Diploma PLC AGM arrangements in light of COVID-19 (8498X)
January 10 2022 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMDPLM
RNS Number : 8498X
Diploma PLC
10 January 2022
DIPLOMA PLC
10-11 CHARTERHOUSE SQUARE, LONDON EC1M 6EE
TELEPHONE: +44 (0)20 7549 5700
FACSIMILE: +44 (0)20 7549 5715
10 January 2022
Annual General Meeting arrangements in light of COVID-19
On 7 December 2021 Diploma plc ("Diploma" or "the Company")
issued a notice convening an Annual General Meeting of the Company
("AGM") to be held at 14:00 (UK time) on 19 January 2022 (the
"Notice of AGM").
Since the Company issued the Notice of AGM, the UK Government
has announced additional measures in response to the risks of the
Omicron variant of COVID-19 (the "Plan B Announcement"). In the
light of the Plan B Announcement, the Company has reviewed AGM
arrangements with a view to protecting the health and safety of
shareholders, employees and other potential attendees.
The AGM will still be held as advertised in the Notice of AGM
and shareholders have the right to attend, speak and vote at the
meeting if they so wish. However, in view of the Plan B
Announcement, in the interests of shareholders' own safety and the
safety of others, Diploma strongly encourages shareholders to
consider appointing the Chair as their proxy instead of attending
the AGM in person. Instructions for submitting proxy votes are
contained in the Notice of AGM.
Shareholders who wish to ask questions at the AGM are invited to
do so via email to Investors@diplomaplc.com by 12:00 on 18 January
2022. The Board will endeavour to provide written answers directly
as soon as practicable after the AGM.
In the light of the Plan B Announcement, the AGM will focus
solely on the formal business set out in the Notice of AGM and only
the minimum number of Directors necessary to constitute a quorum
will attend. Regrettably, we will not make any presentations or
provide refreshments.
Should circumstances or Government guidance change, including
the introduction of regulations to prohibit or further restrict
public gatherings, Diploma reserves the right to take further steps
in respect of AGM attendance. To the extent this is necessary, we
will provide an update via a Regulatory Information Service
announcement and our website as soon as practicable.
If shareholders nonetheless wish to attend the AGM in person,
they are strongly advised to wear a face covering (unless exempt)
and to take other appropriate precautions to protect themselves and
other attendees, including taking full account of the new rules
outlined in the Plan B Announcement.
For further information, please contact:
Diploma PLC - +44 (0)20 7549 5700
J Morrison, Group Company Secretary
LEI:2138008OGI7VYG8FGR19
This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the
London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct
Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United
Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution
of this information may apply. For further information, please
contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.
RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms
and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information
contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an
anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services.
For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange
use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy
Policy.
END
AGMUPUWAGUPPGMB
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 10, 2022 02:00 ET (07:00 GMT)
Diploma (LSE:DPLM)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024
Diploma (LSE:DPLM)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024