Howden Joinery Group PLC 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CHANGES (2313L)
April 29 2020 - 4:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 2313L
Howden Joinery Group PLC
29 April 2020
HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC
("Howdens" or "the Company")
2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING CHANGES
Howdens announces the following changes to the format of its
Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to be held at 11.00am on Thursday, 7
May 2020.
CHANGE OF VENUE
Following the issuance of the UK Government's 'Stay at Home'
measures (the "Government's Measures") on Monday, 23 March 2020,
and the subsequent extension of the Government's Measures on 16
April 2020, the Board of Directors (the "Board") has resolved, in
accordance with Article 67 of the Company's Articles of Association
(the "Articles"), that the AGM will no longer be held at the venue
stated in the 2020 Notice of AGM (dated 18 March 2020) (the
"Notice"). The AGM will now be held at the Company's registered
office, 40 Portman Square, London, W1H 6LT.
PERMITTED ATTENDEES
Under the Government's Measures, public gatherings of more than
two people are not permitted. Therefore, the AGM will be convened
with the minimum quorum of two shareholders (or their corporate
representatives or proxies) as set out in Article 71 of the
Articles, being the Company Secretary, Forbes McNaughton, and the
Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Financial Officer, Mark Robson.
Their attendance at the AGM to form the quorum for the meeting is
essential for work purposes and is therefore permitted under the
Government's Measures. The AGM will comprise only the formal
business of the AGM as set out in the Notice. The Board has
nominated Mark Robson to chair the AGM.
No other shareholders are permitted to attend the AGM and any
shareholder attempting to do so will be refused entry (in line with
the Government's Measures and the Chair's powers under Article 70
of the Articles).
VOTING
As shareholders cannot attend the AGM in person, we urge all our
shareholders to register their proxy appointment electronically
through the Company's Registrar's website
www.shareview.co.uk/4/Info/Portfolio/default/en/Home/Shareholders/Pages/Sharevote.aspx
by 11.00am on Tuesday, 5 May 2020. Shareholders should appoint the
Chair of the meeting (and not any named individual) to act as their
proxy, otherwise their votes will be incapable of being cast. If
any shareholders have appointed a proxy other than the Chair of the
meeting, they should submit a revised Proxy Form by the deadline
stated above.
Shareholders may also print a copy of the Proxy Form from the
Company's website and return this by way of scan or photograph to
proxyvotes@equiniti.com . If shareholders prefer to return a hard
copy Form of Proxy, they should do so in accordance with the
instructions on the Proxy Form, which was distributed with the
Notice of AGM. If you are the beneficial owner of shares who has
been nominated by a registered holder to enjoy information rights,
you should contact the registered shareholder (the custodian or
broker) who looks after your investments in the Company on your
behalf, in order to vote your shares.
The Board recommends voting in favour of all the resolutions
contained in the Notice, with the exception of Resolution 3
regarding the payment of the Final Dividend. As announced on 26
March 2020, the Board has withdrawn its recommendation for the
Final Dividend and accordingly Resolution 3 will not be proposed at
the AGM. A vote in favour of all resolutions (with the exception of
Resolution 3) is, in the Board's opinion, in the best interests of
the Company and its shareholders as a whole.
SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
The Board understands that the AGM serves as a forum for
shareholders to raise questions and provide feedback to the Board.
Therefore, shareholders are asked to submit any questions they may
have for the Board by email to cosec@howdens.com (please include a
Shareholder Reference Number in any correspondence) or using the
submission form available on the corporate website (
www.howdenjoinerygroupplc.com/agm ). Questions received, and their
corresponding answers, will be published on the corporate website
in addition to the responses being sent to the relevant shareholder
on an individual basis.
REVIEW
The Board will continue to keep Government guidance under review
and may, if necessary, make further changes to the arrangements for
the AGM. Further announcements and information will be provided as
required and shareholders should continue to monitor the AGM page (
www.howdenjoinerygroupplc.com/agm ) on the Company's corporate
website.
Enquiries:
Forbes McNaughton, Company Secretary
+44 207 535 1137
Caitlin Slatter, Senior Assistant Company Secretary
+44 207 535 1151
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