UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2023
(Commission File No. 1-03006)
PLDT Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Ramon Cojuangco Building
Makati Avenue
Makati City
Philippines
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form 20-F Form 40-F
(Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes No
(If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-____)
Exhibit 99.1
EXHIBITS
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Copies of the disclosure letters that we filed on June 13, 2023 with the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc., the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation in connection with the results of PLDT Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Organizational Meeting held on June 13, 2023.
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June 13, 2023
The Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.
6/F Philippine Stock Exchange Tower
28th Street corner 5th Avenue
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Attention: Ms. Alexandra D. Tom Wong
Officer-In-Charge, Disclosure Department
Securities & Exchange Commission
Secretariat Building, PICC Complex
Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City
Attention: Mr. Vicente Graciano P. Felizmenio, Jr.
Director – Markets and Securities Regulation Department
Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation
29th Floor, BDO Equitable Tower
8751 Paseo de Roxas, Makati City 1226
Attention: Atty. Marie Rose M. Magallen-Lirio
Head - Issuer Compliance and Disclosure Department
Gentlemen:
In compliance with Section 17.1 (b) of the Securities Regulation Code (“SRC”) and SRC Rule 17.1.1.1.3 (b) 2, we submit herewith a copy of SEC Form 17-C with respect to actions approved in the Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors of PLDT Inc.
This shall also serve as our disclosure for the purpose of complying with the PSE Revised Disclosure Rules.
Very truly yours,
/s/Abner Tito L. Alberto
Abner Tito L. Alberto
Assistant Corporate Secretary
PLDT Inc.
Very truly yours,
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COMPANY INFORMATION
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No. of Stockholders |
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Every 2nd Tuesday of June |
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December 31 |
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CONTACT PERSON INFORMATION
The designated contact person MUST be an Officer of the Corporation
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Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino |
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mvaquino@pldt.com.ph |
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9/F MGO Building, Legaspi St. corner Dela Rosa St., Makati City |
Note: In case of death, resignation or cessation of office of the officer designated as contact person, such incident shall be reported to the Commission within thirty (30) calendar days from the occurrence thereof with information and complete contact details of the new contact person designated.
11. Item 4 (Election of Directors and Officers) and Item 9 (Other Events)
We disclose the following information pertaining to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“Annual Meeting”) and Organizational Meeting of the Board of Directors (“Organizational Meeting”) of PLDT Inc. (“PLDT” or the “Company”) and actions approved in the said meetings:
1.1. The Annual Meeting was held on June 13, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. in hybrid format (combination of in-person and online attendance). The Notice and Agenda of the Annual Meeting were published in the May 22 and 23, 2023 issues of The Manila Times, The Philippine Star, and OneNews.PH (in printed and online formats). The said Notice and Agenda together with the Information Statement, Proxy Form, 2022 Management Report/Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022 in SEC Form 17-A and Quarterly Report for the first quarter of 2023 in SEC Form 17-Q (“Annual Meeting Materials”) are posted on PSE EDGE at https://edge.pse.com.ph and on the Company’s website at https://main.pldt.com/investor-relations/shareholder-information/latest-shareholders'-news. Copies of the Annual Meeting Materials for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 14, 2022 and copy of the minutes of such Annual Meeting are likewise posted on the Company’s website.
(a) As at the record date, April 14, 2023 (the “Record Date”), the total outstanding PLDT shares entitling the holders thereof to attend and vote at the Annual Meeting is 366,055,775, broken down as follows:
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Number of Shares |
Common |
216,055,775 |
Voting Preferred |
150,000,000 |
Total |
366,055,775 |
(b) The total Common and Voting Preferred Shares (the “Voting Shares”) owned or held by the stockholders present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting was 303,796,661 representing 82.99% of the total outstanding Voting Shares of PLDT as at the Record Date, broken down as follows:
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153,796,661 |
42.01% |
Voting Preferred |
150,000,000 |
40.98% |
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303,796,661 |
82.99% |
Therefore, there was a quorum for the valid transaction of business at the Annual Meeting.
(c) All of the thirteen (13) directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chairmen of the Audit, Risk, Governance, Nomination and Sustainability, Executive Compensation, Technology Strategy, and Data Privacy and Information Security Committees, the President and Chief Executive Officer and other key officers of the Company were present at the Annual Meeting.
Representatives from the Company’s independent auditors, SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (“SGV”) were also present at the Annual Meeting.
1.2 Each item in the Agenda for the Annual Meeting that is subject to stockholders’ approval was voted upon by means of written voting instructions and/or online voting in absentia.
1.3 The voting requirement and the votes cast for each one of the following items in the Agenda that is subject to stockholders’ approval are as follows:
(a) Approval of the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 contained in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report.
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19,745 |
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19,745 |
With more than two-thirds (2/3) of the outstanding Voting Shares voted in favor of the approval of the audited financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 contained in the Company’s 2022 Annual Report, the said financial statements were approved.
(b) Election of thirteen (13) directors, including three (3) independent directors for the ensuing year, whose background information are contained in the Information Statement.
The Chairman explained the review or screening process of the Governance, Nomination and Sustainability Committee (“GNSC”) to determine whether each of the director-nominees possesses the qualifications and none of the disqualifications for directorship, and whether each of the independent director-nominees meets the additional criteria or qualifications for an independent director, as well as the diversity aspects considered by the GNSC pursuant to the Company’s Board Diversity Policy.
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Thirteen (13) nominees receiving the highest number of votes from the holders of Common and Voting Preferred Shares shall be declared elected and three (3) of them who have been pre-qualified as independent directors shall be declared elected as such |
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Mr. Bernido H. Liu (Independent Director) |
288,364,001 |
Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban (Independent Director) |
285,887,591 |
Ms. Bernadine T. Siy (Independent Director) |
286,413,655 |
Mr. Manuel L. Argel, Jr. |
287,442,773 |
Atty. Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino |
288,083,748 |
Ms. Helen Y. Dee |
286,576,892 |
Atty. Ray C. Espinosa |
286,962,425 |
Mr. James L. Go |
286,591,775 |
Mr. Kazuyuki Kozu |
286,129,641 |
Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan |
334,345,663 |
Mr. Alfredo S. Panlilio |
296,887,661 |
Mr. Naoki Wakai |
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Ms. Marife B. Zamora |
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Each director/independent director-nominee received the votes of more than a majority of the outstanding Voting Shares. Since there are only thirteen (13) Board seats and thirteen (13) nominees, each director-nominee was declared and elected. Three (3) of them, namely, Mr. Bernido H. Liu, Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, and Ms. Bernadine T. Siy, who have been pre-qualified as independent directors, were elected as such.
Attached are copies of the Certifications executed by Mr. Bernido H. Liu, Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, and Ms. Bernadine T. Siy in connection with their election as independent directors of the Company.
1.4 SGV performed agreed upon procedures for the Company’s registration, tabulation and reporting modules, encoding and processing of proxies, encoding and processing of the online registration and online voting, and system reports generated by the Stockholder Management System in accordance with the Philippine Standards on Related Services 4400, Engagements and Agreed-Upon Procedures Regarding Financial Information issued by the Auditing Standards and Practices Council. Representatives from SGV were present at the Annual Meeting to check the accuracy and completeness of quorum and reports generated by the systems.
1.5 Stockholders were given an opportunity to ask questions in person and via email to pldtshareholderservices@pldt.com.ph. The questions raised were addressed or responded to by the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and other key officers of the Company after the Election of Directors and prior to the discussion of Other Matters in the Agenda.
1.6 Stockholders were also informed that pursuant to the authority vested in the Audit Committee under the Company’s By-Laws, the Audit Committee appointed SGV as independent auditors to audit the financial statements of the Company for the year 2023, and such appointment was confirmed by the Board of Directors.
2. Organizational Meeting
2.1 The Organizational Meeting was held immediately after the adjournment of the Annual Meeting.
All of the thirteen (13) directors/independent directors elected during the Annual Meeting were present in person in the Organizational Meeting except Director Manuel L. Argel, Jr. who joined the meeting via MS Teams. All nominees for appointment as member of the Advisory Board/Committee were also present in person.
2.2 The following actions were approved by the Board of Directors at the Organizational Meeting:
Mr. Benny S. Santoso;
Mr. Orlando B. Vea; and
Mr. Christopher H. Young.
Audit Commitee
Ms. Bernadine T. Siy, Chairman/Independent Member;
Mr. Bernido H. Liu, Independent Member;
Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Independent Member;
Ms. Corazon S. de la Paz-Bernardo, Advisor (Audit Committee Financial Expert);
Mr. James L. Go, Advisor; and
Mr. Kazuyuki Kozu, Advisor.
Risk Committee
Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Chairman/Independent Member; Mr. Danny Y. Yu, Non-Voting Member.
Mr. Bernido H. Liu, Independent Member;
Ms. Bernadine T. Siy, Independent Member;
Mr. James L. Go, Member;
Mr. Kazuyuki Kozu, Member; and
Governance, Nomination and Sustainability Committee
Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chairman;
Mr. Bernido H. Liu, Independent Member;
Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Independent Member;
Ms. Bernadine T. Siy, Independent Member;
Mr. Kazuyuki Kozu, Member;
Ms. Gina Marina P. Ordoñez, Non-Voting Member;
Ms. Melissa V. Vergel de Dios, Non-Voting Member; and
Mr. Alfredo S. Panlilio, Advisor.
Executive Compensation Committee
Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chairman;
Mr. Bernido H. Liu, Independent Member;
Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban, Independent Member;
Ms. Bernadine T. Siy, Independent Member;
Mr. Kazuyuki Kozu, Member; and
Ms. Gina Marina P. Ordoñez, Non-Voting Member.
Technology Strategy Committee
Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chairman;
Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, Member;
Mr. James L. Go, Member;
Mr. Kazuyuki Kozu, Member;
Mr. Alfredo S. Panlilio, Member; and
Mr. Orlando B. Vea, Non-Voting Member.
Data Privacy and Information Security Committee
Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan, Chairman;
Atty. Ray C. Espinosa, Member;
Mr. Kazuyuki Kozu, Member;
Mr. Bernido H. Liu, Independent Member; and
Mr. Alfredo S. Panlilio, Advisor.
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Alfredo S. Panlilio |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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Emmanuel Ramon C. Lorenzana |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation & Customer Officer |
Gina Marina P. Ordoñez |
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Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer |
Victorico P. Vargas |
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Leadership Transition Officer |
Danny Y. Yu |
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Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Management Officer |
Joseph Ian G. Gendrano |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer |
Alejandro O. Caeg |
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Senior Vice President |
Jeremiah M. de la Cruz |
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Senior Vice President |
Menardo G. Jimenez, Jr. |
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Senior Vice President |
Luis S. Reñon |
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Senior Vice President |
Leo I. Posadas |
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First Vice President and Treasurer |
Melissa V. Vergel de Dios |
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First Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer |
Gil Samson D. Garcia |
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First Vice President |
Katrina L. Abelarde |
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First Vice President |
Benedict Patrick V. Alcoseba |
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First Vice President |
Marco Alejandro T. Borlongan |
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First Vice President |
Mary Julie C. Carceller |
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First Vice President |
Bernard H. Castro |
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First Vice President |
Joseph Michael Vincent G. Co |
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First Vice President |
Joan A. De Venecia-Fabul |
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First Vice President |
Victor Emmanuel S. Genuino II |
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First Vice President |
John John R. Gonzales |
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First Vice President |
Ma. Criselda B. Guhit |
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First Vice President |
Leah Camilla R. Besa-Jimenez |
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First Vice President |
Gary Manuel Y. Kho |
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First Vice President |
Albert Mitchell L. Locsin |
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First Vice President |
Angel T. Redoble |
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First Vice President |
Jeanine R. Rubin |
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First Vice President |
Bernadette C. Salinas |
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First Vice President |
Roderick S. Santiago |
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First Vice President |
Patrick S. Tang |
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First Vice President |
Victor Y. Tria |
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First Vice President |
Jude Michael H. Turcuato |
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First Vice President |
John Henri C. Yanez |
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First Vice President |
Catherine L. Yap-Yang |
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First Vice President |
Ma. Magdalene A. Tan |
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Vice President |
Abner Tito L. Alberto |
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Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary |
Minerva M. Agas |
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Vice President |
Cecille M. Alzona |
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Vice President |
Roy Victor E. Añonuevo |
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Vice President |
Tito Rodolfo B. Aquino, Jr. |
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Vice President |
Mitchie M. Arcaina |
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Vice President |
Maria Cecilia A. Arevalo |
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Vice President |
Jerameel A. Azurin |
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Vice President |
Francis A. Bautista |
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Vice President |
Dianne M. Blanco |
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Vice President |
Luis Gregorio D. Casas |
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Vice President |
Benjamin Jose C. Causon, Jr. |
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Vice President |
Melvin Jeffrey C. Chan |
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Vice President |
Ma. Monica M. Consing |
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Vice President |
Branden B. Dean |
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Vice President |
Ramil C. Enriquez |
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Vice President |
Aniceto M. Franco III |
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Vice President |
Leonard A. Gonzales |
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Vice President |
Gene S. De Guzman |
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Vice President |
Silverio S. Ibay, Jr. |
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Vice President |
Gary F. Ignacio |
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Vice President |
Rai Antonio A. De Jesus |
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Vice President |
Javier C. Lagdameo |
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Vice President |
Ser John S. Layug |
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Vice President |
John Henry S. Lebumfacil |
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Vice President |
Armando Dodjie T. Lim |
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Vice President |
Czar Christopher S. Lopez |
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Vice President |
Paolo Jose C. Lopez |
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Vice President |
Ma. Carmela F. Luque |
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Vice President |
Mark David P. Martinez |
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Vice President |
Loreevi Gail O. Mercado |
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Vice President |
Evert Chris R. Miranda |
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Vice President |
Oliver Carlos G. Odulio |
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Vice President |
Audrey Lyn S. Oliva |
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Vice President |
Charles Louis L. Orcena |
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Vice President |
Anna Karina V. Rodriguez |
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Vice President |
Marielle M. Rubio |
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Vice President |
Maria Christina C. Semira |
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Vice President |
Arvin L. Siena |
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Vice President |
Carla Elena A. Tabuena |
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Vice President |
Jecyn Aimee C. Teng |
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Vice President |
Milan M. Topacio |
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Vice President |
Ma. Delia V. Villarino |
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Vice President |
Radames Vittorio B. Zalameda |
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Vice President |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Regulation Code, the Company has duly authorized and caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.
PLDT Inc.
By:
/s/Abner Tito L. Alberto
Abner Tito L. Alberto
Assistant Corporate Secretary
June 13, 2023
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: June 13, 2023
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some information in this report may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current beliefs, expectations and intentions as to facts, actions and events that will or may occur in the future. Such statements generally are identified by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “may,” “will” or other similar words.
A forward-looking statement may include a statement of the assumptions or bases underlying the forward-looking statement. We have chosen these assumptions or bases in good faith. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, some of which are beyond our control. In addition, these forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from information contained in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including, without limitation, the risk factors set forth in “Item 3. Key Information – Risk Factors” in our annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. You should also keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us in this report or elsewhere speaks only as at the date on which we made it. New risks and uncertainties come up from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no duty to, and do not intend to, update or revise the statements in this report after the date hereof. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that actual results may differ materially from any forward-looking statement made in this report or elsewhere.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER PAGE
Copies of the disclosure letters that we filed on June 13, 2023 with the Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc., the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Philippine Dealing & Exchange Corporation in connection with the results of PLDT Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the Organizational Meeting held on June 13, 2023.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly authorized and caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.
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/s/Abner Tito L. Alberto
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Abner Tito L. Alberto |
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Assistant Corporate Secretary |
Date: June 13, 2023
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