publications, social media or press-related activities. A copy of the Company's
privacy statement can be found here.
AGENDA WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES
The AGM will be opened by the chairman of the Company's supervisory board
(Supervisory Board), or in his absence by a person so designated by the
Supervisory Board. Failing such appointment by the Supervisory Board, the AGM
may elect the chairman of the AGM.
The chairman of the AGM will, prior to the AGM, make a record of persons
registered with VPS as shareholder who have submitted (i) proxy voting
instructions through DNB Bank ASA and (ii) have cast their votes in advance.
The agenda for the AGM is as follows:
1. OPENING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
2. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023
This agenda item includes an account of the financial year of 2023, including
the annual report.
3. ADOPTION ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023 (Resolution)
This agenda item includes the proposal to the general meeting to adopt the
annual accounts for the financial year 2023.
4. APPROPRIATION OF THE RESULT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2023 (Resolution)
This agenda item includes the proposal to the general meeting to add the loss
of EUR 9,961 thousand to the general reserve maintained in the books of the
Company.
5. RELEASE FROM LIABILITY OF THE (FORMER) MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT BOARD AND
THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD (Resolution)
It is proposed to the general meeting to discharge the members and former
member of the management board of the Company and the members of the Supervisory
Board from all liability in relation to the exercise of their duties in the
financial year 2023, to the extent that such exercise is apparent from the
annual accounts or other public disclosures prior to the adoption of the 2023
annual accounts.
6. REAPPOINTMENT AUDITOR FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2024 (Resolution)
This agenda item includes the proposal to the general meeting to reappoint
Baker Tilly (Netherlands) B.V. as the external auditor of the Company for the
financial year 2024.
7. REAPPOINTMENT OF MR DEN BIEMAN AS MEMBER OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE WITH
EFFECT FROM 19 JUNE 2024 (Resolution)
In accordance with the Company's articles of association, the Supervisory Board
unanimously proposes to reappoint Mr Hans den Bieman, upon the recommendation of
the Company's nomination committee (Nomination Committee), as a member the
Nomination Committee with effect from 19 June 2024 up to and including the
annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2026.
8. APPOINTMENT OF MR VAN DER HOUT AS MEMBER OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE WITH
EFFECT FROM 19 JUNE 2024 (Resolution)
In accordance with the Company's articles of association, the Supervisory Board
unanimously proposes to appoint Mr Arjan van der Hout, upon the recommendation
of the Nomination Committee, as a member the Nomination Committee with effect
from 19 June 2024 up to and including the annual general meeting of the Company
to be held in 2026.
9. AUTHORIZATION OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD TO ISSUE SHARES AND GRANT RIGHTS TO
SUBSCRIBE FOR SHARES (Resolution)
In line with past practice, it is proposed to designate the Supervisory Board,
in accordance with Section 2:96 of the Dutch Civil Code, as the corporate body
authorized to resolve on the issuance and/or the granting of rights to subscribe
for shares in the capital of the Company. The authorization shall be subject to
the following limitations:
(A) the authorization of the Supervisory Board will expire at the earlier of
the conclusion of the annual general meeting in 2025 or 18 months from the date
of the AGM