The Directors of Blue Mount Coffee Ltd. decided on the 10th of March to place the following notice in the Gleaner for the holding of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and on the same day dispatched individual notices to relevant members.

Blue Mount Coffee Ltd. Notice of Annual General Meeting Notice is hereby given that the AGM of Blue Mount Coffee Ltd. for the year ended 31st of December 2019 will be held at the Jamaica Conference Centre, Downtown Kingston, on 25 th of March 2020 at 4:30 p.m. for the transaction of the following business: Ordinary Business:

1. To receive and consider the report of directors and the audited financial statements for the financial year ended December 31, 2019 with the report of the auditors thereon

. 2. To appoint auditors Proxies: Members of the company eligible to attend and vote at the meeting are entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend and vote instead of them. By Order Of the Board John Black Secretary On the 13th of March, the Prime Minister of Jamaica in response to the COVID-19 pandemic banned all gatherings in any public place in excess of 10 persons at a time, and each person at such a gathering should maintain a distance of 3 feet from other persons' effective March 25, 2020

. Blue Mount Coffee Ltd. plans to still hold its AGM. Mr. Harvey, an ordinary shareholder who only found out about the meeting by the way was upset about not receiving notice of the AGM Page 4 of 4 and believes the company's plans to go ahead with the meeting would violate his rights as a shareholder to attend in person and vote. In advising Blue Mount Coffee Ltd., be guided by the Companies Act 2004.

Advise Blue Mount Coffee Ltd. on the following:

1. The validity of the notice dispatched. (10 marks)

2. The steps they can take to ensure they are legally compliant with the laws of Jamaica governing the holding of an Annual General Meeting for a public listed company while adhering to COVID-19 restrictions. Support your advice by referring to a similar company in Jamaica that has recently held its AGM under COVID-19 restrictions.