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Notice is hereby given that the Fortieth Annual General
Meeting of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC will be
held at the Grand Ballroom of the Galadari Hotel, No. 64,
Lotus Road, Colombo 1, on March 30, 2009 at 10.30 a.m.
for the following purposes:
1. To receive, consider and adopt the Annual Report of
the Board of Directors on the affairs of the Company
and Statement of Compliance and the Financial
Statements for the year ended December 31, 2008
with the Report of the Auditors thereon.
2. To declare a dividend as recommended by the
Directors.
3. To re-elect Directors in place of those retiring by
rotation or otherwise,
(a) Mr. M.J.C. Amarasuriya
(b) Mr. B R L. Fernando
(c) Dr. H.S. Wanasinghe*
(d) Mr. R.M.S. Fernando
4.
(a) To re-appoint Messrs Ernst & Young as
recommended by the Board of Directors, as
Auditors to the Company for the ensuing year.
(b) To authorise the Board of Directors to
determine the remuneration of the Auditors
for the ensuing year.
5. To authorise the Board of Directors to determine
donations for 2009.
By Order of the Board,
Mrs. R.R. Dunuwille
Company Secretary
February 18, 2009
Colombo
Notes
i. A shareholder entitled to attend, speak and vote at the
meeting is entitled to appoint a proxyholder to attend,
speak and vote in his/her stead and a shareholder
who is entitled only to attend and speak at the
meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy holder to attend
and speak on his/her behalf. A proxyholder need not
be a shareholder of the Company.
ii. A Form of Proxy is sent along with this Report. The
completed Form of Proxy should be deposited at the
Registered Office of the Company, 'Commercial House',
No. 21, Bristol Street, Colombo 1, not less than 48 hours
before the time appointed for the holding of the Meeting.
iii. It is proposed to post the Dividend Warrants on the
5th market day after receiving approval from the
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
(*) Special Notice
A special notice has been received by the Company
from Union Investments (Private) Ltd., a shareholder
of the Company informing their intention to move
the following resolution:
Re-election of Dr. H.S. Wanasinghe
We, Union Investments (Private) Ltd., a shareholder
of the Company hereby give Special Notice of our
intention to move the following resolution, as an
ordinary resolution, at the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting of the Company:
"That the age limit stipulated in Section 210 of the
Companies Act No. 07 of 2007 shall not be applicable
to Dr. Henry Shelton Wanasinghe, who attained the
age of 82 years on June 16, 2008 and that he be
re-elected a Director of the Company from the
conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, subject to
the Banking Act Directions No. 11 of 2007 and any
amendments thereto, Companies Act No. 07 of 2007
and Articles of Association of the Bank." |
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