Clarification of the invitation for the Extraordinary General Meeting of Barco nv on 21 september 2011
Regulated information
Kortrijk, 22 August 2011.
Barco wants to make clear that the stock options granted in the three stock option plans 2011, which are to be submitted for approval by the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Wednesday 21 September 2011, are to be traded in for existing shares only. These shares are now part of the treasury shares owned by Barco nv.Therefore the exercise of the stock options will not result in an increase of the share capital of the company. To avoid any misunderstanding regarding the preference right of the existing holders of shares, bonds and outstanding warrants, Barco has chosen to apply the articles 583, 596 and 598 of the Code of Companies. Barco has not submitted the report referred to in article 583 of the Code of Companies beforehand to the FSMA.
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3500 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 897 million in 2010.
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