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Buzzi Unicem — AGM Information 2020
Oct 10, 2020
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| Informazione Regolamentata n. 0077-56-2020 |
Data/Ora Ricezione 10 Ottobre 2020 15:43:05 |
MTA | ||
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| Societa' | : | BUZZI UNICEM | ||
| Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata |
: | 137958 | ||
| Nome utilizzatore | : | BUZZIN01 - Giovanni Buzzi | ||
| Tipologia | : | REGEM | ||
| Data/Ora Ricezione | : | 10 Ottobre 2020 15:43:05 | ||
| Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione presunta |
: | 10 Ottobre 2020 15:43:06 | ||
| Oggetto | : | Notice of call of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting |
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| Testo del comunicato |
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BUZZI UNICEM SpA Registered Office: Via Luigi Buzzi 6 – Casale Monferrato (AL) Share capital: Euro 123,636,658.80 fully paid up Company Register of Alessandria: 00930290044
NOTICE OF CALL OF THE EXTRAORDINARY AND ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
The shareholders are hereby convened to an Extraordinary and Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting to be held at the registered office in Casale Monferrato (Alessandria) – Via Luigi Buzzi no. 6, on November 19, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., in single call, to resolve on the following
AGENDA
Extraordinary Session
- Mandatory conversion of savings shares into ordinary shares and contextual removal of the indication of the unit par value of the shares of Buzzi Unicem SpA from the Bylaws. Removal of article 6 (with consequent renumbering of the subsequent articles of the Bylaws and related references in the current articles 11, 23 and 31) and amendment of the current articles 5, 7, 8, 25 and 28 of the Bylaws. Pertinent and related resolutions.
Ordinary Session
- Distribution of an extraordinary dividend subject to the execution of the mandatory conversion of savings shares into ordinary shares referred to in the extraordinary session. Pertinent and related resolutions.
Information about the Company's share capital and the shares with voting rights
The company's share capital amounts to euro 123,636,658.80 subdivided into 165,349,149 ordinary shares and 40,711,949 savings shares with a par value of 0.60 euro each.
At the date of the present notice, the number of ordinary shares with voting rights is equal to 164,947,991, net of 401,158 ordinary shares held in treasury, whose voting rights are suspended in accordance with the law.
Right of attendance and representation by proxy
The subjects legitimized to participate to the Shareholders' Meeting are those who are entitled to the voting right at the end of the accounting day of November 10, 2020 and for whom the company has received the relevant notice made by the authorized intermediary according to its accounting entries. Therefore, those proved to be holders of the shares only after November 10, 2020 have no legitimacy to attend and vote during the Meeting.
Shareholders who own ordinary shares that have not been dematerialized must previously deliver share certificates to an Intermediary, in time to be centralized in a dematerialization system.
In order to minimize the risks associated with the spread of the COVID-19 health emergency and in light of the extension of the epidemiological emergency, Buzzi Unicem SpA has decided to make use of the option as per Article 106, paragraph 4, of Decree Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020 and Article 71 of Decree Law no. 104 of 14 August 2020 - to provide that the attendance and exercise of voting rights in the Shareholders' Meeting shall take place exclusively through Computershare S.p.A., Representative Appointed by the Company in accordance to art. 135 undecies of the Legislative Decree no. 58/1998 (TUF).
Directors and Statutory Auditors, the Representative Appointed by the Company and other persons entitled pursuant to law, other than those who have the right to vote (who must mandatorily grant the proxy to the Representative Appointed by the Company), may participate in the Shareholders' Meeting also by means of telecommunication that allow identification, participation and exercise of voting right. The instructions for participation in the Shareholders' Meeting by means of telecommunication will be made known by the Company to the interested parties.
Those who are entitled to the voting right who wish to attend the Shareholders' Meeting must grant a proxy, at no charge for the delegating party with voting instructions on all or a number of items on the Agenda, by using the proxy form, prepared by the same Representative in agreement with the Company and following the instructions, both available on the Company's website www.buzziunicem.com no later than November 4, 2020.
The proxy may be notified by sending it to the certified e-mail address, [email protected] provided that the delegating party, even if it is a legal person, uses its own certified e-mail or, failing that, uses its own ordinary e-mail and by any other means that may be indicated in the proxy form.
The proxy must reach Computershare S.p.A., by November 17, 2020. The proxy and voting instructions can be revoked within the above mentioned deadline.
The proxy granted to the Representative Appointed by the Company has not effect for proposals on which voting instructions were not conferred.
It should be noted that the shares for which the proxy has been granted, even partially, are counted for the purposes of the regular constitution of the Shareholders' Meeting. In relation to proposals for which no voting instructions have been granted, the shares are not counted for the purposes of calculating the majority and the amount of capital required for the approval of resolutions.
It is further specified that proxies or sub-delegations pursuant to Article 135 novies of the TUF, in derogation of Article 135 undecies, paragraph 4 of the TUF, may be granted to the Representative Appointed by the Company, for which it's possible to use the form that will be made available on the company's website www.buzziunicem.com. This proxy may be received by 12 noon on November 18, 2020.
The Representative Appointed by the Company will be available for clarification or information at the number +390110923216 or at the e-mail address [email protected].
Shareholders are hereby reminded that votes may not be cast by mail or electronically.
Questions about the items on the Agenda
Those who are entitled to the voting right may submit questions about the items on the Agenda before the Shareholders' Meeting by sending them, by November 10, 2020, by registered letter with return receipt addressed to Buzzi Unicem SpA, Via Luigi Buzzi no. 6 – 15033 Casale Monferrato (AL), to the attention of the Corporate Affairs Department or by sending them to the certified e-mail address [email protected].
Question received before the Shareholders' Meeting will be answered by November 17, 2020, by publication on the company's website www.buzziunicem.com.
Further instructions are available on the company's website www.buzziunicem.com.
Additions to the Meeting's Agenda/presentation of resolutions on items already on the Agenda
Shareholders who, individually or jointly, represent at least one-fortieth of the share capital with voting rights in the Ordinary Meeting may request, within ten days from the publication of this notice, i.e. by October 20, 2020, that the Meeting's Agenda be amended to include additional items that they are suggesting or submit additional resolution proposals on items already on the Agenda.
No additions are allowed to items on which the Shareholders' Meeting resolves, in compliance with Law provisions, upon proposal of the Board of Directors or on the basis of a project or report prepared by the Board of Directors other than those referred to in Article 125 ter, 1st paragraph of the TUF.
Requests must be submitted in writing to the Company, by the above mentioned deadline, by registered letter (with return receipt) addressed to Buzzi Unicem SpA, Via Luigi Buzzi no. 6 - 15033 Casale Monferrato (AL) to the attention of the Corporate Affairs Department, or by sending them to the certified e-mail address [email protected] together with the indication of the requesting shareholders, the percentage held and the reference to the communication sent by the intermediary to the company for the entitlement to exercise the right and a report stating the reasons for the resolution proposals on the new items that are being submitted for discussion or the reasons for the additional resolution proposals on the items already on the Agenda.
Additions to the Agenda or presentation of additional resolution proposals on items already on the Agenda, if any, shall be disclosed, by November 4, 2020 in the same manner used for the publication of the present notice of call. At the same time, the above report or the additional resolution proposals on items already on the Agenda and any comments of the Board of Directors, shall be disclosed in the same manner as provided for the Shareholders' Meeting documents.
Further instructions are available on the company's website www.buzziunicem.com.
Right to submit individual proposals for resolution before the Shareholders' Meeting
In consideration of the fact that attendance at the Meeting may only take place through the Representative Appointed by the Company, Shareholders who are entitled to vote, even if they represent less than onefortieth of the share capital with voting rights in the Ordinary Meeting, may submit individual proposals for resolution on the items on the Agenda. Such proposals shall be submitted by October 31, 2020 in writing, by the above mentioned deadline, by registered letter (with return receipt) addressed to Buzzi Unicem SpA, Via Luigi Buzzi no. 6 - 15033 Casale Monferrato (AL) to the attention of the Corporate Affairs Department, or
by sending them to the certified e-mail address [email protected], in compliance with the same procedures indicated for the transmission of proposals for additional items or submission of additional resolutions proposals.
The proposals, after verifying their relevance with respect to the items on the agenda as well as their correctness and completeness with respect to the applicable legislation, will be published by November 4, 2020 on the company's website, in order to enable those entitled to vote to express themselves consciously, also taking into account such new proposals and, therefore, to allow the Representative Appointed by the Company to collect any voting instructions also on such proposals.
Documents
Documents concerning the items and the motions on the Agenda, shall be made available, according to legal deadlines, at the company's registered office, on the company's website www.buzziunicem.com as well as on the authorized storage system managed by Spafid Connect S.p.A., available on ; shareholders may obtain copies of them.
Shareholders are strongly encouraged to make use the form of transmission of the documentation by electronic means indicated in this notice.
Please note that the date, place and/or manner of attendance and holding the Shareholders' Meeting indicated in the present notice of call may be subject to variations or clarifications depending on the existing situation and on the measures and rules in relation to the health emergency COVID-19 effective on the date the Meeting is held. Any changes will be promptly notified in the same manner used for the publication of the present notice of call.
Casale Monferrato, October 10, 2020
On behalf of the Board of Directors The Chairman Veronica Buzzi