The Companies (Model Articles) Regulations

R.E.A. Holdings plc: Further re 2020 annual general meeting

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, May 28, 2020

Further to the notice of annual general meeting to be held on 11 June 2020, in response to feedback from certain interested parties, the company offers the following clarification regarding Resolution 16 in respect of the proposal to adopt new articles of association (the "articles").

Key Points: 
  • Further to the notice of annual general meeting to be held on 11 June 2020, in response to feedback from certain interested parties, the company offers the following clarification regarding Resolution 16 in respect of the proposal to adopt new articles of association (the "articles").
  • The proposed articles include amendments to, inter alia, allow for general meetings to be held electronically as well as physically in accordance with the Companies (Shareholders' Rights) Regulations 2009 and the Companies Act 2006, as set out in the appendix to the notice of the 2020 annual general meeting.
  • As stated, nothing in the new articles will prevent the company from holding physical general meetings.
  • The company seeks to ensure that shareholder preferences are taken into account when planning general meetings so that no single body of shareholders is disenfranchised.