STARHUB LTD
(Incorporated in the Republic of Singapore)
Company Registration No. 199802208C
ANNOUNCEMENT
AGM AND EGM TO BE HELD ON 30 APRIL 2021
- Background. StarHub Ltd (the "Company") refers to:
- the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act 2020 passed by Parliament on 7 April 2020 which enables the Minister for Law by order to prescribe alternative arrangements for listed companies in Singapore to, inter alia, conduct general meetings, either wholly or partly, by electronic communication, video conferencing, tele-conferencing or other electronic means;
- the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) (Alternative Arrangements for Meetings for Companies, Variable Capital Companies, Business Trusts, Unit Trusts and
Debenture Holders) Order 2020 (the "Order") which was gazetted on 13 April 2020 and subsequently amended on 14 April 2020, 24 April 2020 and 29 September 2020, and which sets out the alternative arrangements in respect of, inter alia, general meetings of companies; and - the joint statement released by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, the Monetary Authority of Singapore and Singapore Exchange Regulation on 13 April 2020, and subsequently updated on 27 April 2020, 22 June 2020 and 1 October 2020, which provides guidance on the conduct of general meetings amid the evolving COVID-19 situation during the period from 27 March 2020 to 30 June 2021.
- Date, time and conduct of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and Extraordinary General
Meeting ("EGM"). The Company is pleased to announce that pursuant to the Order, its AGM will be convened and held by way of electronic means on 30 April 2021 at 10.00 a.m. The
Company's EGM will be convened and held by way of electronic means on 30 April 2021 at 10.30 a.m. (or as soon thereafter following the conclusion or adjournment of the AGM).
The Company's Board Chairman, Mr Steven Terrell Clontz, will preside as Chairman of the AGM and EGM, and together with its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Nikhil Oommen Jacob Eapen, will conduct the proceedings of the AGM and EGM and address substantial, and relevant questions which shareholders have submitted in advance. - Notice of AGM and proxy form. The Notice of AGM and accompanying proxy form will be sent to shareholders solely by electronic means via publication on SGXNet and the
Company's Investor Relations ("IR") website at the URL http://ir.starhub.com/AGM-EGM.Printed copies of these documents will notbe sent to shareholders. - Notice of EGM and proxy form. The Notice of EGM and accompanying proxy form will be sent to shareholders solely by electronic means via publication on SGXNet and the Company's IR website at the URL http://ir.starhub.com/AGM-EGM.Printed copies of these documents will notbe sent to shareholders.
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- No personal attendance at AGM and EGM. Due to the current COVID-19 situation in Singapore, shareholders will not be able to attend the AGM and EGM in person.
- Alternative arrangements for participation at the AGM and EGM. Shareholders may participate at the AGM and/or EGM by:
- observing and/or listening to the AGM and/or EGM proceedings via live audio-visual webcast or live audio-only stream;
- submitting questions in advance of the AGM and/or EGM; and/or
- appointing the Chairman of the AGM and Chairman of the EGM as proxy to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the AGM and EGM, respectively.
Details of the steps for pre-registration,pre-submission of questions and voting at the AGM and EGM are set out in the Appendix to this announcement.
7. Persons who hold shares through relevant intermediaries. Persons who hold StarHub Ltd shares through relevant intermediaries (as defined in section 181 of the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore), including CPF and SRS investors, and who wish to participate in the AGM and/or EGM by:
- observing and/or listening to the AGM and/or EGM proceedings via live audio-visual webcast or live audio-only stream;
- submitting questions in advance of the AGM and/or EGM; and/or
- appointing the Chairman of the AGM and Chairman of the EGM as proxy to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the AGM and EGM, respectively,
should contact the relevant intermediary (which would include, in the case of CPF and SRS investors, their respective CPF Agent Banks and SRS Operators) through which they hold such shares as soon as possible in order for the necessary arrangements to be made for their participation in the AGM and EGM.
8. Annual Report 2020 and Circular. The Annual Report 2020 and the Circular dated 8 April 2021 (in relation to the proposed renewal of the share purchase mandate and the proposed renewal of the mandate for interested person transactions) have been published on the
Company's IR website, and may be accessed as follows:
- the Annual Report 2020 may be accessed at the URLhttp://ir.starhub.com/AGM-EGMby clicking on the link for 'Annual Report 2020' under 'AGM & EGM - 2021'; and
- the Circular dated 8 April 2021 may be accessed at the URLhttp://ir.starhub.com/AGM-EGMby clicking on the link for 'Circular to Shareholders' under 'AGM & EGM - 2021'.
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9. Record and payment dates for final dividend. Subject to the approval of shareholders for the final dividend at the AGM to be convened and held on 30 April 2021, the Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company will be closed on 6 May 2021. Duly completed transfers in respect of ordinary shares of the Company together with all relevant documents of title received by the Company's Share Registrar, M & C Services Private
Limited, 112 Robinson Road, #05-01 Singapore 068902 up to the close of business at
- p.m. on 5 May 2021 will be registered to determine shareholders' entitlements to the final dividend. Subject as aforesaid, shareholders whose securities accounts with The Central Depository (Pte) Limited are credited with ordinary shares of the Company as at
- p.m. on 5 May 2021 will be entitled to the final dividend. The final dividend, if so approved by shareholders, will be paid on 21 May 2021.
Key dates/deadlines. In summary, the key dates/deadlines which shareholders should take note of are set out in the table below:
Key dates | Actions | |
8 April 2021 (Thursday) | Shareholders may begin to pre-register | at |
www.starhub.com/agm-egm2021for live audio-visual | ||
webcast/live audio-only stream of the AGM and EGM | ||
proceedings. | ||
5.00 p.m. on 20 April 2021 | Deadline for CPF or SRS investors who wish to appoint | |
(Tuesday) | the Chairman of the AGM and/or the Chairman of the | |
EGM as proxy should approach their respective CPF | ||
Agent Banks or SRS Operators to submit their votes. | ||
10.00 a.m. on 27 April 2021 | Deadline for shareholders to: | |
(Tuesday) | • pre-register for live audio-visual webcast/live audio- | |
only stream of the AGM and EGM proceedings; | ||
• submit questions in advance of the AGM and EGM; | ||
and | ||
• submit proxy forms appointing the Chairman of the | ||
AGM as proxy in respect of the resolutions to be | ||
tabled for approval at the AGM. | ||
10.30 a.m. on 27 April 2021 | Deadline for shareholders to submit proxy forms | |
(Tuesday) | appointing the Chairman of the EGM as proxy in respect | |
of the resolutions to be tabled for approval at the EGM. | ||
12.00 p.m. (noon) on 29 | Authenticated shareholders will receive an email which | |
April 2021 (Thursday) | will contain: (a) user ID and password details, as well as | |
the link to access the live audio-visual webcast; and (b) a | ||
PIN code and the toll-free telephone number to access | ||
the live audio-only stream of the AGM and EGM | ||
proceedings (the "Confirmation Email"). | ||
Shareholders who do not receive the Confirmation Email | ||
by 12.00 p.m. (noon) on 29 April 2021, but have | ||
registered by the 27 April 2021 deadline should contact | ||
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Key dates | Actions | |||||||||
the Company's Share Registrar, M & C Services Private | ||||||||||
Limited, at +65 6228 0518 or +65 6228 0508 (between | ||||||||||
12.00 p.m. (noon) to 7.00 p.m. on 29 April 2021 and | ||||||||||
between 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. on 30 April 2021). | ||||||||||
Date and time of AGM - | • Click on the link in the Confirmation Email and enter | |||||||||
the user ID and password to access the live audio- | ||||||||||
10.00 a.m. on 30 April 2021 | visual webcast of the AGM and EGM proceedings; or | |||||||||
(Friday) | ||||||||||
Shareholders | should | note | • Call the toll-free | telephone | number | in | the | |||
Confirmation Email | and key in | the PIN | code | to | ||||||
that the EGM will be held at | ||||||||||
access the live audio-only stream of the AGM and | ||||||||||
10.30 a.m. on 30 April 2021 | ||||||||||
EGM proceedings. | ||||||||||
(Friday) | (or | as | soon | |||||||
thereafter | following | the | ||||||||
conclusion or adjournment of | ||||||||||
the AGM) | ||||||||||
5.00 p.m. on 5 May | 2021 | Record date for determining entitlements to final | ||||||||
(Wednesday) | dividend, subject to shareholders' approval at the AGM. | |||||||||
21 May 2021 (Friday) | Payment date for final dividend, subject to shareholders' | |||||||||
approval at the AGM. | ||||||||||
10. Further information. For more information, shareholders can refer to the FAQs on the Company's IR website at the URL http://ir.starhub.com/AGM-EGM.
As the COVID-19 situation continues to evolve, further measures and/or changes to the AGM and EGM arrangements may be made on short notice. Shareholders are advised to check the 'AGM & EGM 2021' page at the Company's IR website at the URLhttp://ir.starhub.com/AGM-EGMfor the latest updates on the status of the AGM and EGM.
The Company would like to thank all shareholders for their patience, understanding and co-operation.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Veronica Lai
Company Secretary
Singapore, 8 April 2021
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APPENDIX
Steps for pre-registration,pre-submission of questions and voting at the AGM and EGM
Shareholders will be able to observe and/or listen to the AGM and EGM proceedings through a live audio-video webcast using their mobile phones, tablets or computers, or live audio-only stream by calling a toll free telephone number, submit questions in advance of the AGM and EGM and/or vote by appointing the Chairman of the AGM and the Chairman of the EGM as proxy to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the AGM and the EGM, respectively.
To do so, they will need to complete the following steps:
No. | Steps | Details | |||||
1. | Pre-registration | Shareholders must pre-register at the pre-registration | |||||
website | at www.starhub.com/agm-egm2021 | from | |||||
8 April 2021 up to 10.00 a.m. on 27 April 2021 to enable | |||||||
the Company to verify their status as shareholders. | |||||||
Following the verification, authenticated shareholders will | |||||||
receive an email by 12.00 p.m. (noon) on 29 April 2021. | |||||||
The email will contain: (a) user ID and password details, as | |||||||
well as the link to access the live audio-visual webcast; and | |||||||
(b) a PIN code and the toll-free telephone number to access | |||||||
the live audio-only stream, of the AGM and EGM | |||||||
proceedings (the "Confirmation Email"). | |||||||
Shareholders who do not receive the Confirmation Email by | |||||||
12.00 p.m. (noon) on 29 April 2021, but have registered | |||||||
by the 27 April 2021 deadline should contact the | |||||||
Company's Share Registrar, M & C Services Private | |||||||
Limited, at +65 6228 0518 or +65 6228 0508 (between | |||||||
12.00 p.m. (noon) to 7.00 p.m. on 29 April 2021 and | |||||||
between 8.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. on 30 April 2021). | |||||||
2. | Submit questions in | Shareholders will not be able to ask questions at the | |||||
advance | AGM and EGM live during the webcast or audio-only | ||||||
stream, and therefore it is important for shareholders to | |||||||
pre-register and submit their questions in advance of | |||||||
the AGM and EGM. | |||||||
Submission of questions. Shareholders can submit | |||||||
questions related to the resolutions to be tabled for | |||||||
approval at the AGM and EGM in advance of the AGM and | |||||||
EGM, in the following manner: | |||||||
(a) | Via | the | pre-registration | website | at | ||
www.starhub.com/agm-egm2021; | |||||||
(b) | By post to the Company's Share Registrar, M & C | ||||||
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