2020 Annual General Meeting statement

 ITV plc ("the Company")

2020 Annual General Meeting 

On 23 March 2020, the Company published its Notice of Annual General Meeting (AGM), to convene the AGM for 11.00am (UK time) on 24 April 2020.  Since then, the UK government has introduced a number of measures to limit the impact and spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).  These measures include the restriction on all gatherings of more than two people in public, thereby limiting the ability of shareholders to attend the AGM. 

In normal circumstances, the Board values very highly the opportunity to meet shareholders in person at its AGM. However, the health and safety of the Company's employees, and shareholders are of paramount importance. On this basis, and assuming the continuation of containment and/or distancing measures, shareholders will not be able to attend the Company's 2020 AGM in person. 

In order to comply with relevant legal requirements, this year's AGM will be convened with the minimum necessary quorum of two shareholders. This will be facilitated by the Company.

Proxy voting: As set out in the Notice of AGM, shareholders are encouraged to submit their proxy votes electronically - further details are out on www.itvplc.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm. Shareholders are encouraged to appoint the "Chairman of the meeting" as their proxy to vote on their behalf. Proxy instructions must be received by 11.00am (UK time) on Wednesday 22 April 2020.   

Shareholder questions: The Board appreciates that beyond voting on the formal business of the meeting, the AGM also serves as a forum for shareholders to raise questions and comments with the Board. Shareholders are invited to submit any questions they may have by email to [email protected]. The Board requests that any questions be submitted by 6.00pm on Tuesday 21 April 2020 at the latest.

Vodcast: The Notice of AGM, published prior to the government's Stay At Home measures coming into force, stated that the Company was proposing to set up a live stream of the AGM. However, given that the AGM will now be a purely technical meeting with only two shareholders in attendance, the Board will instead be posting a vodcast including a Chief Executive statement and Q&A session with Directors (if questions are received), based around the themes of the questions received.

Shareholders should continue to monitor the Company's website (https://www.itvplc.com/investors/shareholder-information/agm) and announcements for any updates regarding the AGM.