Bekaert holds Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders behind closed doors

Bekaert holds Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders behind closed doors

• Update on attendance and voting instructions relating to the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of 13 May 2020
• Implementation of Royal Decree n°4 of 9 April 2020 on various provisions regarding the legislation on co-ownership and companies and associations, in the framework of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic
• Physical presence at the General Meetings is not allowed and votes can only be submitted by correspondence or by proxy

On 9 April 2020, the Royal Decree n° 4 of 9 April 2020 on various provisions regarding legislation on co-ownership and companies and associations, in the framework of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic (the “Royal Decree”) was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. The Royal Decree allows exceptional measures to be taken with respect to general meetings, which have been or must be convened between 1 March 2020 and 3 May 2020.

As announced in the press release of 3 April 2020, NV Bekaert SA (“Bekaert”) will use the option offered by the Royal Decree to hold the Annual and Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 13 May 2020 (the “General Meetings”) exceptionally behind closed doors. Article 6 of the Royal Decree is implemented as follows:

The original convening notice for the General Meetings, published on Friday 10 April 2020, has been modified accordingly and is available on our website.

Financial calendar

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