22 Jul 2020 17:40
22 July 2020
Lenta Ltd. (the "Company")
Results of voting at the Company's Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM")
The Company today announces the results of the poll votes on the resolutions put to the shareholders at the Company's EGM held on 22 July 2020. All of the resolutions proposed at the EGM were passed by the shareholders by the requisite majority in the manner indicated in the table below:
FOR | % | AGAINST | % | WITHHELD | |
1. Special Resolution to approve that the Company proceeds with deregistering from the Register of the Registrar of Companies in Cyprus and transferring its registered office to and registering as a continuing company in the form of International public joint-stock company under the legal regime of the Russian Federation without being dissolved and without being re-incorporated. | 79,626,450 | 92.88% | 6,104,241 | 7.12% | 0 |
2. Ordinary Resolution to ratify and approve by way of ordinary resolution the appointment of Ernst & Young Cyprus Limited as auditors of the Company for the purpose of preparing the Interim Accounts. | 81,852,659 | 95.48% | 3,878,032 | 4.52% | 0 |
3. Special Resolution that the Company applies to the Registrar in accordance with the provisions of 354IA of the Law for the Registrar's consent to continue its existence as a legal entity in a jurisdiction outside the Republic of Cyprus by transferring its registered office from the Republic of Cyprus to Russia. | 79,626,450 | 92.88% | 6,104,241 | 7.12% | 0 |
4. Special Resolution to approve the Interim Audited Accounts | 79,626,450 | 92.88% | 6,104,241 | 7.12% | 0 |
5. Special Resolution to approve that the Company changes its name as follows:
(1) the full name of the Company in Russian to be Международная компания публичное акционерное общество «Лента»; (2) the short name of the Company in Russian to be: МКПАО «Лента»; (3) the full name of the Company in English: Lenta International public joint-stock company; (4) the short name of the Company in English: Lenta IPJSC.
The above resolution to take effect from the date of registration of the Company in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities of the Russian Federation. | 79,626,450 | 92.88% | 6,104,241 | 7.12% | 0 |
6. Ordinary Resolution to authorise the Board of Directors of the Company to approve the prospectus of shares for the Company's registration in Russia. | 79,626,450 | 92.88% | 6,104,241 | 7.12% | 0 |
7. Ordinary Resolution to authorize any one of the directors and/or the secretary of the Company to take all necessary actions on behalf of the Company to give effect to the above resolutions including, inter alia, to complete and file the relevant documents and applications with any competent authority and make all necessary assurances, affidavits, declarations and publications for the proper completion of the Company's transfer of its registered office out of the Republic Cyprus | 79,626,450 | 92.88% | 6,104,241 | 7.12% | 0 |
The results of voting at the EGM can also be viewed on the Company's website at www.lentainvestor.com. In accordance with Listing Rule 14.3.6, an electronic copy of this announcement has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Withheld votes are not counted in the calculation of votes for or against any resolution.
The total number of ordinary shares in the Company eligible to be voted at the EGM was 96,675,386.
For further information, please contact:
Mr. Timothy PostDirector for Investor Relations112 Savushkina StreetSaint PetersburgRussia 197374
Telephone: +7 961 511 7678