Gerechtshof Arnhem tweede meervoudige belastingkamer nummer 05/133 Uitspraak op het beroep van X-NL B.V. te Z (hierna: belanghebbende) tegen de uitspraak van de Inspecteur van de Belastingdienst/P (hierna: de Inspecteur) betreffende na te melden aan haar opgelegde aanslag in de vennootschapsbelasting voor het jaar 1999, de vaststelling van het verlies van 1999 en de vaststelling van de met de winst over het jaar 1999 verrekende verliezen van eerdere jaren..
(2)amounts to A, one to the size of (…) HFL 16,599,527.= (referred to hereinafter as “claim 1”), and one of (…) HFL 4,468,616,= (referred to hereinafter as “claim 2”), respectively. 2. Claim 2 is equal to the Pro Forma Adjusted Closing Net Asset Value of the company as calculated in the pro forma adjusted balance sheet as at (…) 30-06-1999 (…). (…) Agreements concerning claim 1 and claim 2 1. Of the claim 1 of A against the company an amount of (…) HFL 3,506,614.= is hereby set off against the claim, of the equal amount, the company holds against A (…) and against an amount of (…) HFL 27,513.= is hereby paid by settlement with the purchase price of the E “V 40” of the company (…) that will be transferred to A. (…) 2. Of the remaining debt of claim 1 the amount of (…) HFL 1,274,245.= is paid by the company to A. (…) 3. The remainder of claim 1, equal to the amount of (…) HFL 11,791,515,=, will be set off against the obligation to pay up the share to be issued by the company to A as by separate deed signed today, and for the rest the remainder of claim 1 will be transferred to the company as informal capital. 4. The company pays to A (…) 81% of the claim 2, being the amount of (…) 3.619.578,96 (…) (…) 5. If on (…) 31-03-2000 the total amount of the collected receivables and of the receivables classified as Accounts/Receivables Suspense in the pro forma adjusted balance sheet as at (…) 30-06-1999 (…) (minus the cost of collection) exceeds one hundred sixty thousand Dutch guilders (HFL 166,000.00), X shall settle to A, as an additional redemption price, (…) 81% of the excess no later than (…) 01-04-2000. (…) Immediately following its limited reading (…) the deed was signed by the persons appearing and by me, notary public, at two hours and forty minutes. ” 2.6. Tijdens de bestuurdersvergadering van A op 9 juli 1999 is het volgende besloten: “ (
- i)the Company (bedoeld is: A) will sell to a new company to be established in the name of X-HoldingB.V. (“X Holding”) and wholly owned by Mr. C who is a director and manager of X, 81% of the debt due by X-NL B.V. (“X”) to the Company, (
- ii)the Company and X-Holdingwill acquire respectively certain outstanding shares and new shares of X from respectively B (…) and X such that the company will own 81% equity interest and X-Holdingwill own 19% equity interest respectively in X on completion of the transactions, and (iii) the Company will enter into a supply agreement and an exclusive distribution agreement with X (…) IT WAS RESOLVED (
- i)that the Proposed Transaction is in the best interest of the Company and its subsidiaries (…)” 2.7. Op 24 september 1999, om 02.50 uur, levert B 33 aandelen in belanghebbende aan X-Holdingen 7 aandelen in belanghebbende aan A tegen een koopsom van ƒ 1 per aandeel. 2.8. Op 24 september 1999, om 03.07 uur, besluit de algemene vergadering van aandeelhouders van belanghebbende onder meer als volgt: “ The undersigned: a. C, (…) acting as sole director of: “X-HoldingB.V.”(…); b. F, (…) acting as authorised representative of: “A Co, Ltd.” (…) (…) The undersigned declare that the general meeting of shareholders has adopted the following resolutions: A. The company shall proceed to issue two ordinary shares at a price of 100% and issue one of said ordinary shares to “X-HoldingB.V.” and one of said ordinary shares to “A Co. Ltd.”. B. The share to be issued to A Co. Ltd. shall be paid up by bringing in the claim of HFL 11,791,515.= which it has on the company. (…) ” 2.9. Op 24 september 1999, om 03.15 uur, geeft belanghebbende nieuwe aandelen uit. De desbetreffende akte luidt onder meer als volgt: “ On this (…) 24-09-1999 (…) appeared before me, (…) notary public (…): 1. mister C (…), acting in the present matter: a. as the (sole) independently authorised managing director of: “X-NL B.V.” (…) which company shall also be referred to hereinafter as: “company”, b. as sole independent authorized director of: “X-HoldingB.V.” (…) said company, hereafter also to be called: “Acquirer 1” or “X-HoldingB.V.”; 2. mister D (…) acting in the present matter as the independently authorised representative of: “A Co., Ltd.” (…) which company shall also be referred to hereinafter as: “Acquirer 2” or “A”. “Acquirer 1” and “acquirer 2” combined shall also be referred to hereinafter as “acquirers”. (…) ISSUE The party under subsection 1 stated (…) that, hereby, on behalf of the company, the party issues the shares mentioned, numbers 41 and 42, of which share number 41 is issued to acquirer 1, and share number 42 is issued to acquirer 2. (…) PAYMENT IN FULL The shares issued as stated above will be paid in full in the following manner: As far as X-HoldingB.V. is concerned (share number 41), as the party under subsection 1, the company declares to have received the payment of the nominal value and to give discharge in respect to that payment. As far as A is concerned (share number 42), as the party subsection 2, on behalf of and with the approval of the company, hereby settles for the nominal value and furthermore transfers the claim which A has against the company as a so called informal capital payment, said claim having a nominal value of (…) HFL 11,791,515.=. As far as this claim exceeds the nominal value of the emitted share, the excess will be registered in the books of the company as informal capital, that will only be exigible with approval of the shareholders’ meeting of the company and accrue to all shareholders proportionally to the number of shares then owned. (…) ” 2.10. Op 24 september 1999 hebben A, X Holding, C en X een overeenkomst gesloten, die onder meer als volgt luidt: “ Taking into consideration (…) that A holds 19% and X-Holding81% of the shares of X, hereinafter to be referred to as “Shares”; (…) that as a consequence of their relationship and in the interests of A as a minority shareholder, A and X-Holdingwish to enter into an agreement in order to regulate their powers as shareholders under the Articles of Association, and to operate and manage the Company (Hof: bedoeld wordt X) in the manner hereinafter appearing; Declare to have agreed as follows: 1. Board of Directors 1. Both shareholders will vote in the Shareholders’ Meeting of X when appointing the Directors of X (…) in such a way that:
- a)Mr G will be appointed as a Director (member of the Board of Directors) of X, as a representative of A forthwith upon the execution of this agreement;
- b)X-Holdingwill have the right to propose four (natural or legal) persons as members of the board as its representatives. The proposal will be binding for A. Mr C, as Director of X, will be considered as to have been proposed by X Holding. 2. Mr C will have independent authority as a Director of X to represent the Company (…) and will act as Managing Director. 2. Reserved Matters (…) 6. Put Option 1. Mr C and X-Holdingeach grants a right to A to require Mr. C and X-Holdingrespectively, to purchase all of the shares owned by A at any time after (…) 1-7-2001 or in the event
- i)there being a breach by Mr. C of any non-compete provisions as specified in the Distribution Agreement (…) or
- ii)the Supply Agreement of the Distribution Agreement is terminated by X, or iii) there is a breach by Mr C or Mrs C of the non-Competition Deed by Mr. and Mrs C, in each case the Put Option will be exercisable immediately. 2. The exercise price of the Put Option will be equal to the sum of
- i)the nominal value of the transferred shares and
- ii)23,4% of the receivable adjustment payment (if applicable) as calculated (…) plus a 10% annual value appreciation from the date hereof up to the date of payment with a maximum of 100%. The exercise of the Put Option will (…) has the effect, that the debt of HFL 849,037.04 of the Company to A (…) is immediately due and payable together with the accrued interest. 3. (…) 7. Call Option A grants the right to Mr. C or X to purchase all of the shares owned by A at any time after the Distribution Agreement (…) and Supply Agreement (…) are terminated. The exercise price will be equal to the sum of
- i)the nominal value of the transferred shares and
- ii)23,4% of the receivable adjustment payment (if applicable) as calculated (…) plus a 10% annual value appreciation from the date hereof up to the date of payment with a maximum of 100%. The conditions concerning respectively the debt repayment or redemption and guarantee obligations of the Company and Mr. C as stated under clause 6