EP Global Opps Tst Annual General Meeting - Covid-19 Outbreak
31 March 2020 - 9:58PM
UK Regulatory
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EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC (the "Company")
Annual General Meeting (AGM) - Covid-19 Outbreak
The Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company has been considering how
best to deal with the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on arrangements for the
Company's AGM. The Company is still working on the basis that the AGM will be
held on Wednesday, 22 April 2020 at 12.00 noon.
However, in light of public health advice and the stay at home measures imposed
by the UK Government on 23 March 2020 (the Stay at Home Measures) in response
to the Covid-19 outbreak, the Board has agreed to implement the changes to the
AGM arrangements set out below. The Company will also be sending a letter to
shareholders by post to inform them of these changes.
* Change of Venue: The Board has determined that it is no longer practical to
hold the AGM at the venue previously notified (The Bonham Hotel, 35
Drumsheugh Gardens, Edinburgh EH3 7RN). The AGM will instead be held at the
offices of the Investment Manager, Edinburgh Partners, at 27-31 Melville
Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7JF. All other details relating to the AGM remain
unchanged from those contained in the original notice dated 10 March 2020
and which was comprised in the Company's Annual Report and Financial
Statements for the year ended 31 December 2019.
* Shareholder Voting: Under the Stay at Home Measures, public gatherings of
more than two people are not permitted and, should such measures remain in
place, shareholders will not be permitted to attend the Company's AGM in
person and, where required, will be refused entry to the meeting.
Shareholders wishing to vote on any of the matters of business at the AGM
are therefore strongly encouraged to submit their votes by proxy and to
appoint the chair of the meeting as their proxy for this purpose (any other
proxy may not be allowed to attend the AGM unless it is for the purpose of
forming the quorum).
A copy of the Form of Proxy was mailed to shareholders alongside the
Company's Annual Report and Financial Statements. Proxies should be
completed and returned in accordance with the instructions on the Form of
Proxy. To the extent that any shareholder has already appointed a proxy
other than the chair of the meeting, such shareholder should submit an
updated Form of Proxy within the stated deadline to appoint the chair of
the meeting instead. The latest time for lodging proxies is 12.00 noon on
Monday, 20 April 2020.
In order that proxy votes are fully reflected in the voting on the
resolutions, the chair of the meeting will demand that voting on all
resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM will take place by way of a poll.
Under the Company's Articles of Association, votes on a poll may be given
personally, by a corporate representative or by proxy. Every shareholder
who is present in person or by a corporate representative or by proxy shall
have one vote for each share held by them.
* Format of AGM: The meeting will end immediately following the formal
business of the AGM. There will be no shareholder presentation or
refreshments following the meeting. We always welcome questions from our
shareholders at the AGM but this year, we would rather shareholders submit
their questions by email to the Company Secretary (coseccy@edpam.com) or by
telephone (+44131 270 3800). The Board will endeavour to respond to any
questions as soon as possible.
The Board and the Investment Manager, Edinburgh Partners, will seek to make
alternative arrangements for the shareholder presentation, by way of a
separate event for shareholders later in the year and/or by making relevant
materials available to shareholders on the Company's website at
www.epgot.com.
* Attendance by the Board and Professional Advisers: Unless present
circumstances improve, it may not be possible for representatives from the
Board, the Investment Manager or other professional advisers to the Company
to attend the AGM in person.
The Company is taking the above measures to safeguard the health of
shareholders and other participants, and to make the AGM as safe and efficient
as possible. Public health advice issued by the UK Government in relation to
Covid-19 is rapidly evolving and the Company therefore intends to keep the
above arrangements under close review during this period.
Shareholders will be updated of any changes to these arrangements via the
Regulatory News Service and the Company's website at www.epgot.com. Any
shareholder enquiries or questions relating to the AGM can be emailed to
coseccy@edpam.com.
31 March 2020
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005T5CT5ITZ7ZX58
Enquiries:
Kenneth J Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: 0131 270 3800
The Company's registered office address is:
27-31 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF
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