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OANDO PLC - Notice of 42nd AGM

Release Date: 02/08/2021 13:55
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Notice of 42nd AGM


Oando PLC
(Incorporated in Nigeria and registered as an external company in South Africa) 
External Registration number: RC 6474
Company registration number: 2005/038824/10
Share Code on the JSE Limited: OAO 
Share Code on the Nigerian Stock Exchange: UNTP 
ISIN: NGOANDO00002 
(“Oando” or the “Company”)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 42nd (Forty-Second) Annual General Meeting                              NOTES
(the “Meeting”) of Oando PLC (the “Company”) will be held on Tuesday, 3 1st August,
2021, at 10:00a.m. at The Wings Office Complex, 17a Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue,                              A. Voting and Proxies
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria, by proxies, for the purposes of:                                       In line with the guidelines of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) on the conduct of the
                                                                                                        Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Public Companies by proxies, the Company has obtained
ORDINARY BUSINESS                                                                                       the approval of the CAC to hold the AGM with attendance by proxies. The number of
  1.     Transacting the following ordinary business:                                                   attendees shall be limited to the maximum number of persons stipulated by the COVID-19
                                                                                                        Health Protection Regulations 2021. The proceedings of the AGM shall be streamed live.
1.1.     To receive the audited financial statements of the Company and the Group for the
         year ended December 31, 2018 and the Reports of the Directors, Auditors and
         Audit Committee thereon;                                                                       NOMINATED PROXIES
1.2.     To re-appoint Ernst & Young as Auditors and to authorise the Directors of the                  In compliance with the above CAC guidelines, a member entitled to attend and vote at the
         Company to fix their remuneration;                                                              AGM is advised to select from the underlisted proposed proxies to attend and vote in their
                                                                                                        stead:
1.3.     To elect Dr. Ainojie Irune to the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from
         August 7, 2019 as a Director whose term expires in accordance with Article 88 of
                                                                                                             1.   Sir Sunny Nnamdi Nwosu, KSS                    8.   Dr. Faruk Umar
         the Articles of Association of the Company but being eligible if he offers
         himself for appointment;                                                                            2.   Mr. Patrick Ajidua                             9.   Rev. Dr. G. Akpore
                                                                                                             3.   Alhaji. Kabiru A. Tambari                     10.   Mrs. Oludewe Thorpe
1.4.     To re-elect the following Directors who in accordance with Articles 91 and 93 of the                4.   Mrs. Adebisi Oluwayemisi Bakare               11.   Chief J. O. Okelana
         Company's Articles of Association, retire by rotation, but are eligible and offer                   5.   Mr. Lawrence Oguntoye                         12.   Mrs. Efunyemi Obideyi
         themselves for re-election;                                                                         6.   Chief Timothy Adesiyan                        13.   Mrs. Ganiyu Kudirat Moturayo
             HRM M.A. Gbadebo, CFR as a Director                                                             7.   Mr. Tunde Badmus                              14.   Mr. Boniface Okezie
             Mr. Olufemi Adeyemo as a Director
             Mr. Tanimu Yakubu as a Director                                                            A proxy form is attached to the Annual Report. All instruments of proxy must be deposited at the
                                                                                                        office of the Company's Registrars, First Registrars & Investor Services Limited at Plot 2, Abebe
         Biographical details of the Directors standing for re-election are available in the            Village Road, Iganmu, Lagos, Nigeria or Computershare Investor Services (Proprietary) Limited,
         2018 Annual Report and on the Company's website http://www.oandoplc.com.                       70, Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001, PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107, South Africa or
                                                                                                        via Email: info@firstregistrarsnigeria.com not less than 48 hours before the time of the Meeting.
1.5      To elect members of the Audit Committee;                                                       Holders of the Company's shares in South Africa (whether certificated or dematerialised)
                                                                                                        through a nominee should timeously make the necessary arrangements with that nominee or, if
                                                                                                        applicable, the Central Securities Depository Participant (“CSDP”) or a broker to enable them to
                                                                                                        attend and vote at the Meeting or to enable their votes in respect of their shares to be cast at
SPECIAL BUSINESS                                                                                        the Meeting by that nominee or a proxy. The cost of stamping would be borne by the Company.
  2.     Transacting the following special business:                                                    B. Re-election of Directors aged 70 years or more

  Resolution 1: Directors' Remuneration                                                                  In accordance with Section 282 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 (“CAMA”), a
  2.1 To consider, and if approved, to pass with or without modification, the following                  special notice is hereby given that HRM M.A. Gbadebo, who attained the age of 70 years on
                                                                                                        September 14, 2013 will be proposed as a Director for re-election at the Meeting.
       ordinary resolution to fix the remuneration of the Non-Executive Directors of the
       Company: “It is hereby resolved that the fees, payable quarterly in arrears remain
       N5,000,000 per annum for the Chairman and N4,000,000 per annum, for all other                    C. Closure of Register of Members
       Non-Executive Directors.”
                                                                                                        The Register of Members and Transfer Books of the Company (Nigerian and South African) will
                                                                                                        be closed between August 2, 2021 and August 4, 2021 (both days inclusive) in accordance with
  Resolution 2: Mandate Authorising Transactions with Related Parties/Interested
  Persons                                                                                               the provisions of Section 114 of CAMA.

 2.2     To consider and if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following                D. Nominations for the Audit Committee
         resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company: “That, pursuant to Rule 20.8
         of the Rulebook of the Nigerian Stock Exchange 2015: Issuers Rule, a general                   In accordance with Section 404(6) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004, any member
         mandate be and is hereby given authorizing the Company to procure goods,                       may nominate a shareholder as a member of the Audit Committee, by giving notice in writing of
         services and financing and enter into such incidental transactions necessary for its            such nomination to the Chief Compliance Officer and Company Secretary at least 21 days
         day-to-day operations from its related-parties or interested persons on normal                 before the Meeting. The Nigerian Code of Corporate Governance (2018), stipulates that
         commercial terms consistent with the Company's Transfer Pricing Policy. All                    members of the Audit Committee should have basic financial literacy and should be able to read
         transactions falling under this category which were earlier entered into prior to the          Financial Statements.
         date of this meeting are hereby ratified.”
                                                                                                        E. Right of Shareholders to ask Questions
 2.3     To consider and if thought fit, pass with or without modifications, the following                Shareholders have a right to ask questions not only at the Meeting, but also in writing prior to the
         resolution as an ordinary resolution of the Company: “That the Board of Directors of           Meeting. For the good and orderly conduct of the Meeting, shareholders are encouraged to
         the Company be and are hereby authorized to negotiate, take all such actions and               submit their questions in writing ahead of the AGM and those questions will be acknowledged
         enter into all such transactions, agreements and appropriate settlements with the              and answered in full at the AGM. Such questions should be addressed to the Company
         Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in relation to the investigations, findings            Secretary and submitted to the Registered Office or by electronic mail at info@oandoplc.com
         and ongoing dispute arising from and relating to petitions brought by Ansbury Inc. (an
                                                                                                        not later than 7 days before the Meeting.
         investor in Ocean and Oil Development Partners Limited (“OODP”) and Alhaji Dahiru
         Mangal (together the “Petitioners”), against the Company and certain of its directors,
         and to likewise do all things necessary to settle all disputes between the Company,            F. Electronic Annual Report
         the said directors and the Petitioners and to ratify and confirm all actions hitherto taken     The soft copy of the 2018 Annual Report is on our website and has been sent to our
         by the management of the Company towards resolving the said disputes.”
                                                                                                        shareholders who have provided their email addresses to the Registrars. Shareholders who are
                                                                                                        interested in receiving a copy of the 2018 Annual Report should make a request via email to
         Explanatory Note: Ocean and Oil Development Partners Limited, Alhaji Mangal                    info@oandoplc.com
         and their affiliates will not exercise their right to vote on Resolution 2.2 and 2.3
                                                                                                        G. Live Streaming of the Annual General Meeting
                                                                                                        The Annual General Meeting will be streamed live via the Company's website:
  July 30, 2021                                                                                         http://www.oandoplc.com. This will enable shareholders who will not be attending the
                                                                                                        meeting physically to be part of the proceedings.
  By the Order of the Board
                                                                                                        The link for live streaming can be found on the Company's website: http://www.oandoplc.com

                                                                                                        H. Profile of Directors

  Ayotola Jagun                                                                                         The Profile of Directors are available on the Company's website: http://www.oandoplc.com.
  Chief Compliance Officer and Company Secretary
                                                                                                        I. Unclaimed Dividend Warrants and Share Certificates
  FRC/2013/NBA/00000003578
                                                                                                        Shareholders are hereby informed that some dividends have remained unclaimed and
                                                                                                        returned to the Registrar. The list of all unclaimed dividends will be circulated to all
  Registered Office:                                                                                     Shareholders and they are advised to contact the Company's Registrar, First Registrars &
                                                                                                         Investor Services Limited at Plot 2, Abebe Village Road, Iganmu, Lagos, Nigeria.
  9th -12th Floor 17a
  Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue                                                                                 J. Special Business
  Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
                                                                                                        The Corporate Affairs Commission has approved that matters under special business be
                                                                                                        tabled at the AGM.

SALIENT DATES FOR THE SOUTH AFRICAN REGISTER
 
Record date to receive the notice of the Annual General Meeting	Friday, 23 July 2021
Date of posting the Notice of Annual General Meeting	        Friday, 30 July 2021
Last date to trade to be eligible to vote	                Tuesday, 17 August 2021
Record date to be eligible to attend, participate and vote at
the Annual General Meeting	                                 Friday, 20 August 2021
For administrative purposes, preferable date by which forms of
proxy for the Annual General  Meeting are requested to be lodged,
by 10h00 (Nigerian time)  11h00 (SA time) on  	                 Friday, 27 August 2021
Annual General Meeting at 10h00 (Nigerian time)
11h00 (SA time)	                                                 Tuesday, 31 August 2021


Lagos
2 August 2021
Sponsor: Sasfin Capital (a member of the Sasfin Group)

      
Date: 02-08-2021 01:55:00
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