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Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster - AGM 08 May 2019

In general, Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster ("Boskalis") is in compliance with the Dutch regulations relating to the organisation and procedures of the Annual General Meeting.

Under ITEM 8d, it is proposed to re-appoint Mr. Jaap van Wiechen as Member of the supervisory board for a term of appointment of 4 years. ECGS notes that the proposed term of appointment is NOT in accordance with provision 2.2.2 of the Dutch Corporate Governance Code. Aforementioned provision stipulates that "a supervisory board member is appointed for a period of four years and may then be re-appointed once for another four-year period. The supervisory board member may then be subsequently be re-appointed again for a period of two years, which appointment may be extended by at most two years". Based on the above, ECGS recommends to vote OPPOSE.

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Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster N.V.

Royal Boskalis Westminster is a service provider operating in the dredging, dry and maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors. Co. is involved in dredging activities and provides a range of maritime services for the offshore energy sector. In addition, Co. provides towage services as well as emergency response and salvage related services. Co.'s main clients are oil, gas and power companies, port operators, governments, shipping companies, international project developers, insurance companies and mining companies. Co. operates on behalf of its clients in over 75 countries across six continents.

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