Notice of AGM

Alina Holdings

29/04/2025 12:28

Alina Holdings PLC (ALNA)
 Alina Holdings PLC: Notice of AGM

29-Apr-2025 / 12:28 GMT/BST
Thisdocument isimportant andrequiresyourimmediateattention.Ifyouarein any doubt as toanyaspectoftheproposalsinthisdocumentortheactionyoushouldtake,youshouldseekyourownadvicefromastockbroker,solicitor,accountant,orotherindependentprofessionaladviser.IfyouhavesoldorotherwisetransferredallyoursharesintheCompany,pleaseforwardthisdocument,andtheenclosedFormofProxy,assoonaspossibletothepurchaserortransfereeortothepersonwhoarrangedthesaleortransfersotheycan pass this document to the person who now holds the shares.
Alina
HoldingsPLC
NoticeofAnnualGeneralMeeting
AlinaHoldingsPLC
(companynumber05304743)(the“Company”)
NOTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheAnnualGeneralMeeting(the“Meeting”)oftheCompanywillbeheld atAnjuna,28AvenuedelaLiberté,06360Eze,Franceon11June2025at10am(CEST),forthepurpose ofconsideringand,ifthoughtfit,passingthefollowingresolutionswhichwillbeproposedastoresolutions 1to5asordinaryresolutionsandastoresolutions6to8asspecialresolutions.Thefinancialstatementsforthecompanyforthe12monthperiodended31December2024willbepublishedonorbefore30 April 2025.
TheDirectorsconsiderthatalltheresolutionstobeputtotheMeetingareinthebestinterestsoftheCompanyand its shareholders as a whole and unanimously recommend shareholders to vote in favour of all theproposedresolutions.TheDirectorsintendtovote,inrespectoftheirownbeneficialholdings,infavourofallthe proposed resolutions.
OrdinaryBusiness
ToreceiveandadoptthereportoftheDirectorsandthefinancialstatementsoftheCompanyforthe12monthsperiodended31December2024,togetherwiththereportoftheauditorsthereon.
Toapprove the RemunerationReportcontained inthe reportof theDirectorsandthe financial statementsforthe12months’periodended31December2024.
Tore-appointRPGCrouchChapmanLLPasauditorstotheCompany,toholdofficeuntiltheconclusionof the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company, and to authorise the Directorsto determine their remuneration.
To re-elect Duncan Soukup as a director in accordance with article 112 ofthe Company’sArticles ofAssociation.
SpecialBusiness
THATtheDirectorsbegenerallyandunconditionallyauthorisedinaccordancewithSection551ofthe Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”) to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or toconvertanysecuritiesintosharesintheCompany(“RelevantSecurities”)uptoamaximumaggregatenominalamountof£75,650providedthatthisauthorityshallexpireattheconclusionofthenextannualgeneralmeetingoftheCompanyor,ifearlier,fifteen(15)monthsfromthedateofpassingthisResolution savethattheCompanymaybeforesuchexpirymakeanofferoragreementwhichwouldormightrequireRelevant SecuritiestobeallottedaftersuchexpiryandtheDirectorsmayallot Relevant Securitiesinpursuanceofsuchanofferoragreementasiftheauthorityconferredhadnotexpired.
THAT,subjecttoandconditionalon,thepassingofResolution5,theDirectorsbeempowered,pursuanttoSection570oftheAct,toallotequitysecurities(withinthemeaningofSection560oftheAct)orsellordinaryshares(asdefinedinsection560(1)oftheAct)heldbytheCompanyastreasurysharesforcashpursuanttotheauthoritygivenbyResolution7asifSection561(1)oftheActdidnotapplytoanysuch allotment and/or sale of ordinary shares provided that this power shall be limited to:theallotmentofequitysecuritiesand/orsaleofordinarysharesinconnectionwitharightsissueoranyotheroffertoholdersofordinarysharesinproportion(asnearly aspracticable)totheirrespectiveholdingsandtoholdersofotherequitysecuritiesasrequiredbytherightsofthosesecuritiesorastheDirectorsotherwiseconsidernecessary,butsubjecttosuchexclusionsorotherarrangementsastheDirectorsdeemnecessaryorexpedientinrelationtotreasuryshares,fractionalentitlements,recorddates,legalorpracticalproblemsinorunderthelawsofanyterritoryortherequirementsofany regulatory body or stock exchange; and
theallotment(otherwisethanpursuanttosub-paragraph(a)above)ofequitysecuritiesand/orsaleofordinarysharesuptoanaggregatenominalamountof£11,348;
andthisauthorityshallexpireattheconclusionofthenextannualgeneralmeetingoftheCompanyor, ifearlier,15monthsfromthedateofpassingthisResolutionsavethattheCompanymaybeforesuchexpirymakeanofferoragreementwhichwouldormightrequireequitysecuritiestobeallottedand/orordinarysharestobesoldaftersuchexpiryandtheDirectorsmayallotequitysecuritiesinpursuanceofsuchanofferoragreement asifthepowerconferred hereby hasnot expired.
THATtheCompanybegenerallyandunconditionallyauthorisedpursuanttosection701oftheActtomakemarketpurchases(withinthemeaningofsection693(4)oftheAct)ofitsordinarysharesof1peachinthecapitaloftheCompany(“OrdinaryShares”)onsuchtermsandinsuchmannerasthedirectors may from time to time determine, provided that:themaximumaggregate numberofOrdinarySharesauthorisedtobepurchasedis3,402,339 beingthe number representing 14.99% of the issued share capital of the Company (excluding shares heldbytheCompanyintreasury)atthedateofthisNoticeorsuchnumberofOrdinarySharesas isclosesttobutdoesnotexceed14.99%oftheissuedsharecapital(excludingsharesheldbythe Company in treasury) as at the date of the Meeting;
theminimumprice(exclusiveofexpenses)whichmaybepaidforanOrdinaryShareis1p(beingthenominal value of an Ordinary Share);
unlessatenderofferismadetoallholdersofOrdinarySharesthemaximumpricewhichmaybepaidforanOrdinaryShare(exclusiveofexpenses)isanamountequaltothehigherof:(a)105%of theaverageofthemiddlemarketquotationsforanOrdinaryShareasderivedfromtheDailyOfficialList of theLondon Stock Exchange for the five business days immediately preceding the day onwhichtheOrdinaryShareispurchased;and(b)thehigherofthepriceofthelastindependenttradein Ordinary Shares andthehighest thencurrent independent bid fortheOrdinary Shares ontheLondon Stock Exchange and where a tender offer is made to all holders of Ordinary Shares themaximumpricewhichmaybepaidforanOrdinaryShareisanamountequaltothenetassetvalueperOrdinaryShareatthelatestpracticabledatepriortosuchpurchase,allasdeterminedbythedirectors;
theauthorityshallexpireattheconclusionoftheAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheCompanytobeheldin2026or15monthsfromthedateofthepassingofthisresolution,whicheveristheearlier;and
the Company may makea contract topurchaseOrdinary Shares under this authority before the expiryoftheauthoritywhichwillormaybeexecutedwhollyorpartlyafteritsexpiryandmaymake a purchase of Ordinary Shares in pursuance of any such contract.
THAT, as permitted by section 307AoftheAct,any generalmeeting oftheCompany(other thantheAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheCompany)shallbecalledbynoticeofatleast14cleardaysinaccordancewith the provisions of the articles of association of the Company provided that the authority of thisresolutionshallexpireontheconclusionofthenextAnnualGeneralMeetingoftheCompanytobeheldin 2026.
BY ORDEROF THEBOARD
Alasdair JohnstonCompanySecretaryAlinaHoldingsPLC
CompanyNumber05304743
28April2025
Registeredoffice:Eastleigh CourtBishopstrow WarminsterBA12 9HW
NotesontheResolutions
Resolution1relatestotherequirementforthedirectorstopresentthereportofthedirectorsandtheaccountsoftheCompany toshareholders attheMeeting.Thereport ofthedirectors,the accounts andthereportoftheCompany’s Auditorsontheaccountsandonthosepartsofthedirectors’remunerationreportthatarecapableofbeingauditedare contained within the Report and Accounts.
Resolution2relatestotherequirementforanannualadvisoryvoteonthedirectors’remunerationreportintermsofthearrangementsforpayandshareawardstodirectors.DetailsofthesearecontainedintheRemunerationsectionofthereportofthedirectorsandthefinancialstatementswithintheReportandAccounts.Thevoteonthisresolutionisadvisoryonly,andanyentitlementofadirectortoremunerationisnotconditionalonthisresolutionbeingpassed.
Resolution 3relatestotherequirementthattheauditorsofacompanymustbere-appointedateachgeneralmeetingatwhichaccountsarelaid.ThisResolutionseeksapprovalforthere-appointment ofRPGCrouchChapmanLLPasauditors of the Company, to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at which accountsare laid. Pursuant to this Resolution, Shareholders are also being asked to authorise the directors to determine the remuneration payable to RPG Crouch Chapman LLP as auditors.
Resolution4relatestothere-electionofDuncanSoukupwhooffershimselfforre-election.TheCompany’sArticlesofAssociationrequireonethirdofthedirectorsto retireby rotationateachAnnual GeneralMeeting(excludingany directorstanding for re-election in accordance witharticle 118 of the Company’s Articles of Association).
Resolution 5replaces the existing authority of the directors to allot shares, which expires at the conclusion of theMeeting.Theresolutionauthorisesthedirectorstoallotamaximumof7,565,000shareswithanaggregatenominalvalueof£75,650.ThisisequivalenttoapproximatelyonethirdofthecurrentissuedsharecapitaloftheCompany(excludingsharesheldintreasury)asatthedateoftheNotice.Thenumberofsharescurrentlyheldintreasuryis9,164,017(nominalvalue£91,640).Thedirectorshavenopresentintentiontoexercisetheauthorityconferredbytheresolution,whichwilllapseattheearlierofthe2024AnnualGeneralMeetingor15monthsaftertheMeeting.
Resolution6,whichissubjecttothepassingofResolution5,willbeproposedasaspecialresolutionfortherenewalofthedirectors’authoritytoallotequitysecuritiesforcash,withoutfirstofferingthemtoshareholdersproratatotheirholdings.Thisauthority facilitatesissues(orsalesofordinarysharesheldintreasury) madebywayofrightstoshareholderswhich are not strictly in accordancewith section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 and authorises otherallotmentsof uptoamaximumaggregatenominalamountof£11,348(representing1,134,800shares),whichrepresentsapproximately 5percentofthecurrentissuedordinarysharecapitaloftheCompany.Thisauthorityalsoallowsthedirectors,withinthesameaggregatelimit,tosellforcashsharesthatmaybeheldbytheCompanyintreasury.TheDirectorshavenopresentintention of exercising this authority.
Resolution7seekstorenewthedirectors’authoritytopurchasetheCompany’sOrdinaryShares,uptoamaximumof 14.99%oftheCompany’sissuedsharecapital(excludingsharesheldintreasury),forafurtheryear.Thedirectorshavenopresentintentiontoexercisethisauthoritybutwillkeepthematterunderreview,takingintoaccountthefinancialresourcesoftheCompany,theCompany’ssharepriceandfuturefundingopportunities.Theauthoritywouldonlybe exercisedif the directors believe thatto dosowouldresultinanincreaseinearnings per share and would be inthebestinterestsofshareholdersgenerally.AnypurchasesofshareswouldbebymeansofmarketpurchasesthroughtheLondonStockExchange.Savetotheextentpurchasedpursuanttotheregulationsconcerningtreasuryshares,anyOrdinarySharespurchasedinthiswaywillbecancelledandthenumberofsharesinissuewillbereducedaccordingly.ThiswouldgivetheCompanytheabilitytore-issuetreasurysharesquicklyandcosteffectivelyandwouldprovidethe Companywithgreaterflexibilityoverthemanagement ofits capitalbase.Resolution7will beproposed asaspecialresolution.
Resolution 8authorises the holding of general meetings, other than Annual General Meetings, on 14 days’ notice.AlthoughtheArticlescurrentlypermitthis,theActrequiresashareholderresolutiontobepassedtoauthorisegeneralmeetingstobeheldon14days’notice.Theminimumnoticeperiodforgeneralmeetingswouldotherwisebe21days.Thedirectorswouldnotmakeuseofthereducednoticeperiodunlesstheyconsideredthistobeinthebestinterestsofmembers as a whole. Resolution 8 will be proposed as a special resolution.
GeneralNotes
ShareholdersareencouragedtoappointtheChairmanoftheMeetingastheirproxytocasttheirvotes on theirbehalf.
TheBoardwillarrangeforthelegalrequirementsfortheholdingoftheMeetingtobesatisfiedbytheattendance of one or more Directors and the Company Secretary, who will form a quorum and will ensure that the proxy votes of Shareholders are recorded. We therefore strongly encourage you to vote by proxy, ensuring that you appointtheChairmanoftheMeetingasyourproxy.ToensurethatthevotingpreferencesofallShareholdersare takenintoaccount,theCompanywillconductapollvoteonallResolutionsputtotheMeeting.Theresultsofthe poll will be released to the market and published on the Company’s website as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the Meeting.
Aspermittedbysection360B(3)oftheActandRegulation41oftheUncertificatedSecuritiesRegulations2001,shareholdersmustbeenteredontheCompany’sshareregisterat6.30p.m.on9June2024inordertobeentitled toattendandvoteattheMeeting(or,iftheMeetingisadjourned,ontheCompany’sshareregisterat6.30p.m.onthedaytwobusinessdaysbeforethetimefixedfortheadjournedMeeting).Suchshareholdersmayonly cast votesin respect of shares held at such time. Changes to entries on the relevant register after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the Meeting.
AnymemberentitledtoattendandvoteattheMeetingisentitledtoappointoneormoreproxies(whoneednotbe amemberoftheCompany)toattendandtovoteinsteadofthemember.Completionandreturnofaformofproxywillnotprecludeamemberfromattendingandvotingatthemeetinginperson,shouldhesubsequentlydecidetodoso.Aformtobeusedforappointingaproxyorproxiesforthismeetingtovoteonyourbehalfaccompaniesthis Notice.
A body corporate which is a member of the Company may appoint one or more corporate representatives toexerciseallthepowersofashareholderonitsbehalf,providedthatrepresentativesofthesamecorporationdonotexercise their powers differently in relation to the same shares.
In order to be valid, any form of proxy and power of attorney or other authority under which it is signed, or anotariallycertifiedorofficecopyofsuchpowerorauthority,mustreachtheCompany’sregistrars,EquinitiLimited,AspectHouse,SpencerRoad,Lancing,BN996DA,notlessthan48hoursbeforethetimeoftheMeetingorofanyadjournment of the Meeting.
CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy or proxies by utilising the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by utilising the procedures described in the CREST Manual on the Euroclear website(www.euroclear.com).CRESTpersonalmembersorother CRESTsponsoredmembers, andthoseCREST memberswho have appointed a voting service provider(s), should refer to their CREST sponsor or voting service provider(s),whowillbeabletotaketheappropriateactionontheirbehalf.InorderforaproxyappointmentmadebymeansofCRESTtobevalid,theappropriateCRESTmessage(a“CRESTProxyInstruction”)mustbeproperlyauthenticatedinaccordancewithEuroclearUK&IrelandLimited’s(“EUI”)specificationsandmustcontaintheinformationrequiredforsuchinstructions,asdescribedintheCRESTManual.Themessage,regardlessofwhetheritconstitutesthe appointmentofaproxyoranamendmenttotheinstructiongiventoapreviouslyappointedproxy,must(inorder tobevalid)betransmittedsoastobereceivedbytheissuer’sagent(IDRA19)bythelatesttime(s)forreceiptofproxyappointmentsspecifiedinthisNotice.Forthispurpose,thetimeofreceiptwillbetakentobethetime(asdeterminedbythetimestampappliedtothemessagebytheCRESTApplicationsHost)fromwhichtheissuer’sagentisabletoretrievethemessagebyenquirytoCRESTinthemannerprescribedbyCREST.TheCompanymay treatasinvalidaCRESTProxyInstructioninthecircumstancessetoutinRegulation35(5)(a)oftheUncertificatedSecuritiesRegulations2001.CRESTmembersand,whereapplicable,theirCRESTsponsorsorvotingserviceprovidersshouldnotethatEUIdoesnotmakeavailablespecialproceduresinCRESTforanyparticularmessages. NormalsystemtimingsandlimitationswillthereforeapplyinrelationtotheinputofCRESTProxyInstructions.ItistheresponsibilityoftheCRESTmemberconcernedtotake(or,iftheCRESTmemberisaCRESTpersonalmemberorsponsoredmemberorhasappointedavotingserviceprovider(s),toprocurethathisCRESTsponsororvotingserviceprovider(s)take(s))suchactionasshallbenecessarytoensurethatamessageistransmittedbymeansoftheCRESTsystembyanyparticulartime.Inthisconnection,CRESTmembersand,whereapplicable,theirCRESTsponsorsorvotingserviceprovidersarereferred,inparticular,tothosesectionsoftheCRESTManualconcerningpractical limitations of the CREST system and timings.
Personswithinformationrightsundersection146oftheActdonothavetherighttoappointaproxy.Anypurportedexercisebysuchpersons(whetherbycompletionandreturnofaformofproxy,orotherwise)willbeineffective.Suchpersonsmay,however,havespecificrightstoinstructthememberwhograntedtheinformationrightsastohow such member exercises their right to appoint a proxy.
AnymemberattendingtheMeetingisentitled,pursuanttosection319AoftheAct,toaskanyquestionrelating tothebusinessbeingdealtwithattheMeeting.TheCompanywillansweranysuchquestionsunless:(i)todosowouldinterfereundulywiththepreparationfortheMeetingorinvolvethedisclosureofconfidentialinformation;or
(ii)theanswerhasalreadybeengivenonawebsiteintheformofananswertoaquestion;or(iii)itisundesirableinthe interestsofthe Companyor the good orderofthe Meeting that the questionbe answered.
Thetotalnumber ofOrdinary Shares inissueas at26thApril2025,thelastpracticabledatebeforeprintingthis document,was31,861,414OrdinarySharesofwhich9,164,017wereheldintreasuryandthetotallevelofvoting rights was 31,861,414, of which 9,164,017 were attached to shares held in treasury by the Company.
Pursuanttosections527to531andsections338and338AoftheAct:(i)amemberormembershavingaright to vote at the meeting and holding at least 5 per cent. of total voting rights of the Company; or (ii) at least 100membershavingarighttovoteatthemeetingwhereeachholds,onaverage,atleast£100ofpaidupsharecapitalmay request the Company to:publishonitswebsite,astatementsettingoutanymatterthatsuchmemberormembersproposetoraiseattheMeetingrelatingtotheauditoftheCompany’saccounts(includingtheauditors’reportandtheconductofthe audit) that are to be laid before the Meeting; and/or
give notice of a resolution which may properly be moved and which such members intend to move at the Meeting; and/or
includeinthebusinessoftheMeetinganymatter(otherthanaproposedresolution)whichmayproperlybe included in the business.
ArequestthattheCompanypublishastatementonitswebsite,asdescribedinsub-paragraph
above,musteithersetoutthestatementinfullor,ifsupportingastatementsentbyanothermember,clearly identifythestatementwhichisbeingsupported,andbereceivedbytheCompanyatleastoneweekbeforethe Meeting. The Company must forward such a statement to the Company’s auditors no later than the time the statement is made available on the Company’s website, and the statement may be dealt with as part of the business of the Meeting.
A request to give notice of a resolution which members intend to move at the Meeting, as described in sub-paragraph (b) above, must (i) identify the resolution of which notice is to be given; (ii) be authenticated by thepersonorpersonsmakingit;and(iii)bereceivedbytheCompanynotlaterthansixweeksbeforetheMeeting.TheCompany must circulate the resolution proposed to each member entitled to receive notice of the Meeting.
ArequestfortheinclusionofaniteminthebusinessoftheMeeting,asdescribedinsub-paragraph(c)above,must(i)identifythematter forinclusion;(ii)beaccompaniedbyastatementsettingoutthegroundsfortherequest;
(iii)beauthenticatedbythepersonorpersonsmakingit;and(iv)bereceivedbytheCompanynotlaterthansixweeksbeforetheMeeting.TheCompanymustincludethematterproposedinthebusinesstobedealtwithatthe Meeting.
Amemberormemberswishingtomakerequestsasdescribedinthisnote11mustsendtherequest,togetherwiththeirnameandaddressandsharecertificatenumber(s),totheCompanyusingthefollowingmethod:
by emailtotheCompanySecretary atalasdair@atheniumconsultancy.com
CopiesoftheservicecontractsandlettersofappointmentofeachofthedirectorsareavailableforinspectionattheregisteredofficeoftheCompanyduringusualbusinesshoursonanyweekday(Saturdays,Sundaysandpublicholidaysexcluded)andattheplaceoftheMeetingfromatleast15minutespriortoanduntiltheconclusionoftheMeeting.
AcopyofthisNoticetogetherwithotherinformationrequiredundertheActmaybeaccessedontheCompany’swebsitewww.alina-holdings.com.Any shareholders’ statements, shareholders’ resolutions and shareholders’ mattersofbusinessreceivedbytheCompanyafterthedateoftheNoticewillbeaddedtotheinformationalready available on the website as soon as reasonably practicable.
TheresultsofthevotingattheMeetingwillbeannouncedviaaregulatoryinformationserviceandwillalsoappearon the Company’s website.
YoumaynotuseanyelectronicaddressprovidedeitherinthisNoticeoranyrelateddocuments(includingtheproxyform) to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
If you are an institutional investor, you may be able to appoint a proxy electronically via the Proxymity platform, a process which has been agreed by the Company and approved by the Registrar. For further information regardingProxymity,pleasegotowww.proxymity.io.Yourproxymustbelodgedby9:00amBSTon9June2025 inorder to be considered valid. Beforeyou canappointaproxy viathis process youwillneed to have agreed to Proxymity’sassociatedtermsandconditions.Itisimportantthatyoureadthesecarefullyasyouwillbeboundby them, and they will govern the electronic appointment of your proxy.

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ISIN:
GB00B1VS7G47
Category Code:
NOA
TIDM:
ALNA
LEI Code:
213800SOAIB9JVCV4D57
Sequence No.:
385394
EQS News ID:
2126764



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