The management board of the Company hereby informs that on 4 September 2018 received a written statement of GTC Dutch Holdings B.V., with its registered seat at Herikerbergweg 238, Luna Arena 1101 CM Amsterdam, the Netherlands, (the “Entitled Shareholder”), according to which the Entitled Shareholder, pursuant to sections 9.1.a), 9.1b) and 9.1c) of the articles of association of the Company appoints Mr. Philippe Couturier as a member of the supervisory board of the Company, effective immediately.
Pursuant to its statement and the deposit certificate attached thereto, the Entitled Shareholder holds 298,575,091 shares in the Company, which constitute 61.75% of the Company’s share capital and entitles the holder thereof to 61.75% of the votes at the general meeting of the Company.
Philippe Couturier is chief executive officer Europe of Hudson Advisors and has more than 20 years of experience with real estate investments throughout Europe. As managing director he oversees the investment advice given by Hudson Advisors European asset management entities to their clients and directs the underwriting, financing and asset management of all Lone Star investments in Europe. Prior to joining Hudson Advisors, Mr. Couturier held various positions for Archon Group (Goldman Sachs Group) in Europe, ultimately serving as head of acquisition and loan asset management.
Mr. Couturier holds a degree in business and administration from INSEEC, Paris.
According to his statement, Mr. Couturier is not entered in the register of insolvent debtors maintained in compliance with the Act on the National Court Register dated 20 August 1997, does not perform any activities outside of the Company’s business which could be considered competitive with respect thereto, does not participate in any competitive business either as a partner in a civil partnership or any other type of partnership, and is not a member of the authorities of any competitive company or any other competitive entity.
Legal basis: § 5 section 5 of the Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 29 March 2018 on current and periodic disclosures by issuers of securities and the conditions for recognising as equivalent the information that is required by the laws of a non-member state.
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