AGM Information • May 20, 2020
AGM Information
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(the "Company")
At the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Company, duly convened and held at the offices of the Company at 71 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4AY on 20 May 2020 at 09.00 a.m., the following resolutions were duly passed, resolutions 15 and 20 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 16 to 19 as special resolutions as set out in the Notice of 2020 Annual General Meeting dated 3 April 2020:
Resolution 15 – Authority to allot shares
To generally and unconditionally authorise the Directors pursuant to and in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company:
such authorities to apply in place of all existing authorities pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 and to expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, the close of business on 30 June 2021, but in each case so that the Company may make offers and enter into agreements during the relevant period which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares to be granted after the authority expires, and the Directors may allot shares and grant rights in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.
For the purposes of this resolution, "rights issue" means an offer to:
to subscribe for further securities, subject in both cases to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter.
Resolution 20 – Political donations and expenditure
That the Company, and all companies that are its subsidiaries, at any time during the period during which this resolution is in force, be and are hereby authorised, in aggregate, to:
provided that the total amount of all such donations and expenditure made by all companies to which this authority relates shall not exceed £100,000. This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting, or the close of business on 30 June 2021, whichever is earlier. All existing authorisations and approvals relating to political donations or expenditure under Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 are hereby revoked without prejudice to any donation made or expenditure incurred prior to the date hereof pursuant to such authorisation or approval.
For the purposes of this resolution the terms "political donation", "political parties", "independent election candidates", "political organisation" and "political expenditure" have the meanings given by Sections 363 to 365 of the Companies Act 2006.
Resolution 16 – General authority to disapply pre-emption rights That if Resolution 15 is passed, the Board be generally empowered, in place of all existing powers, pursuant to Section 570 and Section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given by Resolution 15 as if Section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment or sale, and such authority:
and subject in both cases to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter; and
(b) in the case of the authority granted under paragraph (a) of Resolution 15, shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities (otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (a) above) up to a nominal amount of £17,453,
such authority to expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, the close of business on 30 June 2021 but, in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
The authority in this Resolution 16 applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of Section 560(3) of the Companies Act 2006 as if in the first paragraph of this resolution the words "under the authority given by Resolution 15" were omitted.
Resolution 17 – Additional authority to disapply pre-emption rights That if Resolution 15 is passed, the Board be generally empowered, in addition to any authority granted under Resolution 16, pursuant to Section 570 and Section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities (as defined in the Companies Act 2006) for cash under the authority given by Resolution 15 as if Section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment, such authority to be:
such authority to expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, the close of business on 30 June 2021 but, in each case, prior to its expiry the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the authority expires and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
The authority in this Resolution 17 applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of Section 560(3) of the Companies Act 2006 as if in the first paragraph of this resolution the words "under the authority given by Resolution 15" were omitted.
To unconditionally and generally authorise the Company for the purpose of Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 to make market purchases (as defined in Section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006) of ordinary shares of £0.001 each in the capital of the Company provided that:
Resolution 19 – Notice period for general meetings other than an annual general meeting To authorise the Directors to call a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
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