AGM Information • Dec 5, 2019
AGM Information
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OF
("the Company")
At an annual general meeting of the Company duly convened and held at Cutlers' Hall, Church Street, Sheffield, S1 1HG at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday 5 December 2019, the following resolutions were duly passed:
(b) the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than under paragraph (a) above) up to a nominal amount of £54,602, such authority to expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 4 March 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.
(a) limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares up to a nominal amount of £54,602; and
(b) used only for the purposes of financing (or refinancing, if the authority is to be used within six months after the original transaction) a transaction which the Board of the Company determines to be an acquisition or other capital investment of a kind contemplated by the Statement of Principles on Dis-applying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of this notice, such authority to expire at the end of the next AGM of the Company (or, if earlier, at the close of business on 4 March 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.
(i) the maximum aggregate nominal value of ordinary shares authorised to be purchased is £109,204;
(ii) the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is an amount equal to the nominal value of each ordinary share;
(iii) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is the highest of:
(a) an amount equal to 5% above the average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the date on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased; and
(b) an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ordinary share and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out;
(iv) unless previously revoked or varied, this authority expires on whichever is the earlier of:
(a) the date 15 months from the date of the passing of this Resolution; or
(b) the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company; and
(v) the Company may make a contract or contracts to purchase its own ordinary shares
under this authority prior to the expiry of such authority which will or may be executed by the Directors wholly or partly after the expiry date of such authority, and may make a purchase of its own ordinary shares in pursuance of any such contract or contracts.
Stefan Allanson Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
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