The Management Board of joint stock company VIRŠI-A, registration number: 40003242737, legal address: Kalna iela 17, Aizkraukle, Aizkraukle parish, Aizkraukle region, LV-5101, Latvia (hereinafter – the “Company”), hereby convenes and announces that the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company will take place on May 12, 2023 at 11:00 at the National Library of Latvia (11th floor meeting room), 3 Mūkusalas iela, Riga, LV-1423, Latvia.
The agenda:
- Reports of the Management Board, the Supervisory Council and the statement of the sworn auditor, approval of the Annual reports for 2022.
- Distribution of the profit.
- Election of the auditor for the review of the reorganisation agreement draft and setting of the remuneration to the auditor.
- Setting of the renumeration to the Supervisory Council.
The Management Board of the Company will provide the shareholders with the possibility to vote before the meeting and to connect to the meeting remotely, without physical attendance.
The record date for shareholders’ participation at the Annual Meeting of shareholders of the Company is May 2, 2023. Only the persons who are shareholders on the record date with the number of shares held by them on the record date are authorized to participate in the Annual Meeting of shareholders of the Company on May 12, 2023 as well as to vote in writing before the shareholders' meeting.
Shareholders have a right to participate in the meeting (including filling and submitting the voting before the meeting) in person or by mediation of their legal representatives or authorized persons. If the shareholder is represented by the authorized person, the power of attorney should be attached to the voting or the application form but legal representatives should attach to the voting or the application form the document proofing representation rights. The power of attorneys issued by natural persons should be notarised. The form of a written power of attorney is available on website the Company – https://www.virsi.lv/for-investors/exchange-data on the section News and website of joint stock company Nasdaq Riga - http://www.nasdaqbaltic.com.
Voting prior to the meeting
Shareholders are invited to exercise their rights to vote in writing before the shareholders' meeting by sending a vote signed with a secure electronic signature to the e-mail: Investoriem@virsi.lv or signed in paper form by post to the legal address of the Company at Kalna iela 17, Aizkraukle, Aizkraukle parish, Aizkraukle region, LV-5101, Latvia.
The required voting form will be available on the Company webpage at https://www.virsi.lv/for-investors/exchange-data on the section News as well as on AS “Nasdaq Riga” webpage at www.nasdaqbaltic.com. Such a vote will be considered if received by May 11, 2023. The voting form will be published together with the draft resolutions of the meeting.
Shareholders who voted before the meeting will be considered present at the meeting. A shareholder who has voted before the shareholders' meeting may ask the Company to confirm the receipt of the vote. The Company shall send a confirmation to the shareholder immediately upon receipt of the shareholder's vote.
Participation and voting at the meeting
The registration and identification of shareholders will take place in the following order:
- The shareholder must submit the application form signed with a secure electronic signature to the e-mail address: Investoriem@virsi.lv or a signed in paper form by post to the legal address of the Company: Kalna iela 17, Aizkraukle, Aizkraukle parish, Aizkraukle region, LV-5101, Latvia, by May 8, 2023 at 17:00. If the shareholder wants to participate in the meeting remotely a copy of shareholder’s (or representative’s) identification document together with contacts (phone number and e-mail) should be attached to the application form in order to carry out identification of the shareholder.
- Shareholders applied for participation in the meeting remotely will receive an individual connection link to the meeting by indicated e-mail until May 12, 2023 at 09:00.
- Shareholders who have applied for participation in the meeting remotely using the link provided must join the meeting not later than at 10:30 and be prepared to present a personal identification document to carry out the video identification.
- The registration of shareholders who have applied for participation in the meeting in a presence will take place on the day of the shareholders’ meeting on May 12, 2023 from 10:00 to 10:45 at the meeting venue. Shareholders or their representatives should present passport or other identification document upon registration.
The shareholders and their legal representatives, representing at least 5% of the total shares with voting rights, have the right to request the Management Board to include additional points on the agenda of the meeting within seven days from this publication, by sending them by post to the legal address of the Company: Kalna iela 17, Aizkraukle, Aizkraukle parish, Aizkraukle region, LV-5101, Latvia or by sending them to the e-mail address: Investoriem@virsi.lv signed with a safe electronic signature.
The Company’s Annual report for 2022 is published on April 11, 2023 and the Management Board proposal for the profit distribution is published together with this notification. Shareholders can review the draft resolutions for items on the agenda free of charge from April 28, 2023 to May 12, 2023 on the website of the Company at https://www.virsi.lv/for-investors/exchange-data on the section News and on the day of the shareholders’ meeting – at the place of registration.
Information on the shareholders’ meeting is also available on the website of the Company at https://www.virsi.lv/for-investors/exchange-data on the section News and on the website of AS Nasdaq Riga at www.nasdaqbaltic.com. The total amount of shares and the total amount of the shares with voting rights of the Company is 15’114’421.
Annexes:
The Management Board of joint stock company VIRŠI-A
The shares of AS VIRŠI-A are admitted to trading on Nasdaq Baltic First North Market.
The Certified Adviser for AS VIRŠI-A is ZAB Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns SIA.
Virši is a rapidly growing energy commodities trader and convenience store network with 28 years of experience. Currently there are 70 service stations in the Virši network that employ over 740 employees across all of Latvia. On November 11, 2021, AS VIRŠI-A shares were admitted to trading on the alternative market First North of Nasdaq Riga stock exchange.
Contact information:
AS VIRŠI-A
Undīne Priekule
E-mail: undine.priekule@virsi.lv
Phone: +371 26141219
Certified advisor:
ZAB Eversheds Sutherland Bitāns SIA
Contact person: Justīne Ignatavičute
E-mail: justine.ignatavicute@eversheds-sutherland.lv
Phone: +371 28665066
