UPM imposes several precautionary measures with the aim of holding the Annual General Meeting as planned on 31 March 2020
Friday, March 20, 2020 11:45 am
HELSINKI (News release) - Due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, UPM imposes several precautionary measures with the aim of holding the Annual General Meeting (AGM) as planned on 31 March 2020. These measures are taken to enable that the AGM may convene and decide upon the agenda items, such as payment of dividend, in accordance with the notice to the AGM published on 30 January 2020 while securing the health and safety of individual shareholders. All shareholders who have preregistered or are about to preregister for the meeting are strongly encouraged to reconsider their participation in the AGM and to take advantage of the proxy service provided by the Company. In addition, those shareholders who have already preregistered for the meeting and do not wish to attend the meeting nor use the proxy service are encouraged to cancel their prior notice of attendance as soon as possible if they do not plan to attend. Instructions for the use of proxy service and cancellation of the attendance are available on the corporate website www.upm.com/agm2020. In all circumstances, UPM will follow instructions given by relevant authorities. The Company's shareholders may follow the AGM via live webcast. It will not be possible to ask questions or vote during the live webcast. The following special measures will be taken to secure the health and safety of the shareholders and Company employees:
More information and instructions regarding authorising another person to represent a shareholder by way of a proxy, following the AGM via live webcast and sending questions in advance is available on the corporate website at www.upm.com/agm2020. At UPM, safety is the priority. UPM monitors the development of the coronavirus situation constantly and follows all instructions given by the Finnish authorities. Shareholders are advised to follow the corporate website to gain the latest instructions on the AGM.
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