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PFG Annual Report & Accounts and AGM Notice
PFG Annual Report & Accounts and AGM Notice.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 3219G\n Provident Financial PLC\n 16 March 2020\n \n \n \n 16 March 2020\n Provident Financial plc ('Company')\n Publication of Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting\n The Company has today published the following documents:\n - 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements\n - Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting ('AGM')\n In compliance with LR 9.6.1R, the 2019 Annual Report and Financial Statements and Notice of 2020 AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority via the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available to the public for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. These documents will also be available on the Group's website from today at: www.providentfinancial.com/investors/results-reports-and-presentations.\n The Company has also published today its 2019 Corporate Responsibility Report, which can be found on the Corporate Responsibility page of the Group's website: www.providentfinancial.com/corporate-responsibility.\n Annual General Meeting\n The AGM will be held at 3.00pm on 7 May 2020 at the Company's offices at No.1 Godwin Street Bradford BD1 2SU.\n \n The Board is closely monitoring the evolving outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The health and wellbeing of our employees, shareholders and the wider community in which we operate is of paramount importance to the Board. However, the Board also recognises that the AGM is an important event for shareholders and the Company and is keen to ensure that shareholders are able to exercise their right to vote and participate.\n \n \n We therefore currently plan to hold the AGM at 3.00pm on 7 May 2020, but given the evolving situation and the potential risks of aiding the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) through public gatherings, and the possibility of the UK Government imposing restrictions on travel and public gatherings, the Board encourages shareholders to vote on all resolutions by completing and submitting an online proxy appointment form in accordance with point 6 of the Explanatory Notes to the Notice of the Meeting (set out on pages 7 to 9). \n \n \n Shareholders are encouraged to submit a proxy appointment, even if they intend to attend the meeting in person, as their personal circumstances and the wider situation may change and it may not be appropriate or po...