Hepsiburada Announces Voting Results of the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting, New Board Committees Composition and the Appointment of a General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
31 Gennaio 2025 - 10:05PM
D-MARKET Electronic Services & Trading (d/b/a “Hepsiburada”)
(NASDAQ: HEPS), a leading Turkish e-commerce platform (referred to
herein as “Hepsiburada” or the “Company”), today announces the
voting results of the Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting of
Shareholders (“EGM”) held on January 31, 2025, the new composition
of the Committees of its Board of Directors (“Board”), and the
appointment of a General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
EGM Voting Results
The EGM was duly called and held in accordance
with the relevant provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code (the
“TCC”) and the Regulation on Principles and Procedures for General
Assembly Meetings of Joint Stock Companies and Ministry
Representatives in Such Meetings. A quorum was present at the EGM
in accordance with Articles 21 and 26 of the Company’s Articles of
Association and the TCC.
Shareholders at the EGM decided the following,
by the majority of votes present:
- To
approve the election of Messrs. Mikheil Lomtadze, Tengiz Mosidze,
Yuri Didenko, Pavel Mironov, Sandro Berdzenishvili and Erman
Kalkandelen as members of the Board, and Messrs. Tayfun Bayazıt,
Ahmet Fadıl Ashaboğlu and Stefan Gross-Selbeck as independent
members of the Board for a term of two years, until January 31,
2027; and consequently, to decrease the total number of the Board
members, from eleven to nine.
- To
appoint Mr. Mikheil Lomtadze, as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Yuri
Didenko as Vice Chairman of the Board.
- To
approve, as per the Board’s proposal, the following amendments to
the Articles of Association of the Company, which reflect the
termination of the privileges accorded to Class A shares following
the transfer of all outstanding Class A shares to Kaspi:
- the
amendment of Article 6 titled “Capital”, as a result of which both
Class A and Class B shares, as well as references to the Classes of
shares located at the last paragraph of the Article have been
removed,
- the
abrogation of Article 7 titled “Transfer of Shares”,
- the
abrogation of Article 7/A titled “Partial or Full Termination of
Share Classes and Privileged Votes”,
- the
amendment of Article 8 titled “Capital Increase and Decrease”, as a
result of which all references to the Classes of shares have been
removed,
- the
amendment of Article 23 titled “Voting Right and Appointment of
Proxy” as a result of which the provision granting 15 votes per one
Class A share in General Assembly meetings and the references to
Class B shares included in the same provision have been
removed,
- the
amendment of Article 26 titled “Amendment in Articles of
Association”, as a result of which the provision requiring a
special meeting and approval by Class A shareholders for General
Assembly decisions that violate the rights of privileged Class A
shares has been removed,
- the
amendment of Article 38 titled “Compliance with Corporate
Governance Principles”, as a result of which the reference to
Provisional Article 1 of the Articles of Association has been
removed,
- the
abrogation of Provisional Article 1, which imposed the requirement
that at least one-third of the Board consist of independent members
by the 2021 Ordinary General Assembly Meeting, due to its
provisional nature, and
- the
abrogation of Provisional Article 2 detailing the distribution of
shares and the privilege structure during the transition to the
registered capital system, due to its provisional nature.
Changes to the Composition of the
Committees of the Board
Hepsiburada further announces that today, in
accordance with the Turkish Commercial Code, the newly appointed
Board determined the composition of its Committees which are as
follows with immediate effect:
- Audit
Committee: Messrs. Tayfun Bayazıt, Ahmet Ashaboğlu and Stefan
Gross-Selbeck
- Early
Detection of Risk Committee: Messrs. Tayfun Bayazıt, Ahmet
Ashaboğlu and Yuri Didenko
- Corporate
Governance Committee: Messrs. Tayfun Bayazıt, Ahmet Ashaboğlu and
Yuri Didenko
The distribution of duties within the Committees
of the Board, including the assignment of the role of chairperson,
will be decided subsequently by each of the Committees.
Appointment of a General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
Hepsiburada further announces that on January
24, 2025, the Board appointed Güneş Akman Özcan, who has been
performing the functions and duties of acting General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary of the Board since January 1, 2024, to these
roles in a principal capacity effective as of January 1, 2025.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the Safe Harbor provisions of the US Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and encompasses all
statements, other than statements of historical fact contained in
this press release. These forward-looking statements can be
identified by terminology such as “may,” “could,” “will,”
“expects,” “anticipates,” “aims,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,”
“believes,” “estimates,” “targets,” “likely to” and similar
statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on
management’s current expectations. However, it is not possible for
our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact
of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor,
or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements
we may make. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees
but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
important factors and circumstances that may cause Hepsiburada’s
actual results, performance or achievements to be materially
different from its expectations expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements, including conditions in the U.S.
capital markets, negative global economic conditions, potential
negative developments resulting from epidemics or natural
disasters, other negative developments in Hepsiburada’s business or
unfavorable legislative or regulatory developments. We caution you
therefore against relying on these forward-looking statements, and
we qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these
cautionary statements. For a discussion of additional factors that
may affect the outcome of such forward-looking statements, see our
2023 annual report filed with the SEC on Form 20-F on April 30,
2024 (Commission File Number: 001-40553), and in particular the
“Risk Factors” section, as well as the other documents filed with
or furnished to the SEC by Hepsiburada from time to time. Copies of
these filings are available online from the SEC at www.sec.gov, or
on the SEC Filings section of our Investor Relations website at
https://investors.hepsiburada.com. These and other important
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press
release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s
estimates as of the date of this press release. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as
representing Hepsiburada’s views as of any date subsequent to the
date of this press release. All forward-looking statements in this
press release are based on information currently available to
Hepsiburada, and Hepsiburada and its authorized representatives
assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements in
light of new information or future events. Accordingly, undue
reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking
statements.
About Hepsiburada
Hepsiburada is a leading e-commerce technology
platform in Türkiye, operating through a hybrid model that combines
first-party direct sales (1P) and a third-party marketplace (3P)
with approximately 100 thousand merchants.
With its vision of leading the digitalization of
commerce, Hepsiburada serves as a reliable, innovative and
purpose-driven companion in consumers’ daily lives. Hepsiburada’s
e-commerce platform offers a broad ecosystem of capabilities for
merchants and consumers including last-mile delivery, fulfillment
services, advertising solutions, cross-border sales, payment
services and affordability solutions. Hepsiburada’s integrated
fintech platform, Hepsipay, provides secure payment solutions,
including digital wallets, general-purpose loans, buy now pay later
(BNPL) and one-click checkout, enhancing shopping convenience for
consumers across online and offline while driving higher sales
conversions for merchants.
Since its founding in 2000, Hepsiburada has been
purpose-driven, leveraging its digital capabilities to empower
women in the Turkish economy. In 2017, Hepsiburada launched the
‘Technology Empowerment for Women Entrepreneurs’ program, which has
supported nearly 57.5 thousand female entrepreneurs across Türkiye
in reaching millions of customers.
Investor Relations Contact
ir@hepsiburada.com
Media Contact
corporatecommunications@hepsiburada.com
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