NICOSIA, Cyprus, April 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIWI plc (Nasdaq:QIWI), (MOEX:QIWI) ("QIWI" or the "Company") today announced that its 2017 annual general meeting of shareholders (the "AGM") will be held on Friday June 02, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. (Cyprus time) at Kennedy 12, Kennedy Business Centre, 2nd floor, P.C. 1087, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Only shareholders of record at the close of business on April 14, 2017 are entitled to receive notice and to vote at the AGM and any adjourned meeting. Holders of the Company's American Depositary Shares (the "ADS") who wish to exercise their voting rights for the underlying shares must act through the depositary of the Company's ADS program, The Bank of New York Mellon. Shareholders are cordially invited to attend the AGM.
At the AGM, the following items will be submitted for shareholders approval:
- to adopt the Company’s audited financial statements for 2016 financial year;
- to appoint EY as the Company’s Auditors and to fix Auditors’ remuneration;
- to elect Directors of the Board of Directors of the Company;
- to approve Directors’ remuneration; and
- to approve amended and restated Articles of Association of the Company
Further details on the agenda and procedural matters related to the AGM will be made available to the Company's shareholders by the Company and the Company's ADS holders through The Bank of New York Mellon.
Copies of certain materials related to the AGM, including Notice for the convocation of the AGM, a copy of our 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F, a marked up version of the Articles of Association and Board of Directors Nomination Form are available on our website at http://investor.qiwi.com.
About QIWI plc.
QIWI is a leading provider of next generation payment services in Russia and the CIS. It has an integrated proprietary network that enables payment services across physical, online and mobile channels. It has deployed over 17.2 million virtual wallets, over 162,000 kiosks and terminals, and enabled merchants to accept over RUB 70 billion cash and electronic payments monthly from over 56 million consumers using its network at least once a month. QIWI’s consumers can use cash, stored value and other electronic payment methods to order and pay for goods and services across physical or online environments interchangeably.