EX-99.1 6 tm2532625d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Subscription Right Plan 2025 (A)

 

GALAPAGOS NV

 

General Rules

 

 

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Table of Contents

 

1 Basis and Purpose 3
         
2 Definitions 3
         
3 Subscription Rights 4
         
  3.1   General 4
         
  3.2   Number per Beneficiary 5
         
  3.3   Transfer restrictions 5
         
  3.4   Exercise Price 5
         
  3.5   Administration of the Subscription Right Plan 5
         
4 Beneficiary of the Plan 6
         
5 Acceptance or Refusal of the Offer 6
         
6 Exercise and Payment Conditions 6
         
  6.1   Exercise Term 6
         
  6.2   Vesting of Subscription Rights 6
         
  6.3   Exercise Period 6
         
  6.4   Conditions of Exercise 7
         
  6.5   Impact of capital increases decided by the Company 7
         
  6.6   Change in Control of the Company 7
         
7 Issuance of New Shares 8
         
8 Cessation of the Employment or Service Relationship 8
         
  8.1   Cessation of the relationship before the Deed of Issuance 8
         
  8.2   Good Leaver Situation 8
         
  8.3   Bad Leaver Situation 9
         
    8.3.1 After the third anniversary of the Deed of Issuance 9
         
    8.3.2 Before the third anniversary of the Deed of Issuance 9
         
  8.4   Change of employment 9
         
  8.5   Deviations 9
         
9 Amendments and Modifications 9
         
10 Dispute Resolution 10
         
11 Final Provisions 10
         
  11.1   Additional Information 10
         
  11.2   Taxes and Social Security Treatment 10
         
  11.3   Costs 10
         
  11.4   Relation to employment or management agreement 10
         
  11.5   Shareholders' Meetings 11
         
  11.6   Communication with Subscription Right Holders 11
         
  11.7   Address Change 11
         
  11.8   Reoffer or Resale of Shares Received under the Plan 11
         
  11.9   Liens 11

 

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1Basis and Purpose

 

The Board of Directors of Galapagos NV (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has approved the present Subscription Right Plan 2025 (A) by notarial deed of 27 May 2025.

 

With the Plan set forth hereafter the Company wants to inform the Beneficiary (see infra sub 2 (“Definitions: Beneficiary”) and sub 4 (“Beneficiary of the Plan”)) of the conditions under which the Company is willing to offer Subscription Rights. The Company thus wants to acknowledge the efforts made by the Beneficiary to help to develop the Company to a successful enterprise.

 

2Definitions

 

In this Plan the words and terms mentioned hereunder have the meanings given below:

 

Bad Leaver Situation: the effective date on which one of the following situations occurs:

 

(i)the termination at the request of the Subscription Right Holder of his/her employment agreement or management agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, irrespective of the fact that such termination is established in a document signed by both parties (it being understood that the termination at the request of the Subscription Right Holder because such Subscription Right Holder has reached the age at which the Subscription Right Holder can receive state pension entitlement shall not be considered a Bad Leaver Situation), or

 

(ii)the termination by the relevant Company or Subsidiary of the employment agreement or management agreement of a Subscription Right Holder based on any grounds for dismissal attributable to the Subscription Right Holder, and/or any breach by the Subscription Right Holder in the performance of the relevant agreement;

 

Beneficiary: the Eligible Person who received an Offer pursuant to this Plan, as determined by the Board of Directors;

 

Board of Directors: the Board of Directors of the Company;

 

Company: the limited liability company Galapagos, having its registered office at Generaal De Wittelaan L11 A3, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium;

 

Control: the power, de jure or de facto, to have a decisive influence on the appointment of the majority of the directors or on the orientation of the management, as set forth in article 1:14 et seq. of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations. The terms “to Control” and “Controlled by” shall be construed accordingly;

 

Deed of Approval: the notarial deed enacting the approval by the Board of Directors of the Subscription Right Plan 2025 (A);

 

Deed of Issuance: the notarial deed enacting (i) the acceptance or refusal of the Subscription Rights and (ii) the unconditional issuance of the Subscription Rights;

 

Eligible Person: an Employee or Manager of the Company and its Subsidiaries as described in Annex A to this Subscription Right Plan 2025 (A);

 

Employee: each employee of the Company or a Subsidiary;

 

Executive Committee: the Executive Committee of the Company;

 

Exercise Period: a period of at least two weeks within the Exercise Term, to be determined by the Board of Directors, during which Subscription Rights can be Exercised;

 

Exercise Price: the pre-determined price at which a New Share can be acquired when Exercising a Subscription Right, during one of the Exercise Periods within the Exercise Term;

 

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Exercise Term: the term during which the Subscription Right Holder can Exercise his/her Subscription Rights to acquire Shares of the Company, taking into account the specific Exercise Periods and the specific exercise conditions as set forth in chapter 6 of this Plan;

 

Exercise: to make use of the right attached to the Subscription Rights that were acquired by accepting the Offer, to acquire New Shares at the Exercise Price;

 

Good Leaver Situation: the effective date of the cessation, in other circumstances than those listed in the definition of Bad Leaver Situation, of the employment agreement or management agreement of the Subscription Right Holder with either the Company or a Subsidiary (including the relevant employing entity ceasing to be a Subsidiary of the Company), with the exception of a cessation accompanied by a simultaneous (other) employment or appointment of the Subscription Right Holder as a Manager, Employee or director of the Company or a Subsidiary. For clarity, the termination at the request of the Subscription Right Holder of his/her employment agreement or management agreement because such Subscription Right Holder has reached the age at which the Subscription Right Holder can receive state pension entitlement shall be considered a Good Leaver Situation;

 

Grant: the moment on which the Beneficiary accepts the Subscription Rights offered;

 

Manager: a natural person who or management company that provides services to the Company or a Subsidiary on a contractual basis, other than pursuant to an employment agreement (irrespective of whether the contract was entered into directly with the relevant natural person or with a legal entity who has entrusted the performance of the services to such natural person);

 

New Shares: the Shares to be issued pursuant to the Exercise of the Subscription Rights under this Plan;

 

Notice of Acceptance: the form that the Beneficiary receives at the moment of the Offer and that the Beneficiary needs to return, duly executed, to the Company for the acceptance of the Offer;

 

Offer: the written and dated notification to the Beneficiary of the Plan as to the opportunity to acquire Subscription Rights in accordance with the provisions of this Plan;

 

Online Tool: a secured website allowing the Eligible Person to have online access to information relating to his/her Subscription Rights;

 

Personal Representative(s): the heir(s) of a Subscription Right Holder upon the latter’s decease;

 

Plan: the present Subscription Right Plan 2025 (A) approved by the Board of Directors, as amended from time to time by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of this Plan;

 

Shares: the shares of the Company;

 

Subscription Right: the right to subscribe, within the framework of this Plan, to one New Share within the Exercise Term and the Exercise Period and at the Exercise Price;

 

Subscription Right Agreement: the agreement that may be entered into between the Beneficiary and the Company;

 

Subscription Right Holder: the Beneficiary who has accepted the Offer and who owns one or more Subscription Rights in accordance with this Plan;

 

Subsidiary: a company under the Control of the Company, as further set forth in article 1:15 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations.

 

Words and terms denoting the plural shall include the singular and vice versa.

 

3Subscription Rights

 

3.1General

 

The number of Subscription Rights issued in the framework of this Plan is maximum 925,000. These Subscription Rights will be designated as “Subscription Right Plan 2025 (A)”.

 

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The Subscription Rights are granted by the Board of Directors to the Beneficiary for free.

 

Each Subscription Right entitles the Beneficiary to subscribe to one New Share in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

3.2Number per Beneficiary

 

The number of Subscription Rights to be offered to the Beneficiary is determined by or on behalf of the Board of Directors and will be set out in the Offer.

 

3.3Transfer restrictions

 

The Subscription Rights received are registered in the name of the Beneficiary and cannot be transferred inter vivos once granted to the Beneficiary.

 

The Subscription Rights cannot be encumbered by any pledge or in any other manner.

 

Subscription Rights that, in contravention with the foregoing, are transferred or encumbered, shall automatically become null and void.

 

3.4Exercise Price

 

The Exercise Price per Subscription Right will be determined by or on behalf of the Board of Directors at the time of the Offer.

 

As the Shares of the Company are listed or traded on a regulated market at the date of the Offer, the Exercise Price will at least be equal to the greater of (a) the closing price of the Share of the Company on Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels on the date of the Offer, or (b) the volume weighted average of the trading prices of the Share of the Company on Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels during the last five (5) consecutive trading days up to and including 12 May 2025.

 

Upon Exercise and subsequent capital increase, the Exercise Price must be booked as capital for an amount equal to the accounting par value of the Shares at the moment of the establishment of the capital increase resulting from the Exercise. The part of the Exercise Price that exceeds the accounting par value must be booked as an issuance premium.

 

In deviation of article 7:71, first indent, of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations and without prejudice to the exceptions provided by law, the Company, represented by the Board of Directors, expressly reserves the right to take any possible decisions and to carry out any possible transactions which may have an impact on its capital, on the distribution of the profit or on the liquidation surpluses or that may otherwise affect the rights of the Subscription Right Holder, even in the event that these decisions might cause a reduction of the benefits offered to the Subscription Right Holder, unless the only purpose of these decisions and transactions would be such reduction of benefits.

 

Should the rights of the Subscription Right Holder be materially affected by such a decision or transaction, the Company, represented by the Board of Directors, may, in its sole discretion, make modifications to (i) the number of Shares that relates to one Subscription Right, (ii) the Exercise Price and/or (iii) any other features of the Plan. As soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall give notice in writing of such modification to the Subscription Right Holder.

 

In case of a merger, demerger or stock-split of the Company, the rights of the outstanding Subscription Rights and/or the Exercise Price of the Subscription Rights shall be adjusted in accordance with the conversion ratio applicable at the occasion of the merger, demerger or the stock-split to the other shareholders.

 

3.5Administration of the Subscription Right Plan

 

The Company is responsible for the management and the administration of the Plan and ensures that all questions of the Beneficiary or Subscription Right Holder are answered accurately and rapidly.

 

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4Beneficiary of the Plan

 

The Beneficiary is an Eligible Person who received an Offer pursuant to this Plan, as determined by or on behalf of the Board of Directors.

 

The Subscription Rights under this Plan are reserved for and granted to Employees and Managers who are all members of the personnel as defined in article 1:27 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations.

 

5Acceptance or Refusal of the Offer

 

The Beneficiary has the possibility to accept the individual Offer in whole, in part or not at all. The Beneficiary shall receive an (electronic) Notice of Acceptance form wherein the Beneficiary mentions his/her decision regarding the Offer: (full or partial) Acceptance or Refusal. Acceptance of the Offer has to be formally established by ticking the relevant paragraph in the Notice of Acceptance.

 

The Notice of Acceptance needs to be returned prior to the ultimate date of response as set forth in the Notice of Acceptance, duly completed and signed, to the address mentioned in the Notice of Acceptance or via the Online Tool. Such ultimate date of response cannot be later than 120 calendar days after the date of the Offer.

 

In case the Beneficiary has not accepted the Offer in writing prior to the date mentioned in the Notice of Acceptance, he/she shall be deemed to have refused the Offer.

 

The Subscription Rights are registered in the name of the Beneficiary. In case of acceptance, the Beneficiary will be recorded as a Subscription Right Holder in the register of subscription right holders of the Company. This register, which may be held in electronic form, mentions the identity of the Subscription Right Holders and previous subscription right holders and the number of Subscription Rights held by them. The Subscription Right Holder will receive a confirmation of the number of Subscription Rights he/she has accepted.

 

The Remuneration Committee may decide to replace or complete the Notice of Acceptance by or with a written Subscription Right Agreement to be signed by the Subscription Right Holder, and the Company and which shall contain the conditions determined by the Remuneration Committee, in accordance with this Plan.

 

The Beneficiary who has accepted the Offer will receive the Subscription Rights as soon as these have been issued by the Deed of Issuance.

 

6Exercise and Payment Conditions

 

6.1Exercise Term

 

The Exercise Term is eight (8) years, starting from the date of the Deed of Issuance. A Subscription Right shall automatically lapse and become null and void at 24:00 hours (midnight) on the day preceding the eighth (8th) anniversary date of the date of the Deed of Issuance.

 

6.2Vesting of Subscription Rights

 

Except to the extent expressly stated otherwise in this Plan, any addendum to this Plan or decided otherwise by the Board of Directors in accordance with section 8.5, all granted Subscription Rights will fully vest on the third anniversary of the Deed of Issuance.

 

6.3Exercise Period

 

Subscription Rights may not be exercised until they have vested pursuant to this Plan.

 

As of their vesting pursuant to this Plan, all vested Subscription Rights may be exercised, during an Exercise Period.

 

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The Board of Directors will establish at least one Exercise Period of at least two weeks per calendar year. It is the responsibility of the Subscription Right Holder to timely seek information from the Company relating to the establishment of Exercise Periods. The Board of Directors may establish more than one Exercise Period per calendar year if it deems fit.

 

The Board of Directors may decide, in accordance with the applicable rules relating to abuse of inside information, to establish closed periods during which the Subscription Rights cannot be exercised.

 

6.4Conditions of Exercise

 

Individual Subscription Rights can only be exercised as a whole.

 

In order to exercise a Subscription Right, the Subscription Right Holder needs to submit an appropriate declaration to that effect (the exercise form) to the Board of Directors or to an authorized person designated by the Board of Directors, and to pay the Exercise Price into a bank account designated by the Company and opened in the name of the Company.

 

On the exercise form, the Subscription Right Holder needs to mention the number of Subscription Rights he/she desires to exercise.

 

In case the bank account is not or not sufficiently credited prior to the end of the Exercise Period, the Subscription Rights will be deemed not to be exercised. The Company will inform the Subscription Right Holder thereof and will reimburse the amount that was deposited too late or was insufficient as soon as possible within the limits set by law. The Subscription Rights will consequently not be lost and remain exercisable at a later stage insofar as the Exercise Term has not expired.

 

6.5Impact of capital increases decided by the Company

 

In deviation of article 7:71, second indent, of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations, the Subscription Right Holder shall not have any right of premature exercise of his/her Subscription Rights in the event of a capital increase decided by the Company. Should the rights of the Subscription Right Holder be materially affected by such a decision, the Company, represented by the Board of Directors, may, in its sole discretion, make modifications to (i) the number of Shares that relates to one Subscription Right, (ii) the Exercise Price and/or (iii) any other features of the Plan. As soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall give notice in writing of such modification to the Subscription Right Holder.

 

By way of exception to the previous indent, in the event of a capital increase in cash, the Company, represented by the Board of Directors, may also decide, in its sole discretion, to allow the Subscription Right Holder to exercise prematurely his/her Subscription Rights and possibly participate in the capital increase as shareholders, insofar as this right belongs to the existing shareholders. In such case, if a Subscription Right, that is not exercisable or cannot be exercised in accordance with the issuance conditions (as specified in the Plan), becomes prematurely exercisable and is thus also prematurely exercised in accordance with the decision of the Board of Directors, the New Shares that the Subscription Right Holder receives as a result of such Exercise will not be transferable, except with the explicit prior consent of the Board of Directors, until such time as the Subscription Right would have become exercisable in accordance with the Plan.

 

6.6Change in Control of the Company

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, in the event of a change in Control of the Company (as determined pursuant to the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations), all Subscription Rights that are still outstanding under this Plan at such time shall, in principle, immediately vest (to the extent they had not all vested yet) and become immediately exercisable during an Exercise Period determined by the Board of Directors, provided, however, that in compliance with applicable (tax) laws the Board of Directors is authorized to establish certain conditions for such vesting and/or exercising that will be applicable to the Subscription Right Holder, and provided further that, in the event a public takeover bid is made on the securities of the Company, the Subscription Rights shall immediately become fully vested and exercisable as from the date of the announcement of such public takeover bid by the FSMA. In such case, the Board of Directors shall establish an Exercise Period as soon as practicable following the announcement of such public takeover bid. Furthermore, the transfer restrictions set forth in section 3.3 are not applicable to transfers of Subscription Rights pursuant to a public takeover bid or a public squeeze-out bid on the securities in the Company.

 

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7Issuance of New Shares

 

The Company shall only be obliged to issue New Shares pursuant to the Exercise of Subscription Rights if all exercise conditions set forth in chapter 6 have been complied with.

 

The Board of Directors or its proxyholder shall to this effect timely, at a date to be determined by the Board of Directors or its proxyholder and at least once following each Exercise Period, have the capital increase established by notary deed, taking into account the time needed to fulfill the required administrative formalities.

 

New Shares participate in the profit of the financial year of the Company that started on the first of January of the year in which the relevant New Shares have been issued.

 

In view of a rapid delivery of the Shares resulting from the exercise of Subscription Rights, the Company may propose to the Subscription Right Holder who has complied with the exercise conditions to receive existing Shares awaiting the issuance of New Shares by notary deed. In such case the Subscription Right Holder will receive an advance of existing Shares subject to the condition that he/she signs an authorization by which the New Shares will, upon issuance, immediately and directly be delivered to the Company or to any other party who advanced the existing Shares.

 

The Board of Directors has granted power of attorney to two (2) members of the Board of Directors acting jointly, as well as to a member of the Executive Committee, acting individually, with possibility of sub-delegation and the power of subrogation, to take care of the establishment by notary deed of the acceptance of the Subscription Rights offered, the exercise of the Subscription Rights, the issuance of the corresponding number of New Shares, the payment of the exercise price in cash, the corresponding realization of the capital increase, the allocation to the unavailable account “issuance premiums” of the difference between the subscription price for the Shares and the accounting par value, to bring the Articles of Association in accordance with the new situation of the registered capital, to sign and deliver the relevant Euroclear and bank documentation, and to sign and deliver all necessary documents in connection with the delivery of the Shares (acquired as a result of the exercise of the Subscription Rights) to the Beneficiary.

 

The Company will take the necessary actions to have the New Shares listed for trading on a regulated market as soon as they have been issued.

 

8Cessation of the Employment or Service Relationship

 

8.1Cessation of the relationship before the Deed of Issuance

 

If the Beneficiary is not a member of the personnel (within the meaning of article 1:27 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations) of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the date of the Deed of Issuance, the Beneficiary shall be deemed to have refused the Offer and the Subscription Rights offered to such Beneficiary shall not be issued.

 

8.2Good Leaver Situation

 

If a Good Leaver Situation arises with respect to a Subscription Right Holder, the Subscription Rights of said Subscription Right Holder shall continue to vest as set forth in Section 6.2 (if unvested) and, if and when vested, the Exercise Term of the non-exercised Subscription Rights shall remain unchanged and the Subscription Right Holder will have the time to exercise his/her non-exercised Subscription Rights during each Exercise Period within the Exercise Term.

 

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If the Good Leaver Situation is caused by the decease of the Subscription Right Holder or after the establishment of a Good Leaver Situation, the Subscription Right Holder passes away, all Subscription Rights held by such Subscription Right Holder shall pass to his/her Personal Representative(s) and, upon vesting of the Subscription Rights, the Personal Representative(s) will be able to exercise the non-exercised Subscription Rights during each Exercise Period within the Exercise Term.

 

8.3Bad Leaver Situation

 

8.3.1After the third anniversary of the Deed of Issuance

 

In case a Bad Leaver Situation occurs after the third anniversary of the Deed of Issuance, the Subscription Right Holder will have time to exercise, during an Exercise Period, his/her non-exercised Subscription Rights until six months after the date of the Bad Leaver Situation. All his/her remaining non-exercised Subscription Rights shall become null and void upon the expiry of such six-month period.

 

8.3.2Before the third anniversary of the Deed of Issuance

 

In case the Bad Leaver Situation occurs before the third anniversary of the Deed of Issuance, all granted Subscription Rights that have not vested yet shall automatically become null and void.

 

8.4Change of employment

 

8.4.1In case of a cessation of the employment agreement or management agreement for any reason whatsoever, in whatever form and by whomever initiates it of the Subscription Right Holder accompanied by a simultaneous (other) employment or appointment of the Subscription Right Holder (or a company Controlled by the Beneficiary), as a an Employee, Manager or director of the Company or a Subsidiary, the Subscription Rights of the Subscription Right Holder shall continue to vest as set forth in Section 6.2 (if unvested) and, if and when vested, the Exercise Term of the non-exercised Subscription Rights shall remain unchanged and the Subscription Right Holder will have the time to exercise his/her non-exercised Subscription Rights during each Exercise Period within the Exercise Term.

 

8.4.2If, however, at any time following such change of employment as described in section 8.4.1, a Good Leaver Situation or a Bad Leaver Situation occurs with respect to the Subscription Right Holder, then the rules set forth in section 8.2 or section 8.3 respectively shall apply.

 

8.5Deviations

 

The Board of Directors may at its discretion decide to deviate at any time from the provisions set forth in this chapter 8, including, for the avoidance of doubt, regarding the meaning of any defined terms used in this chapter 8.

 

In particular, the Board of Directors may decide to accelerate the vesting of any or all of the Subscription Rights in the event of a mutually agreed termination of employment, provided that the Beneficiary has in a satisfactory manner contributed to the successful completion of one or more transactions that materially and substantively utilize the available dealmaking funds.

 

9Amendments and Modifications

 

In addition to the other cases provided for by this Plan, the Board of Directors is authorized to take appropriate measures to safeguard the interests of the Subscription Right Holder in case a serious and exceptional circumstance jeopardizing the rights of the Subscription Right Holder occurs.

 

In addition to the other cases provided for by this Plan, the Board of Directors may also unilaterally modify at any time the Plan in any the following cases:

 

-the modification relates to the practical and/or accessory modalities of the Plan;

 

-the modification is required to comply with any change in legislation; or

 

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-the modification is favourable to the Subscription Right Holders.

 

As soon as reasonably practicable, the Company shall give notice in writing of such modifications to the Subscription Right Holder.

 

The Subscription Right Holder shall be bound by such modifications.

 

10Dispute Resolution

 

All disputes relating to this Plan will be brought to the attention of the Board of Directors, who may propose an amicable settlement for a dispute, as the case may be. If required the dispute will be submitted to Courts and Tribunals competent for the judicial area of Antwerp, department of Mechelen (Belgium) whereby all parties involved shall make election of domicile at the seat of the Company. This Plan is governed by Belgian law.

 

The Plan is not subject to the provisions of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and is not a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

 

11Final Provisions

 

11.1Additional Information

 

The Company will provide the Beneficiary at his/her request with a copy of the articles of association of the Company and any amendments thereto.

 

11.2Taxes and Social Security Treatment

 

The Company or a Subsidiary shall be entitled, in accordance with the applicable law or customs, to apply a withholding on the cash salary or the compensation for the month in which the taxable moment occurs or on the cash salary or the compensation of any other following month, and/or the Beneficiary shall be obliged to pay to the Company or a Subsidiary (if so required by the Company or by a Subsidiary) the amount of any tax and/or social security contributions due or payable because of the fact of the grant, the acceptance, the fact that Subscription Rights become susceptible of being exercised or of the exercise of the Subscription Rights, or due or payable in respect of the delivery of the New Shares.

 

The Company or a Subsidiary shall be entitled, in accordance with the applicable law or customs, to prepare the required reports, necessary as a result of grant of the Subscription Rights, the fact that Subscription Rights become susceptible of being exercised, or the delivery of the Shares.

 

11.3Costs

 

Stamp duties, stock exchange taxes and similar charges and taxes levied at the occasion of the exercise of the Subscription Rights and/or the delivery of the New Shares or existing Shares shall be borne by the Subscription Right Holder.

 

Costs relating to the issue of the Subscription Rights or to the issue of New Shares shall be borne by the Company.

 

No fees or commissions will be charged by the Company in connection with the issuance of New Shares. All funds received or held by the Company under this Plan may be combined with other corporate funds and may be used for any corporate purpose.

 

11.4Relation to employment or management agreement

 

Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary included in the Plan:

 

(i)the grant of Subscription Rights and/or subsequent Shares to the Beneficiary in the framework of the Plan is unrelated to his/her pension rights or pension claims, if any, unless specifically provided otherwise in applicable legislation or the terms and conditions of the applicable pension plan;

 

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(ii)the Plan or any other document relating to the Plan do not confer upon the Beneficiary any right to be continued employment or other contractual relationship for any period of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the rights of the Company or its Subsidiaries to terminate the Beneficiary’s employment or other contractual relationship according to the applicable regulations in respect of termination thereof;

 

(iii)the grant of Subscription Rights cannot be considered as a right acquired for the future; and

 

(iv)any rights and entitlements pursuant to this Plan are granted on a discretionary basis. Repeated grants do not entitle the Beneficiary to any future grant. Grants remain in the complete discretion of the Company. In particular, the Company reserves the right to determine the scope of beneficiaries and the conditions of the Plan in relation to any further grant.

 

The Beneficiary shall not be entitled to claim any damages or compensation in connection with the Plan, resulting from the cessation of his/her mandate, employment agreement or consultancy or management agreement with the Company or a Subsidiary, based on any reason whatsoever.

 

11.5Shareholders' Meetings

 

Subscription Right Holders have the right to participate in the Shareholders' Meetings of the Company, but without voting right and only with an advisory voice, subject to complying with the formalities set forth in the convocation for the Shareholders' Meeting.

 

11.6Communication with Subscription Right Holders

 

By accepting Subscription Rights, the Subscription Right Holder agrees that documentation can be validly communicated by the Company by e-mail, including convocations for Shareholders' Meetings and documentation pertaining to the exercise of Subscription Rights.

 

11.7Address Change

 

The Subscription Right Holder is obliged to keep the Company informed in writing of changes to his/her address and changes to his/her e-mail address. Communications sent by the Company to the last known address or e-mail address of the Subscription Right Holder are validly made.

 

11.8Reoffer or Resale of Shares Received under the Plan

 

The Subscription Right Holder may sell the Shares subscribed for pursuant to the Exercise of Subscription Rights in any manner permitted under Belgian law and applicable U.S. (securities and other) law(s), so long as the conditions associated with the holding of privileged information have been met.

 

The “inside information” provisions of the applicable securities laws and the Company’s Dealing Code impose further restrictions on resales by all individuals who know of material non-public information regarding the Company, whether or not the individual is a staff member, an officer or a director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.9Liens

 

No one can place a lien on any Subscription Right granted to the Beneficiary under the Plan.

 

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