Goco Group PLC Notice of AGM (6995K)

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RNS Number : 6995K

Goco Group PLC

24 April 2020

24 April 2020

GoCo Group plc

2020 Annual General Meeting and publication of Notice of Meeting

Following the announcement on 31 March, the Company has now revised its plans for its Annual General Meeting (AGM), as a result of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. In order to tackle the pandemic, the UK Government announced a number of mandatory measures in relation to social distancing to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. These measures include the prevention of public gatherings of more than two people, unless essential for work purposes, and the prevention of non-essential travel. As a result, the 2020 AGM will be run as a closed meeting and will be held on Wednesday 27 May 2020 at 12:00pm (BST) at the Company's office at 2 Sheraton Street, London, W1F 8BH. The previously announced dividend payment date of 27 May 2020 will now be 1 June 2020, subject to shareholder approval. The ex-dividend and record dates remain as 7 May 2020 and 11 May 2020 respectively. A copy of the Notice of Meeting can be found on the Company's website at www.gocogroup.com .

The health and wellbeing of our Shareholders, employees, advisers and of the general public is of upmost importance to the Board and the Company is committed to minimising the unnecessary movement of people at this time. As such, the arrangements for the AGM are as follows:

-- Attendance will be limited to essential personnel only to ensure that the meeting is quorate to conduct the business of the AGM (attendance by these persons will be considered essential for work purposes only);

-- Other shareholders will not be able to attend the AGM in person and on the grounds of safety, will be refused entry;

   --      The format of the meeting will be restricted to the formal business of the AGM only. 

Reminder to vote by proxy

The AGM is an important event in the Company's corporate calendar and provides an opportunity for shareholders to vote on important resolutions for the conduct of the business and affairs of the Company. Accordingly, the Board encourages participation of all shareholders by:

1. Appointing the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy.

2. Submitting a form of proxy as soon as possible and in any event by no later than 12.00pm (BST) on Monday, 25 May 2020 to ensure that their votes are counted. If a shareholder appoints a person other than the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy, that other proxy will not be able to attend the AGM.

3. Re-submitting a new form of proxy to appoint the Chairman of the AGM to replace any form already submitted which appoints a person other than the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy.

A form of proxy may be submitted electronically by following the links provided at www.sharevote.co.uk or by returning the form to the Company's registrar, Equiniti. Details of how to submit proxies are set out on page 7 of the Notice of AGM that was circulated to shareholders on 24 April 2020. Proxy instructions must be received no later than 12.00pm (BST) on Monday, 25 May 2020 or not less than 48 hours before the time of the holding of any adjourned AGM. For shares held through CREST, proxy appointments may be submitted via the CREST proxy voting system.

The Board will continue to monitor the situation and may, if necessary, make further changes to the arrangements for the AGM. Shareholders should therefore continue to monitor the Company's website and RNS announcements.

The Board would like to thank shareholders for their understanding during this challenging time.

Nick Edwards

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

LEI Code: 213800DUUN4C47JEL561

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