AGM Information • May 17, 2017
AGM Information
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At the Annual General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at the Renaissance London Heathrow, Bath Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW6 2AQ on Wednesday, May 17, 2017, the following special business resolutions were passed:
To authorize the Company and any UK registered company which is or becomes a subsidiary of the Company during the period to which this resolution relates and in accordance with sections 366 and 367 of the Companies Act 2006 to:
as such terms are defined in Part 14 of the Companies Act 2006 during the period beginning on the date of the passing of this resolution and ending on the date of the Company's next AGM, provided that the aggregate expenditure under paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) shall not exceed £50,000 in total. The authorized sum referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above may be comprised of one or more amounts in different currencies which, for the purposes of calculating the said sum, shall be converted into Pounds Sterling at the exchange rate published in the London edition of the Financial Times on the day on which the relevant donation is made or expenditure incurred or, if earlier, on the day on which the Company enters into any contract or undertaking in relation to the same (or, if the relevant day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter).
THAT, the Directors pursuant to and in accordance with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, in substitution for all existing authorities to the extent unused, be generally and unconditionally authorized to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company:
attributable to the interests of the ordinary shareholders are proportionate (as nearly as may be practicable) to the respective numbers of ordinary shares held or deemed to be held by them on any such record date and to other holders of equity securities entitled to participate therein
subject to any limits or restrictions or arrangements the Directors may impose which they consider necessary or appropriate to deal with Treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory, or practical problems in, or laws of, any territory, the requirements of any stock exchange or by virtue of shares being represented by depositary receipts, or any matter, such authority to apply until the end of next year's AGM (or, if earlier, until the close of business on July 31, 2018) but during this period the Company may make offers, and enter into agreements, which would, or might, require equity securities to be allotted and rights to subscribe for, or to convert securities into, shares in the Company to be granted after the authority ends and the Directors may allot equity securities and grant rights under any such offer or agreement as if the authority had not expired.
THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 17 above and in substitution for all existing powers to the extent unused, the Directors be and are hereby empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Companies Act 2006) wholly for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 17 or by way of sale of Treasury shares as if section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited:
such power to apply until the end of next year's AGM (or, if earlier, until the close of business on July 31, 2018) but 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 Directors may allot equity securities and sell Treasury shares under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired.
THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 18 above, the Directors be and are hereby empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 in addition to any authority granted under Resolution 18 above to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Companies Act 2006) wholly for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 17 or by way of sale of Treasury shares as if section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be:
such power to apply until the end of next year's AGM (or, if earlier, until the close of business on July 31, 2018) but 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 Directors may allot equity securities and sell Treasury shares under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired.
THAT, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorized for the purpose of section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 to make market purchases (as defined in section 693(4) of that Act) of ordinary shares in the capital of the Company, provided that:
THAT, a general meeting other than an annual general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
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