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Howden Joinery Group PLC — AGM Information 2021
May 6, 2021
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AGM Information
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Company No. 2128710
HOWDEN JOINERY GROUP PLC (the "Company")
Special business approved on a poll at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 6 May 2021 at UBS, 5 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS:
Ordinary Resolution 14
That the Company and any subsidiaries of the Company at any time during the period for which this resolution relates, be and are hereby authorised for the purposes of Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act), during the period commencing on the date of the passing of this resolution and ending on the date of the Company's next annual general meeting, to:
- (a) make political donations to political parties and/or independent election candidates;
- (b) make political donations to political organisations other than political parties; and
- (c) incur political expenditure, up to an aggregate amount of £100,000.
For the purpose of this resolution the terms "political donations", "independent election candidates", "political organisations" and "political expenditure" have the meanings as set out in sections 363 to 365 of the Act.
Ordinary Resolution 15
- (a) That the Board be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 551 of the Act to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares in the Company:
- up to an aggregate nominal amount of £19,902,954; and Ĺ.
- comprising equity securities (as defined in the Act) up to an aggregate nominal ii. amount of £39,805,909 (including within such limit any shares issued or rights granted under (i) above) in connection with an offer by way of a rights issue to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings and so that the Board may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter, such authorities to apply until the end of next year's annual general meeting or, if earlier, until the close of business on 6 August 2022 but, in each case, so that the Company may make offers and enter into arrangements during the relevant period 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 authority ends and the Board may allot shares and grant rights under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not ended:
- (b) That, subject to paragraph (c), all existing authorities given to the Directors pursuant to section 551 of the Act be revoked by this resolution; and
- (c) That paragraph (b) shall be without prejudice to the continuing authority of the Directors to allot shares, or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares, pursuant to an offer or agreement made by the Company before the expiry of the authority pursuant to which such offer or agreement was made.
Special Resolution 16
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 15, and in place of all existing powers, the Board be and is hereby generally empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Act to allot equity securities (as defined in the Act) for cash, under the authority given by Resolution 15, as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to the allotment.
This power:
- (a) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer of equity securities (but in the case of the authority granted under Resolution 15(a)(ii), by way of a rights issue only) to ordinary shareholders in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to their existing holdings and so that the Board may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which it considers necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter;
- (b) in the case of the authority granted under Resolution 15(a)(i), shall be limited to the allotment (otherwise than under a. above) of equity securities up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,985,443;
- (c) shall apply until the end of next year's annual general meeting or, if earlier, until the close of business on 6 August 2022 but during this period the Company may make offers and enter into arrangements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted after the power ends and the Board may allot equity securities under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not ended; and
- (d) 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 "under the authority given by Resolution 15" were omitted.
Special Resolution 17
That the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company ("ordinary shares") provided that:
- (a) the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares authorised to be purchased is 59,708,863;
- (b) the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an ordinary share is $10p$ ;
- (c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an ordinary share is the higher of:
- an amount equal to 105% of the average middle market quotations for an j. ordinary share as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the ordinary share is contracted to be purchased; and
- ii. 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 as derived from the London Stock Exchange Trading System;
- (d) this authority expires at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company or, if earlier, at the close of business on 6 August 2022; and
- (e) the Company may make a purchase of ordinary shares after the expiry of this authority if the contract for such purchase was entered into before such expiry.
Special Resolution 18
That a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on no less than 14 clear days' notice.
Alto
Director 6 May 2021