Annual Report & Notice of AGM

RNS Number : 8439Q

C&C Group Plc

24 June 2020

 

C&C GROUP PLC

ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED   29 FEBRUARY 2020

AND

NOTICE OF AGM

The Annual Report of   C&C Group plc   for the year ended   29 February 2020   and the Annual General Meeting circular (including Notice of the Annual General Meeting) have been posted to shareholders. In accordance with Rule 9.6.1 of the Listing Rules of the   UK Listing Authority, copies of these documents have been submitted to the   UK   National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism  

The Annual Report for the year ended   29 February 2020   is also available in the pdf attachment below:

http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/8439Q_1-2020-6-23.pdf

The documents are also available for viewing at www.candcgroupplc.com .

2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ARRANGEMENTS

The Notice states that the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") is scheduled to be held at Bulmers House, Keeper Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12, D12 K702, Ireland on 23 July 2020 at 11.00 a.m.

The Company plans to conduct the AGM in accordance with the Irish Government's COVID-19 related public health measures and public health advice. Shareholders should expect the AGM to take place under constrained circumstances and are strongly recommended to vote by proxy.

The AGM will be as brief as possible, observing physical distancing measures; the venue will be vacated promptly after the AGM and refreshments will not be provided. Regretfully, the Board will not be available to meet with shareholders and answer questions before or after the AGM. The Company will ensure that all legal requirements of the meeting, in accordance with its Articles of Association, are satisfied with the minimum necessary quorum of two shareholders (which will be facilitated by the Company) and physical distancing measures in place.

The Company advises that shareholders who are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or anyone who has been in contact with any person experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms should not attend the AGM in person. The Company may put in place additional procedures or limitations on meeting attendees, including limiting seating, requiring protective masks and other reasonable or required measures in order to enter the building. No toilets will be available. The Company reserves the right to refuse entry to the meeting where reasonably necessary to comply with COVID-19 related public health measures and advice.

The Company will continue to closely monitor the developing situation around COVID-19 as well as any further advice from the Irish Government. If it becomes necessary to amend the arrangements for the AGM, as much notice as possible will be given to shareholders via RNS announcement and on the Company's website at www.candcgroupplc.com/AGM2020.

SHAREHOLDER QUESTIONS

While personal attendance by shareholders is restricted, the Company recognises the importance of continuing engagement in the lead up to the meeting. Shareholders can submit questions for the Board in advance of the meeting by emailing the Company Secretary at [e-mail], stating your name and Investor Code (as printed on your share certificate or obtained through the Company's registrar, Link Registrars Limited). Any questions should be submitted by 11.00 a.m. on 21 July 2020. Where appropriate, answers to frequently asked questions will be published on the company website in due course. To facilitate shareholder communication, the AGM will also be broadcast by audio webcast. Details of the audio webcast will be posted on our website at: www.candcgroupplc.com/AGM2020 .

ENGAGEMENT

The Board proposes to convene, later in the year, a separate Extraordinary General Meeting to consider a number of resolutions to be proposed in connection with the migration of securities settlement in the securities of Irish registered companies listed on Euronext Dublin and/or the London Stock Exchange (such as the Company) from the current settlement system, CREST, to the replacement system, Euroclear Bank. This migration is required as a result of Brexit. We will provide you with further details of the proposed migration later in the year. The Board is hopeful, however, that the EGM will provide an opportunity to engage with shareholders in person, and the Board intends to give a general review of the business at the EGM and have a general Q&A discussion.

VOTING

The return of a Form of Proxy does not preclude a registered shareholder from attending the meeting and voting in person should he or she wish to do so. However, shareholders are on this occasion strongly encouraged to appoint a proxy, as personal attendance may present a risk to themselves and others. The Board is actively following developments around COVID-19 and will issue further information by RNS announcement and on the Company's website if it becomes necessary or appropriate to make any alternative arrangements.

Contacts:

Mark Chilton

Company Secretary

Phone: [phone]

Investors & Analysts

FTI Consulting

Jonathan Neilan/Paddy Berkery
Tel: [phone]
Email:  [e-mail]  

Novella Communications

Tim Robertson
Tel: [phone]
Email:  [e-mail]

 

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