GFUT Virtual AGM Notice 2023
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on Wednesday, the 20th day of December, 2023, the
13th Annual General Meeting of the Unit Holders of Gold Fund Unit Trust will be held virtually and streamed live via Zoom at 11:00am to transact the following business:
Agenda
- To receive the Report of the Fund Manager for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31 2021, December 31 2022
- To receive and adopt the Audited Financial Statements for the years ended December 31, 2020, December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2022, together with the Reports of the Trustees and Auditors thereon.
- To appoint John Kay & Ass. as Auditors of the Trust effective January 1, 2020 and to authorize the Fund Manager to fix the remuneration of the auditors
- To ratify the change of name of the Trust from Gold Fund Unit Trust to First Finance Balanced Trust
Special Business
- To amend the Scheme’s asset valuation methodology to be consistent with the provisions of IFRS 9 – Financial Instruments in the Valuation of Investment Assets using the Fair Value Through Other Comprehensive Income (FVOCI).
- To create two classes of units as a temporary measure in dealing with legacy issues, and its effect on liquidity and to separate and hold non-interest-bearing but validated assets separate from the interest earning assets of the trust.
- To approve amendments to the Scheme Particulars to accommodate the following:
- Investment Objectives:
The objective of the Trust is to provide investors with growth to meet their medium-to long-term investment objectives while ensuring liquidity. This will be achieved through a mix of fixed income and equities investments that will be carefully selected by the Manager based on its expertise and the prevailing economic climate as well as the outlook for the future.
- Amendment of Class
Dated In Accra This 17th Day of November, 2023.
By Order of the Fund Manager
SIGNED
UNICORN LEGAL
(COMPANY SECTARY)
NOTES
A Unitholder of the Trust is entitled to attend and vote at the meeting or to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his or her stead. A proxy need not be a Unitholder of the Trust. A proxy form is enclosed with the accounts. Completed proxy forms should be lodged with the Trust via email at ekoranteng@firstfinancecompany.com not less than 48hours before the appointed time for the meeting (that is, not later than 5pm, 15th December, 2023).
This serves as Notice to all Unitholders.
Instructions to Participate In the
Virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM)
A private zoom link, password and/or SMS, together with other details of participation to the meeting, will be sent to all Unitholders by the 15th of December, 2023.
Unitholders who do not receive the access details should contact Ezekiel Koranteng at ekoranteng@firstfinancecompany.com any time before the date of the AGM.
Unitholders will be granted access once they are verified.
PARTICIPATING IN THE AGM
Access to the meeting will be granted from 10:50am on the day of the meeting and the AGM will officially begin at 11:00am. There are two 2 simple steps to vote during the Virtual AGM.
Voting will be done via a USSD code and a web portal. The token to access the voting platform will be shared with unitholders by SMS before the meeting date.
At the time of voting, the relevant resolution will appear on your screen. Select your preferred option – “For”, “Against” or “Abstain“- to vote on a motion.