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Holders of dividend preferred shares are not entitled to any rights or dividends other than those granted
to them by the General Meeting. They are paid once a year. Interim dividends may only be paid if the
conditions required for such a distribution are met.
All dividend preferred shares are held in treasury.
As at 31 December 2022, the Company held 30,146,110 treasury shares (of which 93.37% - 28,146,110
are ordinary shares and 6.63% - 2,000,000 are dividend preferred shares) at a historic cost of EUR 44,475,740
(31 December 2021: 29,827,482 shares – of which 93.29% - 27,827,482 are ordinary shares and 6.71% -
2,000,000 are dividend preferred shares – at a historic cost of EUR 43,569,317. During 2022, the Company
purchased 318,628 of its ordinary shares (2021: 154,652 shares) on an arm’s length basis.
Significant Events after the end of the reporting period
There were no significant events after the end of the reporting period.
Significant direct and indirect Shareholders
Gábor Várszegi, Chairman of the Board of Fotex, directly or indirectly controls a part of the voting shares
of Blackburn International Luxembourg S.á.r.l. (“Blackburn Luxembourg”), a Luxembourg company.
Blackburn Luxembourg has a controlling interest in Fotex Holding S.E. As at 31 December 2022 Blackburn
Luxembourg controlled 50.35% (31 December 2021: 50.35%) of Fotex Holding S.E.’s voting shares.
Corporate governance
The Company adopts and applies the Ten Principles of Corporate Governance of the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange (“Ten Principles”). It reviews the Ten Principles on a yearly basis and from time to time shares the
developments with the Luxembourg Stock Exchange as part of a joint follow-up process in order to reduce the
number of exceptions.
On December 15
th
, 2021, the Company updated its Corporate Governance Charter which is disclosed on
its website. Its website is continuously updated to publish the most recent information available, concerning
especially the financial calendar for information purposes, and the management.
With respect to the directors of the Company, members of the Board of Directors possess a mixture of
relevant experience which supports the business model of the Company. More information on this topic,
specifically on the profile of the directors, can be found in the "Management" section of the Company's website
(www.fotex.lu).
A majority of the directors consists of directors who are independent in accordance with the detailed list
of criteria described below in "The Board" chapter. Each director has a sufficient level of independence when
carrying out his or her mandate as member of the Board of Directors of the Company.
They are elected by the general assembly of the shareholders of the Company, each of them has a proven
professional track record and is deemed highly skilled in his/her profession. Considering these circumstances,
following their appointment there are no separate induction trainings carried out on behalf of the directors.
With regards to special committees of the Company, due to the investment holding character, the
Company is of the opinion that the number of special committees shall be limited in order to achieve optimal
efficiency. More specifically, the Company does not have a Nomination Committee. It assesses the necessity
of this recommendation, however, given the financial holding nature of the Company, it has been considered
such a committee is not necessary. As such, there are no formal recruitment procedures for the appointment
of directors, this power is exercised by the Board of Directors along with the general assembly of the
shareholders of the Company, for their election.
In addition, no Remuneration Committee has been set-up by the Company. The recommendation is
reviewed by the Company from time to time, however, it is its view that due to the financial holding nature of
the Company, a Remuneration Committee is not required. The power to determine the remuneration of the
members of the Board of Directors is reserved to the shareholders. Accordingly, the Company does not have