22. Share capital

History of share capital

The history of the share capital of Galapagos NV between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023 is as follows:

On 31 December 2023, Galapagos NV’s share capital amounted to €356,445 thousand, represented by 65,897,071 shares. All shares were issued, fully paid up and of the same class. The shares have a par value of €5.41 per share.

All of the share issuances listed above were for cash consideration.

The below table summarizes our capital increases for the years 2023 and 2022.

The Board of Directors is authorized for a period of five years starting from the date of publication in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette of the shareholders’ resolution that granted the renewed authorization to increase the share capital of Galapagos NV within the framework of the authorized capital through contributions in kind or in cash, with limitation or cancellation of the shareholders’ preferential subscription rights. Said authorization can be renewed. The authorized capital of Galapagos NV consists of two parts:

• A general authorization for capital increases up to 20% of the share capital at the time of convening the Shareholders’ Meeting of 22 October 2019 (i.e. €67,022,402.04) was renewed and is valid for a period of five years from the date of publication of such renewal in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette, which occurred on 13 November 2019. This general authorization will expire on 12 November 2024.
• A specific authorization for capital increases of more than 20% and up to 33% of the share capital at the time of the convening of the Shareholders’ Meeting of 25 April 2017 (i.e. €82,561,764.93), was renewed and is valid for a period of five years from the date of publication of such renewal in the Annexes to the Belgian State Gazette, which occurred on 31 May 2017. This specific part of the authorized capital can, however, only be used in a number of specific circumstances and upon a resolution of the Board of Directors that all independent members of the Board of Directors (within the meaning of article 7:87 of the Belgian Companies Code and 2020 Code) approve. The Board of Directors is currently not authorized to increase the share capital after notification by the FSMA (Financial Services and Markets Authority) of a public takeover bid on Galapagos NV’s shares. The specific authorization expired on 30 May 2022.

As of 31 December 2023, an amount of €16,566,540.17 still remained available under the general part of the authorized capital.