AGM Information • Apr 24, 2025
AGM Information
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At the Annual General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at Sofitel London St. James, 6 Waterloo Place, London SW1Y 4AN on 24 April 2025 at 11:30 am, the following resolutions were duly passed:
That the Board be generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 551 of the Act, to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the capital of the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or convert any security into, shares in the Company:
but subject to such limits, restrictions or other arrangements as the Board may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, treasury shares, record dates and/or legal, regulatory or practical difficulties which may arise under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter whatsoever, such authority to apply until the conclusion of the next AGM (or, if earlier, until the close of business on 24 July 2026), save that, in each case, the Company may during this period make any offer or enter into any agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted, or rights to subscribe for or convert securities into shares to be granted, after the authority ends and the Board may allot shares, or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares, in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not ended.
That if Resolution 16 is passed, the Board be given power to allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Act) of the Company for cash under the authority conferred by that resolution, and/or sell Ordinary Shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such power to be limited:
and so that the Board may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory and/or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter;
such power to apply until the end of next year's AGM (or, if earlier, until the close of business on 24 July 2026) but, in each case, during this period 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 power ends and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not ended.
That if Resolution 16 is passed, the Board be given the power, in addition to any power granted under Resolution 17, to allot equity securities (as defined in the Act) for cash under the authority granted under paragraph a. of Resolution 16 and/or to sell Ordinary Shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such power to be:
such power to apply until the end of next year's AGM (or, if earlier, until the close of business on 24 July 2026) but, in each case, during this period 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 power ends and the Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not ended.
That the Company is generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 of the Act to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of any of its Ordinary Shares on such terms and in such manner as the Board may from time to time determine, provided that:
a. the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares which may be purchased is 22,188,645;
That a general meeting of Shareholders of the Company other than an AGM may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
That approval is granted for the waiver by the Takeover Panel of any obligation that could arise, pursuant to Rule 9 of the Takeover Code, for the Concert Party, collectively or individually, to make a general offer for all the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company, following any increase in the percentage of Ordinary Shares of the Company carrying voting rights in which the Concert Party is interested resulting from the exercise by the Company of the authority to purchase its own Ordinary Shares granted to the Company pursuant to Resolution 19 above, provided that such approval shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or on 24 July 2026, whichever is earlier.
That approval is granted for the waiver by the Takeover Panel of any obligation that could arise, pursuant to Rule 9 of the Takeover Code, for the Concert Party, collectively or individually, to make a general offer for all the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company, following any increase in the percentage of Ordinary Shares of the Company carrying voting rights in which the Concert Party is interested resulting from the grant, vesting, transfer and/or issue of up to 430,000 Ordinary Shares to members of the Concert Party pursuant to the 2026 Awards Grant.
Helen Middlemist Group Company Secretary
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