Notice is hereby given that the Eighty-Second Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the 1st National Bank St. Lucia Limited will be held at the Conference Room of the Financial Administrative Centre, on Thursday 4th November, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the protocols established to address these measures, restrictions continue to apply to the number of individuals that can attend in person. The meeting will therefore be of limited capacity, as per the protocols.

AGENDA

  1. Tabling of Proxies
  2. To confirm the Minutes of the 81st Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on 30th May, 2019.
  3. Review of Matters arising out of the Minutes
  4. To consider and adopt the 2019 Report of the Board of Directors
  5. To consider and adopt the Independent Auditor’s Report to the Shareholders for the year ended 31st December, 2019.
  6. To consider and adopt the Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31st December, 2019.
  7. To appoint the Independent Auditor for the year ending 31st December, 2020.
  8. To ratify the payment of the cash component of the dividend as recommended by the Board of Directors.
  9. To approve the share dividend component as recommended by the Board of Directors.
  10. To elect three Directors.

In accordance with Section 4.6 of the Bank’s By-Law No. 1, the following directors retire by rotation:

  • Robin Schouten – who is eligible for re-election
  • Richard Monplaisir – who is eligible for re-election
  • Jennifer Remy– who will not be seeking re-election.

Note

Nominations may be made either in writing or on the prescribed forms and must reach the Bank’s Corporate Office in Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet at least five (5) days before the day of holding the meeting.

 NOTE

A Shareholder entitled to attend the meeting and vote may appoint a proxy to vote in his/her place.  A person appointed by proxy need not be a shareholder.  The instrument appointing a proxy shall be in writing under the hand of the appointer or of his/her attorney duly authorized in writing, or if such appointer is a corporation, either under its common seal or under the hand of an officer or authority so authorized.  The instrument appointing a proxy and the power of attorney or other authority if any under which it is signed or a notary-certified copy of that power of authority shall be deposited at the Corporate Office of THE COMPANY in Rodney Bay, Gros-Islet not less than forty eight hours before the time for holding the meeting at which the person named in the instrument proposes to vote and in default the instrument of proxy shall not be treated as valid.

 NOTICE is also hereby given that the Share Transfer Book of the Bank will be closed from 21st October, 2021 to 4th November, 2021 both dates inclusive.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Carleen Jn. Baptiste-St. Marthe
Acting Corporate Secretary
11th October, 2021