Lookers PLC 2021 AGM COVID-19 Update (0149C)
16 June 2021 - 4:00PM
UK Regulatory
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Lookers PLC
16 June 2021
16 June 2021
Lookers plc
2021 AGM COVID-19 Update
Lookers plc ("Lookers" or the "Group"), one of the leading UK
motor retail and aftersales service groups, today provides an
update in relation to its Annual General Meeting to be held on 30
June 2021 ("AGM").
Response to COVID-19
We were looking forward to welcoming shareholders in person to
our AGM, particularly given the constraints we faced in 2020 due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time of the Notice of AGM, the UK
Government guidelines suggested that it would have been possible to
hold the AGM as an open meeting, with shareholders present in
person, and we had planned for this accordingly.
However, Lookers notes the recent government announcement in
relation to the COVID-19 pandemic given on 14 June 2021 and in
order to comply with this latest announcement it is with regret
that we will be amending the format of the AGM such that
shareholders will not be permitted to attend the AGM in person.
Attendance at the meeting will be limited to those Lookers
representatives that can safely attend for the purposes of forming
a valid quorum, while observing social distancing and other
COVID-19 restrictions. It is intended that the AGM will now take
place at 10.00 a.m. at the registered office, Lookers House, 3
Etchells Road, West Timperley, WA14 5XS.
We strongly recommend that shareholders refrain from attending
the AGM in person, as they will be refused entry.
While we are constantly monitoring the situation, we believe it
is unlikely that the advice and guidance will change ahead of the
date of the AGM. If it does, we will notify shareholders of any
change by issuing a shareholder announcement via RNS. Any updates
to the position will also be included on our website at
www.lookersplc.com/investors/regulatory-news.
Proxy Appointment
In this context, we strongly encourage all shareholders to
complete and return a proxy appointment (appointing the Chair of
the meeting as their proxy) in accordance with the notes set out in
Part II of the Notice of AGM. To be valid, the proxy appointment
must be received at the address for delivery specified in the notes
by no later than 10.00 a.m. on 28 June 2021.
Questions
As detailed in the Notice of AGM, shareholders who wish to ask a
question of the Board relating to the business of the AGM can do so
by sending an email to generalmeetings@lookers.co.uk . We will
ensure, to the extent practicable, that answers to questions
received by 5:00 p.m. on 16 June 2021 are published on our website
by 10.00 a.m. on 23 June 2021. The Company will endeavour to
publish responses to any questions received after 5:00 p.m. on 16
June 2021 on the Company's website in advance of the AGM.
Accounts General Meeting
As previously announced, the standard shareholder resolutions
relating to receiving the audited financial statements and the
auditors' and directors' reports, approving the directors'
remuneration report and the reappointment and remuneration of our
auditors, will be tabled at a separate "accounts general meeting"
of shareholders.
The Group will release its audited preliminary results for the
year ended 31 December 2020 on 29 June 2021 with the formal notice
in respect of the "accounts general meeting" being sent to
shareholders shortly thereafter.
Whilst we continually monitor the situation, the Board expects
that this "accounts general meeting" will be capable of being an
open general meeting. The Board looks forward to welcoming
shareholders in person once again though updates will be provided
in due course.
Enquiries:
Lookers
Philip Kenny, General Counsel and Company Secretary 0161 291 0043
MHP Communications
Tim Rowntree / Simon Hockridge / Charles Hirst 07709 496 125 /
020 3128 8193
The Company is registered in England at Lookers House, 3
Etchells Road, West Timperley, Altrincham WA14 5XS. Company
registration number 00111876. LEI number 213800TSB8PJEACDAV33
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