163/264 General Meeting of Shareholders Any regularly constituted general meeting of shareholders represents the entire body of our shareholders. Any holder of our share capital is entitled to attend our general meeting of shareholders, either in person or by proxy, to address the general meeting of shareholders and to exercise voting rights, subject to the provisions of our articles of association. Each ordinary share entitles the holder to one vote at a general meeting of shareholders, unless such holder has a beneficiary certificate. Our articles of association provide that our board of directors may determine all other conditions that must be fulfilled in order to take part in the general meeting of shareholders. When convening a general meeting of shareholders, we will send a convening notice by registered mail to the registered address of each shareholder at least eight days before the meeting. The convening notices for every general meeting shall contain the agenda and shall take the form of announcements filed with the register of commerce and companies, published on the Luxembourg official gazette ( Recueil Electronique des Sociétés et Associations ), and published in a Luxembourg newspaper at least 15 days before the meeting. No proof is required that this formality has been complied with. Our articles of association will provide that if our ordinary shares are listed on a regulated market, the general meeting also will be convened in accordance with the publicity requirements of such regulated market applicable to us. A shareholder may participate in general meetings of shareholders by appointing another person as his or her proxy, the appointment of which shall be in writing. Our articles of association also will provide that, in the case of ordinary shares held through the operator of a securities settlement system or depository, a holder of such ordinary shares wishing to attend a general meeting of shareholders should receive from such operator or depository a certificate certifying the number of ordinary shares recorded in the relevant account on the record date. Such certificates, as well as any proxy forms, should be submitted to us no later than three business days before the date of the general meeting unless our board of directors provides for a different period. The annual general shareholder meeting must be held within six months from the end of the respective financial year at our registered office or in any other place in Luxembourg as notified to the shareholders. Luxembourg law provides that the board of directors is obliged to convene a general meeting of shareholders if shareholders representing, in the aggregate, 10% of the issued share capital so request in writing with an indication of the meeting agenda. In such case, the general meeting of shareholders must be held within one month of the request. If the requested general meeting of shareholders is not held within one month, shareholders representing, in the aggregate, 10% of the issued share capital may petition the competent president of the district court in Luxembourg to have a court appointee convene the meeting. Luxembourg law provides that shareholders representing, in the aggregate, 10% of the issued share capital may request that additional items be added to the agenda of a general meeting of shareholders. That request must be made by registered mail sent to our registered office at least five days before the general meeting of shareholders. Voting Rights Each ordinary share entitles the holder thereof to one vote. Additionally, each beneficiary certificate entitles its holder to one vote. The beneficiary certificates carry no economic rights and are issued to provide the holders of such beneficiary certificates additional voting rights. The beneficiary certificates, subject to certain exceptions, are nontransferable and shall automatically be canceled for no consideration in case of sale or transfer of the ordinary share to which they are linked. Additionally, our articles of association state that all the beneficiary certificates shall be automatically canceled if the number of ordinary shares held by our founders, in the aggregate, falls under 7,564,400 ordinary shares. 156
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