AGM Information • Mar 14, 2023
AGM Information
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(Incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 10814022)
Notice of the Annual General Meeting which has been convened for 23 May 2023 at 10.00 a.m. at the offices of Taylor Wessing LLP, 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW is set out on pages 6 to 8 of this document.
This document should be read as a whole. Your attention is drawn to the letter from your Chair which is set out on pages 4 to 5 of this document.
To be valid, Forms of Proxy must be completed and returned in accordance with the instructions printed thereon so as to be received by the Company's registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY as soon as possible and in any event not later than 10.00 a.m. on 19 May 2023.
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Registered Office: 1 King William Street London EC4N 7AF United Kingdom
Chris Phillips (Chair) Ian Reeves CBE Peter Coward Paul Oliver Tracey Fletcher-Ray
2 March 2023
Dear Shareholder,
Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc (the "Company") will be holding its 2023 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") at 10.00 a.m. on 23 May 2023 at the offices of Taylor Wessing LLP, 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW. The formal notice of AGM and the resolutions to be proposed are set out on pages 6 to 8 of this document.
If you would like to vote on the resolutions, please fill in the Form of Proxy sent to you with this notice and return it to the Company's registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY as soon as possible, so as to be received by no later than 10.00 a.m. on 19 May 2023. A proxy may be submitted electronically using the following link: www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy.
An explanation for each of the Resolutions is set out on pages 9 to 13.
Your attention is drawn to the Company's annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022 which is available on our website at: https://www.triplepointreit.com/.
You will find enclosed a Form of Proxy for use at the AGM. Please complete, sign and return the enclosed form as soon as possible in accordance with the instructions printed thereon, whether or not you intend to be present at the AGM. Forms of Proxy should be returned so as to be received no later than 10.00 a.m. on 19 May 2023 by Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY, United Kingdom.
The Board considers that all resolutions contained in this AGM notice are in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders as a whole and are most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of its shareholders as a whole. The Board unanimously recommends that you vote in favour of the proposed resolutions as the Directors intend to do in respect of their own beneficial holdings.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Phillips Chair (Company Number 10814022) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of Triple Point Social Housing REIT plc (the "Company") will be held at 10.00 a.m. on 23 May 2023 at the offices of Taylor Wessing LLP, 5 New Street Square, London, EC4A 3TW to transact the following business.
You will be asked to consider and, if thought fit, approve the following resolutions. Resolutions 1 to 11 (inclusive) will be proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 12 to 15 (inclusive) will be proposed as special resolutions.
and so that the Directors of the Company may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements or securities represented by depositary receipts, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or the requirement of any regulatory body or stock exchange or any other matter.
This authority shall expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company or on the date falling 15 months after the date of this resolution, whichever is earlier, save that under each authority the Company may, before such expiry, make any offers or agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights granted to subscribe for or convert any security into shares after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant such rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares (as the case may be) in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the relevant authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
and so that the Directors of the Company may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements or securities represented by depositary receipts, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or the requirement of any regulatory body or stock exchange or any other matter; and
b) the allotment of equity securities (otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (a) of this resolution 12), up to an aggregate nominal amount of £201,394.
This power shall (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting) expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company following the passing of this resolution or on the date falling 15 months after the date of this Annual General Meeting, whichever is earlier, save that the Company may before the expiry of this authority make any offers or enter into any agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted (or treasury shares sold) after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities (or sell treasury shares) in pursuance of any such offers or agreements as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
This power shall (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting) expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company following the passing of this resolution or on the date falling 15 months after the date of this Annual General Meeting, whichever is earlier, save that the Company may before the expiry of this authority make any offers or enter into any agreements which would or might require equity securities to be allotted (or treasury shares sold) after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities (or sell treasury shares) in pursuance of any such offers or agreements as if the authority conferred by this resolution had not expired.
(e) the Company may at any time prior to the expiry of such authority enter into a contract or contracts under which a purchase of Ordinary Shares under such authority will or may be completed or executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and the Company may purchase Ordinary Shares in pursuance of any contract or contracts as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
15.That a general meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
Registered Office: 1 King William Street London EC4N 7AF
(Company Number: 10814022)
An explanation of each of the resolutions is set out below.
Resolutions 1 to 11 (inclusive) are proposed as ordinary resolutions. This means that for each of these resolutions to be passed, more than half of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution. Resolutions 12 to 15 (inclusive) are proposed as special resolutions. This means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, at least three-quarters of the votes cast must be in favour of the resolution.
The Directors of the Company are required to present the Annual Report and Accounts to the meeting.
The Directors' Remuneration Report provides details of the remuneration paid to the Directors during the year ended 31 December 2022.
Resolution 2, in line with current legislation, will be an advisory vote and will not affect the way in which the pay policy has been implemented or the future remuneration that is paid to any Director. The Remuneration Report can be found in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts on pages 100 to 102.
These resolutions are to approve the election or reelection of the Directors of the Board. In accordance with provision 23 of the AIC Code of Corporate Governance (published in February 2019), all Directors will offer themselves for election or re-election. All Directors standing for re-election are recommended by the Nomination Committee. The Directors believe that the Board offers a combination of skills, experience and knowledge and that all the non-executive Directors are independent in character and judgement.
The Board considers that the performance of each Director continues to be effective and demonstrates the commitment required to continue in their present roles, and that each Director's contribution continues to be important to the Company's long-term sustainable success. This consideration is based on, amongst other things, the business skills and industry experience of each of the Directors (refer to the biographical details of each Director as set out below), as well as their knowledge and understanding of the Company's business model.
The Board has also considered the other contributions which individual Directors may make to the work of the Board, with a view to ensuring that:
Further details of the review of the Board's effectiveness are set out on page 86 of the Annual Report and Accounts.
Biographical details of each of the Directors are as follows:
– Independent non-executive Chair
Chris has extensive experience of real estate and listed companies. He was Managing Director of PB Securities, the UK subsidiary of Prudential Bache, for three years, before joining Lombard Odier as the Managing Director of its London broking business. He then joined Colliers International and after heading its residential consultancy business, became the first Managing Director of Colliers Capital UK Limited (Colliers commercial real estate property fund). Having served on the Board of Places for People for 14 years, 10 of them as Chair, Chris stood down from the role in January 2021.
– Senior independent non-executive director
Ian is co-founder and CEO of Synaps International Limited. He is visiting Professor of Infrastructure Investment and Construction at The Alliance Manchester Business School, Chair of The Estates and Infrastructure Exchange (EIX) and a Director of Xinous Inc. He was appointed as a Non-executive Director and Chair of Geiger Counter Limited on 13 December 2021 and 9 March 2022 respectively.
Ian was founder and Chair of High-Point Rendel Group, a pioneering management and engineering consultancy company with a global network of offices. He has been president and CEO of Cleveland Bridge, Chairman of McGee Group, Chairman of Constructing Excellence and Chair of the London regional council of the CBI.
Ian was awarded his CBE in 2003 for services to business and charity.
Peter is a chartered accountant with international commercial and corporate finance experience. He has over 25 years' experience as a Senior Tax Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers specialising in property and has worked with a wide range of firms to develop a knowledge and understanding of tax regimes worldwide and of organisational and project structuring to optimise the tax position.
Paul has over 40 years' experience in real estate development and investment management in both the UK and Europe. He has led commercial real estate development teams and has been at the forefront of the establishment of property funds since 1988. In 2002 he launched Teesland PLC on the LSE building funds under management to €6.5 billion before sale to Valad in June 2007. Paul founded Curlew Capital in 2010 to pursue 'Operational' real estate markets focussing on 'Beds' – two funds in UK Purpose Built Student Accommodation and a portfolio for Young Urban residents in the Netherlands.
Tracey has considerable expertise as an executive and non-executive director in the care and support sectors. Tracey previously was a non-executive director to L&Q Group, one of the UK's largest housing associations and developers, and was Managing Director of Caring Homes, a leading provider of care homes for the elderly. She is currently CEO of Witherslack Group, a leading provider of specialist education and care for young people with special educational needs.
She spent nearly two years as Managing Director at Berendsen PLC developing the company's healthcare business, strategy and growth and eight years at Bupa UK, holding Managing Director roles in the Care Home business which involved contracting with and providing services on behalf of local authorities and the NHS, and Bupa Health Clinics.
The Company is required to appoint auditors at each general meeting at which accounts are laid, to hold office until the conclusion of the next such meeting. The Company's Audit Committee has recommended to the Board the re-appointment of BDO LLP and the Board has endorsed this recommendation. This resolution therefore proposes the re-appointment of BDO LLP as auditors of the Company.
This resolution is to authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditors.
The purpose of this resolution is to provide the Directors with authority to allot shares.
The authority given to Directors to allot further shares in the capital of the Company requires the prior authorisation of the shareholders in general meeting under section 551 of the Act.
The authority in this resolution will allow the Directors to allot new shares in the Company or to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,342,630 (134,263,000 Ordinary Shares), which is equivalent to approximately one third of the current issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at 2 March 2023 (being the last practicable day prior to the publication of this notice). The authority will expire immediately following the Company's 2024 AGM or on 23 August 2024, whichever is the earlier.
The authority in paragraph (b) will allow the Directors to allot new shares or to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in the Company only in connection with a fully pre-emptive offer up to an aggregate nominal value of £2,685,260 (268,526,001 Ordinary Shares), which is approximately two thirds of the Company's issued share capital as at 2 March 2023 (inclusive of the nominal value of £1,342,630 sought under paragraph (a) of the resolution). This is in line with corporate governance guidelines. There is no present intention to exercise this authority.
The Directors intend to renew these authorities at each AGM, in accordance with current best practice.
As at 2 March 2023 (being the latest practicable date before the publication of this notice), the Company held 450,000 Ordinary Shares in treasury, which represents approximately 0.11 per cent. of the total Ordinary Share capital in issue at that date.
The Company currently pays four dividends per annum and to date these have been declared as "interim" dividends. The alternative to this would be to declare three interim dividends with the final dividend being proposed as a "final" dividend. However, a final dividend would require shareholder approval which would delay payment of the dividend. To avoid this potential delay, the Company will propose a dividend policy at each AGM that enables the Company to pay all of its dividends as "interim" dividends and for the last dividend not to be categorised as a "final" dividend that is subject to shareholder approval.
If the Directors wish to exercise the authority under Resolution 10 to allot new shares or grant rights over shares or sell treasury shares for cash (other than pursuant to an employee share scheme), company law requires that these shares are first offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their existing holdings. There may be occasions, however, when the Directors will need the flexibility to finance business opportunities to allot new shares (or to grant rights over shares) for cash or to sell treasury shares for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders in proportion of their holdings. This cannot be done unless the shareholders have first waived their pre-emption rights.
Resolution 12 would authorise the Directors to do this and, apart from rights issues or any other pre-emptive offer concerning equity securities, the authority will be limited to the allotment of shares for cash or sale of treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal value of £201,394 which is equivalent to approximately 5 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 2 March 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice).
Resolution 12 also seeks a disapplication of the preemption rights on a rights issue or other pre-emptive issue so as to allow the Directors to make exclusions or such other arrangements as may be appropriate to resolve legal or practical problems which, for example, might arise with overseas shareholders.
The Board intends to adhere to the guidance issued by the Investment Association (as updated in July 2016), the Pre-Emption Group's Statement of Principles (as updated in November 2022) (the "Statement of Principles") and the template resolutions published by the Pre-Emption Group in November 2022.
The Directors therefore seek an additional authority under resolution 13 to issue shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis up to a maximum number of 20,139,450 (which includes the sale on a non pre-emptive basis of any shares held in treasury), which is equivalent to approximately 5 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 2 March 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice), if used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within six months after the original transaction) a transaction which the Directors determine to be an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles.
Unless shareholder approval is obtained, Ordinary Shares will only be issued pursuant to these authorities for cash on a non pre-emptive basis at a premium to the prevailing net asset value at the time of issue in order to take account of the costs of such issue and will therefore be non-dilutive to the prevailing net asset value for existing shareholders.
If given, the authorities contained in resolutions 12 and 13 will expire at the conclusion of the 2024 AGM or on 23 August 2024 (the date which is 15 months after the passing of the resolution), whichever is earlier.
Shareholders will note that resolutions 12 and 13 also relate to treasury shares.
In certain circumstances, it may be advantageous for the Company to purchase its own shares and this resolution seeks the authority from shareholders to continue to do so. The Directors will continue to exercise this authority only when, in the light of market conditions prevailing at the time, they believe that it is in the best interests of shareholders as a whole and as a means of correcting any imbalance between supply and demand for the shares. Other investment opportunities, appropriate gearing levels and the overall position of the Company will be taken into account when exercising this authority. Under the Act, the Company can hold its own shares in treasury following a buy back, instead of having to cancel them. This gives the Company the ability to re-issue treasury shares quickly and cost-effectively (including pursuant to the authority under resolution 10 above) and provides the Company with additional flexibility in the management of its capital base. Once held in treasury, the Company is not entitled to exercise any rights, including the right to attend and vote at meetings in respect of the shares. Further, no dividend or other distribution of the Company's assets may be made to the Company in respect of the treasury shares. If the Directors exercise the authority conferred by resolution 14, the Company will have the option of either holding in treasury or of cancelling any of its own shares purchased pursuant to this authority and will decide at the time of purchase which option to pursue.
The resolution specifies the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be acquired (approximately 10 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 2 March 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice)) and the maximum and minimum prices at which they may be bought.
There are no warrants or options to subscribe for Ordinary Shares outstanding at 2 March 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice).
If given, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the 2024 AGM or on 23 August 2024 (the date which is 15 months after the date of passing of the resolution), whichever is earlier.
The Directors intend to seek renewal of this authority at subsequent AGMs in accordance with current best practice.
This resolution is to allow the Company to hold general meetings (other than an AGM) on 14 clear days' notice. The notice period required by the Act for general meetings of the Company is 21 clear days unless: (i) shareholders approve a shorter notice period, which cannot however be less than 14 clear days; and (ii) the Company offers the facility for all shareholders to vote by electronic means. AGMs must always be held on at least 21 clear days' notice. The Company intends to give as much notice as is practicable when calling a general meeting. The 14 clear days' notice period will not be used as a matter of routine, but only in circumstances where it would clearly be to the advantage of shareholders as a whole, the business of the meeting is time-sensitive or flexibility is merited by the nature of the business of the meeting. The approval will be effective until the Company's next AGM, when it is intended that a similar resolution will be proposed.
Members are entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of their rights to attend, speak and vote at the AGM and at any adjournment thereof. A member may appoint more than one proxy in relation to the AGM, provided that each proxy is appointed to exercise the rights attached to a different share or shares held by that shareholder. A proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company but they must be registered in advance and attend the AGM to represent you. A Form of Proxy which may be used to make such appointment and give proxy instructions accompanies this notice.
To be valid, your Form of Proxy must be received no later than 10.00 a.m. on 19 May 2023 (or, if the meeting is adjourned, 48 hours (excluding nonworking days) before the time fixed for the adjourned meeting). You may return your Form of Proxy using the pre-paid envelope provided or delivered by post or by hand (during normal business hours) to Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY. A proxy may be submitted electronically using the following link: www.investorcentre.co.uk/eproxy. Completion and return of the Form of Proxy will not preclude members from attending and voting at the meeting should they wish to do so. Amended instructions must also be received by Computershare by the deadline for receipt of Forms of Proxy.
In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint holders purports to appoint a proxy, only the appointment submitted by the most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the order in which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company's register of members in respect of the joint holding (the first-named being the most senior).
Any person to whom this notice is sent who is a person nominated under section 146 of the Act to enjoy information rights (a "Nominated Person") may, under an agreement between him/her and the member by whom he/she was nominated, have a right to be appointed (or to have someone else appointed) as a proxy for the AGM. If a Nominated Person has no such proxy appointment right or does not wish to exercise it, he/she may, under any such agreement, have a right to give instructions to the member as to the exercise of voting rights at the AGM.
The paragraphs above about the rights of shareholders in relation to the appointment of proxies do not apply to Nominated Persons. The rights described in those paragraphs can only be exercised by members of the Company.
CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies through the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so for the meeting and any adjournment(s) thereof by using the procedures described in the CREST Manual. CREST personal members or other CREST sponsored members, and those CREST members who have appointed a voting service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s), who will be able to take the appropriate action on their behalf.
In order for a proxy appointment or instruction made using the CREST service to be valid, the appropriate CREST message (a "CREST Proxy Instruction") must be properly authenticated in accordance with Euroclear UK & International Limited's specifications and must contain the information required for such instruction, as described in the CREST Manual (available via www.euroclear.com/CREST). The message, regardless of whether it constitutes the appointment of a proxy, or is an amendment to the instruction given to a previously appointed proxy must, in order to be valid, be transmitted so as to be received by the issuer's agent (ID 3RA50) by the latest time(s) for receipt of proxy appointments specified above. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the time stamp applied to the message by the CREST
Application Host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST. After this time, any change of instructions to proxies appointed through CREST should be communicated to the appointee through other means.
CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers should note that Euroclear UK & International Limited does not make available special procedures in CREST for any particular messages. Normal system timings and limitations will therefore apply in relation to the input of CREST Proxy Instructions. It is the responsibility of the CREST member concerned to take (or, if the CREST member is a CREST personal member or sponsored member or has appointed a voting service provider(s), to procure that his CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s) take(s)) such action as shall be necessary to ensure that a message is transmitted by means of the CREST system by any particular time. In this connection, CREST members and, where applicable, their CREST sponsors or voting service providers are referred, in particular, to those sections of the CREST Manual concerning practical limitations of the CREST system and timings (www.euroclear.com/CREST).
The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5) (a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (as amended).
Any corporation which is a member can appoint one or more corporate representatives who may exercise on its behalf all of its powers as a member provided that they do not do so in relation to the same Ordinary Shares.
Except as provided above, members who have general queries about the meeting should contact the Company's Registrar, Computershare, at: www.investorcentre.co.uk/contactus or the Company Secretary at the Registered Office address.
You may not use any electronic address provided either in this notice or any related documents (including the chair's letter and Form of Proxy), to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
Shareholders may submit questions to the Board in advance of the AGM by emailing such questions to [email protected].
Shareholders meeting (in aggregate) the threshold under sections 338 and 338A of the Act may instruct the Company: (i) to give shareholders (entitled to receive notice of the AGM) notice of a resolution which may properly be proposed and is intended to be proposed at the meeting; and/or (ii) to include in the business to be dealt with at the AGM any matter (other than a proposed resolution) which may be properly included in the business.
A resolution may properly be proposed or a matter may properly be included in the business unless:
Such a request:
As at 2 March 2023 (being the last practicable day prior to the publication of this notice), the Company's issued share capital consisted of 403,239,002 Ordinary Shares of £0.01 each. The Company holds 450,000 shares in treasury, which do not carry voting rights. Therefore, the total voting rights in the Company as at 2 March 2023 (being the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this notice) are 402,789,002 Ordinary Shares.
A copy of this notice, and other information required by section 311A of the Act, can be found at: https://www. triplepointreit.com.
The following documents will be available for inspection at the Company's Registered Office from the date of this notice during usual business hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays excluded) until the date of the meeting and also on the date and at the location of the meeting from 15 minutes before the AGM until it ends:
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