2.1Renaissance heeft bij voornoemde akte een verklaring overgelegd van mr. P.H.N. Quist, notaris te Amsterdam, van 20 september 2016 die als volgt luidt, voor zover hier van belang:
“I have investigated whether the private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) Renaissance Infrastructure B .V., having its seat in Breda, its address at 3439 LM Nieuwegein, Ringwade 71, registered in the trade register under number 62112309 (“Renaissance”) holds at least ninety five per cent (95%) of the issued share capital of Ballast Nedam and as of which date Renaissance has held at least ninety-five per cent (95%) of the issued share capital of Ballast Nedam; and I have furthermore investigated as of which date Renaissance acquired its stake of at least ninety-five per cent (95%) in Ballast Nedam.
As part of the inquiry as described above I have thoroughly reviewed and examined the
following documents:
(i) the articles of association of Ballast Nedam according to the trade register, the best of
my knowledge and the Board Statement (as defined hereinafter) as lastly amended by deed executed on 30 December 2015 before me, P.H.N. Quist, civil-law notary in Amsterdam (the “Articles”), of which Articles a certified copy will be attached hereto as Annex I;
(ii) the information provided by the Dutch trade register today, whereby a certified copy of the extract from the trade register from Ballast Nedam as of today (the “Extract”) will be attached hereto as Annex ll;
(iii) the original shareholders register of Ballast Nedam (the “Shareholders Register”) of which Shareholders Register a certified copy will be attached hereto as Annex III;
(iv) the statement of the management board of Ballast Nedam by which it confirms that (i) the November 2015 Articles (as defined below) were the articles of association of Ballast Nedam as these read on 30 November 2015, (ii) the Articles of Ballast Nedam were lastly amended by deed executed on 30 December 2015 before me, P.H.N. Quist, civil-law notary in Amsterdam and have not been amended since and (iii) the Shareholders Register is up to date and the information provided by the Shareholders Register is correct (the “Board Statement”), of which Board Statement a copy will be attached hereto as Annex IV;
(v) the deed of transfer of shares, executed before me, P.H.N. Quist, civil-law notary in Amsterdam, on 26 February 2016 (the “Deed of Transfer”), whereby the foundation (stichting) Stichting Administratiekantoor Van Aandelen Ballast Nedam, having its seat in Nieuwegein, its address at 3439 LM Nieuwegein, Ringwade 71, registered in the trade register under number 41213781 (“STAK”) transferred two hundred and seventeen million five hundred and fifty-nine thousand six hundred and forty-nine (217,559,649) shares, numbered P. 1,849,993 to P. 4,499,992 (inclusive) and 610,128 to 5,300,000 (inclusive) and 10,000,001 to 220,229,776 (inclusive), each with a nominal value of one euro cent (EUR 0.01) (the “Shares”) in the capital of Ballast Nedam to Renaissance, of which Deed of Transfer a certified copy will be attached hereto as Annex V;
(vi) a certified copy of the articles of association of Ballast Nedam as these read on 30 November 2015, according to the trade register, the best of my knowledge and the Board Statement (the “November 2015 Articles”), of which a copy will be attached hereto as Annex VI;
(vii) the statement derived from the substantial interest register (register substantiële deelnemingen) of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten) (the “AFM”) dated 30 November 2015 from which statement it appears that Renaissance reported an interest of seventy-nine one tenth per cent (79.1%) in Ballast Nedam as of 30 November 2015 (the “First AFM-Statement”), and of which statement a copy will be attached hereto as Annex VII;
(viii) the statement derived from the substantial interest register (register substantiële deelnemingen) of the AFM dated 30 December 2015 from which statement it appears that Renaissance reported an interest of ninety-seven eighty-two hundredth per cent (97.82%) in Ballast Nedam as of 30 December 2015 (the “Second AFM-Statement”), and of which statement a copy will be attached hereto as Annex VIII;
(ix) the statement (afschrift) of the securities account of Renaissance provided by ABN AMRO Bank from which it appears that Renaissance held two hundred and fifteen million four hundred and ninety-one thousand three hundred and ninety-five (215,491,395) depository receipts of shares in the capital of Ballast Nedam on 30 December 2015 (the “Bank Statement”), and of which statement a copy will be attached hereto as Annex IX;
(x) the private deed of issuance of shares dated 30 December 2015 by which the issued capital of Ballast Nedam was increased to two million two hundred and two thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven euros and seventy-six cents (EIJR 2,202,997.76) (the “Private Deed”), of which Private Deed a copy will be attached hereto as Annex X; and
(xi) the e-mail confirmation by ABN AMRO Bank dated 26 February 2016 from which it appears that Renaissance held two hundred and seventeen million five hundred and fifty-nine thousand six hundred and forty-nine (217,559,649) depository receipts for shares in the capital of Ballast Nedam on 26 February 2016 (the “Bank Confirmation” and hereinafter jointly with the Articles, the Extract, the Shareholders Register, the Board Statement, the Deed of Transfer, the November 2015 Articles, the First AFM-Statement, the Second AFM-Statement, the Private Deed and the Bank Confirmation to be referred to as the “Documents”), of which confirmation a copy will be attached hereto as Annex XI.
After thoroughly reviewing and examining the Documents, I conclude that:
(I) the issued capital of Ballast Nedam as of 30 December 2015 amounts to two million two hundred and two thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven euros and seventy-six cents (EUR 2,202,997.76) and is divided into two hundred and twenty million two hundred and ninety-nine thousand seven hundred and seventy-six (220,299,776) shares, each with a nominal value of EUR one euro cent (EUR 0.01);
(II) according to article 29 of the Articles, each share in the capital of Ballast Nedam confers the right to cast one vote;
(III) Ballast Nedam does not hold any shares in its own capital;
(IV) on 30 November 2015 the issued capital of Ballast Nedam amounted to nineteen million six hundred and sixty-seven thousand five hundred euros (EUR 19,667,500);
(V) on 30 November 2015 Renaissance held an economical interest of seventy-nine one (…) tenth per cent (79.1%) in Ballast Nedam through listed depository receipts;
(VI) as of 30 December 2015 Renaissance held an economical stake of ninety-seven eighty-two hundredth per cent (97.82%) in Ballast Nedam through listed depository receipts;
(VII) prior to the execution of the Deed of Transfer, two hundred and seventeen million five hundred and fifty-nine thousand six hundred and forty-nine (217,559,649) depository receipts issued by STAK for Shares were held by Renaissance (the “Depository Receipts”) and Renaissance requested STAK to exchange the Depository Receipts for the Shares and in the Deed of Transfer, STAK and Renaissance agreed that STAK transferred the Shares to Renaissance and subsequently terminated the administration of the Shares by cancellation (decertificering) of the Depository Receipts;
(VIII) Renaissance acquired the Shares from STAK by execution of the Deed of Transfer, and that the Shares represent at least ninety-five per cent (95%) of the issued capital of Ballast Nedam;
(IX) Renaissance has held the Shares as of 26 February 2016, which represent at least ninety-five per cent (95%) of the issued capital of Ballast Nedam.
In summary, I hereby certify that, based on the above, I am of the reasoned opinion that:
• as of 30 December 2015, Renaissance holds an interest in Ballast Nedam of at least
ninety-five per cent (95%); and
• as of execution of the Deed of Transfer (26 February 2016), the day of the writ of
summons, Renaissance holds the Shares, which represents at least ninety-five per cent
(95%) of the issued capital of Ballast Nedam.”