Notice of 91st Annual General Meeting
25-05-2024: The Integrated Annual Report of the Company for the year 2023-24 along with the Notice of the AGM has been electronically dispatched to all the Members.
The Integrated Annual Report of the Company for the financial year
2023-24 along with the Notice of the AGM has been electronically dispatched to all the Members.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the 91st Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company will be held through Video Conference (VC) / Other Audio-Visual Means (OAVM) on Friday, 21st June, 2024 at 2.00 p.m. (IST) The venue of the Meeting shall be deemed to be the Registered Office of the Company at Unilever House, B. D. Sawant Marg, Chakala, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 099.
In accordance with General Circular No. 14/2020 dated 8th April, 2020, and subsequent circulars issued in this regard, the latest being Circular No. 09/2023 dated 25th September, 2023 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Circular No. SEBI/HO/PoD-2/P/CIR/2023/4 dated 5th January, 2023 and Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-2/P/CIR/2023/167 dated 7th October, 2023, issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Notice of 91st AGM and Integrated Annual Report including the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year 2023-24 have been sent in electronic mode to Members whose e-mail IDs are registered with the Company or the Depository Participant(s).
The electronic dispatch of Annual Report to Members was completed on 22nd May, 2024. The copy of the Annual Report is also available on the Company’s website www.hul.co.in.
Voting rights
Pursuant to Section 108 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 20 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 44 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company is pleased to provide the facility to Members to exercise their right to vote by electronic means on resolutions proposed to be passed at AGM. Members holding shares either in physical form or dematerialised form, as on Friday, 14th June, 2024 (cut-off date), can cast their vote electronically through electronic voting system (remote e-voting) of NSDL at www.evoting.nsdl.com. A person whose name is recorded in the Register of Members or in the Register of Beneficial Owners maintained by the Depositories as on the cut-off date only shall be entitled to avail the facility of remote e-voting. All the Members are hereby informed that the Ordinary and Special Business, as set out in Notice of 91st AGM will be transacted through voting by electronic means only.
The remote e-voting period will commence at 9.00 A.M. (IST) on Sunday, 16th June, 2024 and will end at 5.00 P.M. (IST) on Thursday, 20th June, 2024. The remote e-voting module shall be disabled for voting after 5.00 P.M. (IST) on Thursday, 20th June, 2024. Once the vote on a resolution is cast by the member, the member cannot modify it subsequently.
Members, who have acquired shares after sending the Integrated Annual Report through electronic means and before the cut-off date, may obtain the USER ID and Password by sending a request at evoting@nsdl.com or levercare.shareholder@unilever.com. However, if a Member is already registered with NSDL for remote e-voting, then the Member may use their existing USER ID and Password, and cast their vote.
Members attending the AGM who have not cast their vote by remote e-voting shall be eligible to cast their vote through e-voting during the AGM. Members who have voted through remote e-voting shall be eligible to attend the AGM, however, they shall not be eligible to vote at the meeting.
The procedure for e-voting is available in the Notice of the 91st AGM as well as in the e-mail sent to the Members by NSDL along with the Notice of 91st AGM and Integrated Annual Report. ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ (FAQs) for Members and ‘e-voting user manual’ for Members available in the downloads section of the e-voting website of NSDL https://www.evoting.nsdl.com/.
The Notice of AGM is available on the Company’s website at www.hul.co.in, on the website of Stock Exchanges i.e. Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited and on the website of NSDL at www.evoting.nsdl.com.
The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books of the Company will remain closed from Saturday, 15th June, 2024 to Friday, 21st June, 2024 (both days inclusive).
Manner of registering / updating email address | Manner of joining the AGM | TDS on Dividend |
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Members holding shares in physical form and who have not updated their e-mail addresses with the Company are requested to update their e-mail addresses by sending in duly filled and signed Form ISR-1 (Form for registering PAN, KYC details or changes/ updation thereof), to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent of the Company - KFin Technologies Limited at Selenium Building, Tower-B, Plot No 31 & 32, Financial District, Nanakramguda, Serilingampally, Hyderabad, Rangareddi, Telangana, India - 500 032 or by email to einward.ris@kfintech.com from their registered email ID | Members may attend the AGM through VC/OAVM through the NSDL e-voting system at www.evoting.nsdl.com | Members may note that as per the Income-tax Act, 1961, dividend income is taxable in the hands of the Members and the Company is required to deduct tax at source (TDS) from dividend paid to the Members at rates prescribed in the Income Tax Act, 1961. Members are requested to submit the documents in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 at https://ris.kfintech.com/form15 |
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