The General Assembly of Qatar General Insurance Endorses Items on Its Agenda

 

April 16, 2019

 

Qatar General Insurance & Reinsurance Co. announces the convention of its Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly meetings consecutively on Monday 15th April 2019 at 6:30PM at Marriott Hotel (Doha) – Ras Abu Abboud.

 

During the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly Meetings, the following items of the agenda were adopted:

 

Resolutions of the Ordinary General Assembly:

 

1.      Shareholders’ General Assembly approved by majority the Board of Director’s Report on the Company’s activities and its financial position for the financial year ended 31/12/ 2018 as well as the Company’s future plan.

 

2.      Shareholders’ General Assembly approved by majority the External Auditor’s Report for the financial year ended 31/12/ 2018.

 

3.      Shareholders’ General Assembly approved by majority the Company’s Balance Sheet, profit & loss accounts for the financial year ended 31/12/2018, after deducting an amount of QR /500,000,000/ (Five Hundred Million Qatari Riyals) from the Retained Earnings Account and allocating such amount to a special reserve account named “Risk Reserve” (which cannot be disposed of without the approval of Qatar Central Bank), in compliance with Qatar Central Bank’s instructions as a hedging against any risks.

 

4.      Shareholders’ General Assembly unanimously approved the Board of Director’s proposal to distribute cash dividends to the Shareholders for the financial year 2018 at the rate of (10%) of the nominal value of the share (equivalent to QR /1/ per share).

 

5.      Shareholders’ General Assembly unanimously approved releasing the Chairman and members of the Board of Directors from liability for the financial year 31/12/2018, and approved their remuneration.

 

6.      Shareholders’ General Assembly unanimously approved the appointment of Messrs. KPMG, as the Company’s External Auditors for the financial year 2019 with fees of QR /850,000/.

 

7.      Shareholders’ General Assembly approved and adopted by majority the Company’s Corporate Governance Report for the year 2018.

 

8.      Shareholders’ General Assembly unanimously approved the Nomination and Election Regulations for the Board membership and delegated the Company’s Board of Directors to incorporate any required amendments on such document in alignment with the instructions, circulars, regulations and laws issued from time to time by the relevant Competent Authorities and to always publish the amended versions on the Company’s Website.

 

To view the EGM Resolutions, click here