44th Annual General Meeting – 10 May 2018
The 44th Annual General Meeting of Bank (AGM) of Valletta p.l.c. will be held on Thursday, 10 May 2018 at the Grand Master Suite, Conference Centre, Hilton Malta, St Julian’s.
Registration starts at 9.00am whilst the Meeting will commence at 10.00am.
AGM Documentation
Important Information
Participation at the AGM is restricted to Shareholders who are registered as such on the Register of Shareholders of the Bank on the Record Date, being Tuesday , 10 April 2018.
All the documentation relating to the AGM (as listed above) has been mailed to these Shareholders on the 19 April 2018 (the date of the Notice).
At the date of the notice, the total number of shares was 525,000,000 Ordinary Shares, which carry equal voting rights.
The Form of Proxy (including the electronic proxy – vide section entitled ‘Electronic Proxy’ below) is to be received by the Bank not less than 48 hours before the time of the AGM.
Shareholders (whether personally or by proxy) are entitled to ask questions which are pertinent and related to any resolution placed before the AGM and to have such questions answered by the Chairman of the Meeting or by the Directors or by such person/s as the Directors may delegate for that purpose. The Chairman has invited the Shareholders, if they so desire, to submit in writing any such questions to the Company Secretary, either by mail at House of the Four Winds, Triq L-Imtieħen, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1350 or by email to [email protected] by not later than Thursday, 3 May 2018.
For further information about the AGM, you may wish to read the Explanatory Notes in the Notice to Shareholders.
Electronic Proxy
Shareholders have the option to submit the Proxy form electronically. Information about this option can be found in Page 3 (Section B) of the Explanatory Notes contained in the Notice to Shareholders.
Scrip Dividend Programme
This documents linked below contain information about a scrip dividend programme (the “Scrip Dividend Programme”) being launched by the Bank pursuant to which shareholders of the Bank may elect to receive future dividends in the form of new ordinary shares (the “New Shares”) to be issued by the Bank to shareholders electing to receive dividends in this form. These documents are being dispatched to shareholders registered as at 10 April 2018 with last trading session of 6 April 2018 (the “Record Date”) in order to explain how the Scrip Dividend Programme is expected to work, to enable them to understand better the nature of the election they are required to make, and to provide them with such information about the resolutions as may be necessary to assist them in taking a properly informed decision.
Voting results:
The total number of shareholders entitled to vote at the AGM was 20,695
Three ordinary and two extraordinary resolutions were presented at the AGM. All five resolutions were approved.
Ordinary Resolutions
- Approval of Audited Financial Statements
- Approval of Dividend Recommendation
- Auditors (Re-appointment and Remuneration)
Extraordinary Resolutions- Special Business
- Change in Share Capital following Rights Issue-Ratification
- Changes to the Memorandum of Association