INFORMATIVE NOTICE ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROSPECTUS AND CONVENING NOTICE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY

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1 TRIODOS SICAV I Société d'investissement à Capital Variable Registered Office: Boulevard de la Foire L-1528 Luxembourg R.C.S. Luxembourg B (the Company ) INFORMATIVE NOTICE ON THE AMENDMENTS TO THE PROSPECTUS AND CONVENING NOTICE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY Luxembourg, 14 February 2018 Capitalised terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the prospectus of the Company (the Prospectus ). Dear Shareholder, We are pleased to inform you that the board of directors of the Company (the Board of Directors ) has decided to introduce a number of changes to the Prospectus. These amendments to the Prospectus will come into effect on 1 April Please note that the Board of Directors has decided to amend the main part of the Prospectus as follows: Preliminary: Insertion of wording on Prohibited Persons (see changes to Section Issue and sale of shares below). Directory: Update of the names of the directors of the SICAV; Following the announced integration of sustainable and financial analysis within the investment process, as a result of which the asset management activities will be insourced, update in relation to the fact that Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. will no longer act as investment manager and will be replaced by the Management Company in such capacity. Main body: The Company: o Clarification that the Company does not qualify as structured UCITS ; Investment Objective and policies: o Amendments to sections Investment policy and Investment strategy in respect to the general guidelines to be followed by sub-funds (positive impact on environment and other social criteria); o Clarification of the wording on the minimum criteria to be met for eligible investments (such as companies, Impact Bonds, Sovereign Bonds, etc.); o Broadening of geographical focus; 1

2 Sustainability assessment: o Complete overhaul of the sustainability assessment by tightening (and where necessary clarifying) the criteria for passing such assessment; Risk factors: o Update of risk wording relating to FATCA/CRS; Conflicts of interest: o Overhaul of the conflict of interest provision; Management of the Company: o Update of wording taking into account the fact that Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. will no longer act as investment manager. The removal of the investment manager has been reflected throughout the Prospectus; o Clarification that the Management Company acts as main distributor (this was already the case before but has been further clarified in this Prospectus). This has been further reflected throughout the Prospectus; The shares: o Insertion of an article on transfer of shares among investors and clarifications regarding the register of shares; o Clarification of the fractional shares language; o Clarification of the possible features of the share classes; o Creation of new classes of shares, as follows: Euro-denominated Class I-II - Capitalisation Euro-denominated Class I-II - Distribution Euro-denominated Class D - Capitalisation Euro-denominated Class D - Distribution o Alignment of the wording relating to Class P shares with the wording of the amended Articles (more particularly with respect to the procedure for the appointment of Class P directors); o Insertion of clarification regarding the Z, D, K, R and S share classes regarding the use (or not) of commissions and rebates in light of the MiFID II inducement regime; o Clarification that an agent may be appointed to process subscription orders; Issue and sale of shares: o Insertion of wider possibilities for the Board of Directors, at its full discretion, to suspend the issue of shares under the terms of the Articles or at the Board of Directors discretion in the best interests of the Company notably under other exceptional circumstances and without prior notice; o Updated wording on contribution/subscription in kind; o Insertion of the possibility for the Board of Directors to prevent the ownership of Shares by a third party in certain circumstances; o In the sub-section Restriction on ownership of Shares : insertion of wider possibilities to qualify as Prohibited Persons, persons whose ownership of shares would be detrimental to the Company; Redemption of shares: o Clarification that an agent may be appointed to process redemption orders; o Clarification that a redemption request exceeding a certain amount may trigger the liquidation of the relevant sub-fund; o Insertion of possibility for the Board of Directors to suspend the redemption of Shares under the terms of the Articles or at the Board of Directors discretion in the best interests of the Company notably under other exceptional circumstances; o Insertion of the possibility to postpone the payment of redemption proceeds; Conversion of shares: o Clarification that a conversion request may not be accepted until any previous transaction involving the shares to be converted has been fully settled; o Clarification that the documents in respect to the conversion request must be received by the Registrar agent; 2

3 o Clarification that, further to a deferment of conversion requests, with respect to the next relevant Valuation Day, deferred conversion requests will be met in priority to later requests, if necessary on a pro-rata basis among involved Shareholders; Determination of the Net Asset Value: o Clarification that the Net Asset Value shall be calculated for each Sub-Fund by dividing the net assets of the relevant Sub-Fund attributable to each Class of Shares, being the value of the portion of assets less the portion of liabilities attributable to such Class, on any such Valuation Day by the number of Shares in the relevant class then outstanding, in accordance with the valuation rules set forth in the section; o Clarification that the Net Asset Value per Share may be rounded up or down to the nearest unit of the relevant currency as the Board of Directors shall determine, as opposed to rounding up or down to the nearest sub-unit, i.e. to the nearest cent; o Insertion of a provision stating that if since the time of determination of the Net Asset Value there has been a material change in the quotations in the markets on which a substantial portion of the investments attributable to the relevant Class of Shares are dealt in or quoted, the Company may, in order to safeguard the interests of the Shareholders and the Company, cancel the first valuation and carry out a second valuation, in which case all relevant subscription and redemption requests will be dealt with on the basis of that second valuation; o Insertion of wording on the valuation of spot currency contracts and of units and shares of UCITS/UCIs; o Update and overhaul of the provisions regarding the valuation principles of assets; o Insertion of new circumstances during which the Board of Directors may suspend the NAV calculation; o Insertion of provisions regarding the withdrawal of subscription and redemption applications following a suspension of NAV; Distribution policy: o Clarification that unclaimed distributions will be deposited with the Caisse de consignation; Data Protection: o Update of the whole section in accordance with the law of 27 April 2016 ( Data Protection Law ) and the related Regulation n 2016/679; Charges and expenses: o Deletion of reference to the formation expenses which are no longer required; o Clarification of the fees of the Management Company and of the Depositary, Paying Agent, Registrar Agent, Administrative Agent and Domiciliary Agent (no material impact); Taxation: o Update of tax wording (including the wording on the subscription tax) in compliance with latest laws; o Update in light of FATCA/CRS requirements; General information: o Insertion of provisions regarding the holding and convening of general meetings in line with the provisions of the Articles. In addition, the annual general meeting will from now on take place on the fourth Wednesday of April; o Insertion of a provision regarding the liquidation proceeds of a Sub-Fund which shall be deposited with the Caisse de Consignation, if unclaimed; o Insertion of a paragraph on proxy voting provisions. 3

4 Sub-funds supplements: common changes to all sub-funds: o Launch of new share classes (Class I-II dis/cap and Class D dis/cap, as further set out in the supplement). Insertion of related Initial Offering Period, Minimum Holding Investment, Minimum Initial Investment and Minimum Subsequent Investment; o Clarification of section 3 Return. Since the benchmark is only used for reporting purposes, the Benchmarks regulation will not be applicable; o Clarification that no conversion fee shall apply; o Clarification that the Management Fee is excluding VAT when applicable; o In order to allow for more time to adjust the investment portfolios to the daily net inflow/outflow, all applications for subscription and redemption must be received in good order by the Registrar Agent prior to 2.00 p.m. (Central European Time) on the Business Day preceding the relevant Valuation Day (instead of 4.00 p.m.); o Payment of the subscription monies must be received by the Depositary in the relevant Reference Currency of a Class, within two Business Days after the relevant Valuation Day (instead of three Business Days after the relevant Valuation Day, as provided for previously; o Redemption proceeds shall be paid in the relevant Reference Currency usually within two Business Days after the relevant Valuation Day (instead of three Business Days after the relevant Valuation Day, as provided for previously); o Further changes to align wordings between sub-funds. sub-funds specifics: for Triodos Sustainable Equity Fund shareholders: Amendment to the investment policy so that at least 67% of the net assets are invested in large cap companies and up to 33% in small and mid-cap companies as further set out in the supplement and additional clarifications in sections 1-4 therein. In particular, insertion of the provision that the Sub-Fund compares its return with the MSCI World Index in EUR (instead of USD converted to EUR as provided for previously). for Triodos Sustainable Bond Fund shareholders: Amendment to the investment policy and the eligibility criteria for bonds and additional clarification in sections 1-4 therein. In particular, insertion of the provision that bonds issued by regional or local authorities must be rated at least investment grade. In addition, for Sovereign Bonds and Sub Sovereign Bonds issued by regional or local authorities, individual bond rating is not used. Instead, the average (including unsolicited) long-term local currency sovereign debt rating is used. for Triodos Sustainable Mixed Fund shareholders: Amendment to the investment policy, for alignment purposes with the other subfunds, mainly to provide that up to 20% of the Net Assets may be held in cash and additional clarification in sections 1-4 therein. for Triodos Sustainable Pioneer Fund shareholders: Full restatement of the investment policy, which shall now read as follows: The Sub-Fund invests at least 67% of its Net Assets in shares of small and midcap companies that are listed on the worldwide markets, that comply with the sustainable investment strategy described in the general part of the Prospectus, in the section Sustainability assessment, and that offer good investment prospects. Up to 33% of the Sub-Fund s Net Assets may be held in large cap companies. The definition of market capitalisation of small, mid and large cap companies is dynamic and is based on the index methodology used by MSCI. The Management Company will update the market capitalisation thresholds for small, mid and large cap companies once a year. 4

5 Through the Sub-Fund the investor will invest in shares of global small and mid-sized companies that are active on the forefront of innovative and ground-breaking developments in the field of sustainability. The Sub-Fund focuses on a sustainable future for People and Planet through investments in companies that are leading in sustainable products and technologies and that provide solutions addressing the seven identified sustainability themes. Through its solutions-focus, the Sub-Fund will have a concentrated exposure to companies active in the fields of 1. sustainable energy (climate protection), 2. environmental technology (clean planet) and 3. medical technology (healthy people). In addition, the Sub-Fund will also invest in companies that are clear CSR Leaders in their respective sectors. In addition, for alignment purposes with the other sub-funds, up to 20% of the Net Assets may be held in cash (instead of 10% as provided for previously). Other types of changes: - Minor changes to sub-section Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing ; - Appendix I Management and Service fee : Launch of new share classes (Class I-II dis/cap and Class D dis/cap, as further set out in the Prospectus); - Appendix II Particulars : Update of the names and biographies of the directors of the SICAV; - Some minor clarifications to the Glossary of terms section and a certain number of clean-ups and clerical changes with no material impact throughout the Prospectus. Shareholders who do not agree with the above changes have the right to redeem their shares, free of charge, during a period of one month starting as from the date of this notice. The revised version of the Prospectus will be available in due course at the registered office of the SICAV. 5

6 Convening notice to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders Furthermore, the shareholders of the Company are invited to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (the Meeting ), which will be held on March 2 nd 2018 at 3 p.m. at the premises of RBC Investor Services Bank S.A., 14, Porte de France, L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette, with the following agenda: AGENDA 1. Change of the corporate purpose of the Company as follows: The exclusive purpose of the Company is to invest the funds available to it in securities and other assets permitted by law of 17 December 2010 relating to undertakings for collective investment as may be amended from time to time (the Law of 2010 ) with the aim of spreading investment risks and affording its shareholders the results of the management of its assets. The Company may take any measures and carry out any transaction which it may deem useful for the fulfilment and development of its purpose to the largest extent permitted under the Law of Change of the signatory power of the Company in the context of daily management; 3. Amendment and full restatement of the articles of association of the Company; 4. Miscellaneous. ORGANISATION OF THE MEETING If you want to attend the Meeting, please inform us by post or fax, at least 5 days before the Meeting, at the address or fax no. mentioned hereunder. The documents related to the Meeting can be found on In case you are unable to personally participate in the Meeting, you may send a representative. For this purpose, we kindly ask you to send for organisational reasons prior to February 28 th the attached proxy form completed and duly signed to TRIODOS SICAV I, c/o RBC Investor Services Bank S.A., 14, Porte de France, L-4360 Esch-sur-Alzette, for the attention of Fund Corporate Services Domiciliary Services (fax number ). Shareholders are advised that resolutions will be passed by a majority of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the votes validly cast at the general meeting at which a quorum of more than half (1/2) of the Company s share capital is present or represented. If no quorum is reached in the meeting, a second meeting may be convened in accordance with applicable law and the articles of the Company. Should you need any further information, please contact Client Services, T: , E: TriodosIM@triodos.com. Yours faithfully, TRIODOS SICAV I The Board of Directors Annex: proxy form 6