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NOTICE OF AGM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual General Meeting of BRITISH DRESSAGE will be held at The Windmill Hotel, Birmingham Rd, Allesley, Coventry CV5 9AL on 12 October 2021 at 6:00pm, for the purpose of considering the matters set out below.
AGENDA
Ordinary Business
The following will be proposed as Ordinary Resolutions: 1. To receive the Financial
Statements of British Dressage for the year ended 31 December 2020 and the Directors’ and
Auditors’ Reports thereon. 2. To reappoint the auditors of British
Dressage and to authorise the
Board to fix their remuneration.
Special Business
The following resolution will be proposed as a Special Resolution:
3. That the draft articles of association submitted to the meeting and for the purpose of identification signed by the
Chairman thereof be and the same are hereby approved and adopted as the articles of association in substitution for and to the exclusion of all the existing articles of association of British Dressage.
At the close of the formal business of the Annual General Meeting the following items will be dealt with:
4. To receive questions from members in attendance and also to answer questions submitted in writing by members to the
Chief Executive at least ten days prior to the meeting. By order of the Board.
Jason Brautigam
Chief Executive Meriden Business Park, Copse Drive, Meriden, West Midlands, CV5 9RG Company number: 3443026 Dated: 9 September 2021
Notice is hereby given that the following documents will be available on British Dressage’s website on or before 9 September 2021: • British Dressage’s report and
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2020; and • The proposed new Articles of Association of British Dressage (as referred to in item 3 above), plus a comparison (showing the proposed changes being made to the existing Articles of Association).
The website address to access the Documents is britishdressage. co.uk. The Documents may be accessed on the website by typing the link provided above. If you do not have internet access and would like a hard copy of the Documents, please contact Ben Waterhouse, Chief Operating Officer at British Dressage, on 02477 087805. Note: 1. Any questions to be raised by members who are unable to attend the Annual General
Meeting should be notified in writing to the Chief Executive at least ten clear days before the date fixed for the meeting, to enable a full response to be given at the meeting. 2. The Annual General Meeting will be streamed live on the
British Dressage website:
britishdressage.co.uk.
3. Any member of British Dressage entitled to attend and vote at the meeting convened by this Notice is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his or her place. A proxy need not be a member of British Dressage. The completed proxy form must be received at the registered office no later than 6.00pm on 8 October 2021. Proxy forms can be obtained by writing to the Chief Executive with a stamped addressed envelope.
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KEY DATES
08-12 Sep Senior and U25 European Championships, Hagen, Germany 16-19 Sep LeMieux National Championships, Somerford Park, Cheshire 05-07 Oct Keysoe CPEDI1/2/3*, Bedfordshire 07-10 Oct Summer Area Festival Championships, Arena UK, Lincolnshire 08-10 Oct Keysoe CDI3*/CDIU25/CDIYJP, Bedfordshire 13-17 Oct Elite Equine Associated Championships, Vale View, Leicestershire 28-31 Oct Aintree International EC High Profile Show, Merseyside 28-31 Oct Saracen Horse Feeds Quest National Championships, Bury Farm, Buckinghamshire 11-14 Nov Elite Equine Associated Championships, Bury Farm, Buckinghamshire 02-05 Dec Keysoe High Profile Show, Bedfordshire 11-12 Dec Ideal Saddles Combined Training Championships, Onley Grounds, Warwickshire 16-17 Dec Olympia London CDIW, ExCel A comprehensive list of major dates can be found online at
