Notice of AGM and Investor Presentation

RNS Number : 7628Z

Woodbois Limited

26 May 2021

 

26 May 2021

Woodbois Limited

("Woodbois", the "Group" or the "Company")

Notice of Annual General Meeting
 and Investor Presentation

Woodbois Limited (AIM: WBI), the African focused forestry, timber trading, reforestation and voluntary carbon credit company is pleased to announce that its Annual General Meeting (the "Meeting") will be held at the Company's registered office, Dixcart House, Sir William Place, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1GX, on Wednesday 23 June 2021 at 11:00 am BST.

The Notice of Annual General Meeting and Form of Proxy will be posted to shareholders today and are available on the Company's website at  www.woodbois.com /investors .

The Company considers the well-being of Shareholders and attendees as top priorities. In light of the evolving COVID-19 restrictions in Guernsey, it is unlikely that Shareholders will be able to attend in person, by corporate representative or by a proxy other than the Chair of the meeting. Accordingly, the Directors strongly encourage all Shareholders to appoint the Chair of the meeting as a proxy by completing the Form of Proxy as detailed in note 5 of the Notice of AGM or, in the case of CREST members, by using the CREST electronic proxy appointment service as detailed in note 11 of the Notice of AGM.  Alternatively, Shareholders can also vote online as detailed in note 12 of the Notice of AGM.

Shareholders will be able to follow the proceedings of the Meeting over the online Investor Meet Company platform by registering in advance via the following link:

https://www.investormeetcompany.com/woodbois-limited/register-investor

Shareholders who already follow Woodbois on the Investor Meet Company platform will automatically be invited. Shareholders are invited to submit any questions in respect of the business of the Meeting for the Directors to consider. Questions may be submitted pre-event up until 9am the day before or during the Meeting over the Investor Meet Company platform and the Directors will aim to respond to any such questions relevant to the business of the Meeting.

Woodbois is pleased to announce that Paul Dolan, Chair and CEO, will provide a live investor presentation via the Investor Meet Company platform following completion of the business of the Meeting.

Shareholders joining over the platform will be able to see and hear the Meeting but will not be seen or heard by the Directors.  Shareholders will not be able to vote at the AGM over the online platform.

The Board encourages shareholders to watch the Company's website and regulatory news services for any updates in relation to the Meeting that may need to be provided.

Enquiries:

Woodbois Limited Paul Dolan - Chair and CEO	+ 44 (0)20 7099 1940
Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Advisor and Broker) Henry Fitzgerald-O'Connor James Asensio Thomas Diehl	+ 44 (0)20 7523 8000
Celicourt Communications (IR/PR) Mark Antelme Jimmy Lea	[phone] [e-mail]

Background on Woodbois

Woodbois Limited (AIM:WBI) is an African focused forestry company, divided into three distinct, but highly complementary divisions comprising the production and supply of sustainable African hardwood products, the trading of hardwood   and hardwood products, and a reforestation and carbon credit division.

Woodbois' forestry division has production facilities in Gabon and Mozambique, managing a total of c400,000 hectares of natural forest concessions. The trading division comprises a highly experienced team of timber specialists, who source and supply sustainable timber to a global customer base. Its proprietary technology developed in house, captures, stores and presents data, providing a matching engine to build scale and optimise trading opportunities with its global customer base.

The Company's carbon sequestration and trading division which was formed in March 2021 aims to generate voluntary carbon credits for corporate partners through the delivery of large-scale reforestation projects.

The company's focus on the transparency and sustainability of its timber operations has been recognised by The Zoological Society of London, which ranked Woodbois third in its Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit ('SPOTT'') ESG policy transparency assessments for the worldwide timber and pulp industries for 2020.

Please follow the Company on Twitter: @WoodboisLtd

 

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