AGM Information • May 4, 2016
AGM Information
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I, Shavon Edwards, Assistant Company Secretary of the Company, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the following is a true extract of resolutions adopted by the Members of the Company at a meeting duly convened and held on the $4th$ of May 2016, at which meeting a quorum was present and voting throughout and that such resolutions are still in full force and effect as at the date hereof:
It was RESOLVED to grant the Directors of the Company a general and unconditional authority, pursuant to Bye-law 2.4 of the Company's Bye-laws, to allot Relevant Securities (within the meaning of that Bye-law), up to an aggregate nominal value of US\$33,556,986, an amount equal to approximately one-third of the issued Common Share capital of the Company as at 14 March 2016, provided that (i) unless otherwise renewed or revoked in general meeting, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company in 2017 or, if earlier, 15 months from the date of this resolution; (ii) the Company shall be entitled to make, before expiry of such authority, any offer or agreement which would or might require Relevant Securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot such Relevant Securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if such authority had not expired; and (iii) such authority shall be in substitution for any and all authorities previously conferred upon the Directors for the purposes of Bye-law 2.4 but without prejudice to the allotment of any Relevant Securities already made or to be made pursuant to such authorities.
| FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149,263,207 | 24,409 | ,305 | 149,288,921 |
It was RESOLVED that the Company's Bye-laws be amended as follows:
by the insertion of a new Bye-law 18.5: $(a)$
Anv dividend or other distribution shall, at any point prior to its payment, be cancellable (and may $"18.5"$ be withheld) or deferrable by the Board if it considers, in its sole discretion, that such cancellation (and withholding) or deferral is or may be necessary or appropriate:
Accordingly, notwithstanding the terms of any resolution of the Company or decision by the Board, any dividend or other distribution declared by such resolution or that is the object of a decision of the Board shall be payable subject in each case to the condition that it shall not have been cancelled (and withheld) or deferred by the Board prior to its payment (whether or not such conditionality is expressly provided for in the relevant resolution or decision of the Board). If the Board acts in good faith, it does not incur any liability to any shareholders of the Company, any transferor or transferee of shares in the Company or any of them in respect of any decision by the Board to cancel (and withhold) or defer a dividend or other distribution in accordance with this Bye-law.";
| FOR | AGAINST | w۱٦ 'HHELL |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 149,205,295 | 82,321 | ,305 | 149,288,921 |
The proposed Special Resolutions, as set out in the Notice, were put to the meeting. In accordance with the Company's Bye-laws, the Chairman determined that the votes on the proposals would be taken by a poll. An option was given to Members present to cast votes via ballot, Francis Moll representing 3,000 shares, Kirit Patel representing 11,042 shares. Uria Patel representing 1,099 shares and Julian Stickland representing 178 shares all registered in the name of Capita IRG Trustees (Nominees) Limited as well as Victor Desouza representing 349 shares registered in the names of Victor Desouza and Lynette Desouza, and Peter Clarke representing 1,293 shares registered in the name of Colin Alexander. With 149,288,921 shares of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the meeting, and all the votes cast, the following items were considered (which were required to be passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the votes cast):
It was RESOLVED that the Directors of the Company be authorised, in accordance with Bye-law 2.6 of the Company's Bye-laws, to allot Equity Securities (within the meaning of Bye-law 2.5(g)) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 8 above as if Bye-law 2.5(a) of the Company's Bye-laws did not apply to such authority up to an aggregate nominal value of US\$15,100,644, such amount being approximately 15 per cent of the Company's issued share capital as at 14 March 2016, provided that, unless otherwise renewed or revoked by the Shareholders in general meeting, this authority will expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company in 2017 or, if earlier, 15 months from the date of this resolution and provided that the Company may before such expiry make any offer or agreement which would or might require Common Shares to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot such Common Shares in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if Bye-law 2.5(a) did not apply.
| FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 139,514,926 | 5,680,611 | 4,093,384 | 149,288,921 |
It was RESOLVED that the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised, in accordance with Byelaw 3 of the Company's Bye-laws and pursuant to section 42A of the Companies Act of Bermuda, to make one or more market purchases of any of its common shares of US\$0.50 each ("Common Shares") in such manner and on such terms as the Directors of the Company or any authorised committee thereof may from time to time determine provided that:
| FOR | AGAINST | THHELD WL 1 |
ገTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 149,112,365 | 76.291 | 265 | 149,288,921" |
Dated: This 27th day of June 2016 Signed under seal:
By:
Shavon Edwards Assistant Company Secretary For and on behalf of Lancashire Holdings Limited
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