AGM Information • Jul 21, 2022
AGM Information
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At an annual general meeting of the above-named Company, duly convened and held on 21 July 2022 the following resolutions were duly passed.
(i) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £63,879,452 (such amount to be reduced by the nominal amount of any shares previously allotted and/or granted under paragraph (a)(ii) below in excess of such sum); and
(ii) comprising Equity Securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of £127,758,904 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments and/or grants previously made under paragraph (a)(i) above) in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:
and so that the Directors may, in either case, impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, or with legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange or any other matter.
The authorities conferred on the Directors under paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Resolution 15 shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company in 2023 or, if earlier, 30 September 2023, save that under each authority the Company may, before such expiry, make offers and enter into agreements which would, or might, require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into, shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for, or convert securities into, shares under any such offer or agreement as if the relevant authority had not expired; and
(b) words and expressions defined in or for the purposes of Part 17 of the Act shall bear the same meanings in this Resolution 15.
THAT in substitution for all subsisting authorities to the extent unused and subject to the passing of Resolution 15, the Directors be authorised to allot Equity Securities for cash under the authority given by that resolution and/or to sell shares which are held by the Company in treasury for cash as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such authority to be limited to the allotment of Equity Securities and/or sale of treasury shares in connection with:
(a) an offer of, or invitation to apply for, Equity Securities:
but so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter whatsoever; and
(b) the terms of any employees' share scheme for the time being operated by the Company (and any shares acquired or held by the Company in treasury may be transferred in satisfaction of the exercise of options under such scheme).
such authority to expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company in 2023 or, if earlier, 30 September 2023, save that the Directors may, before the expiry of such period, make offers or agreements which would, or might, require Equity Securities to be allotted and/or treasury shares sold after the authority expires and the Directors may allot Equity Securities and/or sell treasury shares pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
Words and expressions defined in or for the purposes of Part 17 of the Act shall bear the same meanings in this Resolution 17.
THAT the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, pursuant to and in accordance with section 701 of the Act, to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of Ordinary Shares on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided that:
or executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority, and the Company may purchase Ordinary Shares in pursuance of any such contract as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
THAT a general meeting other than an annual general meeting of the Company may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
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Carmelina Carfora Company Secretary
21 July 2022
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