UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
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for the Shareholder Meeting To Be Held on May 18, 2017
Meeting Information | |||
CORE LABORATORIES N.V. | Meeting Type: | Annual Meeting | |
For holders as of: | April 20, 2017 | ||
Date: May 18, 2017 | Time: 2:30 pm CEST | ||
Location: | Hotel Sofitel Legend the Grand Amsterdam | ||
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 197, 1012 EX | |||
Amsterdam, The Netherlands | |||
CORE LABORATORIES N.V. | You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the above named company. | |
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The Board of Supervisory Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following: | ||||||
1. | To re-elect two Class I Supervisory Directors to serve until our annual meeting in 2020 under the terms and conditions described within the proxy statement and until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified; | |||||
Nominees: | ||||||
1a) David M. Demshur | ||||||
1b) Jan Willem Sodderland | ||||||
The Board of Supervisory Directors recommends you vote FOR the following proposals: | ||||||
2. | To amend Article 20, paragraph 5(ii), of our Articles of Association to allow for any future amendments to the Articles of Association which are proposed by the board of management and which proposal is approved by the board of supervisory directors, to be passed with an absolute majority of votes cast, without regard to the number of shares represented at the meeting. | 7. | 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 18, 2018, and such repurchased shares may be used for any legal purpose. | |||
3. | To appoint KPMG, including its U.S. and Dutch affiliates, (collectively, "KPMG") as Core Laboratories N.V.'s (the "Company") independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2017. | 8. | 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 10% of outstanding shares per annum until November 18, 2018. | |||
4. | To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation philosophy, policies and procedures described in the section entitled Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the compensation of Core Laboratories N.V.'s named executive officers as disclosed pursuant to the Security and Exchange Commission's compensation disclosure rules, including the compensation tables. | 9. | 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 10% of outstanding shares per annum until November 18, 2018. | |||
5. | To confirm and adopt our Dutch Statutory Annual Accounts in the English language for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, following a discussion of our Dutch Report of the Management Board for that same period. | NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the annual meeting or any adjournment thereof shall be voted in accordance with the discretion of the attorneys and proxies appointed hereby. | ||||
6. | To approve and resolve the cancellation of our repurchased shares held at 12:01 a.m. CEST on May 18, 2017. | |||||