Exhibit 99.2
CONVOCATION
EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
ARGENX SE
argenx SE (the “Company”) hereby invites its shareholders and all other persons with meeting rights to attend its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (“EGM”) to be held at 11.00 am on Monday 25 November 2019 at Hilton Amsterdam Airport, Schiphol Boulevard 701, Schiphol (municipality of Haarlemmermeer), the Netherlands.
Availability of documents
The agenda of the EGM including the ancillary documentation thereto are now available for inspection at the offices of the Company or on the Company’s website (www.argenx.com). Copies of the aforementioned documents are also available to shareholders, free of charge, via ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (“ABN AMRO”) from today, via e-mail address: corporate.broking@nl.abnamro.com.
Shareholders’ rights, participation and voting
As of the date of this notice, the Company has 38,122,023 issued and outstanding shares, which includes 21,594,950 ordinary shares for which American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) are issued. The Company’s bylaws do not have any restrictions on voting rights, each share having the right to one vote at this EGM. Voting rights may not be used for shares held by the Company itself or its subsidiaries or other shares deemed to be treasury shares. Unless Dutch law provides otherwise and with due observance of articles 31 and 32 of the articles of association of the Company, all resolutions shall be passed by an absolute majority of the votes cast. The ordinary shares are listed on Euronext Brussels and the ADSs are listed on NASDAQ. The agent for the ordinary shares is ABN AMRO and the agent for the ADSs is BNY Mellon.
Attendance at the EGM
Only holders of shares in the share capital of the Company as of the close of business on 28 days prior to the EGM, being 28 October 2019 (the “Record Date”) or those who hold a valid proxy for the EGM are entitled to take part in and vote at the EGM. Each share outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to one vote on each voting item.
Holders of ADSs will receive information about the EGM and how to exercise their voting rights via their custodian from BNY Mellon.
Shareholders and all other persons with meeting rights who either in person or by proxy wish to attend the meeting must notify ABN AMRO accordingly by 17:30 CE(S)T on 18 November 2019 at the latest via their financial intermediary as defined in the “Wet giraal effectenverkeer” or their agent (the “Intermediary”) or directly via www.abnamro.com/evoting.
The Intermediary concerned must submit to ABN AMRO no later than 19 November 2019, 11:00 CE(S)T, a statement via www.abnamro.com/intermediary, including the number of deposit shares notified for registration and held by that shareholder at the Record Date. With this statement, intermediaries are
argenx SE Willemstraat 5, 4811 AH Breda, the Netherlands
info@argenx.com — www.argenx.com
furthermore requested to include the full address details of the relevant holder in order to be able to verify the shareholding on the Record Date in an efficient manner. The proof of registration supplied by ABN AMRO will serve as admission ticket to the meeting.
Persons entitled to take part in the meeting may be asked to identify themselves prior to being admitted to the EGM and are therefore asked to carry valid proof of identification.
Voting by (electronic) proxy
A shareholder who chooses to be represented at the meeting shall, in addition to submitting the application to attend the meeting as described above, grant a proxy. The proxy may include a voting instruction. Shareholders may grant a proxy and give voting instructions to argenx SE via www.abnamro.com/evoting by 17:30 CE(S)T on 18 November 2019 at the latest.
Alternatively, a proxy may be granted in writing. A written proxy may be granted to a third party or a representative of the Company. The duly signed written proxy, which can be downloaded from the Company’s website or obtained via e-mail annualmeeting@argenx.com or telephone +32 9 241 58 41. must be received by 17:30 CE(S)T on 18 November 2019 at the latest by the Company via e-mail annualmeeting@argenx.com.
Right to ask questions
All shareholders are entitled to ask questions to the Board with respect to their report or the other agenda items (and to the auditor with respect to its report). Questions may be asked during the EGM, or may be submitted in writing by shareholders who have fulfilled the registration and admission formalities set out above, to the Company e-mail address prior to the EGM ultimately on 17:30 CE(S)T on 18 November 2019.
Breda, 14 October 2019
Board of directors argenx SE
argenx SE Willemstraat 5, 4811 AH Breda, the Netherlands
info@argenx.com — www.argenx.com
