'No stop' and 'non forfeiture' confirmation

The holder of bearer shares cancelled in accordance with the law of 28 July 2014 regarding immobilisation of bearer shares and units may request the restitution of cash held by the Caisse de Consignation.

Before returning cash amounts corresponding to the value of cancelled shares, the Caisse de Consignation will ask for a confirmation that the shares presented for reimbursement are not subject to stops or forfeiture.

Further details on the procedure are available in the Frequently Asked Questions document (article 8) published by the Caisse de Consignation on 25 April 2016.

The following parties can give a confirmation of a 'no stop' and 'non forfeiture':

• the issuer of the security,
• the institution acting as the financial agent of the security in Luxembourg (e.g. a custodian bank),
• Organisme de Centralisation.

Confirmations will be issued by the Organisme de Centralisation according to the information available at the date of the confirmation.

The confirmation will be sent directly to the Caisse de Consignation after payment of the fees.

Once sure that the claimant’s file is complete, the Caisse de Consignation will reimburse the holder of the bearer securities.

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange will not be involved in any manner in the process of reimbursement.

The delivery of the confirmation by the Organisme de Centralisation does not constitute and shall not be construed as any warranty, commitment or representation from the Organisme de Centralisation that the funds held by the Caisse de Consignation will be finally paid to the claimant.

The fees are payable in advance:

• Request of confirmation for one security: 350 EUR (excl. VAT)
• Request of confirmation for more than one security with the same ISIN: flat rate of 500 EUR + 15 EUR per security (excl. VAT)

An invoice will be sent to the claimant.

• Law of 28 July 2014 regarding immobilisation of bearer shares and units