Following a Dutch court ruling in favour of Fugro on Tuesday, the company removed the discussion of the protective measure from its annual meeting agenda, with Boskalis' consent.

According to Fugro's laws, an institute called Foundation Continuity Fugro has the right to buy preference shares in two Curacao-based units of the company, in case of a possible takeover.

Boskalis has said many times that it does not intend to make an offer for Fugro, but industry analysts have not ruled out this scenario.

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