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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Dear EC members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Please find attached the documents as we have received them from the notary so that we can vote on the changes to our constitution in a
legally correct manner. All these 4 documents together form our Paper 04 (as noted in the agenda).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">These are:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">the continuous text of the articles of association (statutes) of CENL (both in Dutch and English) which reflect the changes made
in track changes; and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">Ø<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">the draft deed of amendment to the articles of association (statutes) of CENL (both in Dutch and English) to implement the changes
to the articles of association. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Please note that the English version of these documents is an unofficial translation of the Dutch version. In the English versions, defined
terms are capitalised but in the Dutch version they are lowercase. Consequently, it seems as if more changes have been made to the English continuous text of the articles compared to the Dutch version. These clean-up changes can however be implemented without
the need to include these in the draft deed of amendment (since the English version is an unofficial document).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Finally, note that the articles of association currently do not stipulate that a meeting should be held at a physical location. Therefore,
it seems fine from my </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">[i.e. the notary’s]
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">perspective that the EC meets online provided that (1) it's clear from the minutes that
<b>all members of the EC</b> are present at such meeting and (2) that all members of the EC are able to communicate with one another during the meeting (i.e. Teams</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
[or Zoom] </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">meeting would be fine</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">
but a meeting where someone dials in but is in no position to speak would not be ok).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">The other missing papers will be sent to you on Monday, next week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Wishing you a nice weekend and best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#44546A;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Susanne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">Susanne Oehlschläger<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt">CENL Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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