AGM Information • Jun 6, 2022
AGM Information
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At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 6 June 2022 at the offices of Linklaters LLP, One Silk St, London EC2Y 8HQ, resolutions 17 and 21 were both passed as Ordinary resolutions and resolutions 18, 19, 20, and 22 were each passed as Special resolutions.
That the Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to and in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company:
such authorities to apply in substitution for all previous authorities pursuant to Section 551 of the Act and to expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or on 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier, but, in each case, so that 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 to convert any security into shares to be granted after the authority given by this resolution has expired.
For the purposes of this resolution, "rights issue" means an offer:
to subscribe for further securities by means of the issue of a renounceable letter (or other negotiable instrument) which may be traded for a period before payment for the securities is due, but subject in both cases to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary, expedient or appropriate in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory.
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 17 above, the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities (as defined in Section 560(1) of the Act) wholly for cash:
pursuant to the authority given by paragraph (a) of Resolution 17 above or where the (a) allotment constitutes an allotment of equity securities by virtue of Section 560(3) of the Act, in each case:
as if Section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment; such authority to expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company, or on 30 June 2023, whichever is the earlier, but so that the Company may, before such expiry, make offers and enter into agreements which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted after the authority given by this resolution has expired, and the Directors may allot equity securities under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
For the purposes of this resolution:
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 17 above and in addition to any authority granted under Resolution 18 above, the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities (as defined in Section 560(1) of the Act) wholly for cash pursuant to the authority granted by Resolution 17 above or where the allotment constitutes an allotment of equity securities by virtue of Section 560(3) of the Act as if Section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, such authority to be:
such authority to expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company, or on 30 June 2023, whichever is earlier, but so that the Company may, before such expiry, 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 given by this resolution has expired, and the Directors may allot equity securities and sell treasury shares under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 21, the Company be and is hereby unconditionally and generally authorised for the purposes of Section 701 of the Act to make market purchases (as defined in section 693(4) of the Act) of ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company provided that:
such authority to expire at the end of the next annual general meeting of the Company, or on 30 June 2023, whichever is earlier, but so that the Company may, before such expiry, contract to purchase ordinary shares under this authority and make a purchase of ordinary shares in pursuance of any such contract as if the authority had not expired.
That the waiver granted by the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers of any obligation which might otherwise fall on the Founder Concert Party, to make an offer to the shareholders of the Company pursuant to Rule 9 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers following any increase in its shareholding from approximately 46.70 per cent. to a maximum of 51.89 per cent. of the Company's share capital as a result of market purchases of ordinary shares by the Company pursuant to the authority granted under Resolution 20, be and is hereby approved.
That a general meeting of the Company, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
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