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RNS Number : 8802V  Highway Capital PLC  12 August 2022

 

THIS DOCUMENT AND THE ACCOMPANYING FORM OF PROXY ARE IMPORTANT AND REQUIRE
YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.  If you are in any doubt about the contents of this
document or the action you should take, you should immediately consult your
stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other independent
professional adviser authorised for the purposes of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (as amended) who specialises in advising on the acquisition
of shares and other securities before taking any action. The whole of this
document should be read.

If you have sold or transferred all of your Ordinary Shares please forward
this document, together with the accompanying documents, as soon as possible
to the purchaser or transferee, or to the stockbroker, bank or other party
through whom the sale or transfer was effected for transmission to the
purchaser or transferee. Such documents should, however, not be forwarded to
or transmitted into any jurisdiction outside of the UK. Any failure to comply
with such restriction may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any
such jurisdiction.  If you have sold or transferred only part of your holding
of Ordinary Shares, please contact your stockbroker, bank or other agent
through whom the sale or transfer was effected immediately.  This document
does not comprise a prospectus in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation
Rules and has not been drawn up in accordance with the Prospectus Regulation
Rules. This document has not been approved by the Financial Conduct Authority
or by any other authority in any jurisdiction.

This document should be read in conjunction with the Form of Proxy and the
Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") set out at the end of this
document. Your attention is drawn to the letter from the Chairman of Highway
Capital plc set out on pages 2 to 4 of this document which recommends you to
vote in favour of the Resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General
Meeting. Notice of the Annual General Meeting to be held at 11:00 a.m. on  5
September  2022 is set out at the end of this document. The accompanying Form
of Proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting should be completed in
accordance with the instructions printed thereon and returned as soon as
possible to the Company's Registrar,  Neville Registrars Limited, at
 Neville House, Steelpark Road, Halesowen, B62 8HD, but by not later than
 11:00 a.m. on 3 September 2022. Completion and return of the Form of Proxy
will not preclude Shareholders from attending and voting in person at the
Annual General Meeting should they so wish and in such event, the instrument
appointing a proxy shall be deemed to be revoked.  This document is being
sent to all Shareholders for information purposes only to enable them to
exercise their rights as shareholders in relation to the Annual General
Meeting.

 

 

HIGHWAY CAPITAL PLC

(Incorporated and registered in England & Wales with company number
02991159)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

The release, publication or distribution of this document in or outside the UK
may be restricted by law. Persons who come into possession of this document
and/or accompanying Form of Proxy should inform themselves about and observe
any applicable restrictions or requirements in their particular jurisdiction.
Failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the
securities laws of such jurisdiction. No action has been taken by the Company
or the Company's advisers that would permit possession or distribution of this
document in any jurisdiction (including the United Kingdom) where action for
that purpose is required.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This document contains forward-looking statements which includes all
statements other than statements of historical fact including, without
limitation, those regarding the Company's financial position, business
strategy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, or any
statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "targets",
"believes", "expects", "aims", "intends", "will", "may", "might",
"anticipates", "would", "could" or similar expressions or negatives thereof.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other important factors beyond the Company's control that could cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially
different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements
are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Company's present and future
business strategies and the environment in which the Company will operate in
the future.  These forward-looking statements speak only as at the date of
this document.  The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking
to disseminate any updates or revisions to forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with
regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which
any such statements are based unless required to do so by applicable law.

 

 

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF

HIGHWAY CAPITAL PLC
(Incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registered number
02991159)

 

 Directors:                 Registered Office:

 Ludwik Leszek Sobolewski   Eden House

 Maciej Szytko              Reynolds Road

 Nicolay Mayster            Beaconsfield

Biswanath Patnaik

                          HP9 2FL

 12 August 2022

 

Dear Shareholder,

The purpose of this document is to provide details of the Annual General
Meeting (the "AGM") of Highway Capital Plc ("Highway" or "Company") to be held
on 5 September  2022 ("AGM").  The formal notice of the AGM is set out on
page 5.

Suspension and Potential Transaction

The listing in the Company's ordinary shares of 2p each (the "Ordinary
Shares") was suspended on 22 September 2016. As set out in the announcement on
11 October 2021, the Company has entered into non-legally binding heads of
terms for the acquisition of Guinevere Capital Esports & Entertainment
which if completed will constitute a reverse takeover under the Listing Rules
(the "Proposed Transaction") and would therefore result in the Company's
existing listing being cancelled and the Ordinary Shares being re-admitted,
subject to the FCA's approval. Negotiations in relation to the Proposed
Transaction are progressing and the board of directors of the Company (the
"Board") hopes to be able to make a further announcement regarding this in due
course

Annual General Meeting

A notice convening the AGM is set out at the end of this document.  At the
AGM the following Resolutions will be proposed:

Resolution 1 - Receive Directors' Reports and Annual Accounts

Resolution 1 is to receive the reports of the Directors and auditors and the
Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended on 28 February 2022
(the "2022 Annual Report").

Resolution 2 and 3 - Approve Directors' Remuneration Report and Remuneration
Policy

Resolution 2 relates to the directors' remuneration report and resolution 3
the remuneration policy for the financial year ended 28 February 2022, which
is contained within the Company's Annual Report and Accounts for the financial
year ended 28 February 2022. Shareholders are being asked to vote on whether
or not they approve the remuneration report and remuneration policy and this
vote will be in respect of the content of the remuneration report and
remuneration policy not specific to any Director's level or terms of
remuneration.

Resolution 4 - Retirement by Rotation and Re-Appointment of Directors

Resolution  4 concerns re-appointment of Directors.  Under the Company's
Articles of Association, one third of Directors are obliged to retire by
rotation with those who have been longest in office since their last election
or appointment retiring.  Nicolay Mayster will retire by rotation and offer
himself for re-election at the AGM.

Resolution 5 - Re-Appointment of Auditors

Resolution  5 is to propose the re-appointment of Shipleys LLP as auditors of
the Company for the ensuing financial year and to authorise the Directors to
determine the auditors' remuneration.

Resolution 6 - Grant of authority to the Directors to allot Shares

This Resolution deals with the Directors' authority to allot Relevant
Securities in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the
"Act"). This Resolution will, if passed, authorise the Directors to allot
equity securities (as defined by section 560 of the Act) up to a maximum
nominal amount of £1,045,961 which represents 52,298,040 Ordinary Shares.

This resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised powers previously granted
to the Directors to allot equity securities as if section 561(1) of the Act
did not apply but without prejudice to any allotment of equity securities
already made or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.

Resolution 7 - Disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights on allotment of
shares

If the Directors wish to allot unissued shares or other equity securities for
cash or sell any shares which the Company may hold in treasury following a
purchase of its own shares, the Act requires that such shares or other equity
securities are offered first to existing shareholders in proportion to their
existing holdings.

This Resolution, which is conditional on Resolution 6, will, if passed, give
the Directors power, pursuant to the authority to allot granted by Resolution
6, to allot equity securities (as defined by section 560 of the Act) or sell
treasury shares for cash without first offering them to existing shareholders
in proportion to their existing holdings up to a maximum nominal amount of
£1,045,961 which represents 52,298,040 Ordinary Shares.

Action to be taken

You are entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote at the AGM
on your behalf. You will find enclosed with this document a Form of Proxy for
use in connection with the AGM. Whether or not you propose to attend the AGM
in person, you are requested to complete and return the Form of Proxy to the
Company's registrars,Neville Registrars Limited at  Neville House, Steelpark
Road, Halesowen, B62 8HD as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be
received no later than  11:00 a.m.on  3 September 2022.

Recommendation

The directors of the Company consider that all the proposals to be considered
at the AGM are in the best interests of the Company and its members as a whole
and are most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of
its members as a whole. The directors unanimously recommend that you vote in
favour of all the proposed resolutions as they intend to do in respect of
their own beneficial holdings.

Documents available for inspection

Copies of the following documents will be available for inspection, free of
charge, at  Eden House, Reynolds Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP29
2FL during normal business hours on any weekdays (excluding Saturdays, Sundays
and public holidays) and also on the Company's website at
www.highwaycapital.co.uk.  The documents will be available from the date of
this document until the date of the AGM and at the AGM from 15 minutes prior
to its commencement until its conclusion:

a)   this Circular; and

b)   the 2022 Annual Report.

 

Yours sincerely

Ludwik Sobolewski

Chairman

 

Please note that this document is important and requires your immediate
attention. If you are in any doubt as to the action to be taken, please
consult an independent adviser immediately.

If you have sold or transferred or otherwise intend to sell or transfer all of
your holding of ordinary shares in the Company you should send this document,
together with the accompanying Form of Proxy, to the (intended) purchaser or
transferee or to the stockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or
transfer was or is to be effected for transmission to the (intended) purchaser
or transferee.

 

HIGHWAY CAPITAL PLC
(Incorporated and registered in England & Wales with company number
02991159)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

 

Notice is hereby given that the annual general meeting ("AGM") of Highway
Capital Plc (the "Company") will be held at 69 Carter Lane, London, EC4V 5EQ
on 5 September 2022 at 11:00 a. m. for the purposes set out below.  You will
be asked to consider and vote on the resolutions below. Resolutions 1 - 6 will
be proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolution 7 will be proposed as a
special resolution.

Resolution 1 (Ordinary Resolution)

To receive the report of the directors and the audited accounts for the year
ended 28 February 2022.

Resolution 2 (Ordinary Resolution)

To approve the directors' remuneration report (excluding the directors'
remuneration policy, set out on page 11 of the directors' remuneration report)
for the year ended 28 February 2022.

Resolution 3 (Ordinary Resolution)

To approve and ratify the directors' remuneration policy (as set out on page
11 of the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 28 February 2022).

Resolution 4 (Ordinary Resolution)

To re-elect Nicolay Mayster as a director of the Company.

Resolution 5 (Ordinary Resolution)

To re-appoint Shipleys LLP as the registered auditors of the Company and to
authorise the directors to determine their remuneration.

Resolution 6 (Ordinary Resolution)

THAT, in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act"),
the directors of the Company (the "Directors") be generally and
unconditionally authorised to allot to allot shares in the Company and to
grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the
Company ("Relevant Securities") comprising equity securities (as defined by
section 560 of the CA 2006) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,045,961
provided that this authority shall, expire on the earlier of the conclusion of
the next annual general meeting of the Company after the passing of this
resolution and the date being fifteen months after the date of the passing of
this resolution (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company prior to or
on such date) save that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers or
agreements which would or might require Relevant Securities to be allotted
after such expiry and the Directors may allot Relevant Securities in pursuance
of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the power conferred by
this resolution has expired.

This resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised authorities previously
granted to the Directors to allot Relevant Securities but without prejudice to
any allotment of shares or grant of rights already made, offered or agreed to
be made pursuant to such authorities.

Resolution 7 (Special Resolution)

That subject to the passing of Resolution 6, the Directors be given the
general power to allot equity securities (as defined by section 560 of the
Act) for cash, either pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 6 or
by way of a sale of treasury shares, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not
apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the
allotment of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of
£1,045,961.

The power granted by this resolution will expire on the earlier of the
conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company after the passing
of this resolution and the date being fifteen months after the date of the
passing of this resolution (unless renewed, varied or revoked by the Company
prior to or on such date) save that the Company may, before such expiry, make
offers or agreements which would or might require equity securities to be
allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in
pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding that the power
conferred by this resolution has expired.

This resolution revokes and replaces all unexercised powers previously granted
to the Directors to allot equity securities as if section 561(1) of the Act
did not apply but without prejudice to any allotment of equity securities
already made or agreed to be made pursuant to such authorities.

 By Order of the Board  Registered Office:
 MACIEJ SZYTKO          Eden House

Company Secretary
Reynolds Road

Beaconsfield

HP9 2FL
 12 August 2022

 

NOTES

1.     A member entitled to attend and vote at the AGM may appoint another
person(s) (who need not be a member of the Company) to exercise all or any of
his rights to attend, speak and vote at the AGM. A member can appoint more
than one proxy in relation to the AGM, provided that each proxy is appointed
to exercise the rights attaching to different shares held by him.

2.     A proxy does not need to be a member of the Company but must attend
the AGM to represent you. Your proxy will vote as you instruct and must attend
the AGM for your vote to be counted. Details of how to appoint the Chairman or
another person as your proxy using the proxy form are set out in the notes to
the proxy form.

3.     A copy of this notice has been sent for information only to persons
who have been nominated by a member to enjoy information rights under section
146 of the Companies Act 2006 (a "Nominated Person"). The rights to appoint a
proxy can not be exercised by a Nominated Person: they can only be exercised
by the member. However, a Nominated Person may have a right under an agreement
between him and the member by whom he was nominated to be appointed as a proxy
for the AGM or to have someone else so appointed. If a Nominated Person does
not have such a right or does not wish to exercise it, he may have a right
under such an agreement to give instructions to the members as to the exercise
of voting rights.

4.     If a member is a corporation, the proxy form must be executed
either under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or agent duly
authorised in writing. In the case of an individual the proxy must be signed
by the appointor or his agent, duly authorised in writing. To be valid an
appointment of proxy must be returned (together with any authority under which
it is executed) to the Company's Registrars not less than 48 hours before the
time of the AGM.

5.     All members of the company are urged to complete and return the
enclosed form of proxy as soon as possible.

6.     The company is unfortunately unable to offer members the option to
appoint a proxy electronically.

7.     In the case of joint holders, where more than one of the joint
holders purports to appoint a proxy, only the appointment submitted by the
most senior holder will be accepted. Seniority is determined by the order in
which the names of the joint holders appear in the Company's register of
members in respect of the joint holding (the first-named being the most
senior).

8.     In order to revoke a proxy instruction, a member will need to
inform the Company by sending a signed hard copy notice clearly stating
his/her intention to revoke the proxy appointment to the Company's registrars.
In the case of a member which is a corporation, the revocation notice must be
executed under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or agent duly
authorised in writing. Any power of attorney or other authority under which
the revocation notice is signed (or a duly certified copy of such power of
authority) must be included with the revocation notice.

In either case, the revocation notice must be received by Neville Registrars
Ltd no later than 48 hours before the time of the AGM.

9.     Pursuant to regulation 41(1) of the Uncertificated Securities
Regulations 2001 (2001 No. 3755) the company has specified that only those
members registered on the register of members of the Company at 6.00 pm on  3
September 2022 shall be entitled to attend and vote at the AGM in respect of
the number of Ordinary Shares registered in their name at that time. Changes
to the register of members after 6.00 pm on  3 September 2022 shall be
disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the
AGM.

10.   Corporate representatives - Any corporation which is a member can
appoint one or more corporate representatives. Members can only appoint more
than one corporate representative where each corporate representative is
appointed to exercise rights attached to different shares. Members cannot
appoint more than one corporate representative to exercise the rights attached
to the same share(s).

11.   Voting rights - As at  11 August 2022 (being the latest business day
prior to the publication of this Notice), the Company's issued share capital
consists of 11,490,201 ordinary shares of 2p each, carrying one vote each. No
shares are held in treasury. Therefore the total voting rights in the Company
are 11,490,201.

12.   Notification of shareholdings - Any person holding 3 per cent or more
of the total voting rights of the company who appoints a person other than the
chairman of the AGM as his proxy will need to ensure that both he, and his
proxy, comply with their respective disclosure obligations under the UK
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

13.   Members' right to require circulation of resolution to be proposed at
the AGM - Members meeting the threshold requirements set out in the Act have
the right to (a) require the company to give notice of any resolution which
can properly be, and is to be, moved at the AGM pursuant to section 338 of the
Act; and/or (b) include a matter in the business to be dealt with at the AGM,
pursuant to section 338A of the Act.

14.   Information regarding the AGM, including the information required by
section 311A of the Act, is available at www.highwaycapital.co.uk.

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