Wizz Air Holdings
Plc
Notice of 2024 Annual General
Meeting
Geneva, 04 September 2024: Wizz
Air Holdings Plc (the "Company" and, together with its subsidiaries
"Wizz Air"), the fastest growing and one of
the most sustainable European airlines, announces that it has today published the notice of its Annual
General Meeting of shareholders ("AGM").
The documents listed below will be
sent to shareholders and, as required under the UK Listing Rules,
will be submitted to the UK Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA")
for publication through the National Storage Mechanism where they
will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism/.
Documents:
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Notice of AGM
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Form of proxy
Copies of the notice of AGM and form
of proxy are also available on the 'Investor Relations' section of
the Company's website at:
https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/investor-relations/investors/general-meetings.
The Company will send Restricted
Share Notices to shareholders who are Non-Qualifying Nationals,
informing them of the number of Ordinary Shares that will be
treated as Restricted Shares and consequently the number of
Ordinary Shares in respect of which they shall be entitled to
exercise their voting rights at the AGM. More information on
disenfranchisement can be found on the Company's website at the
following location: https://wizzair.com/en-gb/information-and-services/investor-relations/investors/brexit-q-a.
The Company's AGM will be held
at 4:00 p.m. (CEST) on 25 September 2024 at
Crowne Plaza Geneva, Avenue Louis-Casai 75-77, 1216 Geneva,
Switzerland.
Any changes to the AGM arrangements
(including any adjournment or postponement of the AGM) will be
published on the Company's website and announced via the regulatory
news service. Shareholders should continue to monitor the Company's
website and regulatory news services for any announcements or
updates in relation to the AGM arrangements.
Whether or not shareholders are
proposing to attend the AGM in person, the Company encourages
shareholders to participate in the AGM by voting by proxy to ensure
all shareholder votes are counted. The business to be
considered at the AGM is set out in the Notice of AGM.
The voting results of all
resolutions proposed at the AGM will be published on the
Company's website (http://wizzair.com) as
soon as possible after the conclusion of the AGM.
Shareholders who wish to submit a
question in relation to the AGM should send their question
to investorrelations@wizzair.com no
later than 7 days prior to the AGM. The Company will endeavour to
respond to these questions as soon as practicable after the
AGM.
Defined terms:
Capitalised terms used in this
announcement shall have the same meaning as in the Company's
Articles of Association.
The definitions of Qualifying
National and Non-Qualifying National are repeated below:
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"Qualifying National" includes: (i) EEA nationals, (ii) nationals
of Switzerland and (iii) in respect of any undertaking, an
undertaking which satisfies the conditions as to nationality of
ownership and control of undertakings granted an operating licence
contained in Article 4(f) of Regulation (EC) No. 1008/2008 of the
European Commission, as such conditions may be amended, varied,
supplemented or replaced from time to time, or as provided for in
any agreement between the EU and any third country (whether or not
such undertaking is itself granted an operating licence);
and
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"Non-Qualifying National" includes any person who is not a
Qualifying National in accordance with the definition
above.
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ABOUT WIZZ AIR
Wizz Air, one of the most
sustainable European airlines, operates a fleet of over 220 Airbus
A320 and A321 aircraft. A team of dedicated aviation professionals
delivers superior service and very low fares, making Wizz Air the
preferred choice of 62 million passengers in the financial year
ending 31 March 2024. Wizz Air is listed on the London Stock
Exchange under the ticker WIZZ. The company was recently named the
World's Top 5 Safest Low-Cost Airlines 2024
by airlineratings.com, the world's only safety and product rating agency, and named
Airline of the Year by Air Transport Awards in 2019 and in 2023.
Wizz Air has also been recognised as the "Most Sustainable Low-Cost
Airline" within the World Finance Sustainability Awards in
2021-2024 and the "Global Environmental Sustainability Airline
Group of the Year" by the CAPA-Centre for Aviation Awards for
Excellence 2022-2023.
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For
more information:
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Investors:
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Mark Simpson, Wizz Air
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+36 1 777 9407
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Dorottya Durucsko, Wizz
Air
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Media:
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Andras Rado, Wizz Air
James McFarlane / Eleni Menikou/
Charles Hirst, MHP Group:
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+36 1 777 9324
+44 (0) 20 3128 8100
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