OREANDA-NEWS. The Board of Directors has the pleasure to invite Vodafone Qatar Shareholders to attend the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly Meetings of Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C which will be held at 10:00pm on Tuesday, 30 June 2015, at the Four Seasons Hotel (Al Daibel Room). Shareholders’ Registration starts at 9:00pm.

In the event a quorum is not achieved, a second meeting will be held on Tuesday, 7 July 2015, at 10:00pm at the Company’s headquarters at the Qatar Science and Technology Park.

Agenda for the Ordinary General Assembly

1.         Review of the Board of Director’s report of the Company’s activities and its financial status for the financial year ended 31 March 2015 and its future plans.

2.         Review of Auditor’s report on the Company’s Accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2015.

3.         Discussion and approval of the Company’s Balance Sheet and the Profit and Loss Accounts for the financial year ended 31 March 2015.

4.         Review of the recommendation of the Board of Directors regarding distributable profits for the financial year ending 31 March 2015 and approval. 

5.         Discharging the members of the Board from liabilities and discussing their remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2015.

6.         Overview of Vodafone Qatar’s Corporate Governance Report 2014-2015.

7.         Appointment of an external auditor for the financial year ending 31 March 2016 and approval of the auditor’s fee.

Agenda for the Extraordinary General Assembly

Approval to amend some of the provisions of the Articles of Association of Vodafone Qatar Q.S.C. to comply with Islamic Sharia principles after obtaining the Ministry of Economy and Commerce’s approval. The suggested amendments are as follows:

1.         Amending Article 3 relating to the objects of the Company by adding the following paragraph at the end of the Article without any additional numbering:

“In pursuing the above objects, the Company commits to abide by and apply Sharia principles in its contracts and operations in accordance with the support and guidance of its appointed Sharia advisor(s)”.

2.         Amending the title of Chapter III and Article 24 by replacing the word “securities” with “Islamic Sukuk”.

3.         Approval to amend the Arabic wording of Article 41 to comply with the English wording as follows after obtaining the approval of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce. For the avoidance of doubt, there will be no change to the current English wording. 

4.         Adding a new Chapter VII and Article 64 relating to Sharia Supervision and the appointment of the Sharia advisor.