NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands, May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
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The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Ballast Nedam N.V. shall be held at the offices of Ballast Nedam N.V., Ringwade 71, Nieuwegein, at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, 27 June 2014.
On the agenda is the proposed appointment of Mr Erik van der Noordaa (53) as Chairman of the Board of Management of Ballast Nedam. This agenda item is a discussion item.
The Supervisory Board proposes to appoint Mr Erik van der Noordaa (53) as Chairman of the Board of Management of Ballast Nedam. In this position he succeeds Mr Theo Bruijninckx (52). The proposed appointment will be submitted for information to the forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders which is scheduled for 27 June 2014. Mr van der Noordaa will join Ballast Nedam as of the 1st of June 2014.
The Central Works Council has made a positive recommendation with regard to the proposed appointment.
In accordance with the Corporate Governance Code, Mr van der Noordaa will be appointed for a four-year term. After approval from the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, Mr Erik van der Noordaa and Mr Peter van Zwieten, Chief Financial Officer, will form the Board of Management of Ballast Nedam.
The agenda and explanatory notes for this meeting are available on http://www.ballast-nedam.nl/egm2014 or at the offices of Ballast Nedam N.V. You can attend the shareholders' meetings by registering. Details as to how to register for attending the meeting can be found in the convocation notice.
Ballast Nedam engages in integrated projects in The Netherlands in four areas of work: housing, mobility, energy and nature. Within this area we focus on the niche markets: industrial construction, offshore wind turbines, secondary raw materials and alternative fuels. In a number of areas of expertise, we also operate internationally. The Ballast Nedam share is included in the Amsterdam Small Cap Index (AScX) of NYSE Euronext.
Ballast Nedam's approach is based on life cycle thinking and acting: we develop, construct, manage and recycle. We are involved in long-term management, maintenance and operation of projects and organize financial feasibility. Our supply and specialized companies deliver competitive edge through innovation, cost leadership and purchasing strength. Ballast Nedam's range of services is shifting towards modular products and specific product-market combinations with greater added value.
Ballast Nedam creates enduring quality combined with lower life cycle costs for its customers and society. http://www.ballast-nedam.com
This document is for information purposes only and does not constitute, and should not be construed as, an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to acquire or subscribe for, securities of Ballast Nedam N.V. (the "Company") in the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, their territories and possessions, or any other jurisdiction in which such offer or sale of securities would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
The securities of the Company have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and will not be registered with any authority competent with respect to securities in any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. Accordingly, the securities of the Company may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration under the Securities Act. No public offering of the securities of the Company is being made in the United States.
No communication or information relating to any offer or sale of securities of the Company may be disseminated to the public in jurisdictions, other than The Netherlands, where prior registration or approval is required for that purpose. No action has been taken that would permit an offer of securities of the Company in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required, other than in The Netherlands.
The Company has not authorised any offer to the public of securities in any Member State of the European Economic Area (other than the Netherlands). With respect to any Member State of the European Economic Area (other than the Netherlands), and which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each a "Relevant Member State"), no action has been undertaken or will be undertaken to make an offer to the public of securities requiring publication of a prospectus in any Relevant Member State. As a result, the securities may only be offered in Relevant Member States (i) to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive; or (ii) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive. For the purpose of this paragraph, the expression "offer of securities to the public" means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable the investor to decide to exercise, purchase or subscribe for the securities, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including Directive 2010/73/EU, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State.
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These materials do not constitute a prospectus within the meaning of the Dutch Financial Markets Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht) and do not constitute an offer to acquire securities. Any offer to acquire securities pursuant to the proposed offering will be made, and any investor should make his investment, solely on the basis of information that will be contained in the prospectus to be made generally available in the Netherlands in connection with such offering. When made generally available, copies of the prospectus may be obtained at no cost from the Company or through the website of NYSE Euronext Amsterdam, the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and/or the website of the Company.
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