KBC Equity Fund
Public open-ended investment company (bevek) under Belgian law – UCITS RLP Brussels 0443.681.463
Havenlaan 2, 1080 Brussels
Notice to shareholders
Notice convening the ordinary General Meeting
The shareholders of KBC Equity Fund (public open-ended investment company under Belgian law) are hereby given notice to attend the General Meeting to be held in the premises of KBC BANK NV, Havenlaan 2 in Brussels, starting at 9 a.m. on 28 March 2025.
Agenda
- Review of the annual report of the Board of Directors and the report by the Company’s statutory auditor for each sub-fund, with respect to the financial year ending on 31 December 2024.
- Approval of the Company's financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 December 2024 and of the proposed distribution of profit for each sub-fund.
Proposal for resolution: The General Meeting resolves to approve the financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 December 2024 along with the proposed distribution of profit for each sub-fund. - Discharge of the directors and statutory auditor of the Company for each sub-fund, for the performance of their respective duties during the financial year ending on 31 December 2024.
Proposal for resolution: The General Meeting grants discharge to the directors and the statutory auditor of the Company for the performance of their respective duties during the financial year ending on 31 December 2024. - Ratification of the co-option of Sara Baeten.
Proposal for resolution: The General Meeting resolves to ratify the appointment by co-option of Sara Baeten to replace Patrick Dallemagne as director of the Company with effect on 28 November 2024 up to and including the current General Meeting. - Reappointment of Sara Baeten, Johan Tyteca, Peter van Vught, Filip Abraham and Koen Inghelbrecht.
Proposal for resolution: The General Meeting resolves to reappoint Sara Baeten, Johan Tyteca, Peter van Vught, Filip Abraham and Koen Inghelbrecht as directors of the Company up to and including the Annual General Meeting of 2028, subject to the approval of the FSMA.
Consequently, the Board of Directors will henceforth comprise Sara Baeten (Chairperson), Johan Tyteca (Executive Manager), Peter van Vught (Executive Manager), Filip Abraham (Independent Director) and Koen Inghelbrecht (Independent Director). - Any other business.
The agenda items will be decided by majority of votes cast by the shareholders who are present or represented at the meeting, without requiring a quorum. Where shares have the same value, each share confers entitlement to one vote. Where shares do not have the same value, each share ipso jure represents a number of votes in proportion to the portion of the capital they represent, whereby the unit that represents the smallest portion is counted as one vote. Fractions of votes are disregarded. Shareholders may designate a proxy to represent them. This proxy must be in possession of a signed proxy statement.
Pursuant to Article 14 of the Articles of Association, holders of registered and book-entry shares must notify the Board of Directors in writing by no later than 21 March 2025 of their intention to attend the General Meeting and of the number of units they intend to represent when voting. Holders of book-entry shares will be admitted to the General Meeting only if they have completed the formalities set out in the Articles of Association.
Shareholders may send questions that they would like to ask during the General Meeting in advance to corpgov.fundskbcam@kbc.be.
The Prospectus, the Key Information Document and the most recent financial reports will be available free of charge from the branches of the institution providing the financial service, namely KBC BANK NV or at www.kbc.be, at least in Dutch. In Austria, these documents are available free of charge in English respectively German (Key Information Documents) from Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkasse AG, Am Belvedere 1, A-1100 Wien.
Board of Directors of KBC Equity Fund