AGM Information • Dec 4, 2015
AGM Information
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(a). up to a nominal amount of $£106,515,300$
(b). comprising equity securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) up to a nominal amount of £213,030,601 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments made under paragraph (a) above) in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue:
(i). to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and
(ii), to holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary,
and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or laws of, any territory or any matter.
The authorities conferred on the Directors to allot securities under paragraph (a) and (b) will expire on the date of the Company's next annual general meeting, or on 4 March 2017, whichever is sooner, unless previously revoked or varied by the Company, and such authority shall extend to the making before such expiry of an offer or an agreement that would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the original.
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Paul Walker: Company Secretary
(a). to the allotment of equity securities for cash in connection with an offer of, or invitation to apply for, equity securities (but in the case of the authority granted under paragraph (b) of Resolution 15, by way of a rights issue only):
(i). to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings; and
(ii). to holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities or, as the directors otherwise consider necessary,
and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or laws of, any territory or any matter; and
(b). in the case of the authority granted under paragraph (a) of Resolution 15 and/or in the case of any sale of treasury shares for cash, to the allotment (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) of equity securities up to a nominal amount of £31,954,590
and shall expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting or on 4 March 2017, whichever is sooner (unless previously revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting), provided that the Company may before that date make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted (and treasury shares to be sold) after the power ends and the directors may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not ended.
(a). The maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares that may be purchased is 21,303,060.
(b). The minimum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is £1.50.
(c). The maximum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is the higher of:
(i). 105% of the average of the middle market quotations for the Company's ordinary shares as derived from the London Stock Exchange's Daily Official List for the five business days prior to the day the purchase is made; and
(ii). the value of an ordinary share calculated on the basis of the higher of the price quoted for:
on the London Stock Exchange at the time the purchase is carried out.
The authority conferred by this resolution shall expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting or on 4 March 2017, whichever is sooner, save that the Company may, before the expiry of the authority granted by this resolution, enter into a contract to purchase ordinary shares which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of such authority.
(a). donations to political parties and/or independent election candidates not exceeding £100,000 in total;
(b). donations to political organisations other than political parties not exceeding £100,000 in total; and
(c). political expenditure not exceeding £100,000 in total,
from the date of the passing of this resolution until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting, or on 4 March 2017, whichever is sooner. 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.
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