Cryptology Asset Group PLC: Bekanntmachung der Einberufung zur Hauptversammlung am 30.05.2022 in 66/67, Beatrice, Amery Street, Sliema SLM 1707 Malta mit dem Ziel der europaweiten Verbreitung gemäß §121 AktG
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DGAP-News: Cryptology Asset Group PLC
/ Bekanntmachung der Einberufung zur Hauptversammlung
The minutes of the meeting will be made available on Cryptology Asset Group PLC’s website by not later than the 6th of June, 2022 under the section Investor Relations.
A shareholder may participate in the General Meeting and exercise his/her rights at the meeting only by voting in advance in accordance with the instructions provided below (as per Legal Notice 288 of 2020). A. Record Date For shareholders, their shares are maintained in a collective securities account via the Malta Stock Exchange Clearstream: Only those shareholders are entitled to exercise their voting rights who have sent the proxy form (as per Annex) by submitting proof of their shareholding. Proof of entitlement to participate in the General Meeting and to exercise voting rights must be provided in the form of a written proof of share ownership of an institution admitted to the custody of securities (in this case the Dusseldorf Stock Exchange); this proof must be in either German or English. The evidence must refer to the beginning of the 12th day prior to the Extraordinary General Meeting, i.e. Wednesday, 18th of May 2022, 00:00 a.m. (CEST) (" record date "). The Company is entitled to demand further suitable evidence in case of doubt as to the correctness or authenticity of the evidence. If this proof is not provided or not provided in a proper form, the Company may reject the shareholder. For shareholders, their shares are not maintained in a collective securities account via the Malta Stock Exchange Clearstream:
B. Participation and voting by Members A shareholder may participate and vote at the meeting by submitting a proxy form to the company. Proxy templates are herein annexed & marked Annex ‘A’. In virtue of Article 5(2)(b) of Legal Notice 288 of 2020, shareholders shall only be able to appoint the Chairman of the meeting as their proxy and may indicate on the form of proxy how the Chairman as such proxy is to vote on each resolution put to the meeting. In terms of Clause 96 of the Articles of Association, a Member may participate by proxy by completing and signing the proxy form dispatched to all Members together with this notice and sending same to the Office of the Company Secretary not less than 24 hours before the time appointed for the meeting. If a shareholder participates in the General Meeting of Shareholders by means of several proxy representatives representing the shareholder with shares in different securities accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative represents the shareholder must be identified in connection with the registration for the General Meeting of Shareholders. A proxy form may be sent to the Company either: (a) by mail to The Company Secretary (Registered Office Address); or (b) by electronic means to: calleja@drwerner.com In case of proxies sent by email to the email address above set out, the email should have attached thereto a copy of the Proxy Form duly completed and signed by the shareholder or a duly authorised person on behalf of a corporate/institutional Member. C. Completing the Proxy Form A Member wishing to participate at the meeting by proxy is to complete all details required on the proxy form fully, clearly and accurately. This includes: (a) Nomination and Appointment of the Chairman as proxy to the meeting. (b) Indicating whether the Member wishes the proxy to vote as the appointed proxy wishes or whether the Member wishes to instruct the proxy how to vote. In either case a mark ought to be made in the appropriate box indicated in the proxy form. In the event that no indication is made it shall be deemed that the Member authorises the proxy to vote as the proxy wishes, unless the Member indicates how he/she wishes the shares held to be voted by inserting the number of shares or another appropriate mark against the relevant resolutions, in which case the proxy shall be deemed authorised to vote only as indicated by the Member in the proxy form; (c) Where a Member wishes to have his/her proxy vote in a particular manner then he/she should indicate his/her voting preference appropriately against each resolution. The procedure for voting is established and governed in terms of Clause E of this Notice accordingly. Any resolution remaining unmarked on the ballot paper will be treated as authorizing the appointed proxy to vote as he/she wishes. D. Participation and Voting. A Member wishing to participate simply by having their votes taken into account at the meeting must
E. Draft Resolutions and Documents The draft resolutions to be considered and voted upon at the meeting are included as an integral part of this notice. The full unabridged text of any documents submitted to the meeting shall, unless dispatched to shareholders, be available at the registered office of the Company and on cryptology-ag.comF. Right to ask questions As per clause 5(2)(c) of Legal Notice 288 of 2020, sufficient time must be allowed for shareholders to ask questions which are pertinent and related to the items on the agenda of the meeting in advance, whether by electronic means or by letter addressed to the company. Such questions will be answered by the directors or by such person as the directors may delegate for that purpose. In this connection, all shareholders shall be allowed time to submit such questions via electronic format up to forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. The company shall provide an answer to the questions on its website within forty-eight (48) hours from the termination of the meeting. Provided that the company may provide an overall answer to questions having the same content and that the company may take reasonable measures to ensure the identification of the shareholder or the proxy. To ensure efficient proceedings at the meeting the directors invite Members to submit in writing any questions related to the resolutions to be sent to the Company Secretary by mail to the Company Secretary on calleja@drwerner.comby not later than 48 hours before the meeting. Whilst the directors shall endeavour to reply to all questions that may be raised at the meeting only questions that shall have been submitted to them as aforesaid shall be entitled to a reply, provided that any questions raised for the first time at the meeting and to which the directors are not able to provide an immediate reply, shall, subsequent to the meeting be answered by the directors by posting a reply on the Company’s website by not later than the 6th of June 2022.
In Sliema on this, the 11th of May 2022 Cryptology Asset Group plc Dr. Michael Calleja
By order of the Board of Directors. 11th May 2022 ANNEX A.PROXY FORM 1FORM OF PROXYVOTING PREFERENCES
FILL IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOXES
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| THE CHAIRMAN IS AUTHORISED TO VOTE AS HE DEEMS FIT | [ ] |
| THE CHAIRMAN WILL VOTE AS INDICATED IN THE HEREUNDER RESOLUTIONS PANEL | [ ] |
PROXY FORM BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
VOTING PREFERENCES
To be completed when sending Proxy Form by electronic means
Name of Shareholder___________________________________________
Signature of Shareholder_________________________________________
Telephone/Mobile Phone Number __________________________________
E-mail address _________________________________________________
A proxy form sent by electronic means is only valid upon confirmation by the Company Secretary.
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION
VOTING PREFERENCES
| FILL IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOXES | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
| The Board of Directors proposes that Pursuant to Clause 60(i) of the Articles of Association, authorisation will be granted to reduce the notice period from twenty-one (21) days’ to fourteen (14) days’ having obtained approval by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the shares having voting rights or the issued share capital represented at the meeting. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served or deemed to be served and of the day for which it was given. |
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION
VOTING PREFERENCES
| FILL IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOXES | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
| The Board of Directors proposes that pursuant to Clause 41 of the Articles of Association (and in terms of Article 106 of
the Companies Act, Cap. 386 of the Laws of Malta), the Company is hereby authorised to acquire, in its own name such number
of the Company’s own ordinary shares subject to the following terms and conditions: (i) The maximum number of shares that the Company is authorised to acquire shall not exceed 10% of the issued share capital; (ii) The authority of the Company to acquire its own shares shall be valid for eighteen (18) months from the date of this resolution; and (iii) The Company shall be authorised to acquire any ordinary share at any price up to a maximum of EUR 15 per share. |
ANNEX B - PROXY FORM 2
Where a Member holds Shares for and on behalf of third parties , such Member is entitled to grant a proxy to each such third party or other persons designated by the third party, and the instrument appointing the proxies shall, to permit votes attaching to Shares to be cast differently than others, be in the following form or in a form as near thereto as circumstances permit:
FORM OF PROXY
VOTING PREFERENCES
As a Member holding Shares for and on behalf of third parties in Cryptology Asset Group PLC (C 84355), I hereby appoint the duly appointed Chairman of the AGM as my proxy to vote on my behalf, at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) and at any adjournment thereof:
Date _____________ Name of Shareholder ___________________________
Signature of Shareholder__________________________________________
FILL IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOXES
| THE CHAIRMAN IS AUTHORISED TO VOTE AS HE DEEMS FIT | [ ] |
| THE CHAIRMAN WILL VOTE AS INDICATED IN THE HEREUNDER RESOLUTIONS PANEL | [ ] |
PROXY FORM BY ELECTRONIC MEANS
VOTING PREFERENCES
To be completed when sending Proxy Form by electronic means
Name of Shareholder____________________________________________
Signature of Shareholder_________________________________________
Telephone/Mobile Phone Number __________________________________
E-mail address _________________________________________________
A proxy form sent by electronic means is only valid upon confirmation by the Company Secretary.
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION
VOTING PREFERENCES
| FILL IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOXES | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN |
| The Board of Directors proposes that Pursuant to Clause 60(i) of the Articles of Association, authorisation will be granted to reduce the notice period from twenty-one (21) days’ to fourteen (14) days’ having obtained approval by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the shares having voting rights or the issued share capital represented at the meeting. The notice shall be exclusive of the day on which it is served or deemed to be served and of the day for which it was given. |
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION
VOTING PREFERENCES
| FILL IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BOXES | FOR | AGAINST | ABSTAIN | ||||||
The Board of Directors proposes that pursuant to Clause 41 of the Articles of Association (and in terms of Article 106 of
the Companies Act, Cap. 386 of the Laws of Malta), the Company is hereby authorised to acquire, in its own name such number
of the Company’s own ordinary shares subject to the following terms and conditions:
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