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Trump Blasts G20 Summit Ahead of Departure U.S. President Donald Trump blasted the recently concluded G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, as a "waste of time" ahead of his departure from the country. Trump had earlier threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico, and criticized the host nation for its trade policy. He also criticized the French president, Emmanuel Macron, for his criticism of NATO. Trump said the G20 summit was a "complete waste of time" because the other nations were not willing to budge on trade issues. Trump said he was pleased with the outcome of the summit and said he had made progress on a number of issues, including North Korea, Iran, and the conflict in Syria. Trump said he was also pleased with the progress made on climate change.

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29.12.2024

China demonstrates composure and confidence, injects stability into a turbulent world Reports Global Times - ForexTV

China's 2024 diplomacy by Global Times upheld stability and innovation, fostering global cooperation, security, and development progress.Beijing, China, Dec. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As 2024 comes to an end, the accelerating evolution of profound global changes unseen in a century has become increasingly evident. From the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis to the Palestine-Israel conflict, from the sudden fall of Syria’s Assad administration to the impeachment of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, the intertwining characteristics of global changes and chaos have stood out more sharply, with issues of security disorder, developmental imbalances, and governance failures growing more prominent. Humanity once again stands at a crossroads. In 2024, China's diplomacy, at a historic juncture, upheld principles while embracing innovation. Amid turbulent and shifting circumstances, it demonstrated composure and confidence, creating a favorable external environment for China's high-quality development and injecting valuable stability into an increasingly unsettled world. Over the past year, head-of-state diplomacy has written a grand new chapter, guiding the trend of the times toward peace, development, and win-win cooperation. Significant breakthroughs have been achieved in building a community with a shared future for mankind, advancing the historical trend of shared destiny and mutual support across the globe. Chinese modernization has provided new opportunities for the world, fostering the global momentum toward modernization in all countries. Cooperation with developing countries has set a new benchmark, gathering the tide of solidarity and self-reliance in the Global South. Progress has been made in deepening a comprehensive diplomatic framework, strengthening the progressive trend of building a new type of international relations, according to Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China, with a strong sense of responsibility, has strived to contribute much-needed stability, certainty and confidence to the world through its diplomatic efforts, highlighting China’s unwavering pursuit of a new type of international relations and its commitment to building of a community with a shared future for mankind, Li Haidong, a professor at the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times. Guidance of head-of-state diplomacy Over the past year, a remarkable new chapter has been written in head-of-state diplomacy, which has steered the trend of the times toward peace, development and win-win cooperation, Wang Yi said on December 17 at a symposium on the international situation and China's foreign relations in 2024. President Xi Jinping attended three home-ground diplomatic events – the Conference Marking the 70th Anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, and the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), and four important overseas visits – to Europe, to Central Asia, for the BRICS Summit, and to Latin America, and attended several multilateral summits. With the global vision, broad-mindedness and sense of common good for humanity befitting the leader of a major party and a major country, President Xi has had in-depth strategic communications with global leaders and dignitaries to broaden converging interests for all and promote greater unity and cooperation of the international community, said the foreign minister.  Head-of-state diplomacy is the highest level of diplomacy. It can achieve political effects that ordinary diplomacy cannot reach, Wang told the Global Times at a press briefing in Brazil in November. “Under the leadership of President Xi and through head-of-state diplomacy, we will expand our voice and leverage our influence to ensure that the international community will be more united, develop further and better respond to current various challenges and risks,” he said. During these diplomatic events, new breakthroughs have been made in building a community with a shared future for mankind. In the course of 2024, China and Brazil have announced joint efforts to build a China-Brazil community with a shared future for a more just world and a more sustainable planet, demonstrating their sense of responsibility as two emerging countries; China and Serbia have launched efforts to build a China-Serbia community with a shared future in the new era, the first of its kind in China’s relations with European countries. Globally, a growing number of countries have pitched in to build a community with a shared future. Chinese and African leaders have agreed to build an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era, giving expression to the shared desire of the 2.8 billion Chinese and Africans to pursue common development in greater solidarity. China has also made efforts to build communities with a shared future with particular regions, including with Central Asia, ASEAN, countries in the Lancang-Mekong river basin, Arab states, and countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. These efforts are opening up new vistas of harmonious coexistence between different civilizations.  New type of intl relations In 2024, China stood for dialogue and partnership rather than confrontation and alliance, fostered major-country dynamics featuring overall stability and balanced development, and worked with its neighbors for an amicable and harmonious home in Asia. It has made new progress in pursuing all-round diplomacy, which has built up the trend toward a new type of international relations, Wang said at the symposium. The China-Russia relationship, under the visionary guidance of the two leaders, has grown more mature and stable, demonstrated in a clearer way its independence and resilience, and set an example of friendly exchanges between major countries and neighbors. The three meetings between President Xi and President Putin this year further deepened the China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership. The two countries maintained close communication and coordination on multilateral platforms, such as the UN, BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and in regional affairs, fulfilling their responsibilities as major countries. On China-US relations, President Xi met with President Biden and sent a congratulatory message to President-Elect Trump, providing strategic guidance for the growth of China-US relationship at this critical juncture. He stressed that China’s goal of a steady, sound and sustainable development of China-US relationship remains unchanged; its commitment to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation as principles for handling China-US relations remains unchanged; its position of resolutely safeguarding China’s sovereignty, security and development interests remains unchanged; and its desire to carry forward the traditional friendship between the Chinese and American people remains unchanged. According to Li Haidong, China maintained its consistent stance and demonstrated sincerity over China-US relations in 2024, which is extremely important to stabilizing the major power dynamics. In May this year, President Xi paid a historic visit to Europe. The visit ushered the China-France diplomatic relationship, which has spanned 60 years, into a new 60-year cycle of further development, enhanced the ironclad friendship between China and Serbia, and elevated the China-Hungary relationship to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for the new era. President Xi also engaged in in-depth strategic communication with leaders of European countries such as Germany, the UK, Spain and Italy on bilateral and multilateral occasions, and encouraged the European side to take a long-term and strategic perspective, see China as a partner and strengthen dialogue and cooperation to the benefit of both sides and the world at large. The China-EU relationship has maintained a stable track in 2024, despite challenges as a result of EV frictions and elections of the EU bodies, Cui Hongjian, a professor with the Academy of Regional and Global Governance with Beijing Foreign Studies University, told the Global Times. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the EU. China's attitude toward bilateral relations is rational and consistent. What we need to do is to make clear cooperation as the direction while not sidestepping problems, managing differences effectively in a way that both sides can accept, Cui said. In the direction of neighboring diplomacy, China and the ASEAN reached substantial conclusion of negotiations on the Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA), highlighting deepening market integration amid rise of protectionism; it acted with restraint on the South China Sea amid provocations while seeking expansion of security cooperation; China and India have overcome the border row, leading to the resumption of multiple communication mechanisms and a strong momentum of bilateral warming-up; China and Central Asia continue close cooperation, paving way to a successful second China-Central Asia Summit scheduled for 2025. As a responsible major power, China, by properly managing its relations with Russia, the US, the EU, its neighboring countries and beyond, is making significant contributions to global security, said Jiang Feng, research fellow at the Shanghai International Studies University and president of the Shanghai Association of Regional and Country Studies. Of Global South, for Global South President Xi said that no matter how the international situation changes, China always bears the Global South in mind and is rooted in the Global South when addressing the BRICS Plus leaders' dialogue in October. At the G20 Summit, Xi stressed that China will always be a member of the Global South, a reliable long-term partner of fellow developing countries, and a doer and go-getter working for the cause of global development. China will go hand in hand with fellow developing countries toward modernization, he said. Starting December 1, China offers zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines to all the least developed countries having diplomatic relations with China. The Group of “Friends for Peace” on the Ukraine crisis, established in September at the UN headquarters, had the second meeting on December 18 in New York with the participation of representatives from 17 Global South countries, including China, Brazil, Algeria, South Africa and Turkey. The UN General Assembly on July 1 unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by China and co-sponsored by over 140 countries on strengthening international cooperation in the capacity building of AI. It aims to bridge the digital divide, improve global AI governance, and accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Through these efforts, China upholds economic globalization and shares its opportunities with the world, seeks to amplify the voice of the Global South at international stage, and unites the Global South in multilateral mechanisms, said Li Haidong. There will be challenges in 2025 for the world, and China has the confidence and capability to handle its own affairs and continue to be a force for peace, unity, openness, justice and inclusiveness, Li said. The overall direction of human development and progress has not changed, the trend of the world moving forward despite twists and turns has not changed, the willingness of all humanity to promote economic globalization and share development and prosperity has not changed, and the hope and determination of all humanity for peaceful development have also not changed, Diao Daming, a professor at the Renmin University of China in Beijing, said. “We should recognize these positive aspirations and transform them into positive actions and strength.” This article first appeared in the Global Times: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202412/1325832.shtml For more information, please contact: Company: Global Times Contact Person: Anna Li Email: editor@globaltimes.com.cn Website: https://globaltimes.cn City: Beijing The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of KISS PR or its partners. This content is provided for informational purposes only and should not be construed as legal, financial, or professional advice. KISS PR makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, correctness, suitability, or validity of any information in this article and will not be liable for any errors, omissions, or delays in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. All information is provided on an as-is basis.

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21.03.2025

UCB Convening Notice to the General Meeting of the Shareholders 2025 - ForexTV

CONVENING NOTICE TO THE GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS The Board of Directors invites the shareholders to the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders (the “General Meeting”) which will be held on Thursday, 24 April 2025, at 11:00 am CEST, at the registered office of UCB SA/NV, Allée de la Recherche 60 - 1070 Brussels, for the purpose of considering and voting on the items shown on the agenda set out below. Applicable participation formalities are detailed at the end of this convening notice. Shareholders may, to the extent indicated, also use the Lumi Connect platform (www.lumiconnect.com) to complete all participation formalities and to vote by proxy at the General Meeting. The Lumi Connect platform is free of charge for the shareholders. ORDINARY PART 1.    Report of the Board of Directors on the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 2.    Report of the statutory auditor on the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 3.    Communication of the consolidated annual accounts of the UCB Group relating to the financial year ended 31 December 2024 and the consolidated report of the Board of Directors on these accounts. Such documents are included in the Integrated Annual Report 2024. The consolidated report of the Board of Directors also comprises the sustainability information to be provided pursuant to articles 3:32/1 et sq. of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations (BCCA) 4.    Approval of the annual accounts of UCB SA/NV for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 and appropriation of the results Proposed resolution: The General Meeting approves the annual accounts of UCB SA/NV for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 and the appropriation of the results reflected therein, including the approval of a gross dividend of € 1.39 per share (*). (*) The UCB shares held by UCB SA/NV (own shares) are not entitled to a dividend. Therefore, the aggregate amount to be distributed to the shareholders may fluctuate depending on the number of UCB shares held by UCB SA/NV (own shares) on the dividend approval date.  5.    Approval of the remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 The BCCA requires the General Meeting to approve the remuneration report each year by separate vote. This report includes a description of the application of the remuneration policy and information on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee, for the financial year ended 31 December 2024. Proposed resolution: The General Meeting approves the remuneration report for the financial year ended 31 December 2024. 6.    Approval of the Remuneration Policy 2025 Article 7:89/1, §3 of the BCCA and the Belgian Corporate Governance Code 2020 (the “2020 Code”) require UCB SA/NV to establish a remuneration policy and to submit such policy or any important change thereto to the approval of the General Meeting. In addition, pursuant to article 2:50 of the BCCA, the General Meeting is competent to approve the remuneration of directors. The last version of the remuneration policy was approved by the ordinary General Meeting of 25 April 2024. UCB SA/NV is now proposing changes to the remuneration policy and is submitting a revised version of the policy (the “Remuneration Policy 2025”) for approval by this General Meeting. The proposed changes include a revised global benchmark approach, a revised remuneration overall for non-executive directors and members of the Executive Committee, in line with the global benchmark that has been conducted, and a new shareholding guideline for non-executive directors. To enable our shareholders to cast their votes, the proposed Remuneration Policy 2025, together with a note further explaining the main proposed changes to the current remuneration policy, are available on the website of UCB (https://www.ucb.com/investors/UCB-shareholders/Shareholders-meeting-2025). Proposed resolution: The General Meeting approves the Remuneration Policy 2025 and fixes the annual cash remuneration of the non-executive directors as follows: (i) for the Chair of the Board, an annual amount of EUR 425,000, (ii) for the Vice-Chair of the Board, an annual amount of EUR 200,000, (iii) for the other non-executive directors, an annual amount of EUR 160,000. In addition, (a) the chair of the audit committee will receive an annual amount of EUR 45,000 and the other members of the audit committee will receive an annual amount of EUR 22,500, (b) the chair of the governance nomination & compensation committee’s (“GNCC”) will receive an annual amount of EUR 35,000 and the other members of the GNCC will receive an annual amount of EUR 17,000, and (c), the members of the scientific committee will receive an annual amount of EUR 45,000. To the extent the Chair of the Board is the chair or a member of a Board committee, the additional annual amounts set out above will however not be paid. The directors’ remuneration does not include any Board attendance fee. A travel cash allowance of EUR 45,000 is granted to all non-executive directors living in a location with at least 5 hours of time zone difference with Belgium and is paid as an annual fixed lump-sum allowance. The CEO is not remunerated in his capacity as executive director as he is remunerated in his capacity as Chair of the Executive Committee. The revised remuneration set out above will apply as from 1 April 2025. 7.    Discharge in favour of the directors Pursuant to the BCCA, the General Meeting must, after approval of the annual accounts, vote on the discharge of liability of the directors for the financial year ended on 31 December 2024. Proposed resolution: The General Meeting grants discharge to the directors for the performance of their duties during the financial year ended 31 December 2024. 8.    Discharge in favour of the statutory auditor Pursuant to the BCCA, the General Meeting must, after approval of the annual accounts, vote on the discharge of liability of the statutory auditor (Mazars) in relation to the performance of its duties during the financial year ended 31 December 2024. Proposed resolution: The General Meeting grants discharge to the statutory auditor for the performance of its duties during the financial year ended 31 December 2024. 9.    Directors: appointments and renewals of mandates of (independent) directors The mandates of Mr. Jonathan Peacock, independent director and Chair of the Board, as well as the mandate of Mrs Susan Gasser, independent director, shall expire at this General Meeting. The Board of Directors, following the recommendation of the GNCC, proposes renewing Mr. Jonathan Peacock's mandate as an independent director for 4 years (until the end of the ordinary General Meeting of 2029). If renewed by the General Meeting, he will remain chair of the Board. In replacement of Ms. Susan Gasser, the Board proposes the appointment of Mrs Fiona Powrie as independent director. If appointed as independent director by the General Meeting, Mrs Fiona Powrie will start her mandate as director on 1 January 2026 and be appointed as member of the scientific committee of the Board as from the same date and her mandate will expire at the end of the ordinary General Meeting of 2029. Mrs. Fiona du Monceau stepped down from the Board of directors of UCB on 12 March 2024 to take on a position as member of the Executive Committee of UCB. Upon recommendation of the GNCC, the Board is proposing the appointment of Mr Stefaan Heylen as director, for a term of 4 years, in replacement of Fiona du Monceau and as a representative of UCB’s reference shareholder (Financière de Tubize). As such, Stefaan Heylen will therefore not qualify as independent director. Stefaan Heylen has more than 35 years of drug development and executive management experience. Mr. Jonathan Peacock and Mrs Fiona Powrie meet the independence criteria stipulated by article 7:87 of the BCCA, by provision 3.5 of the 2020 Code and by the UCB Corporate Governance Charter. Pursuant to article 7:87 §1 al.3 of the BCCA, the Board also expressly confirms that it has no indication of any element that could cast doubt on the independence of these directors in accordance with the above-mentioned criteria. The Board of directors also confirms that, subject to the above-mentioned appointments and renewal by the General Meeting, the Board of Directors, as well as each of its special committees, will continue to be composed of a majority of independent directors. The Board composition will also continue to be compliant with the requirement of the BCCA that at least one third of the members of the Board must be of a different sex than that of the other members.   The curriculum vitae, information on other board mandates and skills of these directors are available on the website of UCB (https://www.ucb.com/investors/UCB-shareholders/Shareholders-meeting-2025). Proposed resolutions: 9.1 A) The General Meeting renews the appointment of Mr. Jonathan Peacock (*) as director for a term of four years until the close of the ordinary General Meeting of 2029. 9.1 B) The General Meeting acknowledges that, Mr Johathan Peacock qualifies as an independent director according to the independence criteria provided for by article 7:87 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations, by provision 3.5 of the 2020 Belgian Corporate Governance Code and by the UCB Corporate Governance Charter and appoints him as independent director. The Board of Directors has expressly confirmed that it has no indication of any element that could cast doubt on the independence of this director according to the above-mentioned criteria. 9.2 A) The General Meeting appoints Mrs. Fiona Powrie (*) as director for a term starting on 1 January 2026 and ending at the close of the ordinary General Meeting of 2029. 9.2 B) The General Meeting acknowledges that Mrs. Fiona Powrie qualifies as an independent director according to the independence criteria provided for by article 7:87 of the Belgian Code of Companies and Associations, by provision 3.5 of the 2020 Belgian Corporate Governance Code and by the UCB Corporate Governance Charter and appoints her as independent director. The Board of Directors has expressly confirmed that it has no indication of any element that could cast doubt on the independence of this director according to the above-mentioned criteria. 9.3 The General Meeting appoints Mr. Stefaan Heylen (*) as director for a term of four years until the close of the ordinary General Meeting of 2029. (*) Curriculum vitae and details are available at https://www.ucb.com/investors/UCB-shareholders/Shareholders-meeting-2025 SPECIAL PART 10.    Renewal of approval of a change of control provisions in the EMTN Program - art. 7:151 of the BCCA Pursuant to article 7:151 of the BCCA, the General Meeting is solely competent to approve so-called ‘change of control’ clauses, i.e., provisions whereby third parties are granted rights having a substantial influence on the assets of the Company or causing a substantial debt or liability for the Company, if the exercise of such rights depends on the launch of a public takeover bid on the shares of the Company or a change of control thereof. These clauses are standard requests from our creditors and/or in the legal documentation of our financing arrangements. UCB SA/NV has established a Euro Medium Term Note Program on 6 March 2013 for an amount of EUR 5 000 000 000, with last update of the Base Prospectus on 17 October 2023, as this program may be further amended, extended or updated from time to time (the “EMTN Program”). The terms of the EMTN Program provide for a change of control clause - condition 5 (e) (i) - under which, for any of the Notes issued under the EMTN Program where a change of control put is included in the relevant final terms, any and all of the holders of such notes can, in certain circumstances, require UCB SA/NV to redeem that Note, following a change of control at the level of UCB SA/NV, upon exercise of the change of control put, for a value equal to the put redemption amount increased with, if appropriate, interest accrued until the date of exercise of the change of control put (all as more particularly described in the Base Prospectus of the EMTN Program).   In accordance with article 7:151 of the BCCA, this clause must be approved by the General Meeting, and it is hereby proposed to renew this approval for any series of notes issued under the EMTN Program including such clause during the next 12 months. Proposed resolution: Pursuant to article 7:151 of the BCCA, the General Meeting renews its approval: (i) of condition 5 (e) (i) of the Terms and Conditions of the EMTN Program (Redemption at the Option of Noteholders – Upon a Change of Control (Change of Control Put)), in respect of any series of notes to which such condition is made applicable being issued under the Program, to the extent the Program is renewed to allow for such issuance, from 24 April 2025 until 30 April 2026, under which any and all of the holders of the relevant notes can, in certain circumstances when a Change of Control at the level of UCB SA/NV occurs, require UCB SA/NV to redeem that note on the Change of Control Put Date at the Put Redemption Amount together, if applicable, with interest accrued to such Change of Control Put Date, following a Change of Control of UCB SA/NV; and (ii) of any other provision of the EMTN Program or notes issued under the EMTN Program granting rights to third parties which could affect an obligation on UCB SA/NV where in each case the exercise of these rights is dependent on the occurrence of a Change of Control.  *** PARTICIPATION FORMALITIES In order to participate in the General Meeting, shareholders must comply with the following formalities: 1.    Kindly note that all due dates and times mentioned herein are the final deadlines and that these will not be extended due to a weekend, holiday or for any other reason. 2.    Registration Date: the registration date is 10 April 2025, at 24:00 CEST. a.    Owners of registered shares must be registered as a shareholder in UCB SA/NV’s share register, held by Euroclear, on 10 April 2025, at 24:00 CEST. b.    Owners of dematerialized shares must be registered as a shareholder on an account with a recognized account holder or settlement institution on 10 April 2025, at 24:00 CEST. 3.    Voting in person: the shareholder who intends to participate in the General Meeting in person must declare his/her intent to participate, in the General Meeting, as follows: a.   Owners of registered shares must declare their intention to participate in person to the General Meeting, at the latest by 18 April 2025, 15:00 CEST, to UCB SA/NV’s registered office (c/o Mrs. Kim Willekens) or via e-mail to shareholders.meeting@ucb.com. The Company will verify if the owners of registered shares who declared their intention to participate in person to the General Meeting are effectively recorded in the share register. For owners of registered shares who choose to use the Lumi Connect electronic platform, this platform enables them to directly declare their intention to participate in person in the General Meeting.  b.   Owners of dematerialized shares must declare their intention to participate in person at the General Meeting, at the latest by 18 April 2025, 15:00 CEST, to UCB SA/NV’s registered office (c/o Mrs. Kim Willekens) or via e-mail to shareholders.meeting@ucb.com. Owners of dematerialized shares must always include a certificate issued by a recognized account holder or settlement institution evidencing their holding of dematerialized shares on the registration date. For owners of dematerialized shares who choose to use the Lumi Connect electronic platform, this platform (i) enables them to directly declare their intention to participate in person in the General Meeting and (ii) allows the above-mentioned certificate of dematerialized shares to be issued directly. Only persons having notified their intent to participate in person at the General Meeting at the latest by 18 APRIL 2025, 15:00 CEST and in accordance with the aforementioned formalities will be allowed to attend and vote at the General Meeting. 4.    Voting by proxy: the shareholders are allowed to be represented by a proxy holder at the General Meeting. In the case of voting by proxy, the proxy form will serve as declaration of the intention to participate in the General Meeting, but owners of dematerialized shares must still provide a certificate issued by a recognized account holder or settlement institution evidencing their holding of dematerialized shares on the registration date to UCB SA/NV (c/o Mrs. Kim Willekens) or via e-mail to shareholders.meeting@ucb.com. For owners of dematerialized shares who choose to use the Lumi Connect platform, this platform allows the above-mentioned certificate of dematerialized shares to be issued directly. a.   Original proxy: the proxy form approved by UCB SA/NV, which must be used to be represented at the General Meeting, can be downloaded and printed from https://www.ucb.com/investors/UCB-shareholders/Shareholders-meeting-2025. Shareholders must deposit or send these proxies, duly filled out and signed, to UCB SA/NV’s registered office (c/o Mrs. Kim Willekens) or send them via e-mail to shareholders.meeting@ucb.com, in such a way that they arrive at UCB at the very latest by 18 April 2025, 15:00 CEST. Scans by e-mail are allowed and recommended, provided that the proxy holder produces the original proxy at the latest prior to the General Meeting. Failure to comply with these requirements may result in UCB SA/NV not acknowledging the powers of the proxy holder. b.   Electronic proxy: for shareholders who choose to use the Lumi Connect platform, this platform enables them to electronically complete and submit proxies. In that case, no original must be provided. Only persons having notified their intention to participate by proxy in the General Meeting at the latest by 18 April 2025, 15:00 CEST and in accordance with the aforementioned formalities will be allowed to vote by proxy at the General Meeting. 5.    New agenda items and new resolutions: in accordance with article 7:130 of the BCCA and under certain conditions, one or more shareholder(s) holding (together) at least 3% of the share capital of the Company may request to add items to the agenda and may file resolution proposals relating to the items on the agenda or to be added to the agenda. Such request will only be valid if it is duly notified to UCB SA/NV’s registered office in writing (c/o Mrs. Kim Willekens) and received or via shareholders.meeting@ucb.com at the latest by 2 April 2025, 15:00 CEST. An updated agenda will, if applicable, be published on 9 April 2025. In such case, the Company will make an updated proxy form available on UCB website in order to allow shareholders to give specific voting instructions thereon. The additional items on the agenda and the proposed resolutions will only be discussed at the General Meeting if this/these shareholder(s) holding (together) at least 3% of the share capital of the Company has/have fulfilled the admission formalities as detailed under points 3 and 4 above. 6.    Questions: in accordance with article 7:139 of the BCCA and under certain conditions, shareholders are entitled to submit questions (i) in writing prior to the General Meeting or (ii) orally during the General Meeting, to the Board of Directors or the statutory auditor regarding their reports or items on the agenda. The questions will be answered during the General Meeting provided (i) the shareholders concerned have complied with all required admission formalities and (ii) any communication of information or fact in response to such question does not prejudice the Company’s business interests or the confidentiality undertaking of UCB SA/NV, its directors and statutory auditor. Questions asked prior to the General Meeting must be sent in writing to UCB SA/NV’s registered office (c/o Mrs. Kim Willekens) or by e-mail to shareholders.meeting@ucb.com in a way that they arrive at UCB by 18 April 2025, 15:00 CEST at the latest. 7.    Available documentation: as of the date of publication of this notice, the documents to be presented at the General Meeting, the (amended) agenda, and the (amended) proxy form are available on https://www.ucb.com/investors/UCB-shareholders/Shareholders-meeting-2025. The shareholders shall be able to access and consult the documents during working hours on business days at UCB NV/SA’s registered office, and/or preferably can receive a free hard copy of these documents. The documents can also be accessed via the Lumi Connect platform. 8.    Arrival time and facilities: shareholders attending the General Meeting are requested to arrive at least 45 minutes before the time set for the General Meeting in order to complete the participation formalities at the registered office of UCB SA/NV, Allée de la Recherche 60 - 1070 Brussels. Outside parking facilities will be available. Once the General Meeting has started, shareholders are kindly requested to stay in the room until the end of the General Meeting. 9.    Privacy notice: the Company is the so-called “controller”, responsible for the processing of the personal data it receives from shareholders, holders of other securities issued by the Company (as, for example, bonds, where applicable) and proxy holders in the context of the General Meeting of the shareholders. The Company will process such personal data in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR). This personal data consists mainly of identification data of the shareholders, their representatives or proxy holders, contact details (e.g. postal address, telephone number or email address), the number and type of securities, attendance at the General Meeting and voting. The processing of such personal data will in particular take place for the management of the participation and voting procedure in relation to the General Meeting of the shareholders, in accordance with the applicable legislation and the Company’s Privacy Policy available on the Company’s website (https://www.ucb.com/Data-Protection-Notice-for-Shareholders). This personal data will be transferred to third parties for the purpose of providing assistance in the management of participation and voting procedures, and for analyzing the composition of the shareholder base of the Company. The personal data will not be stored any longer than necessary in light of the aforementioned objectives. The Privacy Policy also contains detailed information regarding the processing of the personal data of, among others, shareholders, holders of other securities issued by the Company and proxy holders, including the rights that they can assert towards the Company, namely the right to access and rectify their personal data as well as, in certain circumstances, the right to restrict processing, the right to object to processing, the right to request erasure, the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, in accordance with the applicable data protection legislation. The aforementioned can exercise their rights with regard to their personal data provided to the Company by contacting the Company’s Data Protection Officer via dataprivacy@ucb.com. ***

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