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 27 March 2024.
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 2023.
Approval of the Company's financial statements for the financial year ending on 31 December 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 December 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 December 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 December 2023.Re-election of the statutory auditor
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 2027. The statutory auditor's remuneration for the annual audit is set at 6 150 euros (excl. VAT) per open-ended investment company (bevek) plus an additional 980 euros (excl. VAT) per non-structured sub-fund.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 2024 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 institutions 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