REG - Globaltrans Inv PLC - Notice of AGM

Globaltrans InvestmentAnnouncement

29/03/2021 07:05

RNS Number : 7221T
  
Globaltrans Investment PLC
  
29 March 2021
  
 

 
For immediate release                                                                                                       29 March 2021
 
 
Globaltrans Investment PLC
 
Notice of AGM to be held on 29 April 2021
 
Globaltrans Investment PLC (together with its consolidated subsidiaries the "Company", "Globaltrans" or the "Group", LSE/MOEX ticker: GLTR) today announces that the Board of Directors ("Board") of Globaltrans convened an Annual General Meeting of shareholders ("AGM") to be held on 29 April 2021 at 1:00 pm (Cyprus time) at 4 Profiti Ilia Street, 4046 Germasogeias, Limassol, Cyprus.
The main business on the agenda for the AGM is to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions:
·      To approve the Group and Company audited financial statements together with the management's and auditors' reports for the financial year ended 31 December 2020.
·      To approve the distribution of final and special final dividends in respect of 2020 in the amount of RUB 28.00 per ordinary share/Global Depositary Receipt ("GDR") or RUB 5.0 billion in total in accordance with the recommendation of the Board.
·      To appoint the members of the Board.
·      To approve the renewal of the share buyback programme (for up to 5% of the share capital) for twelve months from the date of the AGM and authorise the means of disposition of the resulting treasury shares.
The notice of the AGM (including all resolutions proposed) with summary biographies of the candidates for the Board is available for viewing at http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/7221T_1-2021-3-28.pdf
 
ENQUIRIES
For investors
Mikhail Perestyuk / Daria Plotnikova
+357 25 328 860
irteam@globaltrans.com
 
For Russian media
Anna Vostrukhova
+357 25 328 863
media@globaltrans.com
 
For international media
Laura Gilbert
Lightship Consulting
+44 7799 413351
Laura.Gilbert@lightshipconsulting.co.uk
 
NOTES TO EDITORS
Globaltrans Investment PLC ("Company", together with its consolidated subsidiaries "Globaltrans" or the "Group") is a leading freight rail transportation group with subsidiary operations across Russia, the CIS and the Baltic countries. 
The Company was founded in 2004 by a group of entrepreneurs who combined their freight rail businesses under the single brand Globaltrans. These founders remain key shareholders of the Group.
Throughout its years of operation, the Company has pursued a prudent approach to investment, expanding its fleet both by means of organic growth and through the acquisition of other rail operators. Globaltrans' total fleet is currently almost three times larger than it was at the time of the Company's IPO in 2008. 
The Group's dividend policy establishes a transparent and straightforward approach to the payment of dividends and is supported by a long history of delivering attractive shareholder remuneration. 
Globaltrans global depositary receipts have been traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: GLTR) since May 2008 and on the Level One quotation list of the Moscow Exchange since October 2020 (ticker symbol: GLTR).
Due to its vast logistics capabilities, the Group is able to efficiently manage industrial cargo flows, transporting metallurgical cargoes, oil products and oil, coal, construction materials and petrochemicals. The Group serves a broad range of clients in Russia and the CIS including some of Russia's leading companies.
Globaltrans has a total fleet (including owned and leased in under finance and operating leases of about 72 thousand units as of the end of 2020, of which about 95% are owned by the Company. The core of the fleet is universal gondola cars used for a broad range of bulk cargoes (64% of total fleet) and tank cars for transporting oil products and oil (28% of total fleet). In addition, the Group operates specialised containers and the flat cars to transport them. Globaltrans also manages its own fleet of mainline locomotives with 74 units that provide traction for its block trains.
The Group's logistics management principally aims to provide reliable services, responding promptly and flexibly to customer needs, while achieving a good level of profitability for the business. The main component of the Group's centralised logistics system is its single dispatching centre that monitors every aspect of Globaltrans' fleet operation. By effectively managing shipments and routes, Globaltrans ensures high utilisation of its fleet and achieves maximum productivity and quality of service.
Additional information on Globaltrans is available at www.globaltrans.com.
 
LEGAL DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this announcement concerning Globaltrans Investment PLC, a company organised and existing under the laws of Cyprus (the "Company" and together with its consolidated subsidiaries "Globaltrans" or the "Group") is for general information purposes only. The opinions presented herein are based on general information gathered at the time of writing and are subject to change without notice. The Company relies on information obtained from sources believed to be reliable but does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The information in this announcement is subject to verification, completion and change. Accordingly, no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made or given by or on behalf of the Company or any of its shareholders, directors, officers or employees or any other person as to the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the information or opinions contained in this announcement. None of the Company nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers or any other person accepts any liability whatsoever for any loss howsoever arising from any use of the contents of this announcement or otherwise arising in connection therewith. 
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 
This announcement does not constitute, and should not be construed as, a prospectus or offering document for securities of the Company. This announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as an offer for sale or subscription of or a solicitation or invitation to subscribe for or purchase any securities of the Company in any jurisdiction, and nothing contained in this announcement shall form the basis of or be relied on in connection with any contract or commitment whatsoever; in particular it must not be used in making any investment decisions.
This announcement may contain forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Globaltrans. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as "expect", "believe", "estimate", "anticipate", "intend", "will", "could", "may", or "might", the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements include matters that are not historical facts and statements regarding the Company's intentions, beliefs or current expectations concerning, among other things, Globaltrans' results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies, and the industry in which the Company operates. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. The Company cautions you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that Globaltrans' actual results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth, strategies and the development of the industry in which Globaltrans operates may differ materially from those described in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement. In addition, even if Globaltrans' results of operations, financial condition, liquidity, prospects, growth strategies and the development of the industry in which the Company operates are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in future periods. The Company does not intend to update this announcement or reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements of Globaltrans, including, among others, general economic conditions, the competitive environment, risks associated with operating in Russia, market changes in the Russian freight rail market, as well as many of the risks specifically related to Globaltrans and its operations. No reliance may be placed for any purposes whatsoever on the information contained in this announcement or on its completeness, accuracy or fairness.
 

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