REG - Gear4music - Posting of Annual Report and Notice of AGM

Gear4music (HOLDINGS)Announcement

07/08/2020 09:40

RNS Number : 5044V
  
Gear4music (Holdings) PLC
  
07 August 2020
  
 

7 August 2020
Gear4music (Holdings) plc
 
("Gear4music" or "the Company")
 
Posting of Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM")
 
The board of Gear4music (AIM: G4M), the largest UK based online retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, confirms that the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2020, Notice of AGM and form of proxy have been posted to shareholders and are now available on the Company's website http://www.gear4musicplc.com/ in accordance with AIM Rule 20. 
 
The AGM will be held at 3.00 p.m. on 1 September 2020 at the offices of the Company at Holgate Park Drive, York, YO26 4GN. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the arrangements for this year's AGM are set out below, extracted directly from the Notice of AGM. 
 
The Company is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation, including UK Government guidance and will continue to do so in the lead up to the AGM. In light of current UK Government restrictions which prohibit, among other things, public gatherings, this year's AGM will be held in a different format to that of previous years, while still allowing Shareholders to exercise their voting rights. The health and safety of Shareholders and colleagues is always our main priority and we are committed to supporting UK Government's efforts in relation to this pandemic.
 
The AGM will take place as a closed meeting (unless notified otherwise via our website at http://www.gear4musicplc.com/investors/agm-information/). This means the AGM will be held only with the minimum number of persons in attendance to ensure a valid meeting is held. Two directors of the Company, each of whom is either a Shareholder, or a proxy or corporate representative appointed by a Shareholder, will attend the meeting. Please do not travel to the AGM as anyone who seeks to attend in person will be refused entry. We therefore strongly urge all Shareholders to register their votes in advance by appointing the chairman of the AGM as their proxy and giving them voting instructions. We do not recommend the appointment of any other person as your proxy as they will not be able to attend the AGM and your vote will not be counted.
 
In the event that further disruption to the AGM becomes unavoidable, we will announce any changes relating to the meeting (such as timing or venue) as soon as practicably possible through the Company's website (as referred to above), and/or regulatory news.
 
The Board recognises the ongoing importance of communication with Shareholders at this time. Accordingly, Shareholders are encouraged to participate at the AGM by raising any questions in advance of the meeting by emailing our Company Secretary, Chris Scott, at ir@gear4music.com by 5.00 pm on 26 August 2020. Answers to questions on key themes will be provided either as part of a trading update regulatory announcement, that it is expected will be released on the morning of the AGM, and/or via a 'Questions and Answers' document which would be available to view on the Company's website (as referred to above) from the date of the AGM.
 
Up to date information and any changes to the AGM arrangements contained in this document will be available on our website at http://www.gear4musicplc.com. Please continue to check our website for updates.
 
For further information contact: 
 



Gear4music
Andrew Wass, Chief Executive Officer
Chris Scott, Chief Financial Officer


+44 (0)20 3865 9668














N+1 Singer - Nominated Adviser and Broker
Peter Steel/Justin McKeegan, Corporate Finance
Tom Salvesen, Corporate Broking


+44 (0)20 7496 3000
 














Alma - Financial PR
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett
Helena Bogle


+44 (0)20 3405 0205
gear4music@almapr.co.uk



 
About Gear4music.com
Operating from a Head Office in York, and Distribution Centres and showrooms in York, Sweden and Germany, the Group sells own-brand musical instruments and music equipment alongside premium third-party brands including Fender, Yamaha and Roland, to customers ranging from beginners to musical enthusiasts and professionals, in the UK, Europe and, more recently, into the Rest of the World.
Having developed its own e-commerce platform, with multilingual, multicurrency websites delivering to over 190 countries, the Group continues to build its overseas presence.
 


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