AGM Information • Mar 31, 2021
AGM Information
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THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 AT 3.00PM AT THE OFFICES OF INDIVIOR PLC, 234 BATH ROAD, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE SL1 4EE
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the action to be taken, you should immediately consult your stockbroker, solicitor, accountant or other independent advisor who, if you are taking advice in the United Kingdom, is duly authorized under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, or an appropriately authorized independent advisor if you are in a territory outside the United Kingdom. If you have recently sold or transferred all of your shares in Indivior PLC, please forward this document, together with the accompanying documents (but not the personalized form of proxy), as soon as possible either to the purchaser or transferee or to the person who arranged the sale or transfer so they can pass these documents to the person who now holds the shares. If you have sold or otherwise transferred only part of your holding, you should retain this document and its enclosures.
Indivior PLC, 234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE Registered in England & Wales. Company number 09237894
I AM PLEASED TO ENCLOSE THE NOTICE OF MEETING FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ('AGM') OF THE COMPANY. THE AGM IS TO BE HELD ON THURSDAY, MAY 6, 2021 AT 3.00PM AT THE OFFICES OF INDIVIOR PLC, 234 BATH ROAD, SLOUGH, BERKSHIRE SL1 4EE.
THE FORMAL NOTICE OF AGM ('NOTICE') AND RESOLUTIONS TO BE PROPOSED ARE SET OUT ON PAGES 4 TO 6 OF THIS DOCUMENT. EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE BUSINESS TO BE CONSIDERED ARE SET OUT ON PAGES 7 TO 12.
THE BUSINESS OF THIS YEAR'S AGM COMPRISES RESOLUTIONS THAT ARE REGULARLY BROUGHT TO SHAREHOLDERS OF LISTED PUBLIC COMPANIES.
The Board has been closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and our priority continues to be the health, safety and wellbeing of all of our stakeholders. The Board's preference had been to welcome shareholders in person to this year's AGM, particularly given the constraints we faced last year. In February, the UK Government published its "COVID-19 Response – Spring 2021" which sets out the roadmap to ease restrictions across England. While this provides a route back to a more normal way of life, it is clear that many restrictions currently in force (including those relating to travel and indoor mixing) are intended to remain in place on the day of our AGM. Accordingly, the Board's current intention is to hold the AGM at the Company's offices with a limited number of Company representatives attending in person to ensure that a valid meeting is held. Other shareholders will not be permitted to attend the AGM in person while restrictions precluding physical attendance remain in force. Shareholders and guests who travel to the meeting will not be admitted. It is, therefore, important that you do not attend the AGM in person while such restrictions remain in place.
The Board recognises the importance of the AGM to shareholders and is keen to ensure that you are able to engage with the business of the meeting.
Although shareholders will not be able to attend the AGM in person while restrictions remain in force, you can still be formally represented at the meeting by appointing the Chair of the AGM as your proxy and giving your instructions on how you wish the Chair to vote on the proposed resolutions. We strongly encourage you to do this. To ensure that your vote counts, you should only appoint the Chair of the AGM to act as your proxy. No other person appointed as your proxy will be able to attend the meeting while restrictions are in place and your vote will not be counted. Details of how to appoint a proxy are set out in the notes to the Notice on pages 13 and 14. To be valid, your proxy appointment form or instruction must be received at the address specified in the notes to the Notice by no later than 3.00pm on Tuesday May 4, 2021. If you appoint the Chair of the AGM as your proxy, the Chair will vote in accordance with your instructions. If the Chair is given discretion as to how to vote, he or she will vote in favour of each of the resolutions to be proposed at the AGM. All proposed resolutions will be put to a vote on a poll.
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This year, shareholders will be able to listen in to (but not to speak at) the proceedings on the day online. To access this facility, you will need to log in to meetings.computershare.com/MQ49ULN using your Shareholder Reference Number and PIN quoted on your proxy card. Further information can be found on pages 15 and 16 of this notice. Following the proceedings in this way will not, however, constitute attendance at the AGM. To be formally represented at the meeting, you will need to appoint the Chair as your proxy as noted above.
Shareholders can submit any questions relating to the business of the AGM to the Board in advance of the meeting by sending them by email to [email protected]. The Company will respond before the proxy appointment deadline to those questions received by the midday on April 30, 2021. Shareholders are also encouraged to check the Company's website (www.indivior.com/shareholders) where the answers to frequently-asked questions will be posted.
Whilst the Company encourages pre-submitted questions in advance of the meeting, a chat facility will be available during the meeting as well. Please note that there will be no ability to operate a live poll so votes will need to be registered in advance.
The Board recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic, and the UK Government's response to it, continues to evolve. The Board will continue to monitor developments and the latest Government guidance and will assess whether any modifications to the format of the meeting are necessary or desirable. We, therefore, ask shareholders to monitor the Company's website (www.indivior.com) and regulatory news for any further updates.
The Directors consider that each of the proposed resolutions set out in the Notice is in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders and most likely to promote the success of the Company for the benefit of members as a whole. Accordingly, my fellow Directors and I unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favor of those resolutions, as we each intend to do in respect of our own beneficial shareholdings in the Company (save in respect of those resolutions in which we are interested).
I regret that I will not be able to meet you in person at the forthcoming AGM and look forward to the opportunity to do so at future meetings.
Yours faithfully,
Graham Hetherington
March 25, 2021
Indivior PLC, 234 Bath Road Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE Company registration number: 09237894
Indivior Notice of Annual General Meeting 2021 3
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Indivior PLC ('Indivior' or the 'Company') will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 3.00pm at the offices of Indivior PLC, 234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire SL1 4EE, to transact the following business.
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:
a. make political donations to political parties or independent election candidates, or both, up to a total aggregate amount of £50,000;
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 AGM to be held in 2022, 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).
Indivior Notice of Annual General Meeting 2021 4
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 close of business on June 30, 2022 or, if earlier, until the conclusion of the Company's AGM to be held in 2022, 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.
such power to apply until the close of business on June 30, 2022 or, if earlier, until the conclusion of the Company's AGM to be held in 2022, 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.
such power to apply until the close of business on June 30, 2022 or, if earlier, until the conclusion of the Company's AGM to be held in 2022, 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.
Company Secretary
Indivior PLC, 234 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4EE
Company registration number: 09237894
March 25, 2021
Resolutions 1 to 18 are to be proposed as Ordinary Resolutions. This means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, more than half of the total voting rights of members who vote must be in favor of the resolution. Resolutions 19 to 22 are to be proposed as Special Resolutions. This means that for each of those resolutions to be passed, not less than three-quarters of the total voting rights of members who vote must be in favour of the resolution. An explanation for each resolution is set out below.
Resolution 1 asks shareholders to receive the Company's reports and accounts for the financial year which ended on December 31, 2020. These include both the consolidated accounts and Indivior's stand-alone accounts, together with the strategic report and the other reports of the Directors and of the Auditor. These are all contained in the Annual Report and Accounts 2020.
Resolution 2 seeks shareholder approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report which can be found on pages 79 to 108 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020 and gives details of the Directors' remuneration for the year ended December 31, 2020. For the purposes of this resolution, the Directors' Remuneration Report does not include the Directors' Remuneration Policy which is the subject of a separate resolution (Resolution 3) this year. The vote on Resolution 2 is advisory in nature, meaning that payments and benefits made or promised to Directors would not have to be repaid or withheld should the resolution not be passed.
The Company's Auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, has audited those parts of the Directors' Remuneration Report that are required to be audited and their report can be found on pages 115 to 128 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020.
The Companies Act 2006 requires that the Directors' Remuneration Policy must be put to shareholders for approval whenever a new policy, or an amendment to an existing approved policy, is proposed. The Directors' Remuneration Policy must in any event be put to shareholders for approval at least every three years.
The Directors' Remuneration Policy was last approved by shareholders at the 2018 AGM. The Company is therefore seeking shareholder approval of a new policy at this year's AGM. The Remuneration Committee Chair's annual statement on pages 79 to 81 details the engagement undertaken in developing the policy and the proposed Directors' Remuneration Policy can be found on pages 84 to 92 of the Annual Report and Accounts 2020. It sets out the Company's future policy on Directors' remuneration, including Directors' pay and the grant of share-based incentives. If Resolution 3 is approved, the Directors' Remuneration Policy will be effective from the conclusion of the AGM. Resolution 3 is a binding shareholder vote and, if passed, will mean that the Company can only make remuneration payments to current or future Directors, or payments for loss of office to current or past Directors in accordance with the approved policy, unless an amendment to that policy authorising the Company to make such payments has been approved by a separate shareholder resolution. If Resolution 3 is not passed, the Company will, if and to the extent permitted by the Companies Act 2006, continue to make payments to its Directors in accordance with the current Directors' Remuneration Policy approved at the 2018 AGM.
Resolutions 4 to 14 relate to the election and re-election of each of the Company's Directors.
The Company's Articles of Association require any person who has been appointed as a Director by the Board of Directors since the date of the Company's last AGM to retire at the next AGM following their appointment.
During the year, the position of Chief Finance Officer became vacant as a result of the appointment of Mark Crossley as Chief Executive Officer. In June 2020, Ryan Preblick was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer, and subsequently appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director in November 2020.
On March 24, 2021, the Company announced the appointment of four new Non-Executive Directors; Jerome Lande, Joanna Le Couilliard, Mark Stejbach and Juliet Thompson. These appointments are designed to fully align and support Indivior's Strategic Priorities while continuing to represent the best interests of all shareholders.
Accordingly, Jerome Lande, Joanne Le Couilliard, Ryan Preblick, Mark Stejbach and Juliet Thompson will retire from office at the 2021 AGM and will stand for election by the Company's shareholders. The Board unanimously recommends the election of these directors by shareholders at the AGM.
The Company's Articles of Association also require any Director who held office at the time of the two preceding AGMs and who did not retire at either of them to retire at the next AGM. Additionally, any Non-Executive Director who has held office for nine years or more at the date of the meeting is required to retire.
Notwithstanding the provisions of the Company's Articles, the Board has determined that each of the remaining Directors shall also retire from office at the 2021 AGM in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018
(the Code). Each of the Directors intends to submit themselves for annual re-election by shareholders, with the exception of Daniel Tassé who, as announced on January 11, will step down from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM.
Following a Board evaluation process undertaken in 2020, the Chair has confirmed that each of the Directors who are seeking re-election have been, and continue to be, effective members of the Board and demonstrate commitment to their role and responsibilities. The Board believes that the considerable and wide-ranging experience of its Directors will continue to be invaluable to the Company.
Jerome was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in March 2021. He has over 20 years of experience as a professional investor, including substantial investing in medical device, pharmaceutical and healthcare service companies. He currently serves as Head of Special Situations investments at Scopia Capital Management. Jerome co-founded Coppersmith Capital Management, where he was managing partner and portfolio manager until it combined with Scopia in 2016. Prior to co-founding Coppersmith, he was a partner of MCM Capital Management, LLC, the general partner of MMI Investments, LP, a small-cap investment fund founded in 1996 to employ private equity investing methodologies in public equities, and where he oversaw research, trading and activism from 1998 to 2011. Prior to that time, he was associated with other equity investment firms where he was directly involved with corporate development as well as equity growth. He also previously served as a member of the board of directors of Forest City Realty Trust, Inc., a public national real estate company.
Other current appointments:
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Jo was appointed a Non-Executive Director in March 2021. She is a healthcare industry veteran who spent the majority of her career in general management, finance and commercial roles for leading pharmaceutical companies. She retired in 2018 as part of GlaxoSmithKline's Global Pharmaceuticals leadership team, where she was responsible for transforming GSK's commercial model through building digital, data and analytics capability across GSK. While at GSK, she was also responsible for the Asia Pacific region. Prior to that, she served as Chief
Operating Officer at the BMI group of private hospitals in the UK. She has also previously served as a Non-Executive Director at Frimley Park NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, Cello Health PLC and at the Duke NUS Medical School in Singapore. Jo is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Masters in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
Other current appointments:
Board Committees:
Ryan was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director in November 2020, having served as Interim Chief Financial Officer since June 2020. He has a wealth of financial and pharmaceutical industry knowledge and experience, across multiple disciplines covering strategy, finance, information technology, commercial and supply, which allows him to bring a valuable perspective to the Board.
Other current appointments: None
Board Committees: None
Mark was appointed a Non-Executive Director in March 2021. He has over 30 years of experience in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, including senior roles in a broad range of commercial functions including marketing, sales, economic affairs, managed care and finance. He most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Alkermes, plc, a publicly traded global biopharmaceutical company, where he was responsible for building sales of Vivitrol from ~\$40m to ~\$300m. Prior to his role at Alkermes, Mr. Stejbach served as the Chief Commercial Officer at Tengion, Inc. from 2008 to 2012, and he previously held senior positions at Merck and Biogen. He also previously served as Senior Commercial Advisor to EIP Pharma Inc., a private company advancing CNS-focused therapeutics to benefit patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
Other current appointments:
› Flexion Therapeutics: Non-Executive Director
Board Committees:
Juliet was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in March 2021. She is a proven FTSE 250 audit chair and a former investment banker who has spent her career advising pharmaceutical companies. She played a leading role in setting up Code Securities, which was acquired by Nomura (becoming Nomura Code). At Nomura Code, Juliet advised companies in the healthcare and clean tech sectors on their financing and strategic options. She worked on over 50 transactions including IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements and M&A. She then joined Stifel to lead the life sciences and clean technology teams, where she advised CEOs and CFOs in the healthcare sector. She previously served on the Board of GI Dynamics, a Boston-based medical device company developing products for patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Juliet holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and is a Chartered Accountant.
Other current appointments:
Board Committees:
Peter has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries including a 23-year career at GlaxoSmithKline where he held numerous senior operational and strategic roles. His background provides international experience and a deep commercial understanding of sustained delivery coupled with investment appraisal and contracting. The Board values his experience in understanding the risks and opportunities present in these industries.
Other current appointments:
› MiNA Therapeutics Limited: Chief Business Officer (part-time role)
Board Committees:
Mark was appointed Chief Executive Officer in June 2020. He was appointed to the Board in February 2017 and served as Chief Financial Officer between 2017 and 2019 and as Chief Financial & Operations Officer between 2019 and 2020. Mark has a wealth of financial and pharmaceutical industry experience and knowledge. His extensive career experience across multiple disciplines covering strategy, finance, information technology and systems, treasury, supply and procurement allows him to bring a valuable perspective to the Board. This, complemented with an understanding of the risks and opportunities within the pharmaceutical industry, is highly valued by the Board.
Other current appointments: None
Board Committees: None
Graham was appointed a Non-Executive Director in November 2019 and Chair of the Board in November 2020. He brings substantial financial and industry experience having served as Chief Financial Officer of two FTSE 100 companies. Graham has a wide knowledge of international finance management and planning, including M&A and audit and risk management coupled with an in-depth understanding of the US market. This broad mix of skills and experience allows him to make an effective and valuable contribution to the Board.
Other current appointments: None
Board Committees:
Dr A. Thomas McLellan, PhD - Independent Non-Executive Director
Tom has extensive experience in the field of addiction, which spans more than 35 years as a career researcher in the treatment of and policy-making around substance use and abuse. This enables him to contribute valuable insight and perspective to his work on the Science & Policy Committee which can have a material impact on the operating context within a regulatory and political environment.
Other current appointments:
Board Committees
Lorna has over 25 years of executive search, management assessment and board consulting experience, and UK listed company experience. Lorna provides strong leadership on governance matters including succession planning. Her experience and insight in collating and understanding wideranging views contribute to making her an invaluable source of knowledge for the Board.
Other current appointments:
Board Committees:
Senior Independent Director (Designate) Designated Non-Executive Director for Workforce Engagement
Dan possesses over 30 years of pharmaceutical and executive management experience, including extensive experience dealing with executive remuneration matters. Having overseen and led operational teams, Dan brings valuable perspectives regarding people, leadership and development coupled with a wide-ranging knowledge of inclusion and diversity, thereby bringing a cultural focus to the Board. He is conscious of the value of shareholder engagement. Dan is an active and knowledgeable Chair of the Remuneration Committee.
Other current appointments:
Board Committees:
The Company is required to appoint an auditor at each general meeting at which accounts are presented, to hold office until the end of the next meeting of that type.
The Audit Committee has recommended to the Board the reappointment of the Company's existing Auditor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The Audit Committee has confirmed that its recommendation is free from third party influence and that no restrictive contractual provisions have been imposed on the Company limiting the choice of auditor. Accordingly, the Board proposes as Resolution 15 an ordinary resolution to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Auditor.
Resolution 16 follows best practice in corporate governance by separately seeking authority for the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration.
Resolution 17 deals with the rules on political donations and expenditure contained in the Companies Act 2006. The definition of political donations and expenditure in this context is very wide and extends to donations and expenditure incurred in relation to bodies or activities concerned with policy review, law reform and the representation of the business community. It could also include special interest groups, such as those involved with the environment even though these activities are not designed to support or influence support for a particular political party. Whilst the Company and its UK subsidiaries do not intend to incur political expenditure nor make donations to political parties, political organizations or to independent election candidates, within the normal meaning of that expression, the Directors consider that it is in the best interests of the shareholders for the Company to participate in public debate and opinion-forming on matters which affect its business. To avoid inadvertently infringing the Companies Act 2006, the Directors are seeking authority for the Company and its UK subsidiaries to make political donations and to incur political expenditure during the period from the date of the AGM in 2021 to the end of the AGM in 2022 up to an aggregate amount of £50,000.
It is worth noting, however, that the Company's US subsidiaries do make political donations as defined under UK law. Donations by the Company's US subsidiaries are not permitted to exceed US\$500,000.
Resolution 18 seeks authority under the Companies Act 2006 for Directors to allot ordinary shares in the capital of the Company. The Directors' existing allotment authority is due to expire at the 2021 AGM. The UK Investment Association's guidelines on Directors' authority to allot shares state that its members will regard as routine resolutions seeking authority to allot shares representing up to two-thirds of the Company's issued share capital, provided that any amount in excess of one-third of the Company's issued share capital is only used to allot shares pursuant to a fully pre-emptive rights issue.
In light of these guidelines, the Board considers it appropriate that Directors be granted authority to allot shares in the capital of the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of US\$48,974,732 representing two-thirds or approximately 67% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at March 23, 2021 (the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document).
Of this amount, a nominal amount of US\$24,487,366 (representing one-third or approximately 33% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital) can only be allotted pursuant to a rights issue. The authority will last until the close of business on June 30, 2022 or, if earlier, until the conclusion of the Company's 2022 AGM. The Directors
have no present intention to allot new ordinary shares other than to fulfil the Company's obligations under its executive and employee share plans. As at March 23, 2021 the Company held no ordinary shares in Treasury.
Resolutions 19 and 20 will, if passed, authorize the Directors to allot equity securities, or to sell any securities out of Treasury, for cash, without first offering those securities to existing holders in proportion to their existing holdings. The proposed resolutions essentially replicate the powers which were granted at last year's AGM (and which will expire at the 2021 AGM).
Resolution 19 is to be proposed as a special resolution. As in previous years, if this resolution is passed by shareholders, it will permit the Directors to allot:
Resolution 20 is, in line with best practice, proposed as a separate special resolution. If this resolution is passed by shareholders, it will afford the Directors an additional power to allot equity securities on a non-pre-emptive basis and for cash up to a further maximum nominal value of US\$3,673,104, (representing approximately 5% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at March 23, 2021). The Directors shall use any power conferred by Resolution 20 only in connection with an acquisition or a specified capital investment which is announced contemporaneously with the issue, or which has taken place in the preceding six-month period and is disclosed in the announcement of the issue. The disapplication powers sought in Resolutions 19 and 20 are in line with the Pre-emption Group's Statement of Principles (March 2015) (the 'Pre-emption Principles').
The Board also confirms, in accordance with the Preemption Principles, that it does not intend to issue shares for cash representing more than 7.5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital in any rolling three-year period other than to existing shareholders, save as permitted in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment as described above, without prior consultation with shareholders.
These powers will expire at the close of business on June 30, 2022 or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's AGM in 2022.
Resolution 21 will authorize the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own ordinary shares pursuant to sections 693 and 701 of the Companies Act 2006. The authority limits the number of ordinary shares that could be purchased up to a maximum of 73,462,098 ordinary shares (equivalent to approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at March 23, 2021, being the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document) and sets a minimum and maximum price for such market purchases. This authority will expire at the close of business on June 30, 2022 or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the Company's AGM in 2022.
The Company may consider holding any of its own ordinary shares which it purchases pursuant to the authority conferred by this resolution as Treasury shares. This would allow the Company to sell ordinary shares out of Treasury. No dividends will be paid on any ordinary shares held in Treasury and no voting rights will attach to such shares. It will also be possible for the Company to transfer shares out of Treasury pursuant to an employees' share scheme. As at the latest practicable date prior to publication of this document, the Company held no ordinary shares in Treasury.
As at March 23, 2021 (the latest practicable date prior to the publication of this document), there were awards and options to subscribe for 47,344,590 Ordinary shares in the capital of the Company representing 6.4% of the Company's issued share capital. If the authority to purchase the Company's ordinary shares (both existing and being sought in Resolution 21) were to be exercised in full, these awards and options would represent 7.2% of the Company's issued share capital.
The Directors have no present intention of exercising the authority to purchase the Company's ordinary shares but will keep the matter under review. The Directors will only exercise this authority when it serves the best interests of the Company and of its shareholders generally and could be expected to result in an increase in the earnings per share of the Company. Any purchases of ordinary shares would be market purchases through the London Stock Exchange.
Resolution 22 is a special resolution to allow the Company to hold general meetings, other than AGMs, on not less than 14 clear days' notice. Under the Companies Act 2006 the minimum notice period for listed company general meetings is 21 clear days unless (i) shareholders approve a shorter notice period, which cannot be less than 14 clear days and (ii) the Company offers the facility for all shareholders to vote by electronic means. The current authority will expire at the Company's AGM in 2021 and the Company would like to renew this authority. The Board is therefore proposing Resolution 22 as a special resolution to approve 14 clear days as the minimum period of notice for all general meetings of the Company other than AGMs. The approval will be effective until the Company's next AGM in 2022. The shorter notice period would not be routinely used. The Board will consider on a case by case basis whether the use of the flexibility offered by the shorter notice period is merited, taking into account the circumstances, including whether the business of the meeting is time-sensitive and whether it is thought to be to the advantage of shareholders as a whole.
in each case so as to be received by no later than 3.00pm on Tuesday May 4, 2021 or, if the meeting is adjourned, by no later than 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day) before the time of the holding of the adjourned meeting. Members lodging a proxy instruction electronically are not required also to return a hard-copy Form of Proxy.
For security purposes, members will need to provide their Control Number, Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) and Personal Identification Number (PIN) to validate the submission of their proxy online. The Control Number, SRN and PIN numbers are shown on the printed Form of Proxy.
For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp applied to the message by the CREST Applications Host) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message by enquiry to CREST in the manner prescribed by CREST.
After this time any change of instructions to a proxy appointed through CREST should be communicated to him by other means.
The Company may treat as invalid a CREST Proxy Instruction in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001.
Where a member has appointed a proxy using the hardcopy Form of Proxy and would like to change the instructions using another hard-copy Form of Proxy , the member should contact Computershare in any of the ways specified in Note 24 below.
If a member submits more than one valid proxy appointment, the appointment received last before the latest time for the receipt of proxies will take precedence.
A member may revoke a proxy instruction by informing the Company in writing by sending a signed hard-copy notice clearly stating the member's intention to revoke the proxy appointment to Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol, BS99 6ZY, UK. In the case of a member that is a company, the revocation notice must be executed under its common seal or signed on its behalf by an officer of the company or an attorney for the company. Any power of attorney or any other authority under which the revocation notice is signed (or a duly certified copy of such power or authority) must be included with the revocation notice.
The revocation notice must be received by Computershare Investor Services PLC by no later than 3.00pm on Tuesday May 4, 2021 or, if the meeting is adjourned, by no later than 48 hours (excluding any part of a day that is not a working day) before the time of the holding of the adjourned meeting. If a member attempts to revoke a proxy appointment but the revocation is received after the time specified, the original proxy appointment will remain valid.
Alternatively, if Nominated Persons do not have such a right, or do not wish to exercise it, they may have a right under such an agreement to give instructions to the person holding the shares as to the exercise of voting rights. The main point of contact in terms of the investment of Nominated Persons in the Company remains the member who holds shares on their behalf (or the custodian or broker of the Nominated Person). All queries relating to the personal details or investment of Nominated Persons should be directed to the relevant member and not the Company. The only exception is where the Company expressly requests a response to communications from a Nominated Person.
The business which may be dealt with at the meeting includes any such statement that the Company has been required to publish on a website.
A request made pursuant to this right may be in hard copy or electronic form, must identify the resolution of which notice is to be given or the matter to be included in the business, must be authenticated by the person(s) making it and must be received by the Company not later than March 25, 2021 being the date six weeks before the date of the AGM, and (in the case of a matter to be included in the business only) must be accompanied by a statement setting out the grounds for the request.
Members may not use any electronic address provided either in this Notice; or any related documents (including the Form of Proxy), to communicate with the Company for any purposes other than those expressly stated.
To facilitate entry to the electronic meeting, shareholders are requested to use their Shareholder Reference Number (SRN) and PIN shown on their Form of Proxy to log in to the meeting on an electronic device (smart phone, tablet or PC). For further information please refer to Note 26 below. Persons who are not shareholders of the Company (or their appointed proxy or corporate representative) will not be able to attend the AGM. Where a member is appointing a third party as their proxy to attend the meeting on their behalf or, where a corporate member is appointing someone as their representative, the appointees contact email address and, in the case of an individual representing a corporate member, a copy of the Letter of Representation, must be provided to Computershare by emailing [email protected] to enable the provision of access credentials. Access credentials will be emailed to the appointee one working day prior to the meeting.
In order to participate at the meeting, you will need to visit meetings.computershare.com/MQ49ULN on your device operating a compatible browser using the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari. Please note that Internet Explorer is not supported. It is highly recommended that you check your system capabilities in advance of the meeting day.
meetings.computershare.com/MQ49ULN will be available from 6 May 2021 at 2.30pm. If you are a shareholder, you can use your unique Shareholder Reference Number and PIN as displayed on your Form of Proxy.
If you are an appointed proxy or a corporate representative you will have had to be provided with a unique control number to enter the meeting and exercise your rights. These credentials will be issued one working day prior to the meeting, conditional on evidence of your proxy appointment or corporate representative appointment having been received and accepted. If you have not been provided with your meeting access credentials, please ensure you contact Computershare on the morning of the meeting, but no later than one hour before the start of the meeting.
The Company will publish a list of the questions asked on the Company's website (www.indivior.com/shareholders) as soon as reasonably practicable after the conclusion of the meeting.
All references to times in this notice are to UK time.
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