EVS capital is currently  represented by 13,625,000 shares. On June 12, 2009, according to Euroclear and EVS Shareholders Register, EVS had 80,134 own shares and there were 2,573,780 registered shares of which 1,153,617 are owned by DTV, 250,000 by Belinvest, 250,000 by IMG, 855,528 by Michel COUNSON, 45,039 by EVS, and the remaining balance by 9 other shareholders. In the EVS accounts at Euroclear, there were 11.301.220 bearer shares, of which 149,997 materialized shares, cinluding with the PRIOS system ("Printing On Demand" Services) is an environmental friendly Euroclear service. As of June 12, 2009, 98.9% of EVS shares have been dematerialised.

EVS shares (ISIN BE0003820371) are quoted continuously on EURONEXT Brussels. The EVS IPO onto the first Brussels stock market took place in 1998 at a price of 7,44 EUR (37,20 EUR before share split). Moreover, EVS has been selected to be part of Next150 and BelMid indexes and of the “Next Economy” quality segment, which includes other technological growth companies. In June 2005, the nominal value of the shares was divided by 5. This replacement of the shares made it possible to accelerate the dematerialisation of the EVS shares, the proportion of which rose from 90,0% at the end of 2004 to 98,9% at the end of 2008. In fact, as at 31 December 2008, 1,1% of the company’s shares (equivalent to 1.4% of the float) are represented by physical notes representing a number of shares between 1 and 999 thanks to the PRIOS formula (Printing On Demand Services from Euroclear).

Authorized capital procedure (article 6 of the bylaws)

As per decision of the Extraordinary Shareholders Meetings dated 25th September 1998,  7th September 1999 and 15th June 2004, the Board Meeting is authorised to increase the nominal capital  in one or several steps with a maximum amount of 8 300 000 EUR, including the share premium. The authorization given by the Board on15th June 2004 is renewed for a term of 5 years starting on the publication date of the 15th May 2007 deliberation. The Board Meeting is legally entitled to use the authorised capital under the conditions set forth in article 607 of the Companies Code as soon as the company receives a notification from the Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission (CBFA) of a public take-over bid on the securities of the company, taking into account the notification is received within  a period of three years as from the Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting date held on 15th May 2007.

Dematerialisation

EVS is dematerialising its shares from January 1, 2008 in cooperation with Euroclear Belgium. The bearer shares of the company, that have been issued and registered by January 1, 2008, are considered as dematerialised as from that date. The other bearer shares, shall be automatically dematerialised as from January 1, 2008 as they are registered on a securities account. The Board of Directors is authorised, within the limits set by law, to establish procedures for the exchange of bearer shares into dematerialised (and/or registered) shares. For any further information, contact Euroclear Belgium at : info_EuroclearBelgium@euroclear.com
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