Notice of thirtieth annual general meeting

 

Notice is hereby given that the Thirtieth Annual General Meeting (Meeting) of Tea Smallholder Factories PLC (Company) will be held as a virtual meeting on 25th June 2024 at 10.30 a.m.

 

 

The business to be brought before the Meeting will be to:

1. 1. Read the Notice convening the Meeting.

1. 1. Receive and consider the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March 2024 with the Report of the Auditors thereon.

1. 1. Re-elect as Director, Ms. A Goonetilleke who retires in terms of Article 83 of the Articles of Association of the Company. A brief profile of Ms. A Goonetilleke. is contained in the Board of Directors section of the Annual Report on page 64

1. 1. Re-elect as Director, Mr. A Z Hashim who retires in terms of Article 83 of the Articles of Association of the Company. A brief profile of Mr. A Z Hashim is contained in the Board of Directors section of the Annual Report on page 62

1. 1. Re-appoint the Auditors and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.

1. 1. Consider any other business of which due notice has been given in terms of the relevant laws and regulations.

          The Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company are available on the:

1. 1. Corporate Website – https://tsfl-keells.com/annual-report-2024/ ; and

1. 1. The JKH Group website – https://www.keells.com/investor-relations/#annual-reports ; and

1. 1. The Colombo Stock Exchange – https://www.cse.lk/pages/company-profile/company-profile.component.html?symbol=TSML.N0000

Members may also access the Annual Report and Financial Statements on their electronic devices by scanning the following QR code.

 

 

 

 

Any Shareholder who wishes to obtain a hard copy of the Annual Report, may send a written request to the registered office of the Company by filling the request form attached to the Form of Proxy. A printed copy of the Annual Report will be forwarded by the Company within eight (8) Market Days from the date of receipt of the request.

 

 

Notes:

(i). A Shareholder unable to attend the Meeting is entitled to appoint a Proxy to attend and vote in their place.

(ii). A Proxy need not be a Shareholder of the Company.

(iii). A Shareholder wishing to vote by Proxy at the meeting may use the Form of Proxy enclosed herein.

(iv). Shareholders are encouraged to vote by Proxy through the appointment of a member of the Board of Directors to vote on their behalf and to include their voting preferences on the resolutions to be taken up at the Meeting in the Form of Proxy.

(v). In order to be valid, the completed Proxy Form must be lodged at No. 117, Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, Colombo 02 or forwarded to the email address: keellsconsultants@keells.com or Fax No. 011 2439037 not less than 48 hours before the Meeting.

(vi). A vote can be taken on a show of hands or by poll. If a poll is demanded, each share is entitled to one vote. Votes can be cast in person, by proxy or corporate representatives. In the event an individual Shareholder and his/her proxy holder are both present at the Meeting, only the Shareholder’s vote is counted. If the Proxy holder’s appointor has indicated the manner of voting, only the appointor’s indication of the manner to vote will be used.