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RNS Number : 5091Z  Guaranty Trust Holding Company PLC  07 April 2026

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Fifth Annual General Meeting of GUARANTY TRUST
HOLDING COMPANY PLC ("the Company") will hold virtually via
https://www.gtcoplc.com/gtco-5th-annual-general-meeting
(https://www.gtcoplc.com/gtco-5th-annual-general-meeting)  on Tuesday, April
28, 2026, at 10.00 a.m. to transact the following business:

ORDINARY BUSINESS

1.         To receive the Audited Financial Statements for the year
ended December 31, 2025, and the Reports of the Directors, Auditors and
Statutory Audit Committee thereon;

 

2.         To declare a dividend;

 

3.         To elect/re-elect Directors;

 

 

4.         To authorise Directors to fix the remuneration of the
Auditors;

 

5.         To disclose the Remuneration of Managers of the Company;

 

6.         To elect Members of the Statutory Audit Committee.

 

SPECIAL BUSINESS

7.     "That in compliance with the Rule of the Nigerian Exchange Limited
(NGX) governing transactions with Related Parties or Interested Persons, the
Company and its related entities ("The Group") be and are hereby granted a
General Mandate in respect of all recurrent transactions entered into with a
related party or interested person provided such transactions are of a revenue
or trading nature or are necessary for the Company's day-to-day operations.
This Mandate shall commence on the date on which this resolution is passed and
shall continue to operate until the date on which the next Annual General
Meeting of the Company is held."

 

8.    "That Non-Executive Directors' remuneration for the financial year
ending December 31, 2026, and for succeeding years until reviewed by the
Company in its Annual General Meeting, be and is hereby fixed at
₦334,000,000.00 (three hundred and thirty-four million Naira only)
annually."

 

 

 

 

PROXY

A member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting is entitled
to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his/her/its stead. A proxy need not
be a member of the Company. For the appointment to be valid, a completed proxy
form must be deposited at the office of the Registrar, Datamax Registrars
Limited, No. 2c, Gbagada Express Road, Gbagada Phase 1, Lagos State, not less
than 48 hours before the time fixed for the meeting. A blank proxy form is
attached to the Annual Report. The Company will bear the cost of stamping of
all duly completed and signed proxy forms submitted within the stipulated
time.

 

BY THE ORDER OF THE BOARD

 

ERHI OBEBEDUO

Group General Counsel/

Company
Secretary

FRC/2017/PRO/00000016024

Plot 635, Akin Adesola Street
 

Victoria Island, Lagos

March 31, 2026

 

NOTES:

 

1.   Shareholders' Attendance at the Meeting

 

A formal communication containing the necessary access and participation
details for the meeting will be sent to shareholders registered email
addresses by the Registrar. Shareholders are kindly advised to ensure their
details are updated with the Registrar.

 

2.   Dividend

 

If approved, dividend will be payable on April 28, 2026, at the rate of
N11.76K per every 50 Kobo ordinary share, to Shareholders whose names appear
in the Register of Members at the close of business on April 13, 2026, for
holders listed on the NGX and April 7, 2026, for holders listed on the London
Stock Exchange (LSE) (bringing total Dividend paid for the 2025 financial year
to N12.76K). Shareholders  listed on the NGX who have completed the
e-Dividend Mandate Forms will receive a direct credit of the dividend into
their bank accounts on the date of the Annual General Meeting.  Note,
however, that holders of the Company's Depositary Interest listed on the LSE
will receive their dividend payments subsequently.

 

 

 

3.   E-Dividend Mandate

 

Shareholders are kindly requested to update their records and advise Datamax
Registrars Limited of their updated records and relevant bank accounts for the
payment of their dividends. Forms in respect of mandate for e-dividend
payment, unclaimed/stale dividend payment and shareholder data update are
included in the Annual Report for convenience. The aforementioned forms can
also be downloaded from the Company's website at www.gtcoplc.com
(http://www.gtcoplc.com) or from Datamax Registrars Limited's website at
www.datamaxregistrars.com (http://www.datamaxregistrars.com) .

 

The duly completed forms should be returned to Datamax Registrars Limited, No.
2c, Gbagada Express Road, Gbagada Phase 1, Lagos State, or to the nearest
GTBank branch.

 

 

4.   Voting by Interested Persons

 

In line with the provisions of Rule 20.8(c), Rules governing Related Party
transactions of the Nigerian Exchange Limited, Interested Persons have
undertaken to ensure that their proxies, representatives or associates shall
abstain from voting on resolution 7 above.

 

 

5.   Unclaimed Dividend

 

Shareholders are hereby informed that unclaimed dividends remain in the
custody of the Registrars. An Unclaimed Dividend booklet containing the list
of all unclaimed dividends will be circulated with the Annual Report and
Financial Statements. All Shareholders with unclaimed dividends are advised to
revalidate their unclaimed dividends through the e-dividend mandate process
either by visiting or writing to the Registrar, Datamax Registrars Limited,
No. 2c, Gbagada Express Road, Gbagada Phase 1, Lagos State, or via email at
tsu@datamaxregistrars.com (mailto:tsu@datamaxregistrars.com)

 

6.   E-Annual Report

 

The electronic version of the Annual Report is available at  www.gtcoplc.com
(http://www.gtcoplc.com) . Shareholders who have provided their email
addresses to the Registrars will receive the electronic version of the Annual
Report via email. Furthermore, Shareholders who are interested in receiving
the electronic version of the Annual Report are kindly required to request via
email to annualreports@datamaxregistrars.com
(mailto:annualreports@datamaxregistrars.com) .

 

7.   Closure of Register

 

The Register of Members will be closed on April 14, 2026, for Shareholders
listed on the NGX and on April 8, 2026, for Shareholders listed on the LSE, to
enable the Registrar to prepare for payment of dividend.

 

8.   Statutory Audit Committee

 

In accordance with section 404(6) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act,
2020, any shareholder may nominate a shareholder for appointment to the
Statutory Audit Committee.  Such nomination should be in writing and should
reach the Company Secretary at least twenty-one (21) days before the Annual
General Meeting.

 

 

Kindly note that by virtue of the provisions of the Code of Corporate
Governance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the
Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2020, all members of the Statutory Audit
Committee should be financially literate and at least one member must be a
member of a professional accounting body in Nigeria, established by an Act of
the National Assembly and be knowledgeable in internal control processes.

 

 

In view of the foregoing, nominations to the Statutory Audit Committee should
be supported by the Curricula Vitae of the nominees.

 

 

 

 

9.   Election/Re-election of Directors

 

i.          Mr. Babatunde Soyoye is being proposed for election as an
Independent Non-Executive Director;

 

ii.          Mrs. Marie Namias is being proposed for election as an
Independent Non-Executive Director;

 

iii.         Mr. Suleiman Barau is being proposed for re-election as
an Independent Non-Executive Director;

 

v.         Mrs. Cathy Echeozo is being proposed for re-election as a
Non-Executive Director;

 

The appointment of Mr. Babatunde Soyoye and Mrs. Marie Namias have been
approved by the Central Bank of Nigeria and will be presented for Shareholders
approval at the Fifth Annual General Meeting.

 

The profiles of the Directors are available in the Annual Report and also on
the

Company's website at www.gtcoplc.com
(https://gtbank-my.sharepoint.com/personal/onyema_mbaegbu_gtbank_com/Documents/www.gtcoplc.com)
.

 

10.       Shareholders' Right to Ask Questions

 

Shareholders reserve the right to ask questions at the Annual General Meeting.
Shareholders may also submit questions prior to the Meeting in writing to the
Company, in line with Rule 19.12(c) of the Listing Rules of The Nigerian
Exchange Limited. Such questions should be addressed to the Group Company
Secretary and reach the Company at its Head Office or by electronic mail at
holdcocommunication@gtcoplc.com not later than seven (7) days to the date of
the Meeting.

 

 

 

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