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EV Technology Group Ltd — AGM Information 2023
Jul 29, 2023
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AGM Information
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EV TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF COMMON SHAREHOLDERS
You are invited to the 2023 annual meeting (the “ Meeting ”) of common shareholders (the “ Shareholders ”) of EV Technology Group Ltd. (the “ Corporation ”).
When: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) Where: 198 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5R 1J2
The purpose of the Meeting is as follows:
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Financial Statements. Receive and consider the audited consolidated financial statements as at and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022;
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Auditor Appointment. Appoint McGovern Hurley LLP as auditor of the Corporation;
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Elect Directors. Consider and elect the directors for the ensuing year; and
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Other Business. Consider other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any postponement(s) or adjournment(s) thereof.
The details of all matters proposed to be put before the Shareholders at the Meeting are set forth in the management information circular (the “ Circular ”), under “Matters to be Considered”, accompanying this Notice of Meeting. At the Meeting, Shareholders will be asked to approve each of the foregoing items.
The board of directors of the Corporation unanimously recommends that the Shareholders vote FOR each of the appointment of McGovern Hurley LLP as auditor of the Corporation and the election of the directors of the Corporation for the ensuing year.
Each common share of the Corporation (a “ Common Share ”) will entitle the holder thereof to one (1) vote at the Meeting.
The directors of the Corporation have fixed the close of business on July 14, 2023 as the record date, being the date for the determination of the registered Shareholders entitled to notice and to vote at the Meeting and any adjournments(s) or postponement(s) thereof.
Shareholders and/or their appointees may participate in the Meeting by way of conference call however votes cannot be cast on the conference call. Please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkde2vqToqEtRQOmcU18Ahduvso2UB8ifK to receive conference call details.
The Corporation is sending proxy-related materials to Shareholders using the notice-and-access rules (“ Notice and Access ”) under National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer and National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations . Notice and Access is a set of rules for reducing the volume of materials that must be physically mailed to Shareholders by posting the circular and additional materials online. Shareholders will still receive a hard copy of the Notice of Meeting and form of proxy or voting instruction form, as the case may be, and may choose to receive a hard copy of this Circular (collectively, the “Meeting Materials”). Details are included in
- the Notice of Meeting. The Meeting Materials are available online at https://odysseytrust.com/client/ev technology-group-ltd/ and under the Corporation’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Shareholders are reminded to review the Meeting Materials before voting.
Shareholders may obtain paper copies of the Meeting Materials by contacting the Corporation’s transfer agent, Odyssey Trust Company (“ Odyssey ”), at 1-587-885-0960 and 1-888-290-1175 (toll-free) from outside of North America. A request for paper copies should be received by Odyssey by August 14, 2023 in order to allow sufficient time for the shareholder to receive the paper copy and return the proxy by its due date.
Proxies are being solicited by management of the Corporation. A form of proxy for the Meeting accompanies this notice (the “ Proxy ”). Shareholders who are entitled to vote at the Meeting may vote either in person or by Proxy. Shareholders who are unable to be present in person at the Meeting are requested to complete, execute and deliver the enclosed Proxy to the Corporation’s registrar and transfer agent, Odyssey Trust Company, #702-67 Yonge Street, Toronto ON M5E 1J8 by no later than 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on August 24, 2023, or if the Meeting is adjourned or postponed, by no later than 48 hours prior to the time of such reconvened meeting (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays). The Chairman of the Meeting may waive or extend the time limit for the deposit of Proxies. Beneficial owners of Common Shares registered in the name of a broker, custodian, nominee or other intermediary should follow the instructions provided by their broker, custodian, nominee or other intermediary in order to vote their Common Shares.
Registered holders of the potash stream preferred shares of the Corporation are hereby provided with notice of, and are entitled to attend, the Meeting and be heard at such Meeting.
DATED at Toronto, Ontario as of the 21[st] day of July, 2023
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(signed) “Wouter Witvoet”
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman
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