Kier Group PLC Notice of GM (0828W)
April 20 2021 - 12:02PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMKIE
RNS Number : 0828W
Kier Group PLC
20 April 2021
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART
IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A
VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THAT
JURISDICTION.
THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO PUBLISH SHORTLY A CIRCULAR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE TRANSACTION. ANY VOTING DECISIONS BY SHAREHOLDERS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTION SHOULD BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE CIRCULAR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
20 April 2021
Kier Group plc
Publication of Circular and Notice of General Meeting
Kier Group plc ("Kier" or the "Company") today announces that,
further to the announcement on Friday 16 April 2021 in relation to
the proposed sale of Kier Living Limited, (the "Transaction"), a
shareholder circular relating to the Transaction (the "Circular")
has been published today, having received approval from the
Financial Conduct Authority.
As described in the Circular, the Kier Board unanimously
recommends that all shareholders vote or procure votes in favour of
the resolution being proposed at the General Meeting. Kier urges
all Kier shareholders ("Shareholders") to read the Circular
carefully as it contains important information in relation to the
Transaction.
General Meeting
The Circular includes a Notice convening a General Meeting to be
held at 10.00 a.m. on 7 May 2021 at 6 Cavendish Place, London, W1G
0QA. In light of the guidance related to physical meetings due to
the COVID-19 pandemic, only the Chairman and the Chief Executive
will be in attendance at the General Meeting to ensure a quorum and
to conduct the business of the meeting and social distancing
measures will be in place in order to comply with current
requirements. Please be aware that in accordance with current UK
government advice, any Shareholder who attempts to attend the
General Meeting in person will not be permitted entry. Accordingly,
Shareholders are encouraged to vote as outlined below and to submit
questions in advance of the meeting by emailing cosec@kier.co.uk .
Questions will also be permitted during the General Meeting via the
same email address cosec@kier.co.uk , given Shareholders will not
be able to attend the General Meeting in person.
The Company will hold a live webcast of the General Meeting for
Shareholders at www.kier.co.uk/investors . To be able to attend the
webcast, Shareholders will need to have registered by no later than
5.00 p.m. on 6 May 2021. Details of how to do so are on the
Company's website. Alternatively, Shareholders may dial in to, but
not speak at, the General Meeting. If you are calling from within
the UK, please dial 0203 936 2999; the call will be charged at your
standard geographic rate. If you are calling from outside the UK,
please dial +44 203 936 2999; you will be charged at the applicable
international rate. The access code for the telephone call is
662688. There is no need to register if you wish to join the
telephone call.
Availability of the Circular
Copies of the Circular, the Form of Proxy in relation to the
General Meeting and certain other documents in relation to the
Transaction are available for inspection on Kier's website
(www.kier.co.uk).
Copies of the Circular and the Form of Proxy in relation to the
General Meeting have also been submitted to the Financial Conduct
Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will be available
for viewing shortly at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
Timetable
The expected timetable of key events is set out below:
Event Expected Date / Time (London
Time)
Latest time and date for receipt 10.00 a.m. on 5 May 2021
of Forms of Proxy, CREST Proxy
Instructions and electronic
registration of a proxy appointment
Voting Record Time 6.00 p.m. on 5 May 2021
General Meeting 10.00 a.m. on 7 May 2021
Expected timing of completion Before mid-June 2021
Enquires:
Kier Group plc
07933 388
Andrew Collins, Head of Investor Relations 746
01767 355
Kier Press Office 096
Important Notice
This announcement is for information purposes only and does not
constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent document. Nothing
in this announcement shall constitute an offer or invitation to
underwrite, buy, subscribe, sell or issue of the solicitation of an
offer to buy, sell, acquire, dispose or subscribe for shares of any
other securities. Nothing in this announcement should be
interpreted as a term or condition of the Transaction.
The information contained in this announcement is for background
purposes only and does not purport to be full or complete. No
reliance may be placed for any purpose on the information contained
in this announcement or its accuracy or completeness. The
information in this announcement is subject to change.
The availability of this announcement and/or the Circular to
Shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom may be
affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they
are resident (including affecting the ability of such Shareholders
to vote their shares with respect to the Transaction). Persons who
are not resident in the United Kingdom or who are subject to the
laws and/or regulations of another jurisdiction should inform
themselves of, and should observe, any applicable requirements. Any
failure to comply with any such restrictions may constitute a
violation of the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
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