<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001015820-16-000077.txt : 20160915
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001015820-16-000077
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160915
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160915

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			QIAGEN NV
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001015820
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			P7
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-28564
		FILM NUMBER:		161887658

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		HULSTERWEG 82
		CITY:			PL VENLO
		STATE:			P7
		ZIP:			5912
		BUSINESS PHONE:		31-77-35566-00

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		HULSTERWEG 82
		CITY:			PL VENLO
		STATE:			P7
		ZIP:			5912
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<TYPE>6-K
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<div><a name="s1F58B042AA475DB787467E87734FB240"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;__________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:18pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:18pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 6-K</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;__________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Report of Foreign Private Issuer</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 under</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">For the month ended</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font><font 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style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Hulsterweg 82</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">5912 PL Venlo</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">The Netherlands</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:5px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;__________________________________</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:11pt;">On September 8, 2016, QIAGEN N.V. 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The proposal, if adopted, is expected to be similar to QIAGEN repurchasing approximately $250 million of its own shares, but will enable the return of capital to all shareholders in a much faster and more efficient way than through a traditional open-market repurchase program.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">QIAGEN intends to fund the capital repayment, which forms part of a commitment announced in July 2016 to return $300 million to shareholders by the end of 2017, from existing cash reserves and expects to maintain its current non-rated, investment-grade credit profile. The adjustment to QIAGEN&#8217;s capital structure will be proposed at an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM), which is scheduled to take place in October 2016. 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Our sample technologies isolate and process DNA, RNA and proteins from blood, tissue and other materials. Assay technologies make these biomolecules visible and ready for analysis. Bioinformatics software and knowledge bases interpret data to report relevant, actionable insights. Automation solutions tie these together in seamless and cost-effective workflows. QIAGEN provides solutions to more than 500,000 customers around the world in Molecular Diagnostics (human healthcare), Applied Testing (forensics, veterinary testing and food safety), Pharma (pharma and biotech companies) and Academia (life sciences research). As of June 30, 2016, QIAGEN employed approximately 4,600 people in over 35 locations worldwide. Further information can be found at http://www.qiagen.com.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain statements contained in this press release may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. To the extent that any of the statements contained herein relating to QIAGEN's capitalization, the value of its shares, the amount and timing of any payment to its shareholders, the timing and effects of the proposed synthetic share repurchase and other share repurchase programs, and its corporate objectives are forward-looking, such statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that involve a number of uncertainties and risks. Such uncertainties and risks include, but are not limited to, QIAGEN&#8217;s receipt of stockholder approval for the synthetic share repurchase, market conditions, including currency exchange rate fluctuations, global financial instability, industry conditions, the timing of the transactions, the price of its common shares, its ability to complete the transaction and its ability to repurchase its shares in the open-market, its investment profile and its ability to attract future financing. For further information, please refer to the discussions in reports that QIAGEN has filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">###</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">Contacts:</font></div><div 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(the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) to be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, The Netherlands. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The purpose of this Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders is to vote on a capital repayment of approximately USD 250 million to the Company's shareholders. This capital repayment will be achieved in a tax-efficient manner through an adjustment to the Company&#8217;s capital structure, resulting in a so-called synthetic share repurchase. It is our pleasure to provide you with information on the proposed synthetic share repurchase. We have attached a Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting, including the Agenda and Explanatory Notes thereto, and enclosed an attendance form and proxy card for use in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting. The Explanatory Notes provide detailed information on the proposed agenda items.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We hope that you will be able to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting. If you plan to do so, please complete and sign the enclosed attendance form and return it to American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, as specified thereon. We will then add your name to the admission list for the meeting and forward to you an entrance-ticket for the meeting. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">The signed attendance form must be received no later than 5 p.m. (New York time) on October 19, 2016 in order for you to attend the meeting.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Whether you plan to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting or not, it is important that your shares are represented at the meeting. Therefore, please complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card promptly in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">. The proxy card must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on October 21 2016 for your vote to count. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This will ensure your proper representation at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If you attend the Extraordinary General Meeting, you may vote in person if you wish, even if you have previously returned your proxy. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Sincerely,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Peer M. Schatz</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">PEER M. SCHATZ</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Managing Director</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Venlo, The Netherlands</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:40px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 8, 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">PLEASE RETURN YOUR ATTENDANCE FORM OR PROXY CARD PROMPTLY.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">QIAGEN N.V.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">_______________________</sup>&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">NOTICE AND AGENDA OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">TO BE HELD OCTOBER 26, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">_______________________</sup>&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">To The Shareholders:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Notice is hereby given that an Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EGM</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) of QIAGEN N.V. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;), a public limited liability company organised and existing under the laws of The Netherlands, will be held on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., local time, at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, The Netherlands.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Agenda of the EGM of the Company, containing proposals of the Managing Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company, is as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Opening.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Capital Repayment by means of a synthetic share repurchase (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">voting item</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">):</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:74px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:45px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">a.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Proposal to amend the Articles of Association of the Company in accordance with the draft deed of amendment to the Articles of Association (Part I) to, amongst other things, increase the par value per common share in the share capital of the Company (each a "</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Share</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">" and all issued shares in the share capital of the Company "</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Shares</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">") by an amount to be determined by the Managing Board of the Company;</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:74px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:74px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:45px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">b.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Proposal to amend the Articles of Association of the Company in accordance with the draft deed of amendment to the Articles of Association (Part II) to, amongst other things, consolidate the Shares at a consolidation ratio to be determined by the Managing Board (the reverse stock split);</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:74px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:74px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:45px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">c.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Proposal to amend the Articles of Association of the Company in accordance with the draft deed of amendment to the Articles of Association (Part III) to decrease the par value per Share to an amount of EUR 0.01 and to repay approximately USD 250 million to the shareholders; and</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:74px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:74px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:45px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">d.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Proposal to authorise each member of the Managing Board of the Company and each lawyer and paralegal working at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. to execute the three deeds of amendment of the Articles of Association (Part I, II and III).</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:74px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Closing.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The complete text of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association, can be obtained free of charge by shareholders and other persons entitled to attend the EGM at the offices of the Company at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, The Netherlands, and at the offices of American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, United States of America, until the close of the EGM. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Copies are also available electronically at the Investor Relations section of our website: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">www.qiagen.com/about-us/investors/.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:28px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:28px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The close of business (New York time) on September, 28, 2016 is the record date for the determination of the record holders of Shares entitled to participate in and vote at the EGM or by proxy.</font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:28px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">All shareholders are cordially invited to attend the EGM. If you plan to do so, please complete and sign the enclosed attendance form and return it as specified thereon. We will then add your name to the admission list for the meeting and forward to you an entrance-ticket for the EGM.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Whether you plan to attend the EGM or not, you are requested to complete, sign, date and return the enclosed proxy card as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions on the card. A pre-addressed, postage prepaid return envelope is enclosed for your convenience. Completed proxy cards may also be submitted via email to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">admin2@amstock.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:321px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">By Order of the Managing Board</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:321px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:321px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Peer M. Schatz</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">PEER M. SCHATZ</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:336px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Managing Director</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;padding-left:321px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">September 8, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Venlo, The Netherlands</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div 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style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">QIAGEN N.V.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">_______________________</sup>&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES TO AGENDA</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">_______________________</sup>&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">I.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">GENERAL</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The enclosed proxy card and the accompanying Notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">EGM</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) and the Agenda are being mailed to shareholders of QIAGEN N.V. (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8221;) in connection with the solicitation by the Company of proxies for use at the EGM of the Company to be held on October 26, 2016 at 9 a.m., local time, at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, The Netherlands. These proxy solicitation materials will be mailed on or about September 29, 2016 to all shareholders of record as of September 28, 2016, the record date for the EGM.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under the Articles of Association of the Company the complete text of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association can be obtained free of charge by shareholders and other persons entitled to attend the EGM at the offices of the Company at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, The Netherlands, and at the offices of American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, United States of America, until the close of the EGM. Copies are also available electronically at the Investor Relations section of our website: </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.qiagen.com/about-us/investors/</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Completed proxy cards may also be submitted via email to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">admin2@amstock.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The reasonable cost of soliciting proxies, including expenses in connection with preparing and mailing the proxy solicitation materials, will be borne by the Company. In addition, the Company will reimburse brokerage firms and other persons representing beneficial owners of common shares in the issued share capital of the Company ("</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Shares</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">") for their expenses in forwarding proxy materials to such beneficial owners. Solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by telephone, telegram, telex, electronic mail and personal solicitation by directors, officers or employees of the Company. No additional compensation will be paid for such solicitation.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company is not subject to the proxy solicitation rules contained in Regulation 14A promulgated under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:24px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">II.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">VOTING AND SOLICITATION</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">In order to attend, address and vote at the EGM, or vote by proxy, the record holders of Shares are requested to advise the Company in writing in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Notice of the EGM. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Close of business (New York time) on September 28, 2016 is the record date for the determination of the record holders of Shares entitled to participate in and vote at the EGM or by proxy.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of September 2, 2016, there were 239,707,359 Shares outstanding (including 5,613,335 shares without voting rights held in treasury by the Company). Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each Share held. The proposals presented to the shareholders at the EGM as one voting item shall be validly adopted if adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast at the EGM, unless less than fifty percent of the issued Share capital is present or represented at the EGM, in which case two-thirds of the votes cast will be required to adopt the proposals. </font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by the person giving it at any time before its use by delivery to the Company of a written notice of revocation or a duly executed proxy bearing a later date. Any shareholder who has executed a proxy but is present at the EGM, and who wishes to vote in person, may do so by revoking his or her proxy as described in the preceding sentence. Mere attendance at the EGM will not serve to revoke a proxy. Shares represented by valid proxies received in time for use at the EGM and not revoked at or prior to the EGM, will be voted at the EGM.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">III. EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE AGENDA</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:24px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">AGENDA ITEM 2: CAPITAL REPAYMENT BY MEANS OF A SYNTHETIC SHARE REPURCHASE (VOTING ITEM)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">General introduction and key principles</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:28px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It is proposed to adjust the capital structure of the Company in order to repay approximately USD 250 million to the Company's shareholders via a synthetic share repurchase. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:28px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The key consequences of this synthetic share repurchase will be as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:28px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">an aggregate amount of approximately USD 250 million will be repaid to the holders of Shares; and</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:76px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:28px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">the number of outstanding Shares will be decreased by the number of Shares that could, theoretically have been repurchased by the Company for the amount that will be repaid to the holders of Shares. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:76px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This synthetic share repurchase will take place in three steps that involve three amendments to the Articles of Association:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:28px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">first, the par value per Share will be increased by an amount to be determined by the Managing Board of the Company after the EGM, which amount will at least be equal to the amount per Share that will be repaid to the Company&#8217;s shareholders pursuant to step (iii) below;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:28px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">second, the Shares will be consolidated on the basis of a ratio to be determined by the Managing Board after the EGM, which share consolidation will decrease the number of issued Shares by a number equal to the number of Shares in the Company that could, theoretically, have been repurchased by the Company for an amount of  approximately USD 250 million; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:28px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">third, the par value per Share will be decreased to EUR 0.01 (the current par value of the Shares), and (part of) the amount whereby the par value is decreased, (that part) being approximately USD 250 million in aggregate, will be repaid to the holders of Shares.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">All proposed amendments to the Company&#8217;s Articles of Association under agenda item (2) are necessary to achieve the synthetic share repurchase and are deemed to be undividable and inseparable and are therefore put to a vote as one voting item.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Procedure of the synthetic share repurchase</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">First amendment of the Articles of Association - increase of par value</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">To make it possible to pay approximately USD 250 million to the holders of Shares as a repayment of share capital, the par value of the Shares must first be increased. The par value of each Share is currently EUR&#160;0.01 and will be increased by an amount per Share at least equal to the amount that will be repaid to holders of Shares and that in addition allows for a share consolidation in accordance with the consolidation ratio that will be determined by the Managing Board using the formula set out below. This formula takes into account the difference between the market value of the Shares and the repayment of approximately USD 250 million. </font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This increase of the par value of the Shares will be achieved through an amendment to the Articles of Association, which amendment is proposed under agenda item 2.a. The increase in par value will be charged to the share premium reserve attached to the Shares of the Company. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Second amendment of the Articles of Association - reverse stock split</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Secondly, it is proposed to consolidate the number of outstanding Shares into the number of Shares resulting from the application of the consolidation ratio, which will be determined on the basis of the formula below. This consolidation of Shares, or reverse stock split, will be implemented by means of a second amendment of the Articles of Association, which amendment is proposed under agenda item 2.b. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Under Dutch law the par value per Share must be a multiple of one eurocent, therefore the aggregate par value of the Shares after the increase pursuant to the first amendment of the Article of Association will be such that the aggregate par value amount divided by the number of Shares resulting after the consolidation is a multiple of one eurocent. For that reason the amount of the increase may be higher than the amount that will be repaid. That additional amount will subsequently be re-added to the share premium reserves of the Company (see the next step).     </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Third amendment of the Articles of Association - decrease par value and repayment of share capital</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Finally, it is proposed to decrease the par value of each (consolidated) Share back to EUR&#160;0.01. Approximately USD 250 million will be repaid to the holders of the Shares and if the amount of the decrease to par value exceeds the amount that will be repaid pursuant to agenda item 2.a, the difference will be re-added to the share premium reserve. This requires a third amendment of the Articles of Association, which is proposed under agenda item 2.c.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Formulas - Consolidation ratio </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The consolidation ratio will determine:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(i)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">the number of Shares resulting from the share consolidation</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(ii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">the new par value of the Shares after the first and second amendment of the Articles of Association; and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:76px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:52px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(iii)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">the amount to be paid per Share to shareholders post consolidation. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:76px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Consolidation ratio</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The consolidation ratio will be calculated as follows: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:68px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:36px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">A - B</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">=</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">A</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">A = </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the market value of the outstanding Shares on a date and time [and exchange] to be determined by the Managing Board. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">B = </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the total amount of the repayment of capital to holders of Shares (approximately USD 250 million). </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y = </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the consolidation ratio. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This consolidation ratio shall be determined by the Managing Board within the range of 10/11 up to and including 49/50.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Par value increase</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The par value of the Shares after the first amendment of the Articles of Association will depend on the consolidation ratio. The par value of the Shares will be increased to a level that ensures that the aggregate par value of the Shares will be dividable by the total number of Shares after the reverse stock split, as explained above. The par value of each Share will be in the range of EUR&#160;0.40 up to and including EUR&#160;1.96.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For example, a consolidation ratio of 25 pre-split Shares to 24 post-split Shares requires an increase to the par value of each pre-split Share of EUR&#160;0.96, a consolidation ratio of 33 pre-split Shares to 32 post-split Shares to EUR&#160;1.28.</font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Par value of the Shares after the reverse stock split</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The new par value of the Shares as a result of the reverse stock split will be determined as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:68px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:36px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">X</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">=</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Z</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">X = </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the par value of Shares before the reverse stock split (consolidation) of the Shares.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y =</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the consolidation ratio.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Z = </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the par value of Shares after consolidation.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For example, a consolidation ratio of 25 pre-split Shares to 24 post-split Shares leads to a new par value of each Share of EUR&#160;1.00, a consolidation ratio of 33 pre-split Shares to 32 post-split Shares to EUR&#160;1.32.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Repayment of capital per Share</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Since the repayment per Share will take place after the reverse stock split, the amount repaid per Share will depend on the applicable consolidation ratio.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:68px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:36px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">B/D</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">=</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">E</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">B = </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the aggregate amount of the repayment of capital to the holders of the Shares (approximately USD 250 million).</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">D = </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the total number of outstanding Shares before the reverse stock split.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y = </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the consolidation ratio.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">E = </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">the total amount of repayment of capital per Share after the reverse stock split.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The calculations below provide a further illustration of the procedure. The actual values will be determined by the Managing Board, on the basis of the formula described above.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:384px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Total number of issued and outstanding Shares:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">234 million</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:384px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Euro equivalent of the presumed market price per Share: </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">EUR&#160;21.25 </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:384px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Total market value of Shares:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">EUR&#160;4.97 billion</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:8px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:384px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Par value per Share: </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">EUR&#160;0.01</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The total capital repayment to the holders of Shares will be approximately USD 250 million (equivalent in EUR is approximately EUR 200 million at an illustrative USD exchange rate of 1.25 USD per EUR) or approximately EUR 0.85 per issued and outstanding Share. This amounts to approximately 4% of the total market value of the outstanding Shares. Therefore, the total number of outstanding Shares will be decreased by approximately 4 % by means of the reverse stock split to ensure that the total market value of the Shares will not decrease. Or, in other words, approximately 4% of the Shares could theoretically have been repurchased by the Company, if the amount of approximately USD 250 million was used for a share repurchase against a price per Share of EUR 21.25 or (26.56 USD at the illustrative foreign exchange rate).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:28px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As can be seen in the formula below, this reduction can be achieved by using a consolidation ratio of 25 pre-split Shares to 24 post-split Shares.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Consolidation ratio</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:399px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:322px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td><td style="width:60px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">A (EUR 4.97 billion) - B (EUR 200 million)</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8776;</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y (24/25)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">A (EUR 4.97 billion)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Par value following the increase</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The aggregate par value of the Shares will not change as a result of the reverse stock split. If a consolidation ratio of 25 pre-split Shares per 24 post-split Shares (24/25) is used, the par value of the Shares should first be increased to EUR&#160;0.96, being the amount that is (i) at least equal to the amount of the capital repayment and (ii) allows for a share consolidation in accordance with a 25 pre-split Shares to 24 post-split Shares ratio. The amount of this increase will be charged to the share premium reserve attached to the Shares.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:178px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:81px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td><td style="width:81px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;text-decoration:underline;">X (EUR 0.96)</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">=</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Z (EUR 1.00)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y (24/25)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Par value following the reverse stock split</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As a consequence of the reverse stock split, in accordance with a consolidation ratio of 25 pre-split Shares into 24 post-split Shares, the par value of a Share will be increased to EUR&#160;1.00. A shareholder, who prior to the reverse stock split held 25 Shares with a par value of EUR&#160;0.96 each, will hold 24 Shares with a par value of EUR&#160;1.00 each after the reverse stock split. The total par value of this shareholder's aggregate number of Shares will remain EUR&#160;24.00. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Finally, the par value of the Shares will be decreased to EUR&#160;0.01 per Share. This means that, in this example, the par value of every Share will be decreased by EUR&#160;0.99. As explained above, part will be paid out to the holders of Shares in USD to a total of approximately USD 250 million, while the remainder of the amount will again be added to the share premium reserve. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It will therefore have to be determined what the total amount of repayment per Share after the reverse stock split will be. The repayment per Share will be calculated using the following formula: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Repayment of capital per Share </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:503px;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:380px;"></td><td style="width:16px;"></td><td style="width:106px;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;font-style:italic;">B (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#8776;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;font-style:italic;">&#160;EUR 200 million) / D (234 million outstanding Common Shares)</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">=</font></div></td><td rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">E ( </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#8776;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">&#160;EUR 0.90)</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Y (24/25)</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This amount per Share will be rounded in (whole) eurocents. In this example the equivalent in USD of an amount of EUR&#160;0.90 per Share will be repaid to the holders of Shares (equaling a repayment of EUR 0.86 per Share before the reverse stock split) and EUR&#160;0.09 per Share will be added to the share premium reserve. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Expected timeline and implementation process</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It is proposed that the synthetic share repurchase be effected at the beginning of the year 2017. The relevant Ex Distribution Date, Record Date and Payment Date will be communicated to shareholders by the Managing Board.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Shareholders' interests</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Beneficial Shareholders</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">For persons holding their Shares through Depository Trust Company, subject to contractual arrangements, the shareholding of beneficial shareholders will be rounded down. As a result, shareholders entitled to fractional Shares in accordance with the consolidation ratio will receive cash from their relevant bank or intermediary. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Registered Shareholders</font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;padding-left:4px;text-indent:22px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Shareholdings registered in the Company's shareholders register will be consolidated and converted into Shares with the new par value in accordance with consolidation ratio based on the formula described above. Any registered holding of Shares in the Company which would result in fractional Shares following the application of the consolidation ratio will entitle the holder of those Shares to a fractional dividend but will not entitle the holder to voting rights with respect to such fractional shares. American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, the Company&#8217;s transfer agent, will send a letter of transmittal to each such shareholder that possibly will hold fractional Shares as a result of the share consolidation providing further details about how to dispose of those fractional Shares.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Tax consequences</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:4px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">amount to be repaid to a holder of Shares in connection with the synthetic share repurchase will not be subject to Dutch dividend withholding tax. </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;Shareholders are encouraged to consult their own tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences in light of their specific circumstances.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Further explanation to the proposed resolutions under items 2.a. through 2.d. of the Agenda</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The three steps by which the synthetic share repurchase will be effected are summarised below and each step will be implemented by a separate deed of Amendment of Articles of Association. A further explanation to the proposed changes is also included in the</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">triptych (a comparison with the present Articles of Association) attached as Appendix IV. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">2.a. Amendment of the Articles of Association of the Company (Part I) to increase the par value per Share </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It is proposed to the EGM to amend the Articles of Association in accordance with the draft attached as Appendix I, to, amongst other things, increase the par value of each Share from EUR&#160;0.01 to a value that will follow from the consolidation ratio and as will be determined by the Managing Board by determining the market value of all the Shares on a date determined by the Managing Board. The new par value of the Shares will be in the range from EUR&#160;0.40 up to and including EUR&#160;1.96. The increase in par value will be paid up from the share premium reserve.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">2.b. Amendment of the Articles of Association of the Company (Part II) (to execute the reverse stock split)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It is proposed to the EGM to amend the Articles of Association in accordance with the draft attached as Appendix II, to consolidate the Shares, having a par value determined in the amendment of the Articles of Association under item 2.a, which will be in the range from EUR&#160;0.40 up to and including EUR&#160;1.96, to an amount of Shares with a par value in the range of EUR&#160;0.44 up to and including EUR&#160;2.00, calculated on the basis of the formulas as set out above, which will be determined by the Managing Board. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It is further proposed to delete the references to share certificates. A further explanation to this proposed amendment is included in Appendix IV.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">2.c. Amendment of the Articles of Association (Part III) to decrease the par value of the Shares including a reduction of capital</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It is proposed to the EGM to amend the Articles of Association in accordance with the draft attached as Appendix III, to decrease the par value of each Share from the amount it was raised to in connection with the reverse stock split proposed in item 2.b back to EUR&#160;0.01, resulting in a capital repayment to the Company&#8217;s shareholders, to be determined by the Managing Board on the basis of the formulas set out above, to the holders of Shares of approximately USD 250 million, provided that the repayment will not be less than USD 200 million and not more than (the USD equivalent of) EUR 350 million. The difference between the par value of the Shares before the reduction in Euros and the repayment of capital of USD will be re-added to the share premium reserve. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">2.d. Authorisation</font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">It is proposed to the EGM to authorise each member of the Managing Board Member of the Company and each lawyer and paralegal working at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek N.V. to have the three deeds of amendment of the Articles of Association as referred to under agenda item 2.a., 2.b. and 2.c executed.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">A complete text of the proposed amendments to the Articles of Association, a triptych (a comparison with the present Articles of Association) and the explanatory notes thereto are available at the offices of the Company at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, The Netherlands, and at the offices of American Stock Transfer and Trust Company, LLC at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11219, United States of America, until the close of the EGM.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">One voting item</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The proposals under 2.a. through 2.d. will be put to a vote as one voting item. While the Managing Board reserves the discretionary power not to implement the resolutions under 2.a. through 2.c. because of unforeseen circumstances or for other reasons, the Managing Board will not resolve to only implement certain but not all of the resolutions under 2.a. through 2.c.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AND THE MANAGING BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND A VOTE FOR THIS ITEM. THE ACCOMPANYING PROXY WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR THEREOF UNLESS INSTRUCTIONS ARE OTHERWISE PROVIDED.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sa10716bbc4184d7383f23539d07012c5"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Appendix I</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">DEED OF AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">QIAGEN N.V.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">(Part I)</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">On the [&#8226;] day of [&#8226;] two thousand and sixteen appears before me, [Professor Martin van Olffen], civil law notary in Amsterdam:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[&#8226;]</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The person appearing declares that on [&#8226;] two thousand and sixteen the general meeting of shareholders of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">QIAGEN N.V.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">, a public limited liability company, with seat in Venlo, the Netherlands, address at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, the Netherlands, and Trade Register number 12036979, resolved to amend the articles of association of this company and to authorize the person appearing to execute this deed.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Pursuant to those resolutions the person appearing declares that [s]he amends the company's articles of association as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 3 paragraph 1</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The authorised capital of the company amounts to [&#8226;] euro (EUR [&#8226;]), divided into four hundred and ten million (410,000,000) ordinary shares of [&#8226;] euro[cent] (EUR [&#8226;]) each, forty million (40,000,000) financing preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each and four hundred and fifty million (450,000,000) preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Finally the person appearing declares:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">the par value of each issued common share of one eurocent (EUR&#160;0.01) is increased to [&#8226;] euro (EUR&#160;[&#8226;]) by and through the execution of this deed;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">as a consequence of the execution of this deed the issued and paid up share capital of the company amounts to [&#8226;] euro (EUR&#160;[&#8226;]); and</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">the obligation to further pay up the shares, resulting from the increase of the par value of the common shares as mentioned under 1, shall be satisfied by charging the share premium reserve of the company.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">A document in evidence of the resolutions, referred to in the head of this deed, is attached to this deed.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The original copy of this deed was executed in Amsterdam, on the date mentioned at the top of this deed. I summarised and explained the substance of the deed. The individual appearing before me confirmed having taken note of the deed's contents and having agreed to a limited reading of the deed. I then read out those parts of the deed that the law requires. Immediately after this, the individual appearing before me, who is known to me, and I signed the deed at [&#8226;].</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s53210af6b3db4664a1136d803018b9ba"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Appendix II</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">DEED OF AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">QIAGEN N.V.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">(Part II)</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">On the [&#8226;] day of [&#8226;] two thousand and sixteen appears before me, [Professor Martin van Olffen], civil law notary in Amsterdam:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[&#8226;]</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The person appearing declares that on [&#8226;] two thousand and sixteen the general meeting of shareholders of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">QIAGEN N.V.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">, a public limited liability company, with seat in Venlo, the Netherlands, address at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, the Netherlands, and Trade Register number 12036979, resolved to amend the articles of association of this company and to authorize the person appearing to execute this deed.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Pursuant to those resolutions the person appearing declares that [s]he amends the company's articles of association as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">I. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 3 paragraph 1</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The authorised capital of the company amounts to [&#8226;] euro (EUR [&#8226;]), divided into four hundred and ten million (410,000,000) ordinary shares of [&#8226;] euro[cent] (EUR [&#8226;]) each, forty million (40,000,000) financing preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each and four hundred and fifty million (450,000,000) preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">II. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 8 paragraph 2</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">No share certificates shall be issued for shares.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">III. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 8 paragraphs 3 up to 8 inclusive</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall be deleted.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">IV. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 9</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;including the heading shall read as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Share certificates.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Article 9</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Deleted.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">V. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 11</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;including the heading shall read as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Fractional shares.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Article 11.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Each ordinary share consists of [&#8226;]([&#8226;]) fractional shares. Each fractional share represents [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) portion of the value of an ordinary share.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Every fractional share shall be in registered form. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Without prejudice to the other provisions of this article 11, the provisions of Title 4 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code on shares and shareholders shall apply accordingly to fractional shares and holders of fractional shares, to the extent not stipulated otherwise in those provisions. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The provisions of these articles of association with respect to shares and shareholders shall apply accordingly to fractional shares and holders of fractional shares, to the extent not stipulated otherwise in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this article 11.</font></div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">A holder of one or more fractional shares may exercise the meeting and voting rights attaching to an ordinary share together with one or more other holders of one or more fractional shares to the extent the total number of fractional shares held by such holders of fractional shares equals [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) or a multiple thereof. These rights shall be exercised either by one of them who has been authorized to that effect by the others in writing, or by a proxy authorized to that effect by those holders of fractional shares in writing. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.6.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Every holder of a fractional share is entitled to [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) part of the (interim) dividend and any other distribution to which the holder of one ordinary share is entitled. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.7.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">In the event the holder of one or more fractional shares acquires such number of fractional shares that the total number of fractional shares held by him at least equals [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]), then each time [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) fractional shares held by him shall by operation of law be consolidated into one (1) ordinary share; this shall be recorded in the shareholders&#8217; register.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.8.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">On ore more shares held by the company in its own share capital, can be divided into [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) fractional shares upon a resolution by the managing board. Fractional shares created in this way, will not be consolidated in accordance with article 11.7 as long as those fractional shares are held by the company, unless the managing board resolves to consolidate in accordance with article 11.7.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">VI. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 12 paragraph 1</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">12.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The transfer of title to shares or the transfer of title to or a termination of a right of usufruct on shares or the creation or release of a right of usufruct or of a right of pledge on shares shall be effected by way of a written instrument of transfer, and in accordance with the (further) provisions set forth in section 2:86, or, as the case may be, section 2:86c, Civil Code. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">VII. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 12 paragraphs 3 and 4</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">12.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Any requests made pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of article 10 and this article 12 may be sent to the company at such address(es) as to be determined by the managing board, at all times including an address in the municipality or city where a stock exchange on which shares in the share capital of the company are listed has its principal place of business.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">12.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The company is authorized to charge such amounts as may be determined by the managing board provided they do not exceed cost price, to persons who have made a request pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of article 10 and this article 12.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">VIII. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 42 paragraph 1</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">42.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Distributions pursuant to article 40 or article 41 shall be payable as from a date to be determined by the supervisory board.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">IX. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 42 paragraph 3</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">42.3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The supervisory board may determine the method of payment of cash distributions on shares.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">X. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 42 paragraph 4</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall be deleted</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">XI. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 42 paragraphs 5,6,7,8 and 9 (old)</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall be renumbered as paragraphs 4,5,6,7 and 8.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">XII. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 42 paragraph 5 (old) that is renumbered as paragraph 4 (new)</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">42.4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The person entitled to a distribution shall be the person in whose name the share is registered at the date to be determined for that purpose by the supervisory board in respect of each distribution, which date should be between the date of determination of distributions and the date of payment.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:57px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">XIII. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 42 paragraph 8 (old) that is renumbered as paragraph 7 (new)</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">shall read as follows:</font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">42.7</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">In case of a distribution in the form of shares in the share capital of the company pursuant to article 40, paragraph 8, such shares shall be recorded in the share register.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Finally the person appearing declares:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">by and at the time of execution of this deed the ordinary shares with a nominal value of [&#8226;] (EUR [&#8226;]) each held immediately prior thereto by a shareholder, are consolidated into such number of ordinary shares with a nominal value of [&#8226;] euro (EUR [&#8226;]) each, whereby the number of shares that will be held by each holder of common shares shall be found by multiplying the total number of ordinary shares held by the respective shareholder immediately prior to this amendment to the articles of association, by [&#8226;]/[&#8226;] ([&#8226;]/[&#8226;]), with the further provision that the numerator of a fraction resulting after such multiplication, of which fraction the denominator equals [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]), shall designate the number of fractional shares of an ordinary share, that the respective shareholder also holds as of this amendment to the articles of association in connection with the aforementioned consolidation of ordinary shares.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">the obligation to further pay up the ordinary shares for the amount of [&#8226;] euro (EUR&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">[&#8226;]</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">), resulting from the conversion as mentioned under 1, shall be satisfied by charging the [share premium reserve] of the company.</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">as a result of this amendment of the articles of association, the issued share capital of the company amounts to [&#8226;] euro (EUR&#160;[&#8226;]), consisting of [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) ordinary shares, [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) ordinary shares and [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) fractional shares.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">A document in evidence of the resolutions, referred to in the head of this deed, is attached to this deed.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The original copy of this deed was executed in Amsterdam, on the date mentioned at the top of this deed. I summarised and explained the substance of the deed. The individual appearing before me confirmed having taken note of the deed's contents and having agreed to a limited reading of the deed. I then read out those parts of the deed that the law requires. Immediately after this, the individual appearing before me, who is known to me, and I signed the deed at [&#8226;].</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s2a05e302acc44b878606d7aea7c2e3c1"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Appendix III</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">UNOFFICIAL ENGLISH TRANSLATION</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">DEED OF AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">QIAGEN N.V.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">(Part III)</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">On the [&#8226;] day of [&#8226;] two thousand and sixteen appears before me, [Professor Martin van Olffen], civil law notary in Amsterdam:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[&#8226;]</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The person appearing declares that on [&#8226;] two thousand and sixteen the general meeting of shareholders of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">QIAGEN N.V.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">, a public limited liability company, with seat in Venlo, the Netherlands, address at Hulsterweg 82, 5912 PL Venlo, the Netherlands, and Trade Register number 12036979, resolved to amend the articles of association of this company and to authorize the person appearing to execute this deed.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Pursuant to those resolutions the person appearing declares that [s]he amends the company's articles of association as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Article 3 paragraph 1</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;shall read as follows:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:57px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3.1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The authorised capital of the company amounts to nine million euro (EUR 9,000,000.00), divided into four hundred and ten million (410,000,000) ordinary shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each, forty million (40,000,000) financing preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each and four hundred and fifty million (450,000,000) preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Finally the person appearing declares:</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">1.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">the par value of each issued ordinary share of [&#8226;] euro (EUR&#160;[&#8226;]) is decreased to one eurocent (EUR 0.01) by and through the execution of this deed; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">as a consequence of the execution of this deed the issued and paid up share capital of the company amounts to [&#8226;] (EUR&#160;[&#8226;]), consisting of [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) ordinary shares and [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) fractional shares; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">a part of the total amount by which the par value of the issued ordinary shares was decreased, shall be added to the share premium reserve of the company;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">the remainder of the total amount by which the par value of the issued ordinary shares was decreased, shall be repaid on such points in time as designated by the managing board to those persons who on the [&#8226;] day of [&#8226;], after processing of all settlements per this date - the "</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration Time</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">" - are registered as holders of ordinary shares in a (sub)register designated by the managing board; </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">5.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">[&#8226;]/[&#8226;] ([&#8226;]/[&#8226;]) of the amount referred to under 4., shall be repaid per fraction on the date or dates referred to under 4. to those persons who on the Registration Date are registered as holders of fractional shares in a (sub)register designated by the managing board;</font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:38px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">6.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">no interest shall be due by the company on the amount as mentioned under 3 and 4 for the period between the execution of this deed and the date or dates of repayment as mentioned under 4.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">A document in evidence of the resolutions, referred to in the head of this deed, is attached to this deed.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The original copy of this deed was executed in Amsterdam, on the date mentioned at the top of this deed. I summarised and explained the substance of the deed. The individual appearing before me confirmed having taken note of the deed's contents </font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">and having agreed to a limited reading of the deed. I then read out those parts of the deed that the law requires. Immediately after this, the individual appearing before me, who is known to me, and I signed the deed at [&#8226;].</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="se0b5ee80866b4ea4b4b6c3dae50faa0e"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Appendix IV - Triptych</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENT OF THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">QIAGEN N.V.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Synthetic Share Repurchase</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">This document contains an explanation to the proposed amendments of the articles of association of Qiagen N.V. (the "</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">"), in connection with the announced repayment of approximately USD 250 million to the holders of common shares in the Company (the "</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Shares</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">"). A further explanation to these amendments is included in the proxy, which includes the agenda of the extraordinary general meeting of the Company, to be held on 26 October 2016 (the "</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">EGM</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">"), and the explanatory notes to the agenda (the "</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Proxy</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">"). This Proxy is available at the Company's offices and on the Company's website (</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-style:italic;">www.qiagen.com/about-us/investors</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">).</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The proposal to amend the articles of association of the Company can be summarized as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">1. </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The first amendment of the articles of association ("</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment I</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">") provides for an increase of the par value of each Share to a par value that follows from the consolidation ratio that the Managing Board will determine as further explained in the Proxy.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2. </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The second amendment of the articles of association ("</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment II</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">") provides for a consolidation of such number of Shares into the number of Shares that follows from the consolidation ratio that the Managing Board will determine as further explained in the Proxy.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3. </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The third amendment of the articles of association ("</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment III</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">") provides for a decrease of the par value of each Share to EUR&#160;0.01 (the current par value of the Shares) and (part of) the amount whereby the par value is decreased, (that part) being approximately USD 250 million will be repaid to the holders of Shares, all as further explained in the Proxy.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">This triptych provides the following information:</font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">a. </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">first column</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;of this document includes the articles of association of the Company as they read immediately prior to the execution of the relevant notarial deed of amendment of the articles of association: for Amendment I the current provisions of articles of association are stated, for Amendment II the provisions of the articles of association as proposed under Amendment I are stated and for Amendment III the provisions of the articles of association of Amendment III are stated.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-47px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">b. </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">second column</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;states the proposed amendments to be implemented through the execution of the notarial deed of amendment of the articles of association concerned.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:174%;font-size:9pt;padding-left:1px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">c. </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">third column</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;states the explanatory notes to the proposed amendments. </font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-47px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Because the three proposed amendments are to be effected subsequently, this document states for each relevant article the proposed amendments under Amendment I, Amendment II and Amendment III in that order.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The introductory and concluding statements included at the end of each amendment are no actual amendments to the articles of association, but form part of the deed of amendment of the articles of association concerned.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">This document contains unofficial translations of the current articles of association of the Company and the proposed amendments thereto. As a matter of Dutch law, the Dutch text of the articles of association of the Company will prevail.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.85569985569985%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:44%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE AMENDMENT CONCERNED</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#deeaf6;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment I</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed amendments to article 3</font></div></td></tr><tr><td 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style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3.1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The authorised capital of the </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">c</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">ompany amounts to </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">[&#8226;]</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;euro (EUR </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">[&#8226;]</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">), divided into four hundred and ten million (410,000,000) ordinary shares of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">[&#8226;] euro[cent]</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;(EUR </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">[&#8226;]</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">) each, forty million (40,000,000) financing preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each and four hundred and fifty million (450,000,000) preference shares of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) each.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">It is proposed to increase the par value of the Shares, as a result of which the aggregate par value of the issued share capital and the authorised share capital will increase. The new par value of the Shares will depend on the value that follows from the consolidation ratio determined by the Managing Board by using a formula as set out in the Proxy. </font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Concluding statements Amendment I</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Finally the person appearing declares:</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">1.   the par value of each issued common share of one eurocent (EUR 0.01) is increased to [&#8226;] euro (EUR [&#8226;]) by and through the execution of this deed;</font></div><div style="padding-left:18px;text-indent:-18px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">2.  as a consequence of the execution of this deed the issued and paid up share capital of the company amounts to [&#8226;] euro (EUR [&#8226;]); and</font></div><div style="padding-left:18px;text-indent:-18px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">3.  the obligation to further pay up the shares, resulting from the increase of the par value of the common shares as mentioned under 1, shall be satisfied by charging the share premium reserve of the company.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">Please see the explanation to the amendments of article 3.</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.85569985569985%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:44%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE AMENDMENT CONCERNED</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#deeaf6;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Amendment II</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid 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No share certificates shall be issued for preference    shares and financing preference shares.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.3.Ordinary shares shall be available at the discretion of the supervisory board:</font></div><div style="padding-left:66px;text-indent:-18px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(i)  either in the form of an entry in the share register without issue of a share certificate; shares of this type are referred to in these articles of association as type I shares; or</font></div><div style="padding-left:66px;text-indent:-18px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">(ii) in the form of an entry in the share register with issue of a share certificate, which share certificate shall consist of a "mantel" (main part) only; shares of this type are referred to in these articles of association as type II shares.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.2.No share certificates shall be issued for </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">preference shares and financing preference</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;shares.</font></div><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">8.3.Ordinary shares shall be available at the discretion of the supervisory board:</font></div><div style="padding-left:45px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">(i)either in the form of an entry in the share register without issue of a share certificate; shares of this type are referred to in these articles of association as type I shares; or</font></div><div style="padding-left:45px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">(ii)in the form of an entry in the share register with issue of a share certificate, which share certificate shall consist of a "mantel" (main part) only; shares of this type are referred to in these articles of association as type II shares.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">It is proposed that the Company can no longer issue share certificates for Shares. Existing Share certificates will no longer be valid. Provisions in the articles of association regarding Share Certificates will be deleted.</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.85569985569985%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:44%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE AMENDMENT CONCERNED</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.4.Notwithstanding the competence of a shareholder to convert its ordinary shares of a certain type into ordinary shares of another type, the supervisory board can resolve that the registration in the register of type I shares can only be effected for a specific minimum number of ordinary shares, to be determined by the supervisory board.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.5.At the discretion of the supervisory board, single or multiple share certificates shall be issued for type II shares. If a shareholder transfers one or more, but not all, of his ordinary shares represented by a multiple share certificate, the company shall upon his written request issue a share certificate for the remaining ordinary shares initially represented by such share certificate, provided the original share certificate has been delivered to the company simultaneously with such request.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">8.4.Notwithstanding the competence of a shareholder to convert its ordinary shares of a certain type into ordinary shares of another type, the supervisory board can resolve that the registration in the register of type I shares can only be effected for a specific minimum number of ordinary shares, to be determined by the supervisory board.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18px;text-indent:-18px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">8.5.At the discretion of the supervisory board, single or multiple share certificates shall be issued for type II shares. If a shareholder transfers one or more, but not all, of his ordinary shares represented by a multiple share certificate, the company shall upon his written request issue a share certificate for the remaining ordinary shares initially represented by such share certificate, provided the original share certificate has been delivered to the company simultaneously with such request.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:45px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.6.On behalf of the company, all share certificates shall be signed by or on behalf of a managing director; the signature may be effected by printed facsimile. In addition all share certificates may be validly signed on behalf of the company by one or more persons designated by the managing board for that purpose. </font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.7.All share certificates shall be identified by numbers and/or letters. </font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">8.8.The supervisory board can determine that for the purpose to permit or facilitate trading of shares at a foreign stock exchange, share certificates shall be issued in such form as the supervisory board may determine, in order to comply with the requirements set by such foreign exchange.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:45px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">8.6.On behalf of the company, all share certificates shall be signed by or on behalf of a managing director; the signature may be effected by printed facsimile. 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#000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.85569985569985%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:44%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE AMENDMENT CONCERNED</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed amendments to article 9</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:56px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Missing or damaged share certificates.</font></div><div style="padding-left:56px;text-indent:-56px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Article&#160;9.</font></div><div 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Upon written request by or on behalf of a shareholder, missing or damaged share certificates may be replaced by new share certificates bearing the same numbers and/or letters, provided the shareholder who has made such request, or the person making such request on his behalf, provides satisfactory evidence of his title and, in so far as applicable, the loss of the share certificates to the supervisory board, and further subject to such conditions as the supervisory board may deem appropriate. </font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The text of article 9 will be replaced by "deleted".</font></div><div style="text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">9.2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;If, as and when the supervisory board deems such appropriate, the replacement of missing share certificates may be made subject to the publication of the request, also stating the numbers and/or letters of the missing share certificates, in at least three daily published newspapers to be designated by the supervisory board, which publication must be repeated twice at intervals of at least one month. In such case new share certificates may not be issued until six months have expired since the last publication, unless the original share certificates have been previously produced to the company.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">9.3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The issue of a new share certificate shall render the share certificates which it replaces invalid.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">9.2.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">If, as and when the supervisory board deems such appropriate, the replacement of missing share certificates may be made subject to the publication of the request, also stating the numbers and/or letters of the missing share certificates, in at least three daily published newspapers to be designated by the supervisory board, which publication must be repeated twice at intervals of at least one month. In such case new share certificates may not be issued until six months have expired since the last publication, unless the original share certificates have been previously produced to the company.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">9.3.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">The issue of a new share certificate shall render the share certificates which it replaces invalid.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.85569985569985%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:44%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE AMENDMENT CONCERNED</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#d9d9d9;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed amendments to article 11</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Conversion of type I and type II shares.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Article 11.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.1.Subject to the provisions of article 8, the holder of type I shares may, upon his written request, cause the company to convert such number of his type I shares into an identical number of type II shares as set forth in such request, against the simultaneous issuance of the corresponding share certificates.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.2.Subject to the provisions of article 8, the holder of type II shares may upon his written request and against simultaneous delivery to the company of the share certificates issued for such type II shares, cause the company to convert such number of type II shares into an identical number of type I shares as set forth in such request.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:22px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Fractional shares.</font></div><div style="padding-left:22px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Article 11.</font></div><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">11.1.Subject to the provisions of article 8, the holder of type I shares may, upon his written request, cause the company to convert such number of his type I shares into an identical number of type II shares as set forth in such request, against the simultaneous issuance of the corresponding share certificates.</font></div><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">11.2.Subject to the provisions of article 8, the holder of type II shares may upon his written request and against simultaneous delivery to the company of the share certificates issued for such type II shares, cause the company to convert such number of type II shares into an identical number of type I shares as set forth in such request.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">As a result of the consolidation of the Shares, fractional shares will be created and this new article 11 specifies the rights attached to fractional shares.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">The number of fractional shares into which 1 Share can be divided shall be found by multiplying the consolidation ratio determined by the Managing Board by using a formula as set out in the Proxy.</font></div><div style="font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.85569985569985%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:44%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE AMENDMENT CONCERNED</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">11.3.Such request shall, if the managing board so requires, be made on a form to be obtained from the company free of charge.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:8px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:line-through;">11.3.       Such request shall, if the managing board so requires, be made on a form to be obtained from the company free of charge.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">11.1.Each ordinary share consists of [&#8226;]([&#8226;]) fractional shares. Each fractional share represents [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) portion of the value of an ordinary share.</font></div><div style="padding-left:22px;text-indent:-23px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">11.2.Every fractional share shall be in registered form. </font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">11.3.Without prejudice to the other provisions of this article 11, the provisions of Title 4 of Book 2 of the Dutch Civil Code on shares and shareholders shall apply accordingly to fractional shares and holders of fractional shares, to the extent not stipulated otherwise in those provisions. </font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">11.4.The provisions of these articles of association with respect to shares and shareholders shall apply accordingly to fractional shares and holders of fractional shares, to the extent not stipulated otherwise in paragraphs 5 and 6 of this article 11.</font></div><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">11.5.A holder of one or more fractional shares may exercise the meeting and voting rights attaching to an ordinary share together with one or more other holders of one or more fractional shares to the extent the total number of fractional shares held by such holders of fractional shares equals [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) or a multiple thereof. These rights shall be exercised either by one of them who has been authorized to that effect by the others in writing, or by a proxy authorized to that effect by those holders of fractional shares in writing. </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:95.37572254335261%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:34%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:right;"><img src="debrauw2.jpg" alt="debrauw2.jpg" style="height:88px;width:204px;"></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:99.85569985569985%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:40%;"></td><td style="width:44%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION BEFORE THE AMENDMENT CONCERNED</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION </font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;background-color:#800000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;color:#ffffff;font-weight:bold;">EXPLANATORY NOTES</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:36px;text-indent:-36px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">11.6.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">Every holder of a fractional share is entitled to [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) part of the (interim) dividend and any other distribution to which the holder of one ordinary share is entitled.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;</font></div><div style="padding-left:36px;text-indent:-36px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">11.7.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">In the event the holder of one or more fractional shares acquires such number of fractional shares that the total number of fractional shares held by him at least equals [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]), then each time [&#8226;] ([&#8226;]) fractional shares held by him shall by operation of law be consolidated into one (1) ordinary share; 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The company can only acknowledge the transfer of a type II share by endorsement on the share certificate or by issuance of a new share certificate to the transferee, at the discretion of the managing board.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:36px;text-indent:0px;font-size:8.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8.5pt;">12.1.   The transfer of title to shares or the transfer of title to or a termination of a right of usufruct on shares or the creation or release of a right of usufruct or of a right of pledge on shares shall be effected by way of a written instrument of transfer, and in accordance with the (further) provisions set forth in section 2:86, or, as the case may be, section 2:86c, Civil Code.</font></div><div style="padding-left:36px;font-size:8.5pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8.5pt;text-decoration:line-through;">If it concerns a type II share, the corresponding share certificate must be delivered to the company. 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Proposed amendments to article 42</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="padding-left:24px;text-indent:-24px;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">42.1.Distributions pursuant to article 40 or article 41 shall be payable as from a date to be determined by the supervisory board. 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If and in so far as on the first day on which a distribution is payable, the company is unable to make any such payment, because of governmental action or other exceptional circumstances beyond its control, the supervisory board may instead in that event designate one or more addresses in the Netherlands where such payments shall be made. 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If and in so far as on the first day on which a distribution is payable, the company is unable to make any such payment, because of governmental action or other exceptional circumstances beyond its control, the supervisory board may instead in that event designate one or more addresses in the Netherlands where such payments shall be made. 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