SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF A FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For June 11, 2019
QIWI plc
Kennedy 12,
Kennedy Business Centre, 2nd Floor,
P.C. 1087, Nicosia, Cyprus
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ☐ No ☒
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EXHIBIT 99.1 TO THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-190918; FILE NO. 333-212441) OF QIWI PLC AND IN THE OUTSTANDING PROSPECTUS CONTAINED IN SUCH REGISTRATION STATEMENTS.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
QIWI plc (“QIWI” or the “Company”) hereby furnishes to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the following information concerning the matters voted upon at the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) of the Company held on June 05, 2019.
The matters to be voted upon were notified to the shareholders on record and, through the Depositary, to all registered holders of American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) who were holding the ADSs on a record date determined by the Depositary. The total number of Class A shares eligible to vote at the AGM was 13,833,419 with a total of 138,334,190 voting rights; the total number of Class B shares was 48,879,556 with a total of 48,879,556 voting rights. Each Class A share carries ten votes and each Class B share carries one vote.
The following is a brief description of the matters voted upon at the AGM of the Company held on June 05, 2019:
• | Adoption of the Company’s audited financial statements for the 2018 financial year; |
• | Re-appointment of EY as the Company’s Auditors and approval of Auditors’ remuneration; |
• | Election of Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company; |
• | Approval of the Directors’ remuneration; |
• | Approval of the 2019 Employee Stock Option Plan; |
• | Approval of the amended total number of shares and classes of shares to be reserved for issuance under the 2015 Employee Restricted Stock Units Plan; and |
• | Approval of the total number of shares and classes of shares to be reserved for issuance under the 2019 Employee Stock Option Plan. |
Regarding adoption of the audited financial statements of the Company for the 2018 financial year, the final voting results were as follows:
Brief description of the matter put to vote |
Votes for | Votes Against | Abstained | |||||||||
To adopt the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the 2018 financial year |
169,832,720 | 543,640 | 37,878 | |||||||||
To adopt the audited standalone financial statements of the Company for the 2018 financial year |
169,832,445 | 543,740 | 38,053 |
Regarding the re-appointment of EY as the Company’s Auditors and approval of Auditors’ remuneration, the final voting results were as follows:
Brief description of the matter put to vote |
Votes for | Votes Against | Abstained | |||||||||
To re-appoint EY as the Company’s Auditors |
169,673,748 | 739,373 | 1,117 | |||||||||
To approve the Auditor’s remuneration |
169,810,817 | 602,008 | 1,413 |
Regarding the Election of Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, the final voting results were as follows:
• | Mr. Alexey Marey, Mr. Marcus James Rhodes and Ms. Elena Titova were elected and appointed to the office of Independent Directors of the Company. |
• | Mr. Alexander Karavaev, Mr. Boris Kim, Mr. Sergey Solonin and Ms. Nadiya Cherkasova were elected and appointed to the office of Elected Directors of the Company. |
Regarding the approval of remuneration for the Directors of the Company, the final voting results were as follows:
Brief description of the matter put to vote |
Votes for | Votes Against | Abstained | |||||||||
To approve non-executive Directors’ remuneration |
170,152,783 | 8,500 | 252,355 | |||||||||
To approve no remuneration shall be fixed for executive Directors of the Company |
170,401,431 | 9,814 | 2,993 |
Regarding the approval of the 2019 Employee Stock Option Plan, the final voting results were as follows:
Brief description of the matter put to vote |
Votes for | Votes Against | Abstained | |||||||||
To approve the 2019 Employee Stock Option Plan |
169,241,510 | 1,171,785 | 943 |
Regarding the approval of the amended total number of shares and classes of shares to be reserved for issuance under the 2015 Employee Restricted Stock Units Plan, the final voting results were as follows:
Brief description of the matter put to vote |
Votes for | Votes Against | Abstained | |||||||||
To approve the amended total number of shares and classes of shares to be reserved for issuance under the 2015 Employee Restricted Stock Units Plan |
169,245,976 | 1,166,984 | 1,278 |
Regarding the approval of the total number of shares and classes of shares to be reserved for issuance under the 2019 Employee Stock Option Plan, the final voting results were as follows:
Brief description of the matter put to vote |
Votes for | Votes Against | Abstained | |||||||||
To approve the total number of shares and classes of shares to be reserved for issuance under the 2019 Employee Stock Option Plan |
169,245,776 | 1,167,584 | 878 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
QIWI PLC (Registrant) | ||||||
Date: June 11, 2019 | By: | /s/ Varvara Kiseleva | ||||
Varvara Kiseleva | ||||||
Interim Chief Financial Officer |