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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

 

Exhibit Number

 

Page

 

99.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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,

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

COVER SHEET

 

SEC Registration Number

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Company Name

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Form Type

 

 

 

Department requiring the report

 

 

 

Secondary License Type, If Applicable

 

 

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COMPANY INFORMATION

 

Company’s Email Address

 

Company’s Telephone Number/s

 

Mobile Number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of Stockholders

 

Annual Meeting
Month/Day

 

Fiscal Year
Month/Day

 

 

11,416

As of May 31, 2023

 

Every 2nd Tuesday of June

 

December 31

 

CONTACT PERSON INFORMATION
The designated contact person MUST be an Officer of the Corporation

Name of Contact Person

 

Email Address

 

Telephone Number/s

 

Mobile Number

Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino

 

mvaquino@pldt.com.ph

 

82500254

 

 

Name of Contact Person

 

Email Address

 

Telephone Number/s

 

Mobile Number

 

Contact Person’s Address

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.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders

 

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:

 

Class of Shares

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:

 

Class of Shares

Number of Shares

 

 

% to Total Outstanding Shares

Common

153,796,661

42.01%

Voting Preferred

150,000,000

40.98%

Total

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.

 

CLASS OF SHARES

VOTING REQUIREMENT

Majority of Total Outstanding Common and Voting Preferred Shares

VOTES CAST

FOR

AGAINST

ABSTAIN

Common Shares

153,721,046

37,043

19,745

Voting Preferred Shares

150,000,000

0

0

Total

303,721,046

37,043

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.

 

 

 


 

 

NAME OF DIRECTOR/

INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

VOTING REQUIREMENT

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

VOTES CAST

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

287,436,241

Ms. Marife B. Zamora

286,682,492

 

 

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:

 

(a)
Appointment of Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

 

(b)
Appointment of Ret. Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban as Lead Independent Director.

 

(c)
Appointment of the members of the Advisory Board/Committee:

 

Mr. Benny S. Santoso;

Mr. Orlando B. Vea; and

Mr. Christopher H. Young.

(d)
Appointment of the Chairmen, Members and Advisors of the six (6) Board Committees, as follows:

 

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.

 

(e)
Election of the following officers to the positions indicated opposite their respective names:

 

Name

 

Position

 

 

 

Alfredo S. Panlilio

-

President and Chief Executive Officer

Marilyn A. Victorio-Aquino

-

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Emmanuel Ramon C. Lorenzana

-

Senior Vice President and Chief Transformation & Customer Officer

Gina Marina P. Ordoñez

-

Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer

Victorico P. Vargas

-

Leadership Transition Officer

Danny Y. Yu

-

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Management Officer

Joseph Ian G. Gendrano

-

Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Alejandro O. Caeg

-

Senior Vice President

Jeremiah M. de la Cruz

-

Senior Vice President

Menardo G. Jimenez, Jr.

-

Senior Vice President

Luis S. Reñon

-

Senior Vice President

Leo I. Posadas

-

First Vice President and Treasurer

Melissa V. Vergel de Dios

-

First Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer

Gil Samson D. Garcia

-

First Vice President

Katrina L. Abelarde

-

First Vice President

Benedict Patrick V. Alcoseba

-

First Vice President

Marco Alejandro T. Borlongan

-

First Vice President

Mary Julie C. Carceller

-

First Vice President

Bernard H. Castro

-

First Vice President

Joseph Michael Vincent G. Co

-

First Vice President

Joan A. De Venecia-Fabul

-

First Vice President

Victor Emmanuel S. Genuino II

-

First Vice President

John John R. Gonzales

-

First Vice President

Ma. Criselda B. Guhit

-

First Vice President

Leah Camilla R. Besa-Jimenez

-

First Vice President

Gary Manuel Y. Kho

-

First Vice President

Albert Mitchell L. Locsin

-

First Vice President

Angel T. Redoble

-

First Vice President

Jeanine R. Rubin

-

First Vice President

Bernadette C. Salinas

-

First Vice President

Roderick S. Santiago

-

First Vice President

Patrick S. Tang

-

First Vice President

Victor Y. Tria

-

First Vice President

Jude Michael H. Turcuato

-

First Vice President

John Henri C. Yanez

-

First Vice President

Catherine L. Yap-Yang

-

First Vice President

Ma. Magdalene A. Tan

-

Vice President

Abner Tito L. Alberto

-

Vice President and Assistant Corporate Secretary

Minerva M. Agas

-

Vice President

Cecille M. Alzona

-

Vice President

Roy Victor E. Añonuevo

-

Vice President

Tito Rodolfo B. Aquino, Jr.

-

Vice President

Mitchie M. Arcaina

-

Vice President

 

 


 

 

Maria Cecilia A. Arevalo

-

Vice President

Jerameel A. Azurin

-

Vice President

Francis A. Bautista

-

Vice President

Dianne M. Blanco

-

Vice President

Luis Gregorio D. Casas

-

Vice President

Benjamin Jose C. Causon, Jr.

-

Vice President

Melvin Jeffrey C. Chan

-

Vice President

Ma. Monica M. Consing

-

Vice President

Branden B. Dean

-

Vice President

Ramil C. Enriquez

-

Vice President

Aniceto M. Franco III

-

Vice President

Leonard A. Gonzales

-

Vice President

Gene S. De Guzman

-

Vice President

Silverio S. Ibay, Jr.

-

Vice President

Gary F. Ignacio

-

Vice President

Rai Antonio A. De Jesus

-

Vice President

Javier C. Lagdameo

-

Vice President

Ser John S. Layug

-

Vice President

John Henry S. Lebumfacil

-

Vice President

Armando Dodjie T. Lim

-

Vice President

Czar Christopher S. Lopez

-

Vice President

Paolo Jose C. Lopez

-

Vice President

Ma. Carmela F. Luque

-

Vice President

Mark David P. Martinez

-

Vice President

Loreevi Gail O. Mercado

-

Vice President

Evert Chris R. Miranda

-

Vice President

Oliver Carlos G. Odulio

-

Vice President

Audrey Lyn S. Oliva

-

Vice President

Charles Louis L. Orcena

-

Vice President

Anna Karina V. Rodriguez

-

Vice President

Marielle M. Rubio

-

Vice President

Maria Christina C. Semira

-

Vice President

Arvin L. Siena

-

Vice President

Carla Elena A. Tabuena

-

Vice President

Jecyn Aimee C. Teng

-

Vice President

Milan M. Topacio

-

Vice President

Ma. Delia V. Villarino

-

Vice President

Radames Vittorio B. Zalameda

-

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.

 

 

 

 

 

PLDT Inc.

 

 

 

By

:

/s/Abner Tito L. Alberto

Name

:

Abner Tito L. Alberto

Title

:

Assistant Corporate Secretary

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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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.

 

 

 

 

PLDT Inc.

 

 

 

By:

 /s/Abner Tito L. Alberto

Name:

Abner Tito L. Alberto

Title:

Assistant Corporate Secretary

Date: June 13, 2023

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