Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC | Annual Report 2019/20
Notice of Meeting Notice is hereby given that the 39th Annual General
hereby declared as provided for in section 211 of the
Meeting of Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC to be
Companies Act. No. 7 of 2007 that the age limit of 70
convened on 19th November 2020 at 11.00 a.m. to be held
years referred to in section 210 of the said Companies
at 111, Negombo Road, Peliyagoda via a virtual platform
Act shall not apply to Mr. Rajanayagam Asirwatham”
to take the matters under the agenda of the meeting as
6. To re-elect as a Director, Ms. Minette D. A. Perera who
follows; 1.
retires by rotation under Article 24 of the Articles of Association.
Read the notice convening the meeting
7. To re-elect as a Director Mr. Darshana Gunasekera
2. To pass the ordinary resolution set out below to reelect Mr. Merrill J. Fernando who is 90 years of age, as
who retires in terms of Article 23 (2) of the Articles of
a Director of the Company.
Association.
“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Mr. Merrill J. Fernando
8. To receive and adopt the Annual Report of the Board
who is 90 years of age be and is hereby re-elected a
of Directors on the affairs of the Company and
Director of the Company and it is hereby declared as
Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March
provided for in Section 211 of the Companies Act. No.
2020 along with the Report of the Auditors thereon.
7 of 2007 that the age limit of 70 years referred to in Section 210 of the said Companies Act shall not apply
9. To declare a final dividend of Rs. 5/- per share as
to Mr. Merrill J. Fernando”
recommended by the Board of Directors.
3. To pass the ordinary resolution set out below to re-
10. To re-appoint retiring Auditors Messer. Ernst & Young,
elect Mr. Himendra S. Ranaweera who is 73 years of
Chartered Accountants, as Auditors of the Company
age, as a Director of the Company.
and to authorize the Directors to determine their
“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Mr. Himendra
remuneration.
S.Ranaweera who is 73 years of age be and is hereby
11. To authorize the Directors to determine and make
re-elected a Director of the Company and it is
donations and contributions to charities.
hereby declared as provided for in Section 211 of the Companies Act. No. 7 of 2007 that the age limit of 70
By order of the Board,
years referred to in Section 210 of the said Companies
DILMAH CEYLON TEA COMPANY PLC
Act shall not apply to Mr. Himendra S. Ranaweera” 4. To pass the ordinary resolution set out below to reelect Mr. Gritakumar E. Chitty who is 81 years of age, as a Director of the Company. “IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Mr. Gritakumar E.
Ms. Jayanga Wegodapola
Chitty who is 81 years of age be and is hereby re-
Company Secretary
elected a Director of the Company and it is hereby
At Colombo
declared as provided for in Section 211 of the
15th October 2020
Companies Act. No. 7 of 2007 that the age limit of 70 years referred to in Section 210 of the said Companies
Notes:
Act shall not apply to Mr. Gritakumar E. Chitty”
• A shareholder is entitled to appoint a Proxy to attend and vote at the meeting on his/her behalf.
5. To pass the ordinary resolution set out below to re-
• A Proxy need not be a shareholder of the Company.
elect Mr. Rajanayagam Asirwatham who is 77 years of
• A Form of Proxy accompanies this Notice.
age, as a Director of the Company.
• The completed Proxy should be delivered to Registered Office of the Company, Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company PLC, No.111, Negombo
“IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that Mr. Rajanayagam
Road, Peliyagoda or duly signed, scanned and emailed to info@
Asirwatham who is 77 years of age be and is hereby
dilmahtea.com not less than 48 hours before the time appointed
re-elected a Director of the Company and it is
for the Meeting.
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