Action juridique concernant Wereldhave Belgium (AcT)

La société Wereldhave Belgium a été appelée aujourd'hui, le 5 décembre 2006, à comparaître (devant le Raadkamer / Chambre du Conseil) dans le litige pénal résultant de la vente d'une société de liquidités en 1993. Le Raadkamer/Chambre du Conseil décidera le 20 février 2007 d'un transfert éventuel devant le tribunal.

Le procureur requiert la liquidation de Wereldhave Belgium; le renvoi de plusieurs dirigeants de la société et la cession de Belle-Ile. La juste valeur de Belle-Ile au 30 septembre 2006 s'élève à 119.7 millions d'EUR. …

Wereldhave Belgium Court Case

Wereldhave Belgium has been summoned today, December 5, 2006, to appear in court ( before the Raadkamer / Chambre du Conseil) in the matter of a penal dispute arising from the sale of a cash company in 1993. On February 20, 2007, the Raadkamer/Chambre du Conseil will decide about a possible transfer to court.

The prosecutor is demanding the liquidation of Wereldhave Belgium ; the disqualification of several officials of the company and the seizure of Belle-Ile. On September 30, 2006 the fair value of Belle-Ile amounts to 119.7 million EUR.

The cash company in question was the result of the liquidation and division of MLO LTD N.V. in Seceurimmo N.V. and MLO N.V. (Wereldhave Belgium N.V.). The latter was merged with Comm. VA Wereldhave Belgium .

The Belgian tax authorities contest the fiscal neutrality of the split and have made supplementary charges in company tax and advance income assessments.
Furthermore, a penal complaint was filed which is now being handled.
The amount of the contested tax charges alone has been guaranteed by the Dutch company Wereldhave N.V.

Wereldhave Belgium is convinced that it has complied with all applicable laws and regulations both in regard to the penal and the fiscal dispute.