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Annual General Meeting 2021-change of arrangement
Annual General Meeting 2021-change of arrangement.
About this update from Thg Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 5663B\n THG PLC\n 11 June 2021\n \n \n \n \n THG PLC \n \n \n (the \"Company\")\n \n \n 11 June 2021\n \n \n Annual General Meeting 2021 - Change of Arrangements \n \n \n This announcement provides an update to the arrangements for the Company's 2021 annual general meeting (\"AGM\" or \"Meeting\"), as detailed in the Notice of Annual General Meeting published on 20 May 2021 (\"Notice\") and a copy of which can be obtained on the Company's website at \n \n https://www.thg.com/agm/\n \n .\n \n \n Following the UK Government's announcement on Tuesday that certain additional areas in the UK (including the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, where the Company's Head Office is based and within which the AGM venue is located, and parts of Lancashire) are being advised to avoid indoor gatherings and minimise travel to reduce the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19, the Company's Board of Directors (\"Board\") has taken the decision that, in the interests of the safety and wellbeing of all of its stakeholders, the AGM will be held as a closed meeting. As the AGM will be conducted as a closed meeting, it will now be held at Floor 6, 4M Building, Malaga Avenue, Manchester Airport, Manchester M90 3RR and shareholders are advised not to attend in person as they will be unable to enter the venue. \n \n \n \n \n \n Instead, the Company strongly encourages shareholders to ensure that their vote is counted by completing and returning the Form of Proxy accompanying the Notice and in doing so appoint the Chair of the Meeting as their proxy. The Form of Proxy must be sent to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing BN99 6DA and received no later than 12:30 p.m. on 22 June 2021, being 48 hours before the AGM. Shareholders may alternatively appoint a proxy electronically by no later than 48 hours before the AGM, being 12:30 p.m. on 22 June 2021. As shareholders are not permitted to attend the AGM in person, the Company recommends that all shareholders appoint the Chair of the Meeting as their proxy to ensure their votes count. Information on how to appoint a proxy electronically is given in Note 2 of the Explanatory Notes to the Notice. \n \n \n The proceedings of the Meeting will be available to view online for shareholders who are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM. To be able to vie...