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BVB News January 23, 2020
Issuer Societatea de Investitii Financiare Banat-Crisana SA (SIF Banat-Crisana) | Registered office 35A Calea Victoriei, Arad 310158, Romania | Phone +40257 304 438 | Fax +40257 250 165 | Webpage www.sif1.ro | Email [email protected]| Tax Identification Code RO2761040 | Trade Register Number J02 / 1898 / 02.09.1992 | Number In ASF AFIAA Register PJR07.1AFIAA / 020007 / 09.03.2018 | Number In ASF SIIRS Register PJR09SIIR / 020002 / 02.02.2006 | Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) 254900GAQ2XT8DPA7274 | Subscribed and paid-up share capital RON 51,746,072.40 | Regulated market on which the issued securities are traded: Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Premium category (symbol: SIF1)
Convening notice for the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders
The following is an English translation of the Convening Notice for the Extraordinary General Meeting of SIF Banat-Crisana Shareholders. The company provides this translation for shareholders’ reference and convenience. If the English version of this Convening Notice differs from the Romanian version, the latter prevails.
The Board of Directors of Societatea de Investitii Financiare Banat-Crisana S.A. (hereinafter “SIF Banat-Crisana” or “the Company”), registered with the Trade Register Office of Arad Court under number Arad J02/1898/1992 and in the ASF Register under number PJR07.1AFIAA / 020007 / 09.03.2018, having the Unique Registration Code 2761040 and the subscribed and paid-up share capital of RON 51,746,072.40, gathered in the meeting held on January 23, 2020, convenes, pursuant to art. 117 of Law no. 31/1990, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) for March 10, 2020 at 10:00 hours, at the company's headquarters in Arad, 35A Calea Victoriei.
Company's share capital consists of 517,460,724 nominative shares, with nominal value of RON 0.10, dematerialized and indivisible, each share giving the right to one vote in the general meeting of shareholders, except for the shares for which voting right is suspended as per art. 286^1 par. (1) and (2) of Law no. 297/2004 and art. 105 par. (2) of Law no. 31/1990.
Only the persons registered as shareholders of the Company in the register of shareholders kept by Depozitarul Central S.A. at the end of February 20, 2020 (considered as reference date) have the right to participate and vote at the general meeting of shareholders.
1. Approval of amending the Company’s Articles of Association, to correlate with the provisions of Law no. 243/2019 on alternative investment funds, amending and supplementing certain normative acts (AIF Law), as follows:
“Art. 3 Share capital and shares
2. Approval of March 27, 2020 as the registration date (March 26, 2020 as the ex date) in accordance with the provisions of art. 86 par. (1) of Law no. 24/2017 and ASF Regulation no. 5/2018.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article 117^1, paragraph (1) of Law no. 31/1990, of Art. 92 par. (3) of Law no. 24/2017 and Art. 189 of ASF Regulation no. 5/2018, one or several shareholders representing, individually or jointly, at least 5% of the Company’s share capital, may request the Company’s Board of Directors the introduction of additional topics on the agenda of the general meeting and/or the presentation of draft resolutions for the topics included or proposed to be included on the agenda of the general meeting, provided that:
(ii). In the case of legal person shareholders, their requests must be accompanied by:
· the original or a true copy of the findings certificate issued by the Trade Registry (in Romanian “certificat constatator”) or any other document, in original or true copy, issued by a competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, all being no older than 3 months as from the date of the publication of the general meeting’s convening notice, allowing the identification thereof in the Company’s registry of shareholders kept by Depozitarul Central SA;
(iv). Are sent and registered at the Company’s headquarters in Arad, 35A Calea Victoriei, by electronic means, with an attached extended electronic signature, or by any type of courier service, with proof of delivery, by no later than February 11, 2020, 16:00 hours (Romanian time), in original, signed and, if the case, stamped by the shareholders or shareholders’ legal representative. The same identification requirements mentioned above shall also be applicable to the legal representative of the shareholders addressing questions regarding the topics on the agenda of the general meeting.
Shareholders have the right to submit questions to the Company, in writing form sent and registered at the Company’s headquarters in Arad, 35A Calea Victoriei, by electronic means, with an attached extended electronic signature, or by any type of courier service, with proof of delivery, no later than March 8, 2020, 16:00 hours (Romanian time), in original, signed and, if the case, stamped by the shareholders or their legal representatives. The requirements set out above for proving shareholder’s capacity, respectively the legal representative capacity of the shareholders requesting the inclusion of additional topics on the agenda of the meeting, shall equally apply to the shareholders who ask questions about the topics on the agenda of the general meeting. The company may respond during the general meeting or by posting the response on its website in the “Frequently Asked Questions” section, if the requested information is of public information nature, is not found in the informative materials for the agenda of the general meeting or in the periodical reports of the company; and do not interfere with the Company's commercial interests.
Shareholders may enter and attend the shareholders’ general meeting after proving their identity, in the case of natural persons by presenting the identity card or, in the case of shareholders legal entities, and natural persons shareholders that are represented, by presenting the empowerment given to the natural person representing them, observing the applicable laws in the matter, the provisions of this convening notice and the procedures approved by the company’s board of directors.
In the case of shareholders legal entities or bodies without legal personality, the capacity of legal representative is ascertained from the shareholders’ list as at the reference date issued by Depozitarul Central SA. However, if the shareholders’ registry as at the reference date has no data reflecting the legal representative capacity, then this capacity is proven by means of a findings certificate issued by the Trade Register, presented in original or a true copy thereof, or any other document, presented in original or a true copy thereof, issued by a competent authority of the state where the shareholder is duly incorporated, attesting the capacity of legal representative.
Shareholders lacking legal capacity as well as legal entities may be represented by their legal representatives, which in their turn may appoint others, by a proxy (empowerment).
Shareholders may be represented in the general meeting by other persons, by special empowerment or by a general empowerment.
For this type of voting, the special empowerment forms (prepared in Romanian or English) must be used, compliant to the provisions of applicable legislation, made available by the company’s Board of Directors, or a general empowerment drawn up pursuant to the provisions of Law no. 24/2017 and ASF Regulation no. 5/2018. Shareholders legal entities or unincorporated entities participating in the general meeting by someone other than their legal representative must use a special empowerment or a general empowerment, complying with the above stated requirements.
The special empowerment forms will be available in Romanian and English starting February 7, 2020 at the company’s headquarters, the company's branch office at the addresses presented herein and on company’s website, www.sif1.ro.
Shareholders shall fill in and sign the special empowerment forms in three counterparts: one for the shareholder, one for the representative, and one for the company. The document for the company, filled in and signed by the shareholders, shall be personally lodged or sent:
· by any type of courier service - the special empowerment form in original, accompanied by the necessary documents, to company’s headquarters in Arad, 35A Calea Victoriei, so that it can be registered by the company no later than March 8, 2020, 10:00 hours (Romanian time), subject to losing the voting right in case of default.
· by e-mail - with extended electronic signature incorporated in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at [email protected] no later than March 8, 2020, 10:00 hours (Romanian time), subject to losing the voting right in case of default.
The company will accept a general empowerment to participate and vote in the general meeting of shareholders, given by a shareholder, as a client, to an intermediary as defined in Art. 2 par. (1) pt. 20 of Law no. 24/2017, or to a lawyer, without requesting additional documents relating to such shareholder, if the general empowerment complies with the provisions of Art. 205 of ASF Regulation no. 5/2018, is signed by such shareholder and is accompanied by an affidavit given by the legal representative of the intermediary or by the lawyer to whom it was granted the power of representation by the general empowerment, showing that:
The affidavit given by the legal representative of the intermediary or by the lawyer to whom it was granted the power of representation by empowerment must be submitted to the company in original, signed and, where appropriate, stamped, together with the general empowerment form no later than 48 hours before the general meeting of shareholders (March 8, 2020, 10:00 hours, Romanian time), in case of its first use.
Shareholders may grant a general empowerment valid for a period not exceeding three years, allowing the designated representative to vote on all issues discussed in the general meeting of shareholders provided that the general empowerment is being given by the shareholder, as a client, to an intermediary as defined in art. 2 par. (1) pt. 20 of Law no. 24/2017, or to a lawyer.
Shareholders may not be represented at the general meeting of shareholders, based on a general empowerment, by a person who is in a conflict of interest, pursuant to art. 92 par. (15) of Law no. 24/2017.
General empowerment shall be submitted to the company 48 hours before the general meeting (no later than March 8, 2020, 10:00 hours (Romanian time), in copy, including the statement of compliance with the original, under the representative’s signature.
Before submitting the special or general empowerments, shareholders may notify the company about the appointment of a representative, by sending an e-mail to: [email protected].
The correspondence voting forms will be available in Romanian and English, beginning February 7, 2020, at company’s headquarters, company's branch office, at the addresses presented herein, and on company’s website, www.sif1.ro.
Subject to losing the voting right in case of default, the form for the vote by correspondence duly filled in and signed by the shareholders, together with all accompanying documents, shall be sent to company’s headquarters in Arad, 35A Calea Victoriei, to be registered no later than March 8, 2020, 10:00 hours (Romanian time), as follows:
· by e-mail - with the extended electronic signature incorporated in accordance with Law no. 455/2001 on the electronic signature at: [email protected]
The Board of Directors of the Company will provide a detailed procedure for direct vote, vote by special / general empowerment, or voting by correspondence, and the documents necessary to be submitted by the shareholders in order to exercise their vote in each manner. This mandatory procedure will be available for inspection at company’s headquarters office, branch office, and on company’s website beginning January 27, 2020.
If a shareholder is represented by a credit institution providing custody services, this may vote in the general meeting of shareholders based on the voting instructions received by electronic means of communication, without the need for a special or general empowerment granted by the shareholder. The custodians shall vote in the general meeting of shareholders exclusively in accordance with, and within the limits of, the instructions received from their clients as shareholders at the reference date. In such circumstances, in order to be able to participate and vote in the general meeting, the credit institution providing custody services submits to the Company a statement on its own responsibility given by the legal representative of the credit institution, stating that:
Subject to losing the voting right, the voting documents together with all the accompanying documents shall be sent to the headquarters of the company in Arad, Calea Victoriei, nr. 35A to be registered until March 8, 2020, 10:00 hours, in original, by any courier service or by e-mail, at [email protected], with embedded extended electronic signature as per Law no. 455/2001 on electronic signature.
In case there will be requests for the amendment of the agenda of the meeting and the agenda will be published in a revised form, the special empowerment forms and the correspondence voting forms will be updated and made available to shareholders from February 12, 2020.
Starting February 7, 2020, all the informative materials for the agenda and draft resolutions of the meeting will be available for the shareholders at Company’s headquarters to be inspected on working days between 14:00 and 16:00 hours (Romanian time).
· Bucharest branch, Sector 2, 46-48 Serghei Vasilievici Rahmaninov Str., 3rd floor, tel: +4021 311 16 47
Should the conditions for validity are not met on the first call, The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) is convened on second call for March 11, 2020, at 10:00 (Romanian time), with the same agenda and at the same venue.
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