For release 14
September 2020
Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Limited
FORMAT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
In light of the government guidance regarding the outbreak of
Covid -19 (Coronavirus), the Board of Schroder Real Estate
Investment Trust Limited (the 'Company') has taken the decision to
alter the format of the Company's annual general meeting to be held
at 11.00a.m. on Friday, 25 September 2020 (the “AGM”). The safety
and security of the Company's shareholders, guests, officers and
service providers is of paramount importance.
The AGM will be an important event in the Company’s corporate
calendar, but in these difficult times the AGM will be purely
functional in format to comply with the relevant legal requirements
and to enable Shareholders to consider the resolutions contained in
the Notice of AGM.
Given the UK Government’s current guidance on social distancing
and public gatherings, the Board has decided to make a number of
arrangements in relation to the AGM:
- In light of the current situation, and in accordance with the
UK Government guidance, it will not be possible for Shareholders to
attend the AGM in person.
- The Board expects only a very limited number of directors to be
in attendance at the AGM to ensure a quorum and to conduct the
business of the meeting. Social distancing measures will be in
place in order to comply with current requirements.
- Details of how to appoint the Chairman of the AGM as proxy are
set out in the notes to the notice convening the AGM.
- Shareholders are encouraged to submit their voting instructions
and proxy form as soon as possible. See the notes to the notice
convening the AGM for details with regard to voting instructions
and proxy forms.
Under the UK Government’s current guidance on social distancing
and prohibition on public gatherings, it will not be possible for
shareholders to attend the annual general meeting in person. The
Board therefore strongly encourages shareholders to vote on the
resolutions by completing a proxy form appointing the chairman of
the meeting as their proxy and not to attend the meeting in
person.
In the event that shareholders have a question for the Board,
please contact the Company Secretary, Northern Trust, by email or
telephone, and we will arrange for a response to be provided to
you.
-ENDS-
For further information:
Schroder Real Estate Investment
Management Limited:
Duncan Owen / Nick Montgomery / Frank Sanderson |
020 7658 6000 |
Northern Trust:
Jingjing Qi |
01481 745529 |
FTI Consulting:
Dido Laurimore / Richard Gotla / Meth Tanyanyiwa |
020 3727 1000 |