In compliance with our relevant information reporting obligations, Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A. (hereinafter “Grupo SURA” or the “Company)” hereby announces
- that today a notice was published in the El Tiempo and El Colombiano newspapers, calling for an Extraordinary Meeting of the Company’s General Assembly of Shareholders, to be held on August 22, 2024
The following is a copy of said notice:
- The Company’s Board of Directors approved the following instructions to be given to the Company’s legal representatives, administrators and officers, these aimed at ensuring that shareholders may effectively participate and exercise their voting rights at their upcoming Extraordinary Meeting to be next August 22, 2024 at 8:00 a.m., in accordance with the provisions of sub-section 1.2.9. of Chapter VI of Title I of Part III of the Basic Legal Circular:
For such purposes, the Company’s legal representatives, administrators and other officers shall refrain from the following:
- Encouraging, suggesting or providing incentives to shareholders for granting powers of attorney in which the name of the representative for this Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting is not clearly stated.
- Receiving from the shareholders powers of attorney for the upcoming Shareholders´ Meeting, in which the name of the respective representative is not clearly stated.
- Accepting as valid shareholder powers of attorney that fail to comply with that laid out in Article 184 of the Colombian Code of Commerce for their respective representatives to attend the upcoming Extraordinary Shareholders´ Meeting.
- Suggesting or determining the name of those who shall act as proxies for the shareholders at their upcoming Extraordinary Meeting.
- Recommending that shareholders vote for a certain list or in a certain way.
- Suggesting, coordinating, or agreeing with any shareholder or any shareholder representative with regard to submitting certain proposals for the consideration of the General Assembly of Shareholders.
- Suggesting, coordinating, or agreeing with any shareholder or any shareholder representative with regard to voting for or against any proposal that is submitted at the aforementioned meeting
The Board of Directors appointed the Company Secretary as the person responsible for verifying compliance with that herein stipulated, who shall report to the Board, prior to holding the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting, on how adequately these instructions were complied with and shall also suggest the necessary measures to remedy any possible deficiencies that should arise in carrying out these instructions.