AGM Information • Jul 11, 2023
AGM Information
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(the Company)
At the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company held at 100 Liverpool Street, London, EC2M 2RH on 11 July 2023, the following resolutions relating to the Special Business of the AGM 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, is generally authorised to:
during the period commencing on the date this resolution is passed and ending at the conclusion of the Company's annual general meeting to be held in 2024 (or, if earlier, the close of business on 30 September 2024) 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 '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, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter; for a period expiring at the earlier of the conclusion of the Company's annual general meeting to be held in 2024 (or, if earlier, the close of business on 30 September 2024) unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company at a general meeting, save that the Company may make an offer or agreement before the expiry of this authority which would or might require shares to be allotted, or rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares to
be granted, after the expiry of this authority and the Directors may allot shares and grant rights in pursuance of that offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired;
That the British Land Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (the 'SRSOS'), the rules of which are produced to the meeting and signed by the Chair for the purposes of identification and are summarised in the Explanatory Notes in the Notice, be and is hereby approved and renewed for a further period of 10 years, and the Directors be and are hereby authorised to adopt the SRSOS and do all acts and things which they may, in their absolute discretion, consider necessary or expedient to give effect to the SRSOS.
That the British Land Company Long-Term Incentive Plan 2013 (the 'LTIP'), the rules of which are produced to the meeting and signed by the Chair for the purposes of identification and are summarised in the Explanatory Notes in the Notice, be and is hereby approved and renewed for a further period of 10 years, and the Directors be and are hereby authorised to adopt the LTIP and do all acts and things which they may, in their absolute discretion, consider necessary or expedient to give effect to the LTIP.
That, subject to the passing of resolution 17, and in place of the existing power given to them pursuant to the special resolution of the Company passed on 12 July 2022, the Directors are empowered pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to allot equity securities for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 17 as if section 561(1) of the 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) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (b) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £11,588,512.
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 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, and in addition to the power given by resolution 20, the directors are empowered pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to allot equity securities for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 17 as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to the allotment.
This power:
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 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 is generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act')) of its ordinary shares on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine, 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.
BRONA MCKEOWN General Counsel and Company Secretary 11 July 2023
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