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YANDEX ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
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YANDEX ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
MOSCOW and AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — December 22, 2022 — Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ: YNDX), the Dutch parent company of the Yandex Group, today announced that all resolutions proposed at Yandex’s 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the “AGM”) have been approved.
Yandex also announced three re-appointments to its Board of Directors. Each of Rogier Rijnja, Charles Ryan and Alexander Voloshin were re-appointed as non-executive members of the Board of Directors, each for a four-year term.
The total number of Class A shares eligible to vote at the AGM was 325,877,318, with a total of 325,877,318 voting rights; the total number of Class B shares was 35,698,674, with a total of 356,986,740 voting rights. Each Class A share carries one vote; each Class B share carries ten votes. The Class A shares and Class B shares voted together as a single class on all matters requiring a vote at the AGM.
Yandex’s 2022 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Discussion Item One — Review of the 2021 statutory accounts
The agenda item to review the 2021 statutory accounts of Yandex did not require voting at the AGM.
Proposal Two — Discharge of directors
The below are the results regarding the proposal to grant discharge to the directors for their management during the 2021 financial year:
Proposal Three — Re-appointment of Rogier Rijnja
The following Director was re-appointed to serve as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors for a four-year term:
Proposal Four – Re-appointment of Charles Ryan
The following Director was re-appointed to serve as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors for a four-year term:
Proposal Five – Re-appointment of Alexander Voloshin
The following Director was re-appointed to serve as a non-executive member of the Board of Directors for a four-year term:
Proposal Six – Cancellation of Class C Shares
The below are the results regarding the proposal to cancel 10,000 outstanding Class C Shares:
Proposal Seven – Appointment of Auditor
The below are the results regarding the proposal to appoint “Technologies of Trust – Audit” JSC, an independent registered public accounting firm, as an auditor of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the 2022 financial year (to be prepared under US GAAP):
Proposals Eight, Nine and Ten — General designations and authorizations of the Board of Directors
The below are the results regarding the proposal to authorize the Board of Directors to issue Class A shares up to an additional 20% of the issued share capital (excluding Class C shares) of the Company for a period of five years from the date of the AGM:
The below are the results regarding the proposal to designate the Board of Directors as the competent body to exclude pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders in respect of the issue of Class A shares for a period of five years from the date of the AGM:
The below are the results regarding the proposal to authorize the Board of Directors for a period of 18 months to repurchase shares in the capital of the Company up to 20% of the issued share capital from time to time, in the case of Class A shares, against a purchase price equal to the market price on the Nasdaq Global Select Market of the Class A shares at the time of the repurchase:
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For further information, please visit http://company.yandex.com or contact:
Yandex N.V. Investor Relations Yulia Gerasimova Phone: +7 495 974-35-38 E-mail: askIR@yandex-team.ru
Press Office: Ilya Grabovskiy Phone: +7 495 739-70-00 E-mail: pr@yandex-team.ru
About Yandex N.V.
Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) is a technology company registered in the Netherlands that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning. Our goal is to help consumers and businesses better navigate the online and offline world. Since 1997, we have delivered world-class, locally relevant search and information services. Additionally, we have developed leading on-demand transportation services, navigation products, and other mobile applications for millions of consumers across the globe. Yandex, which has 34 offices worldwide, has been listed on the NASDAQ since 2011.
More information on Yandex can be found at https://yandex.com/company
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