(1)	Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:

(2)	Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:

(3)	Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):

(4)	Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:

(5)	Total fee paid:

(1)	Amount Previously Paid:

(2)	Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:

(3)	Filing Party:

(4)	Date Filed:

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1.	To re-elect one Class III Supervisory Director and to elect one new Class III Supervisory Director to serve until our annual meeting in 2015 and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;

2.	To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as our Company's independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012;

3.	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") section of the accompanying proxy statement and the selection of the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation as separate voting items:

a.	the shareholders approve the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the CD&A, and the compensation of Core Laboratories N.V.'s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the SEC's compensation disclosure rules, including the compensation tables;

b.	the shareholders of the Company be provided an opportunity to approve the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the CD&A, and the compensation of Core Laboratories N.V.'s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the SEC's compensation disclosure rules, including the compensation tables every:

4.	To confirm and adopt our Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts in the English language for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011;

5.	To approve and resolve the cancellation of our repurchased shares held at the time the annual meeting starts;

6.	To approve and resolve the extension of the existing authority to repurchase up to 10% of our issued share capital from time to time for an 18-month period, until November 16, 2013, and such repurchased shares may be used for any legal purpose;

7.	To approve and resolve the extension of the authority to issue shares and/or to grant rights (including options to purchase) with respect to our common and preference shares up to a maximum of 20% of outstanding shares per annum until May 16, 2017;

8.	To approve and resolve the extension of the authority to limit or exclude the preemptive rights of the holders of our common shares and/or preference shares up to a maximum of 20% of outstanding shares per annum until May 16, 2017;

9.	To approve and resolve amendments to the Core Laboratories N.V. articles of association in connection with the decision to list the Company's shares on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam and for other reasons:

a.	to be consistent with applicable Dutch law and for investor relations purposes for listing with NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam, and

b.	to make other voluntary revisions related to the Management Board and Supervisory Board; and

10.	To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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1.	To re-elect one Class III Supervisory Director and to elect one new Class III Supervisory Director to serve until our annual meeting in 2015 and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;

2.	To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers as our Company's independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012;

3.	To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of our executive officers as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis ("CD&A") section of the accompanying proxy statement and the selection of the frequency of shareholder votes on executive compensation as separate voting items:

a.	the shareholders approve the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the CD&A, and the compensation of Core Laboratories N.V.'s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the SEC's compensation disclosure rules, including the compensation tables;

b.	the shareholders of the Company be provided an opportunity to approve the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the CD&A, and the compensation of Core Laboratories N.V.'s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the SEC's compensation disclosure rules, including the compensation tables every:

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4.	To confirm and adopt our Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts in the English language for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011;

5.	To approve and resolve the cancellation of our repurchased shares held at the time the annual meeting starts;

6.	To approve and resolve the extension of the existing authority to repurchase up to 10% of our issued share capital from time to time for an 18-month period, until November 16, 2013, and such repurchased shares may be used for any legal purpose;

7.	To approve and resolve the extension of the authority to issue shares and/or to grant rights (including options to purchase) with respect to our common and preference shares up to a maximum of 20% of outstanding shares per annum until May 16, 2017;

8.	To approve and resolve the extension of the authority to limit or exclude the preemptive rights of the holders of our common shares and/or preference shares up to a maximum of 20% of outstanding shares per annum until May 16, 2017;

9.	To approve and resolve amendments to the Core Laboratories N.V. articles of association in connection with the decision to list the Company's shares on the NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam and for other reasons:

a.	to be consistent with applicable Dutch law and for investor relations purposes for listing with NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam, and

b.	to make other voluntary revisions related to the Management Board and Supervisory Board; and

10.	To transact such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment thereof.

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•	each person known to us to own beneficially 5% or more of our outstanding common shares;

•	each Supervisory Director;

•	each nominee for election as Supervisory Director;

•	each of our executive officers; and

•	all Supervisory Directors and executive officers as a group.

(1)	Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole voting power and investment power with respect to the common shares listed.

(2)	Based on common shares outstanding as of March 19, 2012.

(3)

Based upon an Amendment No. 5 to Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 10, 2012, Capital World Investors is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 4,877,345 shares as a result of Capital Research and Management Company acting as investment adviser to various investment companies registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940. Capital World Investors' current address is 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

(4)	Based upon a Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2012, Baron Capital Group, Inc. is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,826,431 shares. Baron Capital Group's current address is 767 Fifth Avenue, 49th Floor, New York, NY 10153.

(5)	Based upon an Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2012, ClearBridge Advisors, LLC is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,540,983 shares. ClearBridge Advisors' current address is 620 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10018.

(6)	Based upon a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 13, 2012, EARNEST Partners, LLC is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 2,606,597 shares. EARNEST Partners' current address is 1180 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2300, Atlanta, GA 30309.

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David M. Demshur, 56

Mr. Demshur has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Supervisory Board member since our initial public offering in 1995 and Chairman of our Supervisory Board since May 2001. Since joining our Company in 1979, Mr. Demshur has held various operating positions, including Manager of Geological Sciences from 1983 to 1987, Vice President of Europe, Africa and the Middle East from 1989 to 1991, Senior Vice President of Petroleum Services from 1991 to 1994 and Chief Executive Officer and President from 1994 to the present time. Mr. Demshur's extensive background with the Company and the diversity of experiences gained while in these leadership roles positions him to be an effective leader of our Company. Mr. Demshur is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain and the Society of Core Analysts Section of the Society of Professional Well Loggers Association.

Rene R. Joyce, 64

Mr. Joyce currently is our Lead Director and serves on our Audit, Compensation and as Chairman of our Nominating and Governance Committees and has served as a Supervisory Director since 2000. Mr. Joyce has served as Executive Chairman of the Board of Targa Resources Corp. (“TRC”), Targa Resources GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership”), and TRI Resources Inc. (“TRI”) since January 1, 2012 and as a director of TRC since its formation on October 27, 2005 and of the General Partner since October 2006. Previously, Mr. Joyce served as Chief Executive Officer of TRC between October 27, 2005 and December 31, 2011, the General Partner between October 2006 and December 31, 2011 and TRI between February 2004 and December 31, 2011. He also served as director of TRI between 2004 and December 31, 2011. Mr. Joyce served as an independent consultant in the energy industry from 2000 through April 2004. Mr. Joyce served as President of Energy Services of Coral Energy, LLC from its acquisition by Shell Oil Company in 1998 until the end of 1999. From 1990 until 1998, Mr. Joyce served as president of the operating companies of Tejas Gas Corporation, Coral's predecessor and a listed company on the NYSE. The Company benefits from Mr. Joyce's current experience as the Chief Executive Officer of two publicly traded entities which affords us his valuable insight into matters affecting public companies. His diversity of educational background of being a degreed engineer and an attorney-at-law enables Mr. Joyce to provide the Company with counsel on a variety of technical and professional matters. Mr. Joyce is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association.

Michael C. Kearney, 63

Mr. Kearney is currently Chairman of our Audit Committee and has served as a Supervisory Director since 2004. Mr. Kearney has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Deepflex Inc. since September 2009 and had served as the Chief Financial Officer of Deepflex Inc. from January 2008 until September 2009. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tesco Corporation, a Canadian based oil-service company from October 2004 to January 2007. From 1998 until 2004, Mr. Kearney served

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Jan Willem Sodderland, 70

Mr. Sodderland was elected to the Board of Supervisory Directors in 2011 and prior to that he had served for five years as a Managing Director of the Company's Managing Director, Core Laboratories International B.V., and as a managing director of other Dutch affiliates. Mr. Sodderland serves on the board of European subsidiaries of a number of international companies. From 1974 until 2006, Mr. Sodderland was an attorney and partner of NautaDutilh and was stationed in Rotterdam, Brussels and Amsterdam. In his practice Mr. Sodderland has built up considerable experience in assisting and advising companies in complicated takeovers, mergers and joint ventures. Mr. Sodderland has long had a close relationship with Japan and China and has published a number of articles about investment possibilities in Asia. He is also the past Chairman of the Pacific Rim Advisory Council, an association of some thirty independent law firms in various parts of the world. His legal practice and service on boards has given him broad, diversified exposure to best practices for corporate governance.

D. John Ogren, 68

Mr. Ogren is currently Chairman of our Compensation Committee and has served as a Supervisory Director since 2000. Mr. Ogren also became a member of the Audit Committee, effective March 1, 2011. Mr. Ogren served as the President of Production Operators, Inc. from 1994 until 1999. Production Operators was listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market prior to its acquisition by Camco International in 1997 and Schlumberger's acquisition of Camco International in 1998. From 1989 until 1991, Mr. Ogren served as Senior Vice President of Conoco Inc. and from 1992 until 1994, as Senior Vice President of E.I. duPont. Mr. Ogren served as a director of the John Wood Group PLC until May 2011 and as Chairman of Deepflex Inc. until August 2011. Previously, he served as non-executive Chairman of WellDynamics, a Halliburton/Shell joint venture. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. The combination of Mr. Ogren's experiences within the oilfield service sector in addition to his senior level work experience within an oil and gas operating company provide valuable insight for the Company. Having served in senior operating and executive management positions as well as in the role of Chairman of other companies during his career, he has the background to deal with the many facets of planning as well as issues related to compensation that are handled in his role as Chairman of the Compensation Committee.

Joseph R. Perna, 68

Mr. Perna served as a member of our Audit and Compensation Committees until March 1, 2011 and has served as a Supervisory Director since our initial public offering in 1995. Mr. Perna served as Manager with Ethyl Corporation from 1972 to 1985. He joined our Company as General Manager in 1985. In 1991, he was promoted to Senior Vice President, with responsibility for certain laboratory services operations and the Technology Products Division, a position he held until his retirement on March 31, 1998. Mr. Perna has significant historical knowledge of the Company and its worldwide operations. This in-depth knowledge and experience is useful when making decisions regarding the strategic direction of the Company and serves to guide us when considering the implementation of any changes or modifications to our strategic direction. This knowledge is unique from the other non-executive directors given his long-term association with the Company.

Richard L. Bergmark, 58	Mr. Bergmark has served as a Supervisory Director since our initial public offering in 1995. Mr. Bergmark also presently serves as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

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Margaret Ann van Kempen, 59

Ms. van Kempen is the owner and managing partner of van Kempen Public Relations & Public Affairs since 1997. She has extensive experience in strategic corporate communications, investor relations, with a focus on reputation and risk management. She has provided litigation PR and communications advice on a wide variety of issues in high profile cases in and outside the Netherlands.  Her clients cover a range of sectors including telecommunications,  energy, ICT, professional services, fashion industry. From 1988 - 1995 she was Director European Affairs of Financial Times Television. Before that she worked in government and semi government organizations including the Ministry of Economic Affairs.  She is also a Partner of Consilia, a partnership of communications professionals, headquartered in London. Upon election to the Supervisory Board, Ms. van Kempen will serve as a member of our Nominating and Governance Committee.

(1)	The amounts included in the "Stock Awards" column include the aggregate grant date fair value of the equity-based awards granted during 2011 and have been computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, formerly FAS 123(R).

(2)	Each of our non-executive Supervisory Directors had the following aggregate number of stock awards outstanding as of December 31, 2011: Mr. Joyce, 5,313; Mr. Kearney, 5,313; Mr. Ogren, 5,313; Mr. Perna, 5,313; Mr. Schouten, 5,313; Mr. Vriesendorp, 5,313 and Mr. Sodderland, 1,469. None of our non-executive Supervisory Directors had any option awards outstanding as of December 31, 2011.

(3)

The change in pension value for 2011 was the result of changes in the underlying actuarial assumptions. Specifically, the interest rate is based on a federal rate that changes annually and the mortality tables are pursuant to Section 417 of the Internal Revenue Code which is required for valuing payouts from qualified plans. This increase was not the result of additional contributions or benefits accruing to the named director.

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•	a base annual retainer, payable semiannually in arrears, in amount of $45,000;

•	and an additional annual retainer for the following positions:

◦	for our Lead Director, an additional $15,000;

◦	for our Audit Committee chairman, an additional $25,000;

◦	for our Compensation Committee chairman, an additional $20,000;

◦	for our Nominating and Governance Committee chairman, an additional $9,000;

•	$2,000 per meeting of the Supervisory Board at which the individual is present in person;

•	$1,850 per meeting for each committee meeting at which the individual is present in person; and

•	reimbursement for all out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending any Supervisory Board or committee meeting.

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The Nominating and Governance Committee, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or a Supervisory Director identifies a need to add a new board member that meets specific criteria or to fill a vacancy on the Supervisory Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee also reviews the candidacy of existing members of the Supervisory Board whose terms are expiring and who may be eligible for reelection to the Supervisory Board. The Nominating and Governance Committee also considers recommendations for nominees for directorships submitted by shareholders as provided below.

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If a new board member is to be considered, the Nominating and Governance Committee initiates a search by seeking input from other Supervisory Directors and senior management, and hiring a search firm, if necessary. An initial slate of candidates that will satisfy specific criteria and otherwise qualify for membership on the Supervisory Board are identified by and/or presented to the Nominating and Governance Committee, which ranks the candidates. Members of the Nominating and Governance Committee review the qualifications of prospective candidate(s), and the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, the Chief Executive Officer, and all other Supervisory Board members have the opportunity to review the qualifications of prospective candidate(s).

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Shareholders seeking to recommend Supervisory Director candidates for consideration by the Nominating and Governance Committee may do so by writing to the Company's Secretary at the address indicated on the cover page of this proxy, giving the recommended candidate's name, biographical data and qualifications. The Nominating and Governance Committee will consider all candidates submitted by shareholders within the time period set forth specified under "Other Proxy Matters - Information About Our 2013 Annual Meeting; Shareholder Proposals" below.

•	The Nominating and Governance Committee recommends to the Supervisory Board the nominee(s) from among the candidate(s), including existing members of the Supervisory Board whose terms are expiring and who may be eligible for reelection to the Supervisory Board, and new candidates, if any, identified as described above.

•	The nominee(s) are nominated by the Supervisory Board.

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•	information about the goods or services proposed to be or being provided by or to the related party or the nature of the transactions;

•	the nature of the transactions and the costs to be incurred by the Company or payments to the Company;

•	an analysis of the costs and benefits associated with the transaction and a comparison of comparable or alternative goods or services that are available to the Company from unrelated parties;

•	the business advantage the Company would gain by engaging in the transaction; and

•	an analysis of the significance of the transaction to the Company and to the related party.

•	a member of the compensation committee (or other Supervisory Board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire Supervisory Board of Directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on our Compensation Committee;

•	a member of the compensation committee (or other Supervisory Board committee performing equivalent functions or, in the absence of any such committee, the entire Supervisory Board of Directors) of another entity, one of whose executive officers served as one of our Supervisory Directors; or

•	a director of another entity, one of whose executive officers served on our Compensation Committee or the board of directors of one of our subsidiaries.

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•	Increasing base salaries of named executive officers by 10.4% on average in 2011;

•	Increasing base salaries of named executive officers by 6.5% on average for 2012;

•	Awarding annual incentive compensation for 2011 performance at 100.0% of the maximum for the named executive officers; and

•	Awarding named executive officers only performance share award program (PSAP) equity for 2011 and 2012.

•	Provide a competitive compensation program that enables us to retain key executives and Supervisory Board members;

•	Ensure a strong relationship between our performance results and those of our segments and the total compensation received by an individual;

•	Balance annual and longer term performance objectives;

•	Encourage executives to acquire and retain meaningful levels of common shares; and

•	Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure that the compensation program supports our objectives and culture.

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•	the individual's experience and background;

•	the individual's performance during the prior year;

•	the benchmark salary data;

•	the general movement of salaries in the marketplace; and

•	our financial and operating results.

•	share our success with employees;

•	provide a financial incentive to focus on specific performance targets;

•	reward employees based on individual and team performance;

•	promote a sense of shared accomplishment among employees; and

•	encourage employees to continually improve our financial and operating performance and thereby create shareholder value.

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(1)

The amounts included in the "Stock Awards" column include the aggregate grant date fair value of the equity-based awards granted during 2009, 2010 and 2011, and have been computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718, formerly FAS 123(R). Assumptions used in the calculation of these amounts are included in Note 13 to our audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and are included in our annual reports on Form 10-K. See "Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table" for a description of the material features of these awards.

(2)

The change in pension value during 2009, 2010 and 2011 for each of our named executive officers was: Demshur- $184,000, $852,000 and $190,000; Bergmark- $184,000, $831,000 and $187,000; Davis- $110,000, $514,000 and $115,000; No amounts are attributable to nonqualified deferred compensation earnings. The changes in pension values for 2009, 2010 and 2011 were primarily the result of changes in the underlying actuarial assumptions. Specifically, the interest rate is based on a federal rate that changes annually and the mortality tables are pursuant to Section 417 of the Internal Revenue Code which is required for valuing payouts from qualified plans. These increases were not the result of additional contributions or benefits accruing to the named executive officers.

(3)	All executive officers received perquisites in excess of $10,000 in fiscal 2009, 2010 and 2011 due to Company 401(k) discretionary contributions and an increase in premium with the Company-Owned Life Insurance.

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(1)	The amounts shown reflect Company matching contributions.

(2)	The amounts shown reflect the additional discretionary contributions made by the Company.

(3)	The amounts shown reflect premiums we pay for life insurance coverage for our executive officers, which insurance payments will be used to assist us with providing death benefits under the deferred compensation plan.

(1)	The Equity Awards Subcommittee awarded the restricted performance shares as of April 1, 2011 for administrative purposes only.

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(1)	Consists of performance restricted shares remaining unvested which were granted to the executive officer in 2010 and 2011. See "Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan Based Awards Table --Performance Restricted Award Program".

(2)	Consists of restricted shares remaining unvested which were granted to each named executive officer in 2006, 2007, 2010 and 2011. See "Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan Based Awards Table --Restricted Share Award Program" and "--Performance Restricted Award Program".

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a.	the payment of a lump-sum amount equal to the sum of:

◦	200% of his base salary as in effect immediately prior to the termination; and

◦	two times 45% of the maximum annual incentive bonus he could have earned pursuant to his employment agreement;

b.	provision of a benefits package for the executive and his spouse and dependent children consisting of medical, hospital, dental, disability and life insurance benefits at least as favorable as those benefits provided to the executive and his spouse and dependent children immediately prior to termination, for as long as the executive and his spouse or dependent children are living;

c.	the provision of outplacement services at a cost not to exceed 100% of the executive's annual base salary as in effect immediately prior to the termination;

d.	the full and immediate vesting and exercisability of all of his outstanding stock options, which options shall remain exercisable for the greater of (1) three months following such termination, or (2) the period provided in the plan or plans pursuant to which such stock options were granted.

•	a discount rate of 4.25%;

•	mortality table under section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(I), the 2011 Applicable Mortality Table for Lump Sums under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA);

•	a current medical trend of 7.3% per annum, decreasing in accordance with a schedule over time to 5.90% in 2015 and 5.6% in 2035;

•	that medical benefits are to be coordinated with Medicare such that premiums will be reduced by 50% for ages 65 and older; and

•	that the health plan is fully insured and community rated and will continue to be so in the future.

•	the basic life insurance benefit was valued as a whole life premium at discount rate of 4%;

•	mortality table under section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(I), the 2011 Applicable Mortality Table for Lump Sums under PPA;

•	the accidental death and disability coverage was valued as 10.8% of the value of basic life insurance benefit, per the current premium ratio and this benefit was assumed to continue beyond age 65; and

•	the long-term disability premium was escalated to 4% at age 65, reflecting the age-related incidence of disability as

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•	his base salary as in effect immediately prior to his termination of employment; and

•	the greater of (A) 45% of the maximum annual incentive bonus he could have earned pursuant to his employment contract for the year in which his employment terminates or (B) the highest annual bonus he received in the three fiscal years ending prior to the fiscal year in which occurred the change in control.

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•	reviewed and discussed the Company's disclosure set forth herein below the heading "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" with management; and

•	based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, recommended to the Supervisory Board that the disclosure set forth herein below the heading "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" be included in this proxy statement and incorporated by reference into our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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•	reviewed and discussed the Company's audited financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 with management and with the independent registered public accountants;

•	considered the adequacy of the Company's internal controls and the quality of its financial reporting, and discussed these matters with management, with the internal auditors and with the independent registered public accountants;

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reviewed and discussed with the independent registered public accountants (1) their judgments as to the quality of the Company's accounting policies, (2) the written disclosures and the letter from the independent registered public accountants required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Independence Rules, and the independent registered public accountants' independence, and (3) the matters required to be discussed by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board AU Section 380, Communication with Audit Committees by the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants;

•	discussed with management, with the internal auditors and with the independent registered public accountants the process by which the Company's chief executive officer and chief financial officer make the certifications required by the SEC in connection with the filing with the SEC of the Company's periodic reports, including reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q;

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pre-approved all auditing services and non-audit services to be performed for the Company by the independent registered public accountants as required by the applicable rules promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, considered whether the rendering of non-audit services was compatible with maintaining PricewaterhouseCoopers' independence, and concluded that PricewaterhouseCoopers' independence was not compromised by the provision of such services (details regarding the fees paid to PricewaterhouseCoopers in fiscal 2011 for audit services, audit-related services, tax services and all other services, are set forth at "Audit Fee Summary" below); and

•	based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, recommended to the Supervisory Board that the financial statements referred to above be included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

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Item 3.	To Approve, on an Advisory Basis, the Compensation of our Executive Officers as described in the CD&A Section of this Proxy Statement and the Selection of the Frequency of Shareholder Votes on Executive Compensation as Separate Voting Items.

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"2.	The common shares and the preference shares shall be in registered form only. No share certificates shall be issued.".

1.	The shares shall be consecutively numbered per class from 1 onwards.

2.	The board of management or a transfer agent duly authorized by it for this purpose, shall keep a register at the office of the company containing the data referred to in article 2:85 of the (Dutch) Civil Code. The register may, at the discretion of the board of management, in whole or in part, be kept in more than one copy and at more than one place.

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If a share, a usufruct or a right of pledge over a share forms part of undivided property to which Title 7 of Book 3 of the (Dutch) Civil Code is applicable, then the persons jointly entitled thereto - whose names, moreover, must be recorded in the register - shall only be capable of being represented vis à vis the company by one person to be appointed by them for that purpose in a written statement.

"2.	Transfers of shares shall be registered on the records maintained by or on behalf of the company for such purpose upon compliance with such transfer procedures as may be approved by the company or such transfer agent or prescribed by applicable law.".

IV.	Article 14 paragraph 7 will read:

"7.	The board of management shall require the approval of the general meeting for resolutions concerning a

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a.	the transfer of the business, or virtually the entire business, to any third party;

b.

the commencement or termination of a long-term co-operation of the company or a subsidiary thereof with another legal entity or partnership, or participation as a general partner with full liability in a limited partnership (commanditaire vennootschap) or general partnership (vennootschap onder firma), if such a co-operation or participation, or the termination thereof, is of far-reaching significance for the company;

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the acquisition or disposal by the company or a subsidiary thereof of a participating interest in     a company's share capital the value of which amounts to at least one third of the value of the assets according to the balance sheet and explanatory notes included in the company's most recently adopted annual accounts, or, if a consolidated balance sheet has been drawn up by the company, according to the consolidated balance sheet and explanatory notes included in the most recently adopted consolidated annual accounts.".

V.	Article 16 paragraph 18 will read:

"18.	Supervisory directors will have an advisory vote in the general meetings of shareholders.".

VI.	Article 18 paragraph 5 will read:

"5.

The notices of general meetings and all announcements relating to shareholders and persons with meeting rights, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article, must be given by or on behalf of the board of management or the board of super-visory directors. The notices and announcements will be made with due observance of the statutory provisions (including a written notice, a through electronic means of communication transmitted readable and reproducible message or an announcement made public through electronic means), and in the manner prescribed by any stock exchange at which the shares in the capital of the company have been officially listed pursuant to a request thereto from the company. The notice convening a meeting shall be given within the time limits set thereto by law.".

VII.	Article 18 paragraph 6 will read:

"6.	The notice convening a general meeting includes the time and place of the meeting and shall state the subjects to be considered and the other information required by law and these articles. The notice convening the general meeting shall include the registration date and the place and the manner how the registration shall take place.".

VIII.	A new paragraph 9 will be added to Article 18 that will read:

"9.

Persons within meeting rights are those persons who (i) are shareholder or otherwise entitled to meeting rights as per the registration date, provided that (ii) the holder of the registration register has, upon request of the relevant person with meeting rights, notified the company in writing prior to the general meeting, that the relevant person with meeting rights intends to attend the meeting, regardless of who shall have meeting rights at the time of the general meeting.

IX.	Article 19 paragraph 6 will read:

"6.	The board of management may decide that votes cast electronically prior to the

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X.	Article 24 paragraph 2 will read:

"2.

The board of management shall close the books of the company as at the last day of every financial year and shall within four months thereafter draw up the annual accounts and the annual report. These documents will be submitted to the board of supervisory directors. The annual accounts shall be signed by all the managing directors and supervisory directors; if any signature is missing, the reason therefore shall be stated in the annual accounts.

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a.	the company: the legal entity to which these Articles of Association appertain;

b.	the board of management: the management board of the company;

c.	the board of supervisory directors: the board of supervisory directors of the company;

d.	rights attached to depositary receipts for shares: the rights which the (Dutch) Civil Code grants to holders of depositary receipts for shares which have been issued with the cooperation of a company;

e.	persons entitled to attend meetings: the company's shareholders, usufructuaries and pledgees holding the rights attached to depositary receipts for shares of the company;

f.	the general meeting: either the body that comprises the voting shareholders of the company and other persons within the company entitled to vote or the meeting of persons entitled to attend meetings of the shareholders of the company;

g.	the meeting of holders of shares of a special class: either the body that comprises the persons holding the voting rights over shares of a special class or the meeting of persons holding the voting rights over shares of a special class;

h.	distributable reserves: that part of the company's equity which exceeds the sum of the paid and called-up capital and the reserves which have to be maintained by virtue of the law and/or these Articles of Association;

i.	annual accounts: the balance sheet, the profit and loss account and explanatory notes to these documents;

j.	subsidiary: a legal entity

k.	group company: a legal entity with which the company is structurally associated into an economic unity.

1.	The name of the company is: Core Laboratories N.V..

2.	It has its corporate seat at Amsterdam.

3.	The company shall continue to exist for an indefinite period of time.

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1.	the acquisition, possession, administration, sale, exchange, transfer and investment in and disposal of shares, bonds, funds, order documents, evidences of indebtedness and other securities, the borrowing of money and the issuance of documents evidencing indebtedness therefor, as well as the lending of money;

2.	the granting of suretyships for the fulfilment of obligations of the company or of third parties;

3.	The acquisition of:

4.	the acquisition, possession, disposal, administration, development, lease, letting, mortgaging or in general the encumbrance of real property and any right to or interest in real property;

5.	the trading in, including wholesale, distributive and future trade, the manufacturing, as well as the import and export of raw materials, minerals, metals, organic materials, semi-finished products and finished products of whatever nature and under whatever name;

6.	the acting as a holding company;

7.	the participation in and the management and joint management of other companies and enterprises; and

8.	the performance of everything connected with the foregoing in the widest sense of the word.

1.	The authorised share capital of the company amounts to four million one hundred twenty thousand euros (EUR 4,120,000.--), divided into two hundred million (200,000,000) ordinary shares and six million (6,000,000) preference shares, each with a nominal value of two eurocents (EUR 0.02).

2.	The common shares and the preference shares shall be in registered form only.

3.	Where in these Articles of Association the terms shares and/or shareholders are used without any further specification, these terms shall refer to the common shares and the preference shares and holders of such shares respectively.

4.	The company shall not co-operate with the issuance of depositary receipts in respect of its shares.

5.

Each outstanding preference share may be converted by the holder thereof into a common share on such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the board of supervisory directors at the time the preference shares are issued. At conversion, the preference share concerned shall acquire all characteristics of a common share. Conversion shall not take place if and insofar as the number of outstanding common shares would exceed the number of common shares referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.

1.

Shares that have not yet been issued shall, up to the amount of the authorized capital, with due observance of the provisions of the (Dutch) Civil Code, be capable of being issued by virtue of a resolution of the board of supervisory directors. The authority or the board of supervisory directors, as referred to in the preceding sentence, shall terminate five years after the date of execution of this deed, unless the general meeting has extended such authority.

2.	In case the board of supervisory directors no longer has the authority referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, any resolution to issue shares shall require the prior approval of the board of supervisory directors.

3.	Any resolution to issue shares shall stipulate the terms and conditions of issuance.

1.	Except as provided below, in the event of the issue of new common shares, each holder of common

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2.	Pre-emptive rights can, with due observance of the relevant provisions of the (Dutch) Civil Code, be restricted or excluded by virtue of a resolution of the board of supervisory directors. The provisions in article 5, paragraph 1, second sentence, and article 5, paragraph 2 shall mutatis mutandis apply.

3.

The company shall announce the issue of shares to which pre-emptive rights are attached and the period in which that right is capable of being exercised in a written notification to all the shareholders sent to the addresses set forth in the register of shareholders within fourteen days of such a resolution being passed. Pre-emption rights with respect to an issue shall be capable of being exercised only during the four weeks after the day the announcement relating to such issue has been sent out.

4.	The provisions in article 5 and in this article shall apply as well to the granting of rights to subscribe for shares (other than rights granted to employees of the company or employees of a group company) within the meaning of Article 2:96A of the (Dutch) Civil Code.

1.	The full nominal amount of the shares must be paid in on issue. It may be stipulated though that a part of the nominal amount of the preference shares, not exceeding three quarters thereof, needs only be paid after the company has called it in. If a share is subscribed for at a higher price, the balance of these amounts must be paid in on issue.

2.	Payment for a share must be made in cash insofar as no other manner of payment has been agreed on. Payment in foreign currency can be made only with the approval of the company, which approval shall be deemed given upon acceptance of foreign currency by the company.

3.	Neither the company, nor any of its subsidiaries shall be allowed to grant security, provide a quotation guarantee, to guarantee in any other way or to bind itself jointly or severally with or for others with a view to the subscription or acquisition of shares or depositary receipts for shares in the company by others.

1.	Upon any issue of shares the company cannot subscribe for its shares.

2.

The company may acquire fully-paid shares in its own capital but only with due observance of the provisions in Article 2:98 of the (Dutch) Civil Code and furthermore with the authorization of the board of management for such acquisition by the general meeting. Such authorization shall be valid for not more than eighteen months. The general meeting must specify in the authorization the number of shares which may be acquired, the manner in which they may be acquired and the limits within which the price must be set.

3.	No authorization, as referred to in paragraph 2, shall be required for any acquisition by the company of its own shares for the purpose of transferring the same to employees of the company or of a group company under a scheme applicable to such employees. The provision in article 2:98, paragraph 5 of the (Dutch) Civil Code shall be applicable to any such acquisition.

4.	Alienation of shares held by the company in its own capital shall be effected only in pursuance of a resolution of the board of supervisory directors. Upon taking the resolution to alienate such shares, the terms and conditions of such alienation shall also be determined by the board of supervisory directors.

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1.	The general meeting shall, upon a proposal thereto by the board of supervisory directors, have power to pass a resolution to reduce the issued share capital either by cancelling shares or by reducing the par value of the shares by means of an amendment to the company's Articles of Association but only with due observance of the provisions in article 2:99 of the (Dutch) Civil Code.

2.	A resolution to cancel shares may only relate (i) to shares which the company holds in its own share capital or of which it holds the depositary receipts, (ii) to preference shares which may be cancelled on redemption or (iii) to the balloted preference shares that may be balloted for redemption by the board of management.

3.	Partial repayment on shares or exemption from the obligation to pay up shall only be allowed in the event of implementing a resolution to reduce the amount of the shares. Such repayment or exemption shall be allowed pro rata on all shares. The pro rata requirement may be abandoned if all shareholders consent.

4.	The notice convening a meeting at which a resolution, as mentioned in this article, is to be passed shall state the purpose of the reduction of share capital and the manner of implementation.

1.	At the request in writing of a shareholder, share certificates shall be issued in respect of the shares held by such shareholder. The form and the contents of the share certificates shall be determined by the board of supervisory directors.

2.	Share certificates for more than one share may be made available. Such plural share certificates may at all times be exchanged for singular certificates and vice versa, free of charge.

3.	The share certificates shall be signed by a member of the board of management or a transfer agent duly authorized by it for this purpose, either by an original signature or by a facsimile signature.

4.

If share certificates are damaged, lost or missing, the board of management or a transfer agent duly authorized by it for this purpose, may issue duplicates thereof and may establish conditions for such issuance. As a result of the issuance of duplicates, the original documents shall become null and void vis-à-vis the company. The new certificates will bear the same numbers and letters of the documents they replace.

5.	The shares shall be consecutively numbered per class from 1 onwards.

6.	The board of management or a transfer agent duly authorized by it for this purpose, shall keep a register at the office of the company containing the data referred to in article 2:85 of the (Dutch) Civil Code. The register may, at the discretion of the board of management, in whole or in part, be kept in more than one copy and at more than one place.

7.

If a share, a usufruct or a right of pledge over a share forms part of undivided property to which Title 7 of Book 3 of the (Dutch) Civil Code is applicable, then the persons jointly entitled thereto - whose names, moreover, must be recorded in the register - shall only be capable of being represented vis à vis the company by one person to be appointed by them for that purpose in a written statement.

1.	The transfer of shares or the transfer or termination of usufruct on shares, or else the establishment or renunciation of usufruct or a right of pledge on shares takes place with consideration of that defined in article 2:86, or else article 2:86c of the (Dutch) Civil Code.

2.

Transfers of shares shall be registered on the records maintained by or on behalf of the company for such purpose upon (i) surrender to the company or its duly authorized transfer agent of a certificate or certificates representing the shares requested to be transferred, the transfer provisions on the certificate or certificates being duly completed or on a separate accompanying transfer in such form as the company or

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1.	Each shareholder is entitled to create a right of usufruct or a right of pledge on or over the shares held by him in whole or in part. The shareholder shall have the voting rights for shares over which a right of usufruct or a right of pledge has been established.

2.	In deviation from the provision in the last sentence of the previous paragraph, the usufructuary or pledgee shall have the voting rights if this was agreed upon when the limited right was established and the usufructuary or pledgee is a person to whom the shares can freely be transferred in compliance with the provisions in these Articles of Association.

3.	If the usufructuary or pledgee is not such a person, he shall only be entitled to have the voting rights where these rights were granted upon creation of the limited right and this has been approved by the board of supervisory directors, which approval may be subject to conditions which shall be stated in the resolution of the board of supervisory directors whereby such granting is approved.

4.	If any other person, who is not at the same time a person to whom these Articles of Association allow the shares to be freely transferred, acquires the rights of a pledgee who is entitled to vote, he shall only be entitled to the right to vote if the transfer of the voting right has been approved by the board of supervisory directors.

5.	The approval referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 hereof must be requested by registered letter addressed to the board of supervisory directors.

6.	Shareholders not entitled to vote and usufructuaries and pledgees entitled to vote shall have the rights attached to depositary receipts for shares.

1.	The company shall have a board of management, consisting of one or more members under the supervision of a board of supervisory directors.

2.	The number of managing directors in office shall be fixed by the board of supervisory directors.

3.	Natural as well as legal persons can hold the office of managing director.

4.

The general meeting shall appoint the managing directors for an unlimited period of time and shall at all times have power to suspend or dismiss any managing director. A resolution to appoint a managing director can only be passed upon recommendation by the board of supervisory directors. Each managing director can at all times also be suspended by the board of supervisory directors. A shareholders' resolution to suspend or dismiss a managing director must be passed by a two thirds majority of the valid votes cast representing more than half of the issued share capital. The provision in article 2:120, paragraph 3, (Dutch) Civil Code shall not be applicable.

5.

The appointment of the managing directors may result from a binding nomination, which provides for at least two persons for each vacancy to be filled, made by the board of supervisory directors within three months of such board being invited by means of a registered letter to do so by the board of management. In case no binding nomination has been made within the above-mentioned period, the general meeting shall be free in its choice. The general meeting shall also be free in its choice if it deprives any nomination of its binding character in a resolution passed by at least two thirds of the valid votes cast at a meeting where more than half of the issued share capital is present or represented. The provisions in article 2:120, paragraph 3, (Dutch) Civil Code shall not be applicable.

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6.	If, in the event of suspension of a managing director, after three months no resolution has been passed by the general meeting to dismiss him, the suspension shall terminate.

7.	A managing director shall be given the opportunity to account for his actions in the general meeting where his suspension or discharge is discussed and have an adviser assist him therein.

8.	The board of supervisory directors shall decide on the remuneration and the further terms and conditions of employment for each of the managing directors.

1.	The board of management shall, subject to the limitations contained in these Articles of Association, be in charge of the management of the company.

2.	If the board of management consists of more than one board member, the board of management shall appoint one of them chairman. In that case, it may also appoint a vice-chairman.

3.

The board of management shall meet whenever its chairman or two other members of that board considers this necessary. Meetings can be held both in The Netherlands and abroad. Notice of its meetings shall be given by the chairman of the board of management - stating the matters to be dealt with - and in the event of his prevention or permanent, absence by one of the other managing directors; the period of notice of the meeting being at least three days. The managing directors shall be entitled to have themselves represented by any other member of the board of management by means of an authorization in writing.

4.

The board of management shall have power to pass resolutions outside meetings as well, provided this be done (i) by unanimous vote and further in writing, by telegraph, by telefax or by telex messages or (ii) by telephone by a majority of the members of the board of management then in office and provided that all the managing directors have been consulted on the resolution to be passed and none of them objects against the applicable manner of passing a resolution.

5.	The board of management shall pass all resolutions adopted at meetings with an absolute majority of the votes of all the managing directors in office, excluding any suspended managing directors. In the event of an equal division of votes, the chairman of the board of management shall have the deciding vote.

6.	The ruling pronounced by the chairman of the board of management concerning the result of a vote, as well as the ruling concerning the contents of a resolution that has been passed, insofar as a vote was taken about a proposal other than in a written form, shall be decisive.

7.	The board of management shall need the approval of the general meeting for decisions relating to the closing down - including the transfer (of beneficial use) - of all or substantially all of the business of the company.

8.	Furthermore, the board of management shall need the approval of the board of supervisory directors for such management decisions as the latter board shall have decided upon by means of a resolution passed especially for this purpose of which it has informed the board of management.

9.	The absence of the approval required in accordance with paragraphs 7 and 8 of this article and paragraph 3 of article 15 shall not affect the powers of representation of the board of management or of the managing directors.

10.	The board of management shall have the obligation to act in pursuance of the directions of the board of supervisory directors regarding the general outlines of the financial, social and economic policies and regarding personnel management within the company.

11.

In the event of the prevention or permanent absence of one or more managing directors the remaining managing director(s) shall be in charge of the entire management of the company; in the event of the prevention or permanent absence of all the managing directors or of the sole managing director there must at all times be a person, who has been appointed for that purpose by the board of supervisory directors, to be in that event temporarily in charge of the management of the company.

12.	The members of the board of management shall have the obligation to attend the general meetings, unless

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1.	The board of management shall represent the company. The company can also be represented by each managing director acting alone.

2.	If a managing director has an interest that conflicts with that of the company, the board of management as well as each managing director shall nevertheless be able to represent the company, provided this is done in compliance with the provisions of these Articles of Association.

1.	The company shall have a board of supervisory directors consisting of one or more natural persons.

2.	The number of supervisory directors in office shall be fixed by the board of supervisory directors.

3.

If the board of supervisory directors consists of three, four or five members, then the board of supervisory directors itself may appoint one member of the board of supervisory directors. If the board of supervisory directors consists of six or more members, the board of supervisory directors itself may appoint two members. The board of supervisory directors shall only be entitled to effect any of the appointments as described in the preceding two sentences of this paragraph in case of death, resignation or dismissal of a member of the board of supervisory directors without the general meeting having appointed a successor. Each of the above appointments will lapse as soon as the general meeting has appointed a successing member of the board of supervisory directors in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph. The board of supervisory directors shall at all times be empowered to suspend or dismiss each member of the board of supervisory directors appointed by it. The general meeting shall appoint all other supervisory directors with due observance of and in the way as provided in article 13, paragraph 5 and shall at all times be empowered to suspend or dismiss any such supervisory director with due observance of the provisions in article 13, paragraph 4. A resolution to appoint a supervisory director can only be passed upon recommendation by the board of supervisory directors.

4.

The general meeting of shareholders shall determine the remuneration of the supervisory directors. Any reasonable expenses incurred by supervisory directors in this capacity shall be refunded to them. The notes to the annual accounts shall contain full and detailed information on the amount and structure of the remuneration of individual supervisory directors. No personal loans can be granted to the member of the management board unless it is in the normal conduct of the company and the supervisory board has given its approval.

5.

It shall be the duty of the board of supervisory directors to exercise supervision over the board of management's conduct of affairs and over the general course of business in the company and the business enterprise connected with it. It shall offer advice to the board of management. In discharging their duties the board of supervisory directors shall have regard for the interests of the company and the business enterprise connected with it.

6.

The board of management shall supply all such information regarding the af fairs of the company to any one of the supervisory directors who should require this. The board of supervisory directors shall have power to examine all books, documents and correspondence of the company and to take cognizance of all acts that have taken place; each supervisory director shall have access to all buildings and sites that are being used by the company.

7.

The board of supervisory directors shall be entitled to ask the assistants of experts in the exercise of its duties for account of the company. In addition, the board of supervisory directors may appoint advisors to the company, without regard to any age limitation, and may grant to such advisors the title of honorary member of the board of supervisory directors or any other title it may resolve upon. The board of supervisory directors shall appoint a secretary, who needs not be a member of such board, and make arrangements for his substitution in case of his absences at meetings of such board. The secretary shall keep minutes of the proceedings at meetings of the board of supervisory directors. The minutes shall be

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8.	If the board of supervisory directors consists of more than one board member, the board of supervisory directors shall appoint one of them chairman. In that case, it may also appoint a vice-chairman. The board of supervisory directors shall furthermore be empowered to appoint one or more of them to be primarily in charge of the day-to-day supervision of the board of management.

9.

The board of supervisory directors shall meet whenever its chairman or two other members of that board considers this necessary. Meetings can be held both in The Netherlands and abroad. Notice of its meetings shall be given by the chairman of the board of supervisory directors - stating the matters to be dealt with - and in the event of his prevention or permanent absence by one of the other supervisory directors; the period of notice of the meeting being at least eight days. The supervisory directors shall be entitled to have themselves represented by any other member of the board of supervisory directors by means of an authorization in writing.

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The board of supervisory directors shall have power to pass resolutions outside meetings as well, provided this be done (i) by unanimous vote and further in writing, by telegraph, by telefax or by telex messages or (ii) by telephone by a majority of the members of the board of supervisory directors then in office and provided that all the supervisory directors have been consulted on the resolution to be passed and none of them objects against the applicable manner of passing a resolution.

11.	The board of supervisory directors shall pass its resolutions adopted at meetings with an absolute majority of the votes of all the supervisory directors in office, excluding any suspended supervisory directors.

12.	The ruling pronounced by the chairman of the board of supervisory directors regarding the outcome of a vote as well as the ruling concerning the contents of a resolution passed by the board of supervisory directors, provided that a vote has been held about a proposal not recorded in writing, shall be decisive.

13.	All resolutions of the board of supervisory directors, including those passed outside meetings, shall be entered into a register of minutes.

14.	When the company wants to establish proof of any resolution of the board of supervisory directors, the signature of one member of that board on the document in which the resolution is contained, shall suffice.

15.

A supervisory director may be appointed to the supervisory board for a three-year term. With due observance of the first sentence, each supervisory director shall be eligible for immediate re-appointment. The supervisory board shall draw up a retirement rota in order to avoid, as far as possible, a situation in which re-appointments occur simultaneously. The rota shall be made available and shall, in any event, be put on the company's website.

16.	If for any reason whatsoever one or more supervisory directors are permanently absent, then the remaining supervisory directors shall, as long as at least one supervisory director is in office, constitute a body capable of acting until the vacancy(ies) has/have been filled.

17.	If there is only one supervisory director, he shall have all the powers and obligations that these Articles of

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18.	The members of the board of supervisory directors shall have the obligation to attend the general meetings of shareholders; in these meetings their role will be an advisory one.

1.

Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she, is or was or has agreed to become a supervisory or managing director of the company or is or was serving or has agreed to serve at the request of the company as a supervisory or managing director of another company or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a supervisory or managing director of the company or in any other capacity while serving or having agreed to serve as a supervisory or managing director, shall be indemnified by the company against all expense, liability and loss (including without limitation, attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably and actually incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith.

2.	Such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such person to indemnity hereunder and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors of his or her last will and testament, and the administrators of his estate.

3.

If the damage was caused by seriously culpable conduct (which the parties intend to be functionally the same as “gross negligence or wilful misconduct” standards used in New York state law which, while not superseding the Dutch law governing the relationship between Dutch companies and the directors thereof, reflects the parties' intent as to the principles which, in the absence of clear Dutch law to the contrary, should be used for purposes of this indemnity) on the part of the relevant supervisory director or managing director, no right to indemnification shall exist.

4.

The right to indemnification shall include the right to be paid by the company the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition. The payment of such expenses incurred by a current, former or proposed supervisory or managing director in his or her capacity as a supervisory or managing director or proposed supervisory or managing director in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the company of a written undertaking, by or on behalf of such person seeking indemnification, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such person seeking indemnification is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 17 or otherwise.

5.

The managing or supervisory director shall not accept any liability towards third parties and not enter into a settlement agreement without the prior written consent of the company. The company and the managing or supervisory director shall use all reasonable efforts, but at the company's sole expense, to cooperate in order to agree on the defense against any action against the managing or supervisory director unless such defense is not, in the opinion of counsel to the person seeking indemnification, likely to be successful.

6.

If a written claim received by the company from or on behalf of an indemnified party under this Article 17 is not paid in full by the company within ninety days after such receipt, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim.

7.	The right to indemnification and the advancement and payment of expenses conferred in this Article 17 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any law (common or statutory), provision of the Articles of Association of the company, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested supervisory or managing directors or otherwise.

8.

The company may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any person who is or was serving as a supervisory or managing director of the company or is or was serving at the request of the company as a supervisory or managing director of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under Dutch law.

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9.

If this Article 17 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the company shall nevertheless indemnify each supervisory or managing director of the company and any person who is or was serving at the request of the company as a supervisory or managing director of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, as to costs, charges and expenses (including without limitation, attorneys' fees, judgments, penalties or fines, and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) with respect to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Article 17 that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

10.

For purposes of this Article 17, reference to the “company” shall include, in addition to the company, any constituent company (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger prior to (or, in the case of an entity specifically designated in a resolution of the board of supervisory directors, after) the adoption hereof and which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had the power and authority to indemnify its supervisory or managing directors of such constituent company and so that any person who is or was a supervisory or managing director of such constituent company, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent company as a supervisory or managing director of another company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article 17 with respect to the resulting or surviving company as he or she would have with respect to such constituent company if its separate existence had continued.

11.	An amendment to this article shall not impair the rights of a person who was a supervisory director or managing director after the introduction of this article but before the amendment. The obligations of the company towards such persons shall remain in effect as if the article had not been amended.

1.	Not less than one general meeting shall be held each year within six months of the close of the financial year; the purpose of the meeting shall, among other things, be:

2.	Within three months after the board of management first had good reason to believe that the shareholders' equity of the company has decreased to an amount equal to or less than one half of the paid-up and called parts of the share capital, a general meeting shall be acting held for the purpose of discussing any measures that may have to be taken.

3.	General meetings can furthermore be convened by the shareholders with due observance of the provisions in article 2:110 of the (Dutch) Civil Code.

4.	General meetings shall be held in the place where the company has its corporate seat as contained in these Articles of Association, as well as in Delft, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht or Haarlemmermeer. At a general meeting, held at a different place, valid resolutions shall also be capable of being passed if the entire issued share capital is represented.

5.

Notice of the meetings must be given to the persons entitled to attend meetings, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 3 of this article, by or on behalf of the board of management or the board of super-visory directors. The notice convening a general meeting shall be published by advertisement which shall at least be published in a nationally distributed daily newspaper in The Netherlands. In

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6.	The notice of the meeting shall contain the agenda of the meeting.

7.

If a proposal to amend the company's Articles of Association is to be dealt with, a copy of that proposal, in which the proposed amendments are stated verbatim, shall be made available for inspection to the persons who are entitled to attend meetings inter alia at the office of the company where it maintains its corporate seat, as from the day of the notice of the meeting until after the close of that meeting, and each of them shall be entitled, upon his request, to obtain a copy thereof, without charge unless such a copy is attached to the notice of the meeting.

8.

If the provisions laid down by law or by these Articles of Association in relation to giving notice of meetings, drawing up the agendas for such meetings and making available for inspection those matters which are to be dealt with have not been complied with, then valid resolutions shall nevertheless be capable of being passed, provided that the entire issued share capital be represented at the meeting in question and provided that the resolution be passed unanimously.

1.	The chairman of the board of supervisory directors shall chair the meeting. If such chairman is not present at any such meeting, the general meeting shall itself decide who is to chair the meeting. The chairman of the meeting may adopt rules and regulations relating to the conduct of such meeting.

2.

The chairman shall appoint one of those present to act as secretary whose duty it shall be to draw up the minutes of the meeting and the chairman shall, together with the secretary, confirm and adopt the minutes, in proof of which they shall sign these. The minutes shall be entered into a register of minutes. If an official notarial record is made of the matters dealt with at a meeting then minutes need not be drawn up.

3.	Each of the persons entitled to attend meetings shall have the right to be represented at a meeting by a proxy duly authorized in writing.

4.

The board of management may decide that each person entitled to attend meetings is entitled, in person or by written proxy, through an electronic means of communication, to participate in the general meeting, to take the floor and, to the extent applicable, to exercise voting rights. In order to participate in the general meeting pursuant to the preceding sentence it is necessary that the person entitled to attend meetings can, via the selected electronic means of communication, be identified, directly take cognisance of the matters handled in the meeting and, to the extent applicable, exercise the voting rights.

5.	The board of management may attach conditions to the use of the electronic means of communication. These conditions shall be made known in the notice of the meeting.

6.

The board of management may decide that votes cast electronically prior to the general meeting shall be equivalent to votes cast during the meeting. These votes shall be cast no earlier than on the thirtieth day before the day of the meeting. For the purpose of applying this paragraph, persons with voting rights shall be those that have such rights on a date to be set in the notice of a general meeting and are registered as such in a register designated by the board of management, irrespective of who have voting rights on the shares at the time of the general meeting. The final registration date may not be set earlier than the thirtieth day before that of the meeting.

1.	Each common share and each preference share entitles the holder thereof to cast one (1) vote.

2.

At general meetings the company shall not be capable of casting votes for shares in its own share capital which are held by itself or by one of its subsidiaries; nor shall it be capable of doing so for shares in its own share capital of which the company or one of its subsidiaries holds the depositary receipts for shares. Usufructuaries and pledgees of shares held by the company and its subsidiaries are not excluded from the right to vote, provided the right of usufruct or the right of pledge was established over shares before they were held by the company or one of its subsidiaries. The company or one of its subsidia-ries shall not be

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3.	When determining whether a particular proportion of the share capital is represented, or alternatively, whether a majority represents a particular proportion of the share capital, the amount of shares to which no voting rights are attached shall be subtracted from the share capital.

4.

Votes on matters of business shall be held verbally, those concerning persons by means of unsigned closed ballot papers, unless in either case the chairman of the meeting should, without objection from any of those present and entitled to vote, decide on or allow any other manner of voting. If the vote concerns an election of persons, a person entitled to attend meetings present at the relative meeting can also demand a vote by a secret ballot.

5.	All resolutions of the general meeting shall be passed with a two-thirds majority of the valid votes cast representing more than half of the issued share capital, except - without prejudice to the provisions in article 13, paragraphs 4 and 5 and article 16, paragraph 3:

6.	Blank votes and abstentions shall not be counted as votes cast.

7.	If there is an equal division of votes on a proposal about business matters, no decision shall be taken.

8.	In the event a vote is taken to elect one of two candidates and there is an equal division of votes, it shall be decided by drawing lots which of these has been elected, under the restriction, however, that if persons from a binding nomination list are to be elected, then the higher ranking nominee is elected.

9.	The ruling concerning voting results pronounced by the chairman during the meeting shall be decisive. The same shall also apply to the contents of a resolution passed by the meeting, provided that a vote has been held about a proposal not recorded in writing.

10.	If the correctness of a ruling as referred to in the preceding paragraph is challenged, however, immediately after the ruling has been pronounced, then a new vote shall be held whenever a majority of the general meeting should wish so, or, if the original vote was not taken by call or by ballot papers, whenever any one of the person: entitled to vote should wish so.

11.	The board of management shall keep a record of the resolutions that have been passed. This record shall be open to inspection by the persons entitled to attend meetings at the registered office of the company. Upon request, each of them shall receive a copy of or an ex-tract from this record against payment of cost at most.

1.	Except if the company has usufructuaries and pledgees entitled to vote, resolutions of shareholders shall alternatively be capable of being passed in writing - which shall include telegraphic, telefax and telex messages - instead of at a general meeting, provided that these are passed with a unanimous vote of all persons who are entitled to vote.

2.	The board of management shall enter the resolutions that have been passed in the manner specified in the preceding paragraph of this article, in the register of minutes of the general meetings and shall mention this at the next general meeting.

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Meetings of holders of shares of a special class shall be held in all instances, which by virtue of these Articles of Association require a resolution of the meeting of holders of shares of a special class and, furthermore, whenever the board of management and/or the board of supervisory directors considers it necessary or whenever one or more persons holding the voting rights over shares of a special class submit(s) a written request to this effect to the board of management and/or the board of supervisory directors,

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2.	Article 18 paragraphs 4 to 8 inclusive, Article 19 paragraphs 2 and 3 and Article 20 paragraphs 1 to 11 inclusive shall mutatis mutandis be applicable to meetings of holders of shares of a special class.

3.	If, after a request as mentioned at the end of paragraph 1, the board of management and/or the board of supervisory directors fails to convene a meeting of holders of shares of a special class, in the sense that it be held within four weeks of receipt of that request, the requestors shall themselves be empowered to convene a meeting.

4.	A meeting of holders of shares of a special class shall itself decide who is to chair its meetings.

5.	The chairman of a meeting of holders of shares of a special class shall decide upon allowing other persons to attend the meeting, apart from those holding the voting rights over the relative shares.

6.	Resolutions of a meeting of holders of shares of a special class shall alternatively be capable of being passed in writing - which shall include telegraphic, telefax and telex messages - provided these are passed unanimously by all the persons entitled to vote.

1.	The general meeting shall have authority - and if this is required by provision of law it shall have the obligation - to instruct an expert as referred to in Article 2:393 of the (Dutch) Civil Code, whose duty it shall be to examine the annual accounts drawn up by the board of management, to lay a report of their findings before the board of management and to make a statement with regard thereto.

2.	If the general meeting fails to instruct the expert as referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, this instruction shall be made by the board of management.

3.	The instruction shall be capable of being cancelled at all times by the general meeting and by the person who instructed the expert.

1.	The financial year of the company shall coincide with the calendar year.

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The board of management shall close the books of the company as at the last day of every financial year and shall within five months thereafter - except if extension of that period to a maximum of six months has been granted by resolution of the general meeting because of special circumstances - draw up annual accounts consisting of a balance sheet, a profit and loss account and explanatory notes and within this period it shall make these documents available for inspection by the shareholders at the office of the company. These documents will also be submitted to the board of supervisory directors. Within this period the board of management shall submit the annual report to the general meeting as well. The annual accounts shall be signed by all the managing directors and members of the board of supervisory directors; if any signature is missing, the reason therefore shall be stated in the annual accounts.

3.	The company shall ensure that the annual accounts that have been drawn up, the annual report and the particulars that have to be added by virtue of paragraph 1 of Article 2:392 of the (Dutch) Civil Code are available at its office as from the day of the notice of the general meeting at which they are to be dealt with.

4.	What has been provided in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this article in relation to the annual report and the particulars to be added by virtue of paragraph 1 of Article 2:392 of the (Dutch) Civil Code shall not be applicable if Article 2:396, paragraph 6, first sentence or Article 2:403 of the (Dutch) Civil Code is applicable to the company.

5.	The general meeting shall adopt the annual accounts. Adoption of the annual accounts shall not serve to discharge a managing director or a supervisory director.

6.	The company shall proceed to publish the documents and data mentioned in this article, if and to the extent and in the manner that this is stipulated in Articles 2:394 and following of the (Dutch) Civil Code.

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1.	From the profits appearing from the annual accounts as adopted, such an amount shall be reserved by the company as shall be determined by the board of supervisory directors.

2.

From the profits remaining, after application of the provisions in paragraph 1 above, and available for distribution, first a non-cumulative cash dividend calculated on the basis of the aggregate of the par value of the preference shares and any share premium paid thereon, shall be made on the preference shares, less any interim distributions made in accordance with paragraph 5 hereunder. The percentage of such dividend shall be determined by the board of supervisory directors at the time of the first issuance of the relative preference shares. This rate of dividend can be adjusted by unanimous resolution of all persons entitled to vote. Any distribution on the preference shares shall not take place if all holders of the preference shares, unanimously so decide.

3.	The profits remaining after the distribution referred to in paragraph 2 above are at the disposal of the general meeting for distribution on the common shares equally and proportionally and/or for reservation.

4.	The company can make distributions to its share-holders and other persons entitled to its profits that are capable of being distributed, but only to the ex-tent that its shareholders' equity exceeds the paid-up and called parts of its share capital increased by the reserves that it must maintain by law or under the present Articles of Association.

5.	With due observance of the provisions in paragraph 4 of article 2:105 of the (Dutch) Civil Code and in paragraph 4 of this article, the supervisory board may resolve that an interim dividend shall be paid. The supervisory board may resolve to pay interim dividend completely or partly other than in cash.

6.	The general meeting may resolve that (interim) dividends shall wholly or partly be paid otherwise than in cash.

7.	Unless the general meeting decides on a specific date dividends shall be made payable promptly after they have been declared

8.	Dividends that have not been collected within five years after they have become payable, shall be forfeited to the company.

1.	In the event of the company being liquidated it shall be wound up by the board of management unless the general meeting decides otherwise.

2.	The general meeting shall decide on the remuneration of the liquidators and of those who have been charged with the supervision of the winding up.

3.	During the winding up, these Articles of Association shall, in as far as possible, remain of full force and effect.

4.

Out of the balance of the company's equity, after the expenses of liquidation and the company's debts have been paid, to the holders of preference shares shall be distributed first the amounts paid up on such preference shares. The balance remaining after application of the immediately preceding sentence shall be distributed to the holders of common shares pro rata to the amount of common shares each of such shareholders holds. No distribution upon liquidation shall be made to the company itself for shares which the company holds in its own share capital.

5.	After completion of the winding up the books and documents of the liquidated company shall for ten years remain in the custody of a person who shall be capable of being appointed for that purpose by the general meeting in their resolution to liquidate the company. If an appointment as aforesaid has not been made by the general meeting, then the appointment shall be made by the liquidators.

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