POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING OF OCTOBER 5, 2011

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1 RealDolmen Naamloze vennootschap/public Limited Company A. Vaucampslaan 42, 1654 Huizingen RPR/Legal entities register /BTW-VAT no. BE Brussel/Brussels VOLMACHT VOOR DE BUITENEWONE ALEMENE VERADERIN VAN AANDEELHOUDERS VAN 5 OKTOBER 2011 POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETIN OF OCTOBER 5, 2011 Ondergetekende... 1 The Undersigned met maatschappelijke zetel c.q. domicilie te... 2 having its registered office or domicile at Houder van 3 : Holder of: aandelen ISIN BE en/of shares ISIN BE aandelen ISIN BE en/of shares ISIN BE , and/or warranten en/of warrants and/or converteerbare obligaties of CO s convertible bonds or CB s uitgegeven door de naamloze vennootschap RealDolmen, waarvan de maatschappelijke zetel is gevestigd te 1654 Huizingen, A. Vaucampslaan 42, ingeschreven in de Kruispuntbank der Ondernemingen, RPR (Brussel) (hierna de Vennootschap ): issued by the corporation RealDolmen, with registered office at 1654 Huizingen, A. Vaucampslaan 42, registered in the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises RPR/RPM (Brussels) (the Company ): Voor vennootschappen, gelieve aan te geven de officiële maatschappelijke benaming van de vennootschap die effecten uitgegeven door RealDolmen aanhoudt; de naam, voorna(a)m(en) en functie van de perso(o)n(en). For companies, please indicate the official name of the company holding the securities issued by RealDolmen; and the name, first name(s) and function of the person(s) representing the company. elieve het volledige adres op te geven. Voor vennootschappen, gelieve ook het registratienummer (in België RPRnummer) op te geven en de plaats van de registratie. Please indicate complete address. For companies, please also indicate the registration number (in Belgium the so-called RPR/RPM number) and the place of registration. elieve het exacte aantal effecten op te geven. Om effectief deel te nemen aan de algemene vergadering moet u naast deze volmacht ook het bewijs van uw eigendom voorleggen, dat naargelang de vorm van de effecten, moet worden geleverd door middel van een attest vanwege de financiële instelling waar de titels voor uw rekening worden aangehouden dan wel de inschrijving in het register van effecten op naam. Please indicate the exact number of securities. Please also note that you should, in order to effectively participate to the general meeting, provide the proof of your ownership, which, depending on the form of securities should be delivered by a confirmation of the financial institution which holds the securities on your behalf or the registration in the register of nominative securities. Proxy extraordinary general shareholder s Meeting RealDolmen October 5, 2011, 17h 1/7

2 stelt aan tot bijzondere gevolmachtigden, elk afzonderlijk handelend, met recht van substitutie: constitutes and appoints special representatives, each acting individually, with the right of substitution: Elke bestuurder van de vennootschap - Each director of the company, Thierry de Vries, Secretaris eneraal - Thierry de Vries, Secretary eneral, Kristin Ex, Company Lawyer Kristin Ex, Company Lawyer. Hierna de Volmachtdrager Hereinafter the Proxy Holder Om hem/haar te vertegenwoordigen op de buitengewone algemene vergadering van aandeelhouders die zal gehouden worden op de maatschappelijke zetel van de vennootschap, te 1654 Huizingen, A. Vaucampslaan 42, op 5 oktober 2011, vanaf 17 uur en die zal beraadslagen en beslissen over de hierna volgende agenda en voorstellen van besluit: To represent him/her at the extraordinary shareholder s meeting, which will be held at the registered seat of the company, at 1654 Huizingen, A. Vaucampslaan 42, on October 5, 2011 as from 17:00h and that will deliberate and resolve upon the following agenda and proposed resolutions: 1. Modification of the articles of association to bring them in line with the provisions of the law on the execution of certain shareholders' rights in listed companies (these modifications will only become applicable on January 2012) A. Identification of nominative shareholders - addition to article [11] of the articles of association Proposal of decision: The following text is added to article 11: "The holders of nominative shares must inform the company of any change in residence. Failing this information, they will be assumed to have chosen residence in their former residence." VOLMACHTDRAER B. Term and method of invitation to the eneral Meeting - replacement of article [23] of the articles of association Proposal of decision: article 23 is replaced by the following text: Article 23 - Term and method of invitation to the eneral Meeting. "The eneral Meeting convenes at the invitation of the board of directors or the auditors. The invitations are made in compliance with article of the Company Code." VOLMACHTDRAER C. Content of the invitation - information on the website - addition of article 23bis to the articles of association Proposal of decision: article 23bis is added to the articles of association, with text as follows: Article 23bis - Content of the invitation - information on website: Proxy extraordinary general shareholder s Meeting RealDolmen October 5, 2011, 17h 2/7

3 The invitation at least indicates the data indicated in article 533bis 1 of the Company Code. From the day of the publication of the invitation and uninterrupted until the day of the eneral Meeting the Company must make information indicated in article 533bis 1 of the Company Code available to its shareholders on its website. That information remains accessible on the website for a period of five years as from the date of the eneral Meeting it relates to. VOLMACHTDRAER D. Participation in the eneral Meeting - replacement of article 24 of the articles of association Proposal of decision: article 24 is replaced by the following text: Article 24 - Participation in the eneral Meeting The right to attend the eneral Meeting and exercise voting rights is only granted on grounds of accounting registration of shares in the name of the shareholder on the 14th day before the eneral Meeting, at 24 hours (Belgian time), either by their entry in the register of nominative shares of the company, or by registration on the accounts of an authorised account holder or a settlement organisation, irrespective of the number of shares the shareholder owns on the day of the eneral Meeting. The shareholder notifies, at the latest on the 6th day before the date of the meeting, to the company or the person appointed by it that he/she wishes to attend the eneral Meeting. The financial intermediary or the authorised account holder or the bank provides the shareholder with a certificate which shows how many dematerialised shares are submitted or registered in the name of the shareholder on his/her accounts on the registration date, for which the shareholder has indicated wishing to attend the eneral Meeting. In a register designated by the board of directors the name and address or registered office of each shareholder who has indicated wishing to attend the eneral Meeting, the number of shares he owned on the registration date and with which he has indicated wishing to attend the eneral Meeting, as well as the description of the documents that demonstrate he owned the shares on the registration date. The holders of shares to bearer must first have their shares converted in nominative shares or dematerialised shares to have the right to attend the eneral Meeting. The holders of bonus shares, shares without voting right, bonds, warrants or other securities issued by the company, as well as holders of certificates issued with cooperation of the company and representing securities issued by the company, if they exist, can participate in the eneral Meeting with advisory vote if the law allows it. They can only participate in the voting in cases defined by law. In any case they are subject to the same formalities as those imposed on the shareholders in relation to the notification and access, and the format and deposition of powers of attorney." VOLMACHTDRAER E. Powers of attorney - replacement of article 26 of the articles of association Proposal of decision: article 26 is replaced by the following text: Article 26 - Powers of attorney The holder of powers of attorney has the same rights as the thus represented shareholder and in particular the right to speak, to ask questions at the eneral Meeting and exercise voting rights. A person acting as proxy may have powers of attorney from several shareholders; in that case he may vote differently on behalf of one shareholder than on behalf of another shareholder. Proxy extraordinary general shareholder s Meeting RealDolmen October 5, 2011, 17h 3/7

4 The appointment of a holder of powers of attorney is done in writing or on an electronic form and must be signed by the shareholder, as the case may be with an advanced electronic signature, in compliance with the valid Belgian law. The notification of the power of attorney to the company must be done in writing, possibly electronically and must be received by the company at the latest on the sixth day before the date of the meeting. VOLMACHTDRAER F. eneral Meeting - addition of agenda-items and proposals of decision Proposal of decision: article 28 of the articles of association is replaced by the following text: One or several shareholders who together own at least 3 percent of the company assets may place issues to be addressed on the agenda of the eneral Meeting and propose decisions relating to issues included or to be included in the agenda to be addressed, in conformity with the procedure provided in article 533ter 1 of the Company Code. The directors reply to questions asked by the shareholders at the meeting or in writing relating to their report or the agenda-items, insofar as the notification of data or facts are not of such a nature that they would be detrimental to the business interests of the company or the confidentiality the company or directors have committed to. If different questions on the same subject have to be dealt with, the directors or the auditors can only give one answer. As soon as the invitation is published the shareholders can ask questions in writing which will be answered at the meeting by, depending on the case, the directors or the auditors. The questions can also be addressed electronically to the company at the address indicated in the invitation to the eneral Meeting. The company must receive these written questions on the 6th day before the meeting at the latest. VOLMACHTDRAER. Delay of the eneral Meeting by the board of directors - addition of article 28bis to the articles of association Proposal of decision: the article 28bis is added to the articles of association with the following text: Article 28bis - Delay of the eneral Meeting by the board of directors "Except when the eneral Meeting was called mandatorily at the request of the auditors or one or several shareholders who together hold at least one fifth of the company assets, the board of directors has the right to delay the meeting once for 5 weeks, irrespective of the subjects included in the agenda and without having to justify this decision. This delay cancels all already taken decisions. The same agenda is addressed and processed in full at the meeting held as a consequence of the delayed meeting. VOLMACHTDRAER H. Content of the minutes - addition to article 30 of the articles of association Proposal of decision: in the articles of association article 30 is indicated as follows: Proxy extraordinary general shareholder s Meeting RealDolmen October 5, 2011, 17h 4/7

5 In the minutes of the eneral Meetings, for each decision, the number of shares for which valid votes were brought is indicated, the percentage that these shares represent in the company assets, the total number of valid votes and the number of votes in favour or against each decision, as well as the possible number of abstentions. In the minutes of the eneral Meetings, with possibility to attend remotely, possible technical problems and incidents are indicated which prevented or disturbed electronic participation in the eneral Meeting and/or the voting. This information is divulged by the Company on its website within fifteen days after the eneral Meeting. VOLMACHTDRAER 2. Mandate to purchase own shares Proposal of decision: (a) The Extraordinary eneral Meeting of fourteen September two thousand eleven has explicitly authorised the board of directors to, in accordance with the provisions of the Company Code, for a period of five years as from fourteen September two thousand eleven, acquire a maximum of 1,070,631 bundled ((ISIN BE , equal to 107,063,131 single ISIN BE ) own shares, by purchase or exchange, directly or through a direct daughter company in the sense of article 627 of the Company Code or a person acting in their own name but on behalf of the company or such a direct daughter company, at a price which shall not be lower than the fraction value per share and not higher than hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the closing price of the shares on Euronext Brussels on the day preceding the purchase or the exchange, and in such a way that the company and direct daughter companies in the sense of article 627 of the Company code and persons acting in their own name but on behalf of the company or such direct daughter companies together at no time will own own shares with a higher fraction value than twenty percent (20%) of the placed assets of the company. The acquisition of own shares can occur in view of destruction, which must not be immediate however, but can occur at a time(s) deemed appropriate by the board of directors or in view of the use thereof which can occur at a time(s) deemed appropriate by the board of directors on the conditions the board of directors deems opportune (i) by transfer or (ii) for the hedging of a new plan in the conntext of the adaptation of the variable remuneration of the Executive Management. The Extraordinary eneral Meeting therefore also authorises the board of directors rightfully represented by two directors to use or destroy the thus acquired own shares and to adapt the numbers of shares indicated in the articles of association as a consequence of this use or destruction and to have the necessary modification of the articles of association ascertained by a notary at charge of the company; the Extraordinary eneral Meeting decides that the board of directors may use this mandate at all times, repeatedly if desired". (b) In the articles of association the last paragraph of article 12 is completed as follows: "Consequently the board of directors can transfer such shares or bonds listed in the sense of article 4 of the Company Code at all times, without time limit, in or outside the regulated market." VOLMACHTDRAER 3. Mandate for the coordination of the articles of association Proposal of decision: The meeting allocates a special mandate to the notary with the opportunity of re[placement, to compile, sign and register the coordinated text of the statutes Proxy extraordinary general shareholder s Meeting RealDolmen October 5, 2011, 17h 5/7

6 of the Company with the registry of the competent Trade tribunal, in compliance with the legal provisions in the matter. VOLMACHTDRAER Te dien einde kan de Volmachtdrager ondermeer: For this purpose the Proxy Holder can amongst other things: - indien en in de mate dat hierboven geen steminstructie zou zijn aangegeven, stemmen naar eigen inzicht; if and to the extent that no voting instruction would have been given above, vote in accordance with his proper opinion; - deelnemen aan elke andere vergadering met een zelfde agenda in geval de eerste vergadering niet geldig kan beraadslagen, uitgesteld of verdaagd wordt; participate in any other meeting with the same agenda in case the first meeting cannot deliberate validly, or was postponed or adjourned; - in naam en voor rekening van Ondergetekende aanwezigheidslijsten en notulen en eventuele bijlagen daartoe of andere documenten tekenen waar vereist of gepast; deelnemen aan alle beraadslagingen, woonplaats kiezen, zijn stem uitbrengen in de zin die de Volmachtdrager gepast voorkomt met betrekking tot de verschillende punten op de agenda van de vergadering (zoals deze eventueel zouden worden gewijzigd op de vergadering), stemmen over eender welk voorstel, zaak of vraag die zou kunnen voorgelegd worden aan de vergadering; sign attendance lists and minutes, including annexes hereto, if any, or other documents where required or appropriate, in the name of and for the account of the Undersigned; participate in all deliberations, elect domicile, vote on the different items on the agenda of the meeting in the way that the Proxy Holder deems appropriate (as might be modified during the meeting), vote on any proposal, matter or question, which might arise at such meeting; - in de mate dat Ondergetekende houder is van warrants en/of converteerbare obligaties van de Vennootschap, in naam en voor rekening van Ondergetekende, deelnemen aan voormelde vergadering doch slechts met raadgevende stem overeenkomstig artikel 537 van het Wetboek van vennootschappen en aanwezigheidslijsten en notulen en eventuele bijlagen daartoe of andere documenten tekenen waar vereist of gepast; to the extent that the Undersigned is a holder of warrants and/or convertible bonds of the Company, on behalf of and for the account of the Undersigned, participate in the abovementioned meeting but only with advisory vote in accordance with Article 537 of the Belgian Company Code and sign attendance lists and minutes, including annexes attached hereto, if any, or other documents where required or appropriate; - in het algemeen alles doen wat de Volmachtdrager nodig en/of nuttig lijkt voor de uitvoering van de volmacht, met belofte van bekrachtiging. In general do whatever the Proxy Holder deems necessary and/or useful for the execution of the power of attorney, with promise of ratification. Proxy extraordinary general shareholder s Meeting RealDolmen October 5, 2011, 17h 6/7

7 Opgemaakt te [plaats], op [datum], Done at [place], on [date], De Ondergetekende The Undersigned [DE HANDTEKENIN DIENT TE WORDEN VOORAFEAAN DOOR DE HANDESCHREVEN WOORDEN OED VOOR VOLMACHT ] [THE SINATURE MUST BE PRECEDED BY THE WORDS OED VOOR VOLMACHT MEANIN OOD FOR PROXY ] Proxy extraordinary general shareholder s Meeting RealDolmen October 5, 2011, 17h 7/7