Arendt draft - 14 May 2024

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Société européenne

Registered office: 9, rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

R.C.S. Luxembourg: B255487

(the "Company")

PROXY AND VOTING FORM FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO BE HELD ON 19 JUNE 2024 AT 12.30 PM CEST AND THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO BE HELD ON 19 JUNE 2024 AT 13.00 PM CEST

Important instructions regarding the attendance and the exercise of your voting rights at the extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Company to be held on 19 June 2024 at 12.00 pm CEST at 41A, Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-2082 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (the "Extraordinary General Meeting") and the annual general meeting of the shareholders of the Company to be held on 19 June 2024 at 12.30 pm CEST at 41A, Avenue John F. Kennedy, L-2082 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (the "Annual General Meeting").

Shareholders may exercise their voting rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting in one of the following manners, as further described in the convening notice to the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting published on 17 May 2024: i) by attending the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting in person; ii) by appointing a proxy representative; or iii) by voting by correspondence.

Section A. Appointment of proxy or vote by correspondence

Option 1. Appointment of a proxy representative.

Option 2. Vote by correspondence prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting.

In order to exercise your voting rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting, these instructions shall be read together with the information set out in the convening notice to the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting published on 17 May 2024.

Printed form - Please choose Option 1or Option 2by filling in the required information in this Section A, tick the corresponding boxes in section B, then date and sign below.

Electronic form - Alternatively, shareholders can electronically follow the vote instruction sent through clearings via swift message to fill in a voting form no later than 13 June 2024 at 6.00 pm CEST.

Attn:Agency Services Team (Desk 408D)

Address: 69, route d'Esch, L-2953 Luxembourg

Tel:

+352 4590 4597

Email:as_agm@bil.com

Swift Address:

BILLLULL

Option 1. Appointment of a proxy representative (by making use of this form).

By completing this proxy form, you are authorising and instructing as your proxy representative to exercise your voting rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting and/or the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the instructions set out below (the "Proxy Representative"):

  • ____________________________, member of the management board of the Company

OR

  • …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………..
    …………………………………………………………………………………………………
    ……………………………………………………..
    (insert first name, family name, date and place of birth and address of the person you are designating as your Proxy Representative).

The undersigned,

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

(if an individual: please indicate first and family name, address and email address)

(if a company: please indicate name or company name, registered office, registration authority and number, address and email address)

holding

_____________________________ shares of the Company on 5 June 2024 at midnight CEST,

being the date that is 14 days before the date of the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting (the "Record Date"), hereby gives an irrevocable proxy to the Proxy Representative named above to represent the undersigned at the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting, in order to deliberate and vote all of my shares on the

items of the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting in accordance with the instructions and as set forth otherwise in Section B below.

The Proxy Representative participating in the Extraordinary General Meeting and the Annual General Meeting shall carry proof of identity.

In case of a conflict of interest, the Proxy Representative shall disclose certain specified facts which may be relevant for the undersigned in assessing any risk that the Proxy Representative might pursue any interest other than the interest of the undersigned. In consideration of this requirement, please note that the Proxy Representative is a member of the management board (the "Management Board").

This proxy and the rights, obligations and liabilities of the undersigned and the Proxy Representative hereunder shall be governed by the laws of Luxembourg.

The undersigned undertakes to indemnify the Proxy Representative against any claims, losses, costs, expenses, damages or liability sustained or incurred by the Proxy Representative as a result of any action taken in good faith pursuant to the present proxy.

Any claims, disputes or disagreements arising under, in connection with or by reason of this proxy shall be brought by the undersigned and the Proxy Representative in the courts of the city of Luxembourg, and each of the undersigned and the Proxy Representative hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such actions or proceeding and waives any objection to the jurisdiction or venue of such courts.

This proxy shall remain valid if the above meeting is for any reason, postponed or rescheduled unless the agenda is modified.

Instructions:

The shareholders whose shares are in book entry form held on a securities account shall submit by no later than 13 June 2024 at 6.00 pm CEST a form from their depository bank or financial institution showing their number and ownership of shares as at the Record Date.

Please issue an instruction for each proposed resolution made by the Management Board on the agenda items. Only one instruction may be issued for each item of the agenda. If you do not explicitly issue instructions in respect of the individual agenda items, the Proxy Representative will abstain from voting for these items. Please mark your decision by a cross in the corresponding space reserved to that effect below. Please mark with a cross only within the small box .

Option 2. Vote by correspondence prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting and/or the Annual General Meeting (by making use of this form).

By completing this voting form, you are exercising your voting rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting and/or the Annual General Meeting as set out below.

The undersigned,

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

(if an individual: please indicate first and family name, address and email address)

(if a company: please indicate name or company name, registered office, registration authority and number, address and email address)

holding

_____________________________ shares of the Company on the Record Date hereby state

that:

  1. I will not attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and/or the Annual General Meeting in person or by a proxy and I wish to cast my vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting and/or the Annual General Meeting on the proposed resolutions made by the Management Board on the agenda items, by ticking the appropriate box set forth next to each agenda item in Section B. below; and
  2. I am fully aware of the content of the convening notice to the Extraordinary General Meeting and/or the Annual General Meeting and I have taken into account the contents of the convening notice in order to cast my vote on the proposed resolutions made by the Management Board on the agenda items in the present voting form.

Instructions:

The shareholders whose shares are in book entry form held on a securities account shall submit by no later than 13 June 2024 at 6.00 pm CEST a form from their depository bank or financial institution showing their number and ownership of shares as at the Record Date.

Please cast your votes for each proposed resolution made by the Management Board on the agenda items. Only one vote may be issued for each item of the agenda. If you do not explicitly cast a vote in respect of the individual agenda items, no vote shall be taken into account. Please mark with a cross only within the small box .

Section B. Voting instructions (Option 1) or voting by correspondence (Option 2), as applicable, for the Extraordinary General Meeting and/or the Annual General Meeting:

AGENDA FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Agenda Item 1

Disclosure of conflicts of interest arising from transactions subject to article 442-18 of the law of 10 August 1915 on commercial companies, as amended.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders acknowledges that (i) at the

meeting of the supervisory board of the Company held on 22

November 2023, Mr. Gisbert Rühl and Mr. Josef Brunner declared

that they had a conflict of interest as they are the ultimate lenders of

a loan as follows: the Company entered into a EUR 800,000

shareholder loan agreement with its shareholder GFJ Holding

GmbH & Co. KG dated 17 March 2023 (the "Shareholder Loan

Agreement") bearing two percent (2 %) interest per annum and (ii)

at its meeting held on 22 November 2023, the management board

of the Company has resolved unanimously that the total outstanding

amount under the Shareholder Loan Agreement of EUR 800,000

together with the total interest accrued thereon shall be repaid to

GFJ Holding GmbH & Co. KG as soon as the Company has

sufficient funds to do so, which is expected to be until the end of

November 2023 at the latest (the "Repayment of the Shareholder

Loan Agreement").

The Company entered into a further EUR 1,655,000 shareholder

loan agreement with its shareholder GFJ Holding GmbH & Co. KG

dated 30 January 2024 (the "Further Shareholder Loan

Agreement") bearing two point five percent (2.5 %) interest per

annum. The Further Shareholder Loan Agreement in the amount of

EUR 1,655,000 together with the total interest accrued thereon shall

be repaid to GFJ Holding GmbH & Co. KG as soon as the Company

has sufficient funds to do so and after the Company has paid the

Shareholder Loan, the Management Bonus and the Founder Bonus

(the "Repayment of the Further Shareholder Loan Agreement").

The general meeting of shareholders further acknowledges that the

supervisory board of the Company agreed with the assessment of

the management board of the Company that the Repayment of the

Shareholder Loan Agreement is in the best interest of the Company

but since Mr. Gisbert Rühl and Mr. Josef Brunner abstained from

voting, the quorum was not sufficient and the decision was deferred to the present general meeting of shareholders.

In the light of the foregoing, the general meeting of shareholders resolves to approve the Repayment of the Shareholder Loan Agreement and the Repayment of the Further Shareholder Loan Agreement."

Agenda Item 2

Conversion of the one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class B2 shares without nominal value of the Company (the "Class B2 Shares") into one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class A shares without nominal value of the Company.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to convert the one

million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class B2 shares

without nominal value of the Company (the "Class B2 Shares") into

one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class A shares

without nominal value of the Company."

Agenda Item 3

Conversion of the one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class B3 shares without nominal value of the Company (the "Class B3 Shares") into one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class A shares without nominal value of the Company.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to convert the one

million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class B3 shares

without nominal value of the Company (the "Class B3 Shares") into

one million two hundred fifty thousand (1,250,000) class A shares

without nominal value of the Company."

Agenda Item 4

Amendment of article 16.1 of the articles of association of the Company.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to amend article

16.1 of the articles of association of the Company, which shall read

as follows:

"16.1 The management board is composed of at least two (2)

members."

"

Agenda Item 5

Subject to the approval of items 2 and 3, amendment and full restatement of the articles of association of the Company in the form published on its website to take into account notably the conversion of the Class B2 Shares and the Class B3 Shares.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"Subject to the approval of items 2 and 3, the general meeting of

shareholders resolves to amend and full restate the articles of

association of the Company in the form published on its website to

take into account notably the conversion of the Class B2 Shares and

the Class B3 Shares."

AGENDA FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Agenda Item 1

Presentation of the management report of the management board of the Company (the "Management Board") and of the report of the independent auditor (réviseur d'entreprises agréé) on the Company's consolidated accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 and on the Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

"The general meeting of shareholders presents the management report

No vote required

of the management board of the Company (the "Management Board")

and of the report of the independent auditor (réviseur d'entreprises agréé) on the Company's consolidated accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 and on the Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2023."

[No resolution required.]

Agenda Item 2

Approval of the Company's consolidated accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to approve the

Company's consolidated accounts for the financial year ended 31

December 2023."

Agenda Item 3

Approval of the Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to approve the

Company's annual accounts for the financial year ended 31

December 2023."

Agenda Item 4

Acknowledgment of the result of the Company made for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 and allocation of the results of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to acknowledge a

loss of twenty-eight million

five hundred seventy-four thousand

three hundred sixty-nine euro (EUR 28.574.369,00) made for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 and to allocate the results of the Company for the financial year ended 31 December 2023 as follows:

  • Results brought forward of the previous financial year: EUR - 11.705.829,00
  • Results of the financial year 2023: EUR - 28.574.369,00
  • Results to be carried forward to the following financial year: EUR - 40.280.198,00"

Agenda Item 5

Granting of discharge (quitus) to Mr. John Clifford, member of the Management Board, for the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to grant discharge

(quitus) to Mr. John Clifford, member of the Management Board, for

the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31

December 2023."

Agenda Item 6

Granting of discharge (quitus) to Ms. Jennifer Rudder, member of the Management Board, for the exercise of her mandate during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to grant discharge

(quitus) to Ms. Jennifer Rudder, member of the Management Board,

for the exercise of her mandate during the financial year ended 31

December 2023."

Agenda Item 7

Granting of discharge (quitus) to Mr. Simon Wood, member of the Management Board, for the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to grant discharge

(quitus) to Mr. Simon Wood, member of the Management Board, for

the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31

December 2023."

Agenda Item 8

Granting of discharge (quitus) to Mr. Josef Brunner, member of the supervisory board of the Company (the "Supervisory Board"), for the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to grant discharge

(quitus) to Mr. Josef Brunner, member of the Supervisory Board, for

the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31

December 2023."

Agenda Item 9

Granting of discharge (quitus) to Mr. Gisbert Rühl, member of the Supervisory Board, for the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION

VOTE

VOTE

ABSTENTION

FOR

AGAINST

"The general meeting of shareholders resolves to grant discharge

(quitus) to Mr. Gisbert Rühl, member of the Supervisory Board, for

the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31

December 2023."

Agenda Item 10

Granting of discharge (quitus) to Mr. Stefan Spang, member of the Supervisory Board, for the exercise of his mandate during the financial year ended 31 December 2023.

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