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21 June 2021
HeiQ Plc
("HeiQ" or "the Company")
Annual General Meeting Update
HeiQ Plc (LSE: HEIQ), an established global brand in materials and textile innovation which operates in high-growth markets, announces that following the UK Government announcement that the COVID-19 restrictions which were expected to be lifted on 21 June 2021 have been extended to 19 July 2021, in order to protect the health and safety of the Company's Shareholders and Directors and Advisers, the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 25 June 2021 (the "AGM") will be held as a fully closed meeting and there will be no ability for shareholders to attend the satellite meeting place in the UK.
As noted in the Company's announcement of 13 May 2021, and as stated in the notice of AGM, the meeting will be held at Ruetistrasse 12, 8952 Schlieren (Zurich), Switzerland and due to COVID-19 restrictions in place in Switzerland, no shareholders will be permitted to attend the AGM in person in Switzerland.
The quorum for the AGM will be arranged by the Company to ensure that the meeting is quorate. Other Shareholders and their proxies should not attempt to attend the AGM in person either at the location of the AGM or at the satellite meeting place as they will not be permitted to enter the venues.
Shareholders are therefore strongly encouraged to submit their votes by proxy in advance and to appoint the Chair of the AGM as their proxy. If a Shareholder appoints someone else as their proxy, that proxy will not be able to attend the meeting in order to cast the Shareholder's vote and that vote will not be counted.
The Directors consider the AGM to be an important part of the Company's shareholder engagement, and arrangements have been made for an electronic facility which enables shareholders to access the AGM remotely and follow the business of the AGM by Zoom. Shareholders are also encouraged to submit questions relating to the business of the meeting ahead of the AGM.
It is important to note that Shareholders viewing the AGM via the Zoom platform will not be formally in attendance at the AGM and will not be able to vote at the AGM via the electronic platform. Voting on the resolutions at the AGM will be taken on a poll to ensure that Shareholders' proxy votes received in advance are recognised. All of the votes of the Shareholders present will be counted, and added to those received by proxy, and the provisional voting figures will be displayed at the AGM and via the electronic platform. The final results of the voting on the resolutions will be announced shortly after the AGM via the Regulatory News Service and published on the Company's website.
Shareholders wishing to raise any questions relating to the business of the AGM may do so as noted below. The Company requests that questions be submitted by 5.00 p.m. BST on Wednesday 23 June 2021 and management will endeavour to answer as many pre-submitted questions on the call as possible. HeiQ will publish and maintain an appropriate summary of responses on its website after the AGM. To request access to view the AGM remotely and/or to submit a question please email corporatesecretary@heiq.com in line with the deadline outlined above.
For further information, please contact:
HeiQ Plc Carlo Centonze (CEO) | +41 56 250 68 50 |
Arlington Group Asset Management Limited (Financial Advisor and Joint Broker) Charles Cannon Brookes | +44 (0) 207 389 5017 |
Cenkos Securities plc (Joint Broker) Stephen Keys / Callum Davidson | +44 (0) 207 397 8900 |
SEC Newgate (Media Enquiries) Elisabeth Cowell / Robin Tozer / Megan Kovach | +44 (0) 20 3757 6882 HeiQ@secnewgate.co.uk |
About HeiQ
HeiQ is focused on improving the lives of billions of people world-wide by innovating the materials people use every day. It is an IP-rich pioneer which is at the forefront of global technology in the $10 billion antimicrobial fabrics and $24 billion textile chemicals market. It has also moved into the medical device, healthcare and probiotics markets, to help make hospitals and healthcare environments more hygienic.
HeiQ has created some of the most effective, durable and high-performance technologies and textile effects in the market today, which cool, warm, dry, repel, purify, and destroy viruses. Since 2005, HeiQ has developed over 200 technologies in partnership with 300 major brands. It has won multiple awards and gained a strong reputation for sustainability.
Led by an experienced management team, HeiQ rapidly researches new solutions for partners, quickly delivers scaled up manufacturing from its sites across the world and helps partners market the product to end consumers - aiming for lab to consumer in months.
HeiQ aims to deliver growth for its shareholders through a combination of increased sales of its core products and by entering additional lucrative markets through disruptive innovations and M&A. It has a healthy R&D pipeline containing over 40 projects.