! Important information about the general meeting!

Ladies and gentlemen, dear members,

You will find the documents for the planned general meeting on 5 June 2021 in the yellow pages of the print edition of MarineForum 05-2021.

Due to the pandemic situation, this in-person event will be cancelled by resolution of the entire Executive Board. not will be postponed. The twilight pint planned for 4 June at the German Naval Museum has also been postponed.

However, as the MOV's ability to act must be maintained, the Board of Directors, VAdm a.D. Nolting, has decided, in accordance with our Articles of Association, to first establish a Extraordinary General Meeting and to be held by way of circulation by e-mail and post. The latter is possible due to the current legal situation regarding the association's work.
You will be asked to decide and vote on the following in this circulation procedure:
1. financial reports of the Executive Board and reports of the auditors for the years 2019 and 2020.
2. discharge of the Executive Board for the years 2019 and 2020.
3. approval of the 2021 draft budget.
4. approval of urgently required amendments to the Articles of Association.

You will also be provided with the documents relating to the dissolution of the German Maritime Competence Network.

The necessary elections for the Chairman, the assessors, the cash auditors and the Council of Elders are to be held in a single meeting. Ordinary General Meeting will be held on 09 October 2021 in Wilhelmshaven/Schortens. This will be preceded by a twilight drink at the German Naval Museum on 8 October. Invitations will be sent out in due form and time at a later date.

How is the circulation procedure organised?

1. They are recognised as of 10 May receive an e-mail or letter (members without a known e-mail address) in which the Board of Directors invites them to the Extraordinary General Meeting and contains the complete documentation on the topics to be discussed.
   This phase ends on 24 May. During these 14 days, they have the opportunity to comment on the reasons for the convocation.
2. From the 25 May the voting phase formally begins in the circulation procedure with the return of the voting documents. Please do not send the return envelope or the reply by e-mail until 25 May. Buntil 28 June your documents must have been received by the office.

What is important now?

It is crucial that as many members as possible cast their votes, as the results of the vote are only valid if at least 50% of the members have voted!
If we do not achieve this 501TP3 participation, the circulation procedure will have failed, and with it the Extraordinary General Meeting, and we will have to take up and vote on the points from the circulation procedure again on 9 October.

I know that your patience regarding the dates for the general meetings has been severely tested over the past few months and still is. But I ask for your understanding.
Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures, such as an extraordinary general meeting.

With comradely greetings,

On behalf of

Brocksieper
-Managing Director-