i. in the case of a gift of an Ordinary Share by an individual who at the date of the gift
was neither resident nor deemed to be resident of the Netherlands, such individual dies within 180 days after the date of the gift, while being resident or deemed to be resident of the Netherlands; or
ii. in the case of a gift of an Ordinary Share is made under a condition precedent, the holder of Ordinary Shares, as applicable is resident
or is deemed to be resident of the Netherlands at the time the condition is fulfilled; or
iii. the transfer is otherwise construed as a
gift or inheritance made by, or on behalf of, a person who, at the time of the gift or death, is or is deemed to be resident of the Netherlands.
For purposes of Dutch gift and inheritance taxes, amongst others, a person that holds the Dutch nationality will be deemed to be resident of
the Netherlands if such person has been a resident of the Netherlands at any time during the ten years preceding the date of the gift or such persons death. Additionally, for purposes of Dutch gift tax, amongst others, a person not holding the
Dutch nationality will be deemed to be resident of the Netherlands if such person has been a resident of the Netherlands at any time during the twelve months preceding the date of the gift. Applicable tax treaties may override deemed residency.
Value added tax (VAT)
No Dutch
VAT will be payable by a holder of Ordinary Shares in respect of any payment in consideration for the acquisition, holding or disposal, as applicable of the Ordinary Shares.
Real Property Transfer Tax
Under
circumstances, the Ordinary Shares could, for the purposes of Dutch real property transfer tax (overdrachtsbelasting), be treated as real property (fictieve onroerende zaken) located in the Netherlands, in which case this tax could be
payable upon acquisition of Ordinary Shares.
The Ordinary Shares will generally not be treated as real property if at the time of, or at
any time during the year preceding, the acquisition of the Ordinary Shares:
i. our assets do not and did not include real property
situated in the Netherlands; or
ii. our assets only include and included real property, situated either in or outside the Netherlands,
that we do not and did not hold, and currently do not intend to hold, predominantly as a financial investment.
Real property as referred
to under (i) and (ii) above includes legal ownership and more limited legal rights over the property (rights in rem) (zakelijke rechten) as well as contractual rights that give us economic exposure to the value of such real property, and
certain participations or interests in entities that are treated as real property.
Our assets do not include and have not included real
property situated in the Netherlands as described above. Consequently, no Dutch real property transfer tax becomes payable upon an acquisition of Ordinary Shares.
Stamp Duties
No Dutch
documentation taxes (commonly referred to as stamp duties) will be payable by a holder of Ordinary Shares in respect of any payment in consideration for the acquisition, holding or disposal or exercise, as applicable of the Ordinary Shares.
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