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Shareholders of Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd rejects a proposal for the reappointment of Punit Goenka as a director of the corporate.
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Shares of Zee Entertainment on Friday surged 4.83 per cent after its shareholders rejected a proposal for the reappointment of Punit Goenka as a director of the corporate. As of 12:09 pm on Friday, ZEEL’s shares have been buying and selling at 129.10 apiece on the BSE, which is 4.83 per cent larger than the earlier shut.
The decision for the re-appointment of Goenka was defeated within the forty second Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the corporate held on Thursday, in response to Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL).
The proposal for the reappointment of Goenka as Director, might get assist of solely 49.54 per cent of the entire variety of votes forged. While 50.4 per cent voted in opposition to the decision within the AGM.
“Resolution No. 3 (Goenka’s reappointment) didn’t get the requisite majority of votes as required beneath the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015,” ZEEL stated.
The Companies Act, 2013, mandates a easy majority of (50 per cent plus one) votes to cross an extraordinary decision at an annual basic assembly.
This is a significant setback for Goenka who’s presently the CEO of the corporate.
Earlier, a number of proxy companies had suggested the shareholders to vote in opposition to Goenka’s re-appointment.
However, the three different resolutions for adopting the monetary assertion for FY’24, declaring a dividend, and ratification of remuneration to value auditors have been handed.
Earlier this month, Punit Goenka had resigned from the put up of managing director of ZEEL. However, he continued as CEO of the media and leisure main. He had additionally withdrawn himself from reappointment for the stated put up within the AGM.
While sharing Goenka’s resignation letter to exchanges final week, Zee Entertainment stated he’s “withdrawing his consent for his re-appointment as managing director of the corporate as proposed within the discover of the following annual basic assembly”.
On October 18, the board of ZEEL accredited the proposal for Goenka’s reappointment for a five-year time period, efficient from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2029.
The tenure of Goenka, son of media baron Subhash Chandra, as Managing Director & CEO of the corporate was going to be over by the tip 2024.
Later in one other regulatory submitting, ZEEL knowledgeable that it had enhanced the efficiency targets for Goenka for his re-appointment.
Besides, the board of ZEEL additionally accredited the appointment of Saurav Adhikari as extra director within the capability of non-executive director, efficient November 29. This appointment, really helpful by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, is topic to shareholders’ approval.
