2022 Annual General Meeting: COVID-19 update

RNS Number : 9552V

AB Dynamics PLC

17 December 2021

 

17 December 2021

AB Dynamics plc

("AB Dynamics", the "Company" or the "Group")

2022 Annual General Meeting: COVID-19 update

On 3 December 2021, AB Dynamics plc (AIM: ABDP), issued a notice convening an Annual General Meeting of the Company ("AGM") to be held at 11:00am on 12 January 2022 (the "Notice of AGM").

Since the Company issued the Notice of AGM, the UK Government has announced (on 8 December 2021) additional measures in response to the risks of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 (the "Plan B Announcement"). Following the Plan B Announcement, the Company has reviewed the arrangements for the AGM with a view to protecting the health and safety of our shareholders, employees and other potential attendees.

The AGM will still be held as advertised in the Notice of AGM and shareholders have the right to attend, speak and vote at the meeting if they so wish. However, in view of the Plan B Announcement, in the interests of shareholders' own safety and the safety of others, the Company strongly encourages shareholders to consider appointing the Chair as their proxy rather than attending the AGM in person. Instructions for submitting proxy votes are contained in the Notice of AGM.

Shareholders who wish to ask questions at the AGM will be able to raise their questions by email to [e-mail] . As explained in the Notice of AGM, the Company welcomes questions from shareholders on the business of the AGM, or any other matters relating to the Company and questions should be submitted by 11:00am on 7 January 2022.

As a consequence of the Plan B Announcement, the AGM will focus solely on the formal business set out in the Notice of AGM and only the minimum number of Directors necessary to constitute a quorum will attend.

Regrettably, we will not make any presentations at the meeting, nor will we provide refreshments either before or after the AGM. If circumstances change, including if regulations are introduced to prohibit or further restrict public gatherings or Government guidance changes, the Company reserves the right to take further steps in respect of attendance at the AGM. To the extent the Company does make further changes to the arrangements for the AGM, we will provide an update via a Regulatory Information Service announcement and our website as soon as practicable.

If shareholders nonetheless wish to attend the AGM in person, they are strongly advised to wear a face covering at the meeting (unless they are exempt) and to take other appropriate precautions to protect themselves and other attendees, including taking full account of the new rules outlined in the Plan B Announcement.

Enquiries:

AB Dynamics plc	01225 860 200
Dr James Routh, Chief Executive Officer Sarah Matthews-DeMers, Chief Financial Officer
Peel Hunt LLP	0207 418 8900
Mike Bell Ed Allsopp
Tulchan Communications	0207 353 4200
James Macey White Matt Low Laura Marshall

About AB Dynamics plc

AB Dynamics is a leading designer, manufacturer and provider of advanced products for testing and verification of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ("ADAS") technology, autonomous vehicle development and vehicle dynamics to the global automotive research and development sector. 

AB Dynamics is an international group of companies headquartered in Bradford on Avon.  AB Dynamics currently supplies all the top automotive manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and service providers, who routinely use the Group's products to test and verify vehicle safety systems and dynamics.

 

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