BUCHAREST, Romania, 14-Aug-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi†or the “Companyâ€) announces that H1 2020 financial results are available on the Company’s website.
For details, please see:
https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/shares/financial-results-shares
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 7-Aug-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi†or the “Companyâ€) announces that on 14 August 2020 (at 14:00 UK time / 16:00 EEST – Romania local time) it will host a conference call to discuss the H1 2020 financial results.
To participate please follow the instructions from our website: https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/shares/financial-calendar and pre-register for the call. The deadline for pre-registration is until 12:00 UK time/ 14:00 EEST (Romania local time) on 14 August 2020.
A webcast of the call and the presentation materials will be available on our websites and the webcast will be archived for 30 days:Â www.digi-communications.ro
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 30-Jul-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi†or the “Companyâ€) announces that on July 30, 2020, the Independent Limited Assurance Report issued by the external auditor of the Company on 30 July 2020 regarding the information included in the current reports issued by the Company under Law 24/2017 (Article 82) and FSA Regulation no. 5/2018 was made publicly available on the Romanian Stock Exchange (“BVBâ€) and the Company’s website, while also being available with the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (“ASFâ€) and the Dutch Authority for Financial Markets (“AFMâ€).
For details regarding the reports, please access the official websites designated of Digi: www.digi-communications.ro (Investor Relations Section).
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 27-Jul-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — The Company would like to inform its investors and the market that on July 24, 2020, the Competition Council issued the decision no. 38/21.07.2020 („RCC Decisionâ€), authorising the economic concentration acomplished by RCS&RDS through gaining sole control over certain assets pursuant to the agreements entered into on 28 November 2019 („Agreementsâ€) between the Company’s Romanian subsidiary, hereinafter referred to as „Assignee†and Digital Cable Systems S.A., AKTA Telecom S.A., respectively ATTP Telecommunicatios S.R.L., hereinafter referred together as “Assignorsâ€.
Under these Agreements, RCS&RDS will operate the networks of the Assignors and will provide communications services to the clients, in exchange of the payment by RCS & RDS of a rent.
The condition precedent under the Agreements of obtaining the Competition Council’s authorisation is now met; the non-object decision being subject to RCS&RDS complying with the commitments it had offered and that were accepted by the competition authority („Commitmentsâ€).
The Commitments were offered by RCS&RDS in order to address the Competition Council’s concerns regarding the merger and they are broadly two sided, refering to:
– the relationship between RCS&RDS and the clients who will become RCS&RDS customers pursuant to the Agreements, and
– the relationship between RCS&RDS and the Tv Channel providers.
The Commitments regarding the clients will be binding for a period of three years as of the date of the authorisation and they mainly refer to the undertaking made by RCS&RDS to upgarde the networks and to provide to at least 95% of the clients communications services of the same technical quality as offered to its existing customers. In addition, RCS&RDS has to offer to all customers the opportunity to benefit from the packages and prices offered by RCS&RDS to its existing customers and refrain from price increases during the three year period under review.
The commitment regarding TV Channel providers is binding for a five-year period as of the date of the authorisation. The commitment refers to the undertaking made by RCS&RDS that, in case it does not reach a commercial agreement with any TV Channel provider for inclusion of such channel into its Basic TV Package, then it will offer the provider the possibility to carry such channel as a pay tv offering which shall be provided to customers in exchange for an additional charge. The price of such pay tv channel will be mainly determined by the TV Channel provider.
For details regarding the reports, please access the official website designated of Digi: www.digi-communications.ro (Investor Relations Section/Current Reports).
SOURCE: EuropaWire
(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 29-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — We would like to inform the market and our investors that the National Authority for Management and Regulation of Communications in Romania (ANCOM) has authorized RCS & RDS S.A., the Company’s subsidiary in Romania (“RCS&RDSâ€) to continue to apply a surcharge for certain mobile telephony roaming services supplied to its customers traveling in the European Economic Area (EEA), therefore including the European Union.
By decision received on 29 June 2020, in order to allow RCS&RDS to continue to cover the costs incurred for the supply of roaming services and to continue to apply the national tariffs in Romania, ANCOM has authorized RCS&RDS’ request to apply a surcharge, on top of the national tariffs, for certain roaming services supplied to its own customers traveling in the EEA, but without going above the maximal following values:
RCS&RDS will apply the roaming surcharges starting from the first unit of consumption supplied to its own customers traveling in the EEA.
The renewed authorization issued by ANCOM will apply for a maximum period of 12 months starting 1 July 2020.
For information regarding the initial approval in this respect granted to RCS&RDS in 2017, we invite the market and our investors to refer to the current report issued by the Company on 30 June 2017 (http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/shares/current-reports/digi-current-report-30-06-2017).
For details regarding the reports, please access the official websites designated of Digi: www.digi-communications.ro (Investor Relations Section).
SOURCE: EuropaWire
The exercise is pursuant to the decision of the Company’s general meeting of shareholders dated 2 May 2018 and in accordance with the stock option plan approved at the level of the Company in 2017, as amended by the general meeting of shareholders dated 2 May 2018
BUCHAREST, Romania, 3-Jun-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications NV (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that on 3 June 2020 Mr. Marius Catalin Vărzaru, Non-Executive Director and Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Company, has exercised his stock options, which have vested in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s stock option plan and which were granted pursuant to the decision of the Company’s general meeting of shareholders dated 2 May 2018 and in relation to which the above mentioned person and the Company have concluded a stock option agreement on 18 May 2018. In accordance with this stock option plan, Mr. Marius Catalin Vărzaru was granted 50,000 shares.
In accordance with the provisions of article 19 para. (1) of the Market Abuse Regulation, on 3 June 2020, Mr. Marius Cătălin Vărzaru, as person discharging managerial responsibilities in connection with the Company, has notified the Company and the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority in connection with the exercise of the stock options.
For details regarding the reports, please access the official websites designated of Digi: www.digi-communications.ro (Investor Relations Section).
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 19-May-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the grant of stock options for the benefit of certain employees and managers of RCS&RDS S.A., its Romanian subsidiary and of DIGISOFT IT SRL, a subsidiary of RCS&RDS S.A. The options granted are for a number of 185,500 Class B shares. The vesting of such options is conditional upon fulfillment of several performance criteria, with the vesting period being a minimum of 1 year.
SOURCE: EuropaWire
The exercise is pursuant to the decision of the Company’s general meeting of shareholders dated 2 May 2018 and in accordance with the stock option plan approved at the level of the Company in 2017, as amended by the general meeting of shareholders dated 2 May 2018
BUCHAREST, Romania, 15-May-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications NV (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that on 15 May 2020, Mr. Serghei Bulgac, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Company and Mr. Valentin Popoviciu, Executive Director of the Company, have exercised their stock options, which have vested in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s stock option plan and which were granted pursuant to the decision of the Company’s general meeting of shareholders dated 2 May 2018 and in relation to which the abovementioned persons and the Company have concluded stock option agreements on 16 May 2018, respectively on 18 May 2018. In accordance with this stock option plan, Mr. Serghei Bulgac was granted 170,000 shares, while Mr. Valentin Popoviciu was granted 90,000 shares.
In accordance with the provisions of article 19 para. (1) of the Market Abuse Regulation, on 15 May 2020, Mr. Serghei Bulgac and Mr. Valentin Popoviciu, as persons discharging managerial responsibilities in connection with the Company, have notified the Company and the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority in connection with the exercise of the stock options.
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 15-May-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi†or the “Companyâ€) announces that Q1 2020 financial results are available on the Company’s website.
For details, please see:
http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 14-May-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications NV (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that, on 14 May 2020, Mr. Serghei Bulgac (Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Company) and Mr. Valentin Popoviciu (Executive Director of the Company) have been granted by the Company conditional stock options pursuant to the decision of the Company’s general meeting of shareholders dated 30 April 2020. The number of options of class B shares granted as part of this stock option plan (applicable for the year 2020) amounts to a total of 130,000 stock options. The further vesting of all option shares granted will be conditional upon several performance criteria and the passage of a minimum duration of 1 year.
More details regarding the stock options granted to each of the above-mentioned Directors are available on the Company’s website at https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/see-file/Agenda-and-explanatory-notes.pdf (the Agenda and Explanatory notes published by the Company on 19 March 2020, Annex I).
In accordance with the applicable regulations, on 14 May 2020, Mr. Serghei Bulgac and Mr. Valentin Popoviciu, as persons discharging managerial responsibilities in connection with the Company, have notified the Company and the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority in connection with the grant of the above-mentioned stock options and the execution between each of them and the Company of corresponding stock option agreements.
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 8-May-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (“Digi†or the “Companyâ€) announces that on May 15th 2020 (at 16:00 UK time / 18:00 EEST) it will host a conference call to discuss the Q1 2020 financial results.
To participate in the conference please follow the instructions from our website www.digi-communications.ro and pre-register for the call. The deadline for pre-registration is until 14.00 UK time/16:00 EEST on 15 May 2020.
A webcast of the call and the presentation materials will be available on our websites and the webcast will be archived for 30 days:Â www.digi-communications.ro
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 6-May-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — The Company would like to inform its shareholders and the market that, on 6 May 2020, were made available the detailed instructions regarding the payment of the dividend in gross amount of 0.65 lei per share, as approved by the Company’s general shareholders’ meeting from 30 April 2020.
The detailed instructions on the payment of the dividend are available on the Company’s website, at the relevant „GSM†section – https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/corporate/general-share-holders/digi-communications-n-v-gsm-2020 , as well as in the document attached below.
For additional information, please contact us at ipo.relations@digi-communications.ro. (Investor Relations Section/Current Reports).
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 30-Apr-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ —  Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that today, Thursday, 30 April 2020, at 12:00 p.m. CEST, at the offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Strawinskylaan 10, 1077 XZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands, took place the Company’s general shareholders’ meeting (the GSM) with respect to which the Company informed its shareholders and the market through the Convocation notice released on 19 March 2020 (the Convocation Notice).
The GSM was attended – either in person or by representative – by shareholders representing 75,77 % of the total number of shares with voting rights, respectively 71,401,050 shares.
Following the debates, the GSM has adopted the following decisions regarding the points included on the agenda, in accordance with the Convocation Notice:
2. The Annual Report of the Company for 2019 (item 2 from the Convocation Notice):
c. Adoption of the 2019 Annual Accounts;
d. Distribution of dividend – based on the approval, the Company will distribute a gross dividend of 0.65 RON per share, ex-date – 15 May 2020. The GSM has approved to change the record date for the purposes of identifying the shareholders entitled to receive the dividend approved in the AGM, the new record date being 18 May 2020 (the first business day following the ex dividend date, i.e. 15 May 2020).
It is expected that the payment date will be on or around 29 May 2020;
e. Release from liability of the members of Board of Directors.
3. Application of the Remuneration Policy and Remuneration Report for 2019
a. Remuneration Report for 2019
The general meeting approved by an advisory vote the Remuneration Report for 2019 made public on the Company’s website. The Remuneration Report for 2019 is construed according to the provisions of EU Directive 828/2017 as implemented in The Netherlands.
b. Approval of the new Remuneration Policy of the members of the Board of Directors
The general meeting approved the Remuneration Policy of the members of the Board of Directors, as updated in line with the requirements of the provisions of EU Directive 828/2017 as implemented in Dutch law. The new proposed Remuneration Policy is published on the Company website.
4. Appointment of Statutory Auditor – Ernst & Young Accountants, LLP, Netherlands.
5. Designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to repurchase own Class B Shares.
Designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to repurchase own Class B Shares – based on this approval, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to acquire class B shares through purchases effected on the stock exchange, for the purposes of being granted to statutory executive directors, managers and employees of the group under the various stock option plans approved or to be approved by the Company, in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, for a period of 12 months from the date of the AGM (i.e., up to and including 30 April 2021).
The authority of the Board of Directors shall be limited to a maximum of up to 10% of the issued class B share capital at the close of trading on the Regulated Spot Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange on the date of the AGM, 30 April 2020. The maximum purchase price per class B share shall at no times be higher than the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent purchase bid on the Regulated Spot Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange. The purchases will not exceed, on any trading day more than 25 % of the average daily volume of the shares on the Regulated Spot Market of the Bucharest Stock Exchange on which the purchase is carried out.
The Board of Directors intends to appoint an independent specialized trading / brokerage firm to execute any such buy-back.
6. Re-appointment of the members of the Board of Directors
a. Re-appointment of Serghei Bulgac as executive-director of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years ending on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2024.
b. Re-appointment of Valentin Popoviciu as executive-director of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years ending on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2024.
c. Re-appointment of Zoltan Teszari as non-executive-director and president of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years ending on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2024.
d. Re-appointment of Marius Catalin Varzaru as non-executive-director and vice-president of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years ending on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2024.
e. Re-appointment of Bogdan Ciobotaru as non-executive-director of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years ending on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2024.
f. Re-appointment of Piotr Rymaszewskias non-executive-director of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years ending on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2024.
g. Re-appointment of Emil Jugaru as non-executive-director of the Board of Directors for a period of 4 years ending on the day of the annual general meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2024.
7. Approval of award of stock options to executive directors
The Board of Directors is authorized to decide upon the award stock options to acquire class B shares in the capital of the Company to executive directors subject to the criteria of the Company’s Share Option Plan (the details of which can be found on the Company’s corporate website www.digi-communications.ro).
The voting results of the GSM, as well as other relevant information on the GSM and the related documents are available on the Company’s website at the section dedicated to the GSM: http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/general-share-holders.
Digi Communications N.V. also informs shareholders and investors that the approved Annual Financial Report for the year ended December 31, 2019 is available starting 30 April 2020, on the company’s website (www.digi-communications.ro), at section Investor Relations.
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 14-Apr-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — In light of the public health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictive measures implemented in the Netherlands and elsewhere concerning the gatherings of people, Digi Communications N.V. (the Company) recommends its shareholders not to attend the annual general meeting of shareholders (the “AGMâ€) in person. In order to cast their votes:
Class A shareholders:Â holders of registered class A shares (which for the purposes of the AGM includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) are advised to send the notice of attendance indicating that they will not participate in person to the meeting and instead will grant a proxy either to (i) a third party or to (ii) Mrs. Andra Gunescu and to Mrs. Madalina Elena-Lungu, any of whom may individually and alternatively (and not collectively) execute the given proxy, in which case such proxy must include unequivocal voting instruction(s).
Class B shareholders:Â holders of class B shares (which for the purposes of the AGM includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) are advised to either (i) send the notice of attendance indicating that they will not participate to the meeting in person or be represented by their own representative and thus grant a power of attorney to Mrs. Andra Gunescu who will be authorized to, on behalf of the relevant holder, with the right of substitution, to attend the AGM, to sign the attendance list, to speak and to cast a vote at that meeting on the voting items on the agenda in accordance with the voting instructions provided by the relevant holder; or (ii) give voting instructions via the Evo-platform of ING Bank N.V. (www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi).
For further details, please refer to the convening notice for the AGM, available on the Company’s website, at https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/see-file/Convocation-Notice-19.03.2020.pdf.The Company acknowledges that constraints caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly the restrictions to the physical presence of shareholders at the AGM and thus to ask questions at the meeting. For this reason, shareholders who wish to submit questions regarding items on the AGM agenda, are encouraged to do so by e-mail to digi.gsm@digi-communications.ro until 12:00 pm CET on Monday, 27 April 2020, (13:00 pm in Romania).
The e-mail must include the name, surname, number of shares held by the shareholder on the record date for the AGM and the AGM agenda item to which the question relates.
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 26-Mar-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that on 25 March 2020, the Central Bank of Ireland has approved the prospectus for the admission to trading of the (i) €450.0 million 2.50% senior secured notes due 2025 (ISIN XS2107451069) and (ii) €400.0 million 3.25% senior secured notes due 2028, issued by RCS&RDS on 5 February 2020 (ISIN XS2107452620) (the “Notesâ€) and Irish Stock Exchange plc (trading as Euronext Dublin) has approved the admission to trading of the Notes on the regulated market operated by it. The Notes are thus listed on the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange plc (trading as Euronext Dublin) and traded on its regulated market. The prospectus relating to the Notes will be made available on the website of the Company at https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/investor-relations/bonds/notes-2025-2028.
For further information in relation to the Offering and the Notes, please refer to the reports dated 27 January 2020, 30 January 2020 and 5 February 2020 each available at http://bvb.ro/FinancialInstruments/SelectedData/NewsItem/DIGI-Oferta-obligatiuni-RCS-RDS-in-val-de-800mil-EURO-si-ajustare-sit-fin-Q3-2019/8A562,
http://bvb.ro/FinancialInstruments/SelectedData/NewsItem/DIGI-Digi-anunta-suplimentarea-si-incheierea-ofertei-de-obligatiuni-de-catre-RCS-RDS/B3A8DÂ and
https://www.digi-communications.ro/en/see-file/Project-Prime_-Closing-RNS_EN.pdf
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The Notes may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act. Any securities mentioned herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act, and no public offering will be made in the United States.
For details regarding the reports, please access the official website designated of Digi: www.digi-communications.ro (Investor Relations Section/Current Reports).
SOURCE: EuropaWire
BUCHAREST, Romania, 19-Mar-2020 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — The Company would like to inform the market and its investors that today, 19 March 2020, the Board of Directors of the Company convenes the general shareholders meeting (the “GSMâ€) of the Company (Digi Communications N.V.), to be held on Thursday, 30 April 2020 at 12:00 p.m. CEST, at the offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Amsterdam office), Strawinskylaan 10, 1077 XZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The main topics for the GSM are the following:
We kindly invite the market to visit the Company’s website at
http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/general-share-holders (for English readers) and at http://www.digi-communications.ro/ro/aga (for Romanian readers) to review the documentation package for the GSM.
The above-mentioned section from the Company’s website also contain the English and Romanian complete versions of the 2019 Annual Report, the 2019 Consolidated and Stand-alone Financial Statements of the Company, as well as the Independent Auditor’s Report.
The document named ‘Agenda and explanatory notes’ contains detailed descriptions regarding the items for the GSM.
Any shareholder interested in attending or voting at the GSM needs to follow the procedures set out in the articles of association of the Company (available at http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/corporate-governance) and on the ‘Convocation Notice’ available at http://www.digi-communications.ro/en/general-share-holders).
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V. (THE COMPANY) TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY 30 APRIL 2020 AT 12:00 PM CEST AT THE OFFICES OF FRESHFIELDS BRUCKHAUS DERINGER LLP (AMSTERDAM OFFICE), STRAWINSKYLAAN 10, 1077 XZ AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
AGENDA
1. Opening
2. Annual Report 2019
a. Board report 2019 (discussion item)
b. Dividend and Reservations Policy (discussion item)
c. Adoption of the 2019 Annual Accounts (voting item)
d. Distribution of dividend (voting item)
e. Release from liability of the members of Board of Directors (voting item)
3. Application of the Remuneration Policy and Remuneration Report for 2019
a. Remuneration Report for 2019 (advisory, non-binding vote)
b. Approval of the new Remuneration Policy (voting item)
4. Appointment of Statutory Auditor
Proposal to appoint Ernst & Young Accountants, LLP, Netherlands as the statutory auditor of the Company for the financial year 2020 (voting item)
5. Designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to repurchase own Class B Shares
Designation of the Board of Directors as the competent body to repurchase Class B Shares (voting item)
6. Re-appointment of the members of the Board of Directors
a. Re-appointment of Serghei Bulgac as executive-director of the Board of Directors (voting item)
b. Re-appointment of Valentin Popoviciu as executive-director of the Board of Directors (voting item)
c. Re-appointment of Zoltan Teszari as non-executive-director and president of the Board of Directors (voting item)
d. Re-appointment of Marius Catalin Varzaru as non-executive-director and vice-president of the Board of Directors (voting item)
e. Re-appointment of Bogdan Ciobotaru as non-executive-director of the Board of Directors (voting item)
f. Re-appointment of Piotr Rymaszewski as non-executive-director of the Board of Directors (voting item)
g. Re-appointment of Emil Jugaru as non-executive-director of the Board of Directors (voting item)
7. Approval of award of stock options to executive directors
Authorize the Board of Directors to decide upon the award of stock options to executive directors of the Company (voting item)
8. Close of Meeting
Agenda
The agenda for the AGM and the explanatory notes thereto together with the Annual Report 2019 is available on the website of the Company (www.digi-communications.ro) from 19 March 2020 onwards and is, with effect from the same date, available for inspection and obtainable free of charge at the offices of the Company (tel. +40314006505 and address: Dr. N. Staicovici 75, fourth floor, Bucharest, Romania).
Record Date
Shareholders (which for the purposes of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights) are entitled to attend and vote at the AGM (either in person or by proxy) if they (i) are registered in one of the (sub)registers as described below on the 28th day prior to the AGM and therefore on Thursday, 2 April 2020 (the Record Date) after all debit and credit entries have been handled and (ii) in addition have notified the Company of their intended attendance at the AGM in the manner mentioned below. The designated (sub)registers are the administration records of the Romanian Central Depository (Depozitarul Central S.A.), and the shareholders’ register of the Company.
Notification of Attendance
Class A shares: holders of registered class A shares (which for the purposes of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of these shares) who wish to attend the AGM (either in person or by proxy) must notify the Company of their intended attendance, which notice, accompanied where applicable by written power of attorney (see below), must have been received by Mrs. Andra Gunescu, the Company secretary (address: Dr. N. Staicovici 75, fourth floor, Bucharest, Romania and e-mail digi.gsm@digi-communications.ro) no later than by Thursday 23 April 2020 at 5.00 pm EEST. Duly registered shareholders will receive a receipt confirmation supplied by the Company which together with a valid identification document will also serve as admission ticket for the AGM.
Class B shares: holders of class B shares (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of these shares) who wish to attend the AGM (either in person or by proxy) must notify the Company by registering via the Evo-platform of ING Bank N.V. (www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi) no later than by Thursday 23 April 2020 at 5.00 pm EEST. Duly registered shareholders will receive a receipt confirmation supplied by ING Bank N.V. which together with a valid identification document will also serve as admission ticket for the AGM.
Representation by Proxy
Shareholders (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights) who choose to be represented at the AGM may grant a proxy to a person to vote at the AGM on their behalf as follows:
Class A shares: holders of registered class A shares (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) may grant a proxy to (i) a third person or (ii) to Mrs. Andra Gunescu, the Company secretary, and to Mrs. Madalina Elena-Lungu, legal counsel of the Company (address: Dr. N. Staicovici 75, fourth floor, Bucharest, Romania), any of whom to individually and alternatively (and not collectively) execute the given proxy in which case such proxy must include unequivocal voting instruction(s). The holder of shares A will notify the Company of an electronic copy of the proxy at the following email address: digi.gsm@digi-communications.ro no later than by Thursday 23 April 2020 at 5.00 pm EEST.
Class B shares: The holders of class B shares may grant a proxy, where applicable with voting instructions, to a third person via www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi when registering for the AGM. The duly completed and executed power of attorney must be received by the Company for the attention of Mrs. Andra Gunescu, Dr. N. Staicovici 75, fourth floor, Bucharest, Romania, or by e-mail: digi.gsm@digi-communications.ro, no later than by Thursday 23 April 2020 at 5.00 pm EEST.
E-voting Class B Shares
Only holders of class B shares (which for the purpose of this notice includes holders of rights of usufruct and pledgees with voting rights in respect of those shares) may also give voting instructions via www.ing.evo-platform.com/digi no later than by Thursday 23 April 2020 at 5.00 pm EEST.
Identification
Persons entitled to attend the AGM (which includes persons granted with a proxy in the manner as described above) will be requested to identify themselves at the Registration Desk prior to admission to the AGM and are therefore requested to bring a valid identity document.
Issued capital and voting rights of the Company
At the day of this convocation, the Company has an issued share capital of EUR 6,810,042.52 consisting of 64,556,028 Class A Shares, each having a nominal value of EURÂ 0.10 and 35,443,972 Class B Shares, each share having a nominal value of EURÂ 0.01. 4,409,361 Class A Shares and 1,353,391 Class B Shares are held by the Company in its own share capital (in treasury). No votes may be cast for shares held by the Company in its own share capital. Therefore, the total number of voting rights at the day of this convocation amounts to 635,557,257.
COVID-19
Depending on the evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Company may decide to limit social gatherings surrounding the meeting. Shareholders are advised to regularly check our website for any further updates.
For details regarding the reports, please access the official website designated of Digi: www.digi-communications.ro (Investor Relations Section/Current Reports).
SOURCE: EuropaWire
