EZDAN HOLDING

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Resolutions endorsed by Ezdan Holding Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
4/7/2021

Resolutions endorsed by Ezdan Holding Group Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
With reference to the Annual General Assembly Meeting and the Extraordinary General Meeting of Ezdan Holding Group held on Tuesday 6/4/2021 at 5:30 pm at head office in West Bay, where the convention was held remotely via ZOOM App; we are gratified to inform you that Ezdan Holding Group AGM has approved the following resolutions:

  1. The report of the Board of Directors on the Company’s activities, financial position for the year ended 31 December 2020 and the future plan of the Company for 2021.
  2. The report of the External Auditors on the Company’s Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.
  3. The financial position and statement for profit or loss statement of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2020
  4. BOD’s recommendation of no dividend payout.
  5. The Corporate’s Governance Report for 2020
  6. The auditors’ report on the requirements of Article (24) of the Governance Code for Companies and Legal Entities Listed on the Main Market, issued pursuant to Qatar Financial Markets Authority Resolution No. (5)/2016.
  7.  Discharge the liability of the members of the Board of Directors for the financial year ended 31/12/2020
  8. Appointing KPMG Company as an External Auditor for the Company (For the year 2021) with annual fees of QR 1,275,000

Second: Resolutions endorsed by Ezdan Holding Group Extraordinary General Meeting EGM

  1. Approval of the proposed amendments and additions to the Articles of Association of Ezdan Holding Group to comply with the provisions of the Governance Code for Companies and Legal Entities Listed on the Main Market, as follows:

     

     

      The Wording of the Article
    Before Amendment

       The Wording of the Article After
    Amendment

    Adding a sixth clause to Article (28) (1) bis

     

    Roles and Duties of the Board of Directors (BOD)
    The board shall represent  all shareholders, and exercise due diligence in managing the company in an effective and productive manner for the best interest of the company, partners, shareholders, and stakeholders, and achieve the common interest, augment the investment in Qatar, and enhance community development. It shall assume the responsibility of protecting shareholders from illegal or abusive actions and practices, or any actions or decisions that may affect them or perform any acts of discrimination against them or enable one group to prevail over the others.

    BOD shall assume its responsibility according to the following:
    1-                   The board performs its duties responsibly, in good faith, seriousness and concern, and its decisions shall be gleaned and based on adequate information from the executive management, or any other reliable source.
    2-                   A board member represents all the shareholders, and he must observe the interest of the company, not the interests of whoever represents him or whoever voted for him to be appointed to the board.
    3- The board defines the powers it delegates to the executive management, the decision-making procedures and the duration of the delegation. It also defines the issues that it retains the authority to decide on, and the executive management shall render periodic reports on its exercise of the delegated powers.
    4- Ensure that procedures are in place to familiarize new board members with the company's business, especially the financial and legal aspects, in addition to training them, if necessary.

    5- Ensure that the company provides adequate information about its affairs to all board members in general and to non-executive board members in particular, in order to enable them to perform their duties and tasks efficiently.

     

    Roles and Duties of the Board of Directors (BOD)
    The board shall represent  all shareholders, and exercise due diligence in managing the company in an effective and productive manner for the best interest of the company, partners, shareholders, and stakeholders, and achieve the common interest, augment the investment in Qatar, and enhance community development. It shall assume the responsibility of protecting shareholders from illegal or abusive actions and practices, or any actions or decisions that may affect them or perform any acts of discrimination against them or enable one group to prevail over the others.

    BOD shall assume its responsibility according to the following:
    1-                   The board performs its duties responsibly, in good faith, seriousness and concern, and its decisions shall be gleaned and based on adequate information from the executive management, or any other reliable source.
    2- A board member represents all the shareholders, and he must observe the interest of the company, not the interests of whoever represents him or whoever voted for him to be appointed to the board.
    3- The board defines the powers it delegates to the executive management, the decision-making procedures and the duration of the delegation. It also defines the issues that it retains the authority to decide on, and the executive management shall render periodic reports on its exercise of the delegated powers.

    4- Ensure that procedures are in place to familiarize new board members with the company's business, especially the financial and legal aspects, in addition to training them, if necessary.

     

    5- Ensure that the company provides adequate information about its affairs to all board members in general and to non-executive board members in particular, in order to enable them to perform their duties and tasks efficiently.

    6- The board may sell and buy or mortgage estates, sell and buy shares and movables or mortgage them, obtain financing and facilities from local or foreign banks, and sign all contracts, documents, attorneys, transactions and other documents related to these finances, facilities and warrants and implement them (including any mortgages or warrants or transfer of ownership, warrants, transfer of rights, etc..  in order to realize the purposes of this financing, which is in alignment with the interest of the company and achieve its objectives, according to the own discretion of the Board of Directors.

    Amending clause (2) From
    Article (29)

    The board of directors shall convene upon the invitation of its chairman, and the chairman shall call the board to a meeting whenever requested by at least two of the members.
    The meeting shall not be valid unless at least half of the members are present, provided that the number of attendees is not less than three.

     

    The board of directors shall convene upon the invitation of its chairman, and the chairman shall call the board to a meeting whenever requested by at least two of the members.

    The board meeting shall not valid unless attended by the majority of the members, provided that one of them is the chairman or the vice chairman

    Article (38)

    The general assembly represents the shareholders and may not be held except in the city of Doha.

     

    The general assembly represents the shareholders and it convenes in the company’s head office or in any other place determined by the board of directors within the city of Doha, and the board of directors may invite to the general assembly upon necessity, and the board shall invite to the general assembly to convene whenever requested to do so by a shareholder or shareholders who own no less than (10%) of the capital, and for reasonable justifications.

    The general assembly may hold its ordinary and extraordinary assembly meetings remotely by any secure means of modern technology , enabling shareholders to listen, actively participate, vote on the assembly’s matters on the agenda  and issue decisions, after the approval of the Companies Affairs Department .

  1. Authorizing the Chairman of the Board of Directors / or the Vice Chairman and / or whomever the Board delegates to sign the amended Articles of Association of Ezdan Holding Group and commence the necessary procedures in this regard.