KBC Eco Fund
Public open-ended investment company (bevek) under Belgian law – UCITS RLP Brussels 0446.922.055
Havenlaan 2, 1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Notice to shareholders
Notice convening the ordinary General Meeting
The shareholders of KBC Eco Fund (public open-ended investment company (bevek) under Belgian law, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Company’) are hereby given notice to attend the General Meeting to be held in the premises of KBC BANK NV, Havenlaan 2 in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, starting at 11 a.m. on 29 November 2023.
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 August 2023.
Approval of the Company's financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 August 2023 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 August 2023 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 August 2023.
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 August 2023.Reappointment of the statutory auditor, subject to approval by the FSMA.
Proposal for resolution: The General Meeting resolves to reappoint Mazars Bedrijfsrevisoren BV, represented by partners Mr Dirk Stragier and Ms Nele Van Laethem, company auditors and auditors recognised by the FSMA, as the Company's statutory auditor for the statutory period of three years up to and including the ordinary General Meeting of 2026. The statutory auditor's remuneration for the annual audit is fixed at 6 150 euros (excl. VAT), plus an additional 980 euros (excl. VAT) per non-structured sub-fund and 1 800 euros (excl. VAT) per structured sub-fund.Cognisance of the resignation of Carine Vansteenkiste.
Proposal for resolution: The General Meeting takes note of the resignation of Carine Vansteenkiste as director of the Company with effect from 29 November 2023.Appointment of Anne Van Oudenhove.
Proposal for resolution: The General Meeting resolves to appoint Anne Van Oudenhove, in replacement of Carine Vansteenkiste, as director of the Company until the ordinary General Meeting of 2024, subject to approval by the FSMA.
Consequently, the Board of Directors will, from now on, be composed as follows: Patrick Dallemagne (Chairman), Johan Tyteca (Executive Manager), Wim Van Hellemont (Executive Manager), Jozef Walravens (Independent Director), Jean Louis Claessens (Independent Director) and Anne Van Oudenhove (Non-Executive 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 23 November 2023 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 vragenAVfondsen@kbc.be.
The prospectus, the key information document and the most recent financial reports will be made available free of charge at the counters of the financial services providers, in particular KBC BANK NV, and at www.kbc.be, in several languages, including in Dutch and English. In Austria, the prospectus, the key information document and the most recent financial reports are available free of charge in English respectively German language (key information document) from Erste Bank der oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG, Am Belvedere 1, A-1100 Wien.
Board of Directors of KBC Eco Fund