Déclaration à propos du commentaire dans la presse (AcT)
Comme réaction à l'article de presse publié dans le journal belge De Tijd du 8 juin 2006, Wereldhave Belgique a publié le communiqué suivant :
Comme réaction à l'article de presse publié dans le journal belge « De Tijd » du 8 juin 2006 que nous regrettons, nous avons l'annonce suivante à faire.
Comme mentionné dans l'article, Comm. VA Wereldhave Belgique est engagé dans une procédure judiciaire se rapportant à la société et à certains membres de son comité directeur. La raison d'engager Wereldhave Belgique dans cette procédure est la vente en 1993 des actions d'une société faisant partie du groupe Wereldhave. ....
Wereldhave NV: Statement re. Press Comment
As a reaction to a press article in The Belgian newspaper De Tijd on June 8, 2006, Wereldhave Belgium has published the following release:
As a reaction to the press article in the “De Tijd” of June 8, 2006, which we regret, we have the following announcement to make.
As mentioned in the article, Comm. VA Wereldhave Belgium is engaged in a legal procedure which relates to both the Company and some of its officers. The reason to engage Wereldhave Belgium in this procedure is the sale in 1993 of the shares of a company, part of the Wereldhave group.
The cash company was the result of liquidation and split-up of MLO LTD N.V. in Seceurimmo N.V. and MLO N.V. (Wereldhave Belgium N.V.). The latter was merged with Comm. V.A. Wereldhave Belgium. The Belgian tax authorities contest the fiscal neutrality of the split-up and have made supplementary charges in company tax and advance income assessments. In addition, a penal complaint was filed.
Wereldhave Belgium contests the validity of the Belgian tax claims and the prosecution and is convinced to have complied with all applicable laws and regulations.
It is emphasized that the full amount of the contested tax charges have been guaranteed by the Dutch companies Wereldhave N.V., MLO Interned B.V. and MLO Holdings B.V.
Judicial investigations are ongoing since additional acts of investigation were required and, against the suggestion in the article, these investigations have not been finished. In addition the company emphasizes that the case is in the process of investigations and has not been brought before the chamber of the Court. The company is confident that that the final charge will be amended.
Wereldhave N.V. has nothing to add to this press release.
Source : Actusnews