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GENERAL INFORMATION
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CORPORATE MANAGEMENT
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A&T BANK 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
4- Election of Board members and statutory auditors whose
term of office has expired,
5- Increase Bank’s Capital,
6- Other items deemed appropriate
Any General Meeting other than that described above, shall be
considered as an Extraordinary General Meeting.
The Board of Directors may call an Extraordinary General
Meeting whenever they deem it necessary or advisable for the
good of the Bank. They shall likewise call it whenever a number
of shareholders representing at least one tenth of the Bank’s
capital requests it, stating in their request the matters to be
discussed at the meeting
ARTICLE 20- QUORUM AND VOTING AT THE
GENERAL MEETINGS
The General Meeting shall be deemed duly held if attended in
person or by proxy by a number of shareholders owning more
than ½ of the Bank’s shares.
The resolutions of the General Meeting will be adopted by
majority vote, a vote being permitted for each share present or
represented by proxy.
However, for resolving upon the following matters, attendance
of shareholders owning at least ¾ of the Bank’s capital in
person or by proxy is required. Resolutions in such matters shall
be passed only with the affirmative vote of shareholders owning
or representing at least ¾ of the Bank’s Capital:
1- Amendment of these Articles of Association (provided that
the transfer of any shares by a shareholder in accordance
with Article 7 hereof shall in no event be deemed an
amendment of those Articles of Association),
2- Selling or otherwise disposing of the entire undertaking of
the Bank,
3- Liquidation of the Bank or its merger with another company
or organization.
4- Decreasing the Bank’s capital,
5- Issuance of bonds.
Bank’s capital request it, indicating the matters to be discussed
at the meeting.
ARTICLE 20- PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL
MEETING BY ELECTRONIC MEANS, QUORUM AND
VOTING AT THE GENERAL MEETING
Shareholders who are entitled to participate in the General
Meetings of the Bank may also participate in the meeting via
electronic means as per Article 1527 of the Turkish Commercial
Code. The Bank may set up an electronic general meeting
system for the stakeholders, enabling them to participate in the
general meetings, expressing opinions, asserting proposals
and casting their votes in accordance with Regulation Related
to General Meetings of Joint Stock Companies to be held
via Electronic Means. Alternatively, the Bank may purchase
service from systems created for this purpose. In all General
Meetings to be held, stakeholders or their representatives shall
be enabled by the Bank as per this provision of the Articles
of Association to exercise all their rights stipulated in the
aforementioned Regulation.
The General Meeting shall be deemed duly held if attended in
person or by proxy by a number of shareholders owning more
than ½ of the Bank’s shares.
The resolutions of the ordinary General Meeting will be adopted
by majority vote, a vote being permitted for each share present
or represented by proxy.
However, for resolving upon the following matters, attendance
of shareholders owning at least ¾ of the Bank’s capital in
person or by proxy is required. Resolutions in such matters shall
be passed only with the affirmative vote of shareholders owning
or representing at least ¾ of the Bank’s Capital:
1- Amendment of these Articles of Association (provided that
the transfer of any shares by a shareholder in accordance
with Article 7 hereof shall in no event be deemed an
amendment of those Articles of Association)