Announcement
Resolutions of the Shareholders Extraordinary General Meeting
(EGM)
Nicosia, 13 September
2024
The Extraordinary General Meeting
("EGM") of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company (the
"Company") was held at the Company's headquarters on Friday, 13
September 2024. The EGM was attended by 36 shareholders and holders
of depository interests ("Shareholders"), either in person or by
proxy, who represented 213.271.945 ordinary shares of the Company
(the "Ordinary Shares"), that is 48.08% of the total issued share
capital of the Company.
Results of EGM and Listing and Delisting
update
At the EGM, the Company's
shareholders voted to approve the admission to listing for trading
of the Ordinary Shares in issue, from time to time, on the Main
Market of the Regulated Securities Market of the Athens Stock
Exchange ("ATHEX"), in accordance with Greek law no. 3371/2005 (the
"Listing"). Implementation of the Listing remains subject to
approval from the Listings and Market Operation Committee of ATHEX
(the "ATHEX Listing Committee"), which is expected to be determined
on 17 September 2024.
Subject to approval of the ATHEX
Listing Committee, the Company intends to apply for the delisting
of the Ordinary Shares from the international commercial companies
secondary listing category of the Official List of the London Stock
Exchange Group plc (the "LSE"), with effect from 8:00 a.m. (London
time) on 19 September 2024, with the last day of trading of
Ordinary Shares on the LSE expected to be 18 September 2024, and
trading to be suspended at 4:30 p.m. (London time) (the
"Delisting"). As a result of the Delisting, the Company intends to
terminate the share buyback programme being carried out on the LSE
with effect from close of trading on 18 September 2024. The share
buyback programme being carried out on the Cyprus Stock Exchange
will continue as normal and will not be affected.
Shareholders' attention is drawn to
the "Expected timetable of principal events" set out in the
circular published on 19 August 2024 in connection with the EGM for
further information in relation to the key dates and times to be
aware of in connection with the Listing and the
Delisting.
At the EGM, Shareholders also
approved the adoption of amended articles of association of the
Company with effect from conclusion of the EGM.
The text of the resolutions proposed
at the EGM are set out in the Notice of EGM issued on 19 August
2024.
Pursuant to UK Financial Conduct
Authority listing rule 14.3.6(2), a copy of the resolutions will be
submitted by the Company to the National Storage Mechanism and will
be available after 6:00 p.m. (Cyprus time) on 13 September
2024.
A table setting out the voting
results for each of the resolutions is included in the Appendix
attached. It is noted that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and
is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes
for and against the resolution.
Appendix
List of resolutions approved
by the EGM (numbering as per Notice of EGM
issued on 19 August
2024)
Resolution Number
|
Votes For
|
Votes Against
|
Votes Withheld
|
Approved Yes/No
|
Number of Shares
|
%
of total valid votes cast
|
Number of Shares
|
%
of total valid votes cast
|
1
|
213.228.463
|
99,98%
|
37.325
|
0,02%
|
0
|
Yes
|
2
|
213.228.702
|
99,98%
|
30.086
|
0,01%
|
7.000
|
Yes
|
Group Profile
The Bank of Cyprus Group is the leading banking and financial
services group in Cyprus, providing a wide range of financial
products and services which include retail and commercial banking,
finance, factoring, investment banking, brokerage, fund management,
private banking, life and general insurance. At 30 June 2024, the
Bank of Cyprus Group operated through a total of 58 branches in
Cyprus, of which 3 operated as cash offices. The Bank of Cyprus
Group employed 2,860 staff worldwide. At 30 June 2024, the Group's
Total Assets amounted to €25.5 bn and Total Equity was €2.6 bn. The
Bank of Cyprus Group comprises Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public
Limited Company, its subsidiary Bank of Cyprus Public Company
Limited and its subsidiaries.