TORONTO, April 17, 2020 /CNW/ - First National
Financial Corporation (TSX: FN, TSX:FN.PR.A, TSX:FN.PR.B)
today announced that it will host its 2020 annual meeting of
shareholders on May 15, 2020 at
10 am eastern in a virtual-only
format accessible through a special live audio webcast.
The Company's decision to adopt a virtual format was made to
ensure all shareholders, Directors employees and guests can
participate while honouring the physical distancing required to
stop the spread of COVID-19. The business to be conducted at the
meeting is outlined in the Company's management information
circular dated March 25, 2020 and
filed on Sedar. It should be noted that the meeting was originally
scheduled for May 5, 2020.
Logging In
Registered shareholders and duly appointed proxyholders will be
able to attend the meeting, ask questions and vote online at
https://web.lumiagm.com/252337786. Non-registered shareholders who
hold their First National voting shares through a broker,
investment dealer, bank, trust company, custodian, nominee or other
intermediary but who have not duly appointed themselves as
proxyholder will be able to participate as guests, but guests will
not be able to vote.
How to Vote Before the Meeting
Before the meeting, shareholders of record as of the close of
business on March 16, 2020 may vote
by completing the form of proxy or voting instruction form in
accordance with the instructions provided therein. Non-registered
shareholders should carefully follow all instructions provided by
their intermediaries to ensure that their voting shares are
voted.
How to Vote At the Meeting
Registered shareholders may vote by completing a ballot online,
as described in the section "How to Attend the Virtual Only
Meeting". A non-registered shareholder who wishes to attend,
participate or vote at the meeting, MUST insert their own name in
the space provided on the voting instruction form sent to them by
their intermediary, follow the instructions provided by the
intermediary AND register as a proxyholder, as described in the
section of this news release entitled "How to Appoint a
Proxyholder." It is important to comply with the signature and
return instructions provided by the intermediary.
Non-registered shareholders who have not duly appointed
themselves as proxyholder will not be able to vote at the meeting
but will be able to attend as guests. This is because the
Corporation and the Company's transfer agent, Computershare
Investor Services Inc. ("Computershare"), do not have a record of
non-registered shareholders of the Corporation, and, as a result,
have no knowledge of non-registered shareholders' holdings or
entitlement to vote.
How to Appoint a Proxyholder
The following applies to shareholders who wish to appoint a
person (a "third-party proxyholder") other than the management
nominees identified in the form of proxy or voting instruction form
as proxyholder, as well as non-registered shareholders who wish to
appoint themselves as proxyholder to attend, participate or vote at
the meeting.
Shareholders who wish to appoint a third-party proxyholder to
attend and participate at the meeting as their proxyholder and vote
their First National voting shares MUST submit their form of proxy
or voting instruction form, as applicable, appointing that person
as proxyholder AND register that proxyholder online, as described
below.
Registering your proxyholder is an additional step to be
completed AFTER submitting your form of proxy or voting instruction
form. Failure to register the proxyholder will result in the
proxyholder not receiving a Control Number (see below) that is
required to vote at the meeting.
Step 1. Submit your form of proxy or voting
instruction form: To appoint a third-party proxyholder, insert
that person's name in the blank space provided in the form of proxy
or voting instruction form (if permitted) and follow the
instructions for submitting such form of proxy or voting
instruction form. This must be completed before registering such
proxyholder, which is an additional step to be completed once you
submit your form of proxy or voting instruction form.
Step 2. Register your proxyholder: To register a
third-party proxyholder, shareholders must visit
http://www.computershare.com/FirstNational no later than
9:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on May
13, 2020 (the "voting deadline") and provide Computershare
with the required proxyholder contact information so that
Computershare may provide the proxyholder with a Control Number via
email. Without a Control Number, proxyholders will not be able to
vote at the meeting but will be able to participate as a guest.
How to Attend the Virtual Only Meeting
- Log on to https://web.lumiagm.com/252337786 (one hour prior to
the meeting is recommended)
- Click "login" and then enter your Control Number and Password
fnfc2020 (case sensitive)
Guests may also log in at the same address, click "Guest" and
complete an online form.
Control Number
Registered shareholders will find the 15-digit Control Number
located on the form of proxy or in the email notification received
from Computershare. For duly appointed proxyholders,
Computershare will provide the Control Number by email after the
proxy voting deadline has passed and the proxyholder has been duly
appointed.
Other Helpful Information
First National's annual meeting virtual platform is accessible
by smartphone, tablet and computer. However, it requires the latest
version of Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox. To check compatibility,
visit https://web.lumiagm.com/252337786 using the device of your
choice and do so before the meeting begins – preferably one hour in
advance – to complete all related procedures.
It is important that participants remain connected to the
internet at all times during the meeting in order to vote when
balloting commences. It is the responsibility of
shareholders/proxyholders to ensure uninterrupted connectivity.
General Proxy Matters
If you are not sure whether you are a registered shareholder or
non-registered shareholder or, for additional information
regarding: submissions of forms of proxy and voting instructions
forms before the meeting; voting deadline; revocation of proxies;
and, other general proxy matters, please refer to First National's
management information circular or contact Computershare at:
1-800-564-6253 (toll-free in Canada and the
United States)
514-982-7555 (from outside Canada
and the United States)
About First National Financial Corporation
First National Financial Corporation (TSX: FN, TSX:FN.PR.A,
TSX:FN.PR.B) is the parent company of First National Financial
LP, a Canadian-based originator, underwriter and servicer of
predominantly prime residential (single-family and multi-unit) and
commercial mortgages. With more than $111
billion in mortgages under administration, First National is
Canada's largest non-bank
originator and underwriter of mortgages and is among the top three
in market share in the mortgage broker distribution channel.
For more information, please visit www.firstnational.ca.
SOURCE First National Financial Corporation