Corporate Governance in Annual Reports

4.3.4 General Meeting of Shareholders
A General Meeting of Shareholders is held at least once a year to discuss and resolve on the
report of the Board of Management, the annual financial statements with explanation and appendices, the report of the Supervisory Board, any proposal concerning dividends or other distributions, the appointment of members of the Board of Management and Supervisory Board, important management decisions as required by Dutch law, and any other matters proposed by the Supervisory Board, the Board of Management, the Meeting of Priority Shareholders or shareholders in accordance with the provisions of the Company's articles of association. All outstanding shares carry voting rights. The main powers of the General Meeting of Shareholders are to appoint, suspend and dismiss members of the Board of Management and of the Supervisory Board, to adopt the financial statements, declare dividends and to discharge the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board from responsibility for the performance of their respective duties for the previous financial year, to appoint the external auditor, to adopt amendments to the articles of association and proposals to dissolve or liquidate the Company, to issue shares or rights to shares, to restrict or pass pre-emptive rights of shareholders, to repurchase or cancel outstanding shares, and to determine the record date for a General Meeting of Shareholders.
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