AGM Information • Jul 18, 2017
AGM Information
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At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held at Hyatt Regency London — The Churchill, 30 Portman Square, London W1H 7BH on 18 July 2017, the following resolutions relating to the Special Business of the Meeting were passed:
THAT the Company, and any company which is or becomes a subsidiary of the Company at any time during the period to which this resolution relates, be and are hereby generally authorised to:
(a) make donations to political parties and independent election candidates;
(b) make donations to political organisations other than political parties; and
(c) incur political expenditure,
during the period commencing on the date this resolution is passed and ending on the expiry of the Company's next AGM, provided that, in each case, any such donation and expenditure made by the Company or by any such subsidiary shall not exceed £20,000 per company and together, those made by any subsidiary and the Company shall not exceed in aggregate £20,000.
Any terms used in this resolution which are defined in Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Act) shall bear the same meaning for the purposes of this resolution.
THAT:
and 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;
for a period expiring (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting) at the end of the next AGM of the Company after the date on which this resolution is passed or, if earlier, at the close of business on 17 October 2018; and
THAT, subject to passing resolution 17, and in place of the existing power given to them pursuant to the special resolution of the Company passed on 19 July 2016, the Directors be generally empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the 2006 Act to allot equity securities for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by that resolution 17 as if section 561 (1) of the 2006 Act did not apply to the allotment.
This power:
and 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; and
(c) in the case of the authority granted under resolution 17(a)(i)(A) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (b) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £12,872,693.
This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(3) of the 2006 Act as if in the first paragraph of this resolution the words "pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 17" were omitted.
THAT, subject to the passing of resolution 17, the Directors be generally empowered in addition to any power granted under resolution 18 to allot equity securities for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 17, as if section 561 (i) of the 2006 Act did not apply to the allotment.
This power:
(a) expires (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting) at the end of the next AGM of the Company after the date on which this resolution is passed or, if earlier,
at the close of business on 17 October 2018, but the Company may make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after expiry of this power and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired;
This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(3) of the 2006 Act as if in the first paragraph of this resolution the words "pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 17" were omitted.
THAT the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the 2006 Act) of its ordinary shares, subject to the following conditions:
THAT a general meeting of the Company, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
ELAINE WILLIAMS Company Secretary
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