Notice of AGM (8680H)
June 06 2011 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMHLO
RNS Number : 8680H
Healthcare Locums PLC
06 June 2011
Healthcare Locums plc
6 June 2011
Notice of AGM
Healthcare Locums plc ("the Company" or "the Group") confirms
that the Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at One
Fleet Place, London EC4M 7WS on 29 June 2011 at 11.00am at which
the following resolutions will be proposed as Ordinary
Resolutions:
As Ordinary Business:
1. To re-appoint Peter Sullivan as a director having been
appointed since the last Annual General Meeting.
2. To re-appoint David Henderson as a director having been
appointed since the last Annual General Meeting.
3. To re-appoint Stephen Burke as a director having been
appointed since the last Annual General Meeting.
4. To re-appoint Colin Whipp as a director having been appointed
since the last Annual General Meeting.
5. To re-appoint Andrew McRae as a director having been
appointed since the last Annual General Meeting.
The Notice of Annual General Meeting and a covering letter
(which is reproduced below) are being posted to shareholders today,
and will be available on the Company's website shortly.
Covering Letter
6 June 2011
Dear Shareholder
Notice of AGM
As you are no doubt aware, on 25 January 2011, the Board
announced the discovery of serious accounting irregularities within
the Group and trading in the Company's shares on AIM was suspended.
An immediate investigation was launched to establish the
circumstances surrounding the commission of, the extent of and the
financial implications of these accounting irregularities. Since
then, the entire personnel of the Board has changed. Considerable
progress has been made in the investigation and it had been the
Board's intention to lay the audited 2010 accounts before the
Company's Annual General Meeting. Our aim is to ensure that the
investigation is as thorough as possible. However, aspects of the
accounting irregularities are taking longer to resolve and
unfortunately this is currently preventing us from finalising the
audited accounts.
The Company is obliged to hold its Annual General Meeting by the
end of June 2011 and is therefore convening this meeting in the
absence of the 2010 financial statements. It is the intention of
the Board to complete the 2010 audited accounts as soon as possible
and then to convene a separate Extraordinary General Meeting to
consider these and conduct other business which would normally be
considered at the Annual General Meeting together with the
accounts.
The uncertainty created by the investigation has been
frustrating for the Group's employees as well as your Board, the
shareholders and the Group's other stakeholders. In the
circumstances, I am grateful to our employees for the dedication
they have shown. It should be noted that the Australian business
which the company acquired in December 2010 has been trading well
and appears to be unaffected by the accounting irregularities which
occurred in the UK. I am also grateful for the cooperation of the
Group's lenders who have been supportive of the Group and the work
of the Board in its efforts to normalise the situation.
I am pleased to have been joined on the Board by colleagues with
a breadth of experience in both managing and resolving complex
business issues. Your Board's priority is to finalise the audited
annual accounts and I look forward to being able to give
shareholders a more detailed update as soon as possible.
Yours sincerely
Peter Sullivan
Chairman
Healthcare Locums plc
Contact details:
Healthcare Locums Plc
Peter Sullivan, Chairman
Tel: 0207 451 1451
Fairfax I.S. PLC
Nomad and Joint Broker
Simon Bennett/Ewan Leggat/Laura Littley
Tel: 020 7598 5368
Pelham Bell Pottinger
David Rydell/Emma Kent/Duncan Mayall
Telephone number: 020 7861 3232
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