AGM Information • Jun 18, 2015
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At the Annual Shareholders´ Meeting held on 18 June 2015, the following resolutions were duly passed:
1.- APPROVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT OF THE COMPANY AND THE CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT REPORT OF THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED ON DECEMBER 31, 2014.
"To approve the individual annual financial statements and management report of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. and the consolidated annual financial statements and management report of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. and its subsidiaries for the financial year ended on December 31, 2014, which were formulated by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 26, 2015."
"To approve the proposed allocation of the 2014 results of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A., consisting of a profit of 431,941 thousand euros, to the legal reserve, in the amount of 82,061 thousand euros, and to compensate prior years' losses, in the amount of 349,880 thousand euros."
"To approve the management of the Board of Directors during the financial year ended on December 31, 2014."
"To re-elect Ernst & Young, S.L. as auditor of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. and of its consolidated group to conduct the audit for financial year 2015."
b) DELEGATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DETERMINE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RE-ELECTION AND REMUNERATION OF ERNST & YOUNG, S.L. AS AUDITOR.
"To delegate to the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, to enter into the corresponding services agreement with Ernst & Young, S.L. as auditor, on the terms and conditions and for the remuneration it deems appropriate, and to make such amendments as may be required in accordance with applicable law at any time."
"Place on record the expiration of the term of office of all the members of the Board of Directors as a result of the ending, on the date hereof, of the one-year term for which they were re-elected by resolution of the Shareholders' Meeting held on June 18, 2014; therefore all directors step down from office, without prejudice to any re-elections that may be approved hereafter, and to fix at 12 the number of members of the Board of Directors."
"To re-elect Mr. Antonio Vázquez Romero as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of other external director."
"To re-elect Sir Martin Faulkner Broughton as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Mr. William Matthew Walsh as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of executive director."
"To re-elect Mr. César Alierta Izuel as a director for the bylaw mandated oneyear term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Mr. Patrick Jean Pierre Cescau as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Mr. Enrique Dupuy de Lôme Chávarri as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of executive director."
"To re-elect Baroness Denise Patricia Kingsmill as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Mr. James Arthur Lawrence as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Ms. María Fernanda Mejía Campuzano as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Mr. Kieran Charles Poynter as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Dame Marjorie Morris Scardino as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To re-elect Mr. Alberto Terol Esteban as a director for the bylaw mandated oneyear term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-executive independent director."
"To approve, on a consultative basis, the 2014 annual report on the remuneration of the directors of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A."
"To approve, on a binding basis, the remuneration policy for the directors of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A."
"For the purposes of the provisions of sub articles 2 and 8 of article 37 of the Corporate Bylaws, to approve the application to non-executive directors of the Company who vacate office of the same rules on rights to plane tickets of airlines of the IAG Group or related to the IAG Group established for current directors, maintaining the same maximum limit established for such purposes, meaning that the maximum gross annual amount payable by the Company to all of its nonexecutive directors as a whole (including current directors and former directors who have vacated office) in the form of plane tickets is maintained in the (aggregate) amount of €500,000.00 a year.
This right to use plane tickets of airlines of the IAG Group or linked to the IAG Group shall be enjoyed in accordance with the travel policy agreed by the Company (without prejudice to the rights acquired in other companies of the Group), with the following particular features:
"To amend articles 21, 22, 23 and 31 of the Corporate Bylaws so that they shall hereafter read as follows:
1. The Shareholders' Meeting must be formally called by the Board of Directors by way of a notice published with the advance notice required by law.
The call notice shall be distributed using at least the following means:
b) On the website of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission.
c) On the corporate Company's website.
The call notice of the Shareholders' Meeting shall indicate how to obtain the necessary information to prepare for the Shareholders' Meeting, specifying the website of the Company, where and how to obtain the full text of the documents and the proposed resolutions to be voted on at the Shareholders' Meeting.
3. Shareholders representing at least three percent (3%) of the aggregate nominal value of the capital stock may (a) request that a supplementary call notice for an ordinary Shareholders' Meeting be published, adding one or more further items to the agenda contained in the call notice, provided that the new items are accompanied by a justification or, as appropriate, a justified proposed resolution; and (b) submit reasoned proposals for resolutions on items already included or to be included on the agenda contained in the call notice for the Shareholders' Meeting called.
This right must be exercised by serving a duly authenticated notice (notificación fehaciente) at the registered office within five (5) days of the publication of the call notice.
4. The Shareholders' Meeting may not debate or decide upon matters not included on the agenda, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.
"To amend articles 37, 38, 39, 40, 44 and 45 of the Corporate Bylaws so that they shall hereafter read as follows:
Board members may not be paid twice as directors if they belong to the board of other companies of the Group.
meetings and any other tasks directly relating to the discharge of their office as directors, such as travel, accommodation, meal and any other expenses that they may incur.
The Company will reimburse the expenses borne by directors and will indemnify any director or former director of the Company or of any associated company against any loss, liability or damage in which they may incur as a consequence of their actions carried out in their capacity as directors, including the losses and damages derived from criminal, administrative or civil proceedings filed against them, except for those cost, losses and damages in which they may incur as a consequence of a breach of their legal and fiduciary duties vis-à-vis the Company. No director or former director of the Company or director or former director of any associated company shall be accountable to the Company or the members for any benefit provided pursuant to this Article and the receipt of any such benefit shall not disqualify any person from being or becoming a director of the Company.
8. Once they have vacated office, the regime of rights approved by the Shareholders' Meeting (as the case may be, as part of Directors' remuneration policy) in relation to plane tickets of airlines investees or subsidiaries of the Company and with which the Company (or its investees or subsidiaries) has agreements in this connection shall apply to Board members.
Additionally, the Board of Directors Regulations may regulate the possibility, requirements and formalities to call extraordinary meetings of the Board of Directors when the Chairman (or, in the event of absence, illness or inability of the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman) deems it justified.
4. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors shall be deemed validly convened without the need for a call if all of the Board members are present, in person or in proxy, and unanimously agree to hold a meeting on consent and accept the items on the agenda.
5. Directors may attend Board meetings via telephone multi-conference, videoconference or any other analogous system provided that such systems permit the recognition and identification of the attendees, permanent communication between the attendees regardless of their location, and realtime participation and voting.
a) Audit and Compliance Committee.
b) Nominations Committee.
"To amend articles 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32 and 36 of the Shareholders' Meeting Regulations so that they shall hereafter read as follows:
1. The shareholders at a Shareholders' Meeting shall decide on the matters assigned to it by the Corporate Bylaws, these Shareholders' Meeting Regulations or the applicable law, and particularly regarding the following:
1. Pursuant to the provisions of the Corporate Bylaws, the Shareholders' Meeting must be formally called by the Board of Directors by way of a notice published with the advance notice required by law.
The call notice shall be distributed using at least the following means:
The shareholders' rights mentioned in this sub-article 2 (b) must be exercised by duly authenticated notice sent to the Company's registered office.
c) In the event that a tender offer is made for the securities of the Company, in order to report to the shareholders regarding the tender offer and to deliberate and decide upon the matters submitted for their consideration.
1. The call notice must contain all information required by applicable law in each case and shall stipulate the date, venue and time of the Shareholders' Meeting on first call and all items to be discussed. The call notice may also state the date of the Shareholders' Meeting on second call, if appropriate. At least 24 hours must elapse between the Shareholders' Meetings on first and second call.
The call notice shall also state the date on which the shareholder must have registered shares in his name in order to be able to participate in, and vote at, the Shareholders' Meeting, the place and manner in which the full text of the documents and proposed resolutions can be obtained, and the address of the Company website on which the information shall be made available.
The notice shall contain, in accordance with the law, clear and accurate information on the procedures that shareholders must follow in order to participate in and cast their vote at the Shareholders' Meeting, including, in particular, the following aspects: (i) the right to request information, to include items on the agenda and to submit proposals for resolutions, as well as the period for exercise of such right; (ii) the system for casting votes by proxy, with special indication of the forms to be used to grant the proxy and of the means to be used to enable the Company to accept notification by electronic means of the proxies granted; and (iii) the procedures established for the casting of votes using distance means, whether by post or by electronic means.
2. Shareholders representing at least three percent (3%) of the aggregate nominal value of the capital stock of the Company may request that a supplementary call notice for an ordinary Shareholders' Meeting be published, adding one or more further items to the agenda contained in the call notice, provided that the new items are accompanied by a justification or, as appropriate, a justified proposed resolution. This right must be exercised by serving a duly authenticated notice (notificación fehaciente) at the registered office of the Company within five (5) days of the publication of the call notice. The supplementary call notice must be published at least fifteen (15) days in advance of the date scheduled for the ordinary Shareholders' Meeting. The written notice exercising such right shall specify the name or corporate name of the requesting shareholder or shareholders, and there shall be attached thereto such documentation as evidences his status as shareholder, as well as the contents of the item or items proposed.
Furthermore, shareholders representing at least three percent (3%) of the capital stock may, in the same time period and with the same requirements stipulated in the preceding paragraph, submit reasoned proposals for resolutions on items already included or to be included on the agenda for the Shareholders' Meeting called.
In both cases, the Board of Directors may require that the shareholder also attach the report or reports providing a rationale for such proposal in the instances required by applicable law.
1. Beginning on the date of publication of the announcement of the call, such information as is deemed appropriate to facilitate the attendance of the shareholders at the Shareholders' Meeting and their participation therein shall be contained on the Company's website, including at least the following:
a) Documents relating to the Shareholders' Meeting that are required by applicable law, with information regarding the agenda, the proposed resolutions on each and every one of the items on the agenda, or in relation to any informative items on the agenda, a report from the relevant body explaining each of the items, and any other relevant information that the shareholders might need in order to cast their vote.
In the event that the shareholders acting at the Shareholders' Meeting must deliberate on the appointment, re-election or ratification of directors, the corresponding proposed resolution shall be accompanied by the following information: (i) the professional profile and biographical data of the director; (ii) the other boards of directors on which he holds office, at listed companies or otherwise; (iii) an indication of the type of director he is in each case, with mention, in the case of proprietary directors, of the shareholder that proposes or proposed his appointment or with which he has ties; (iv) the date of his first and subsequent appointments as director of the Company, (v) the shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose underlying assets are shares of the Company of which such director is the holder; and (vi) the proposal and reports required by law.
clarification that they consider necessary or formulate in writing the questions that they deem pertinent in relation to: (i) the items on the agenda contained in the call notice; (ii) the information available to the public and supplied by the Company to the Spanish National Securities Market Commission since the date of the last Shareholders' Meeting; and (iii) the auditors ' report.
3. The requests for information may be made by delivery of the request to the Company's registered office, or by delivery to the Company via mail or other means of electronic or long-distance data communication sent to the address specified in the announcement of the meeting. Such requests will also be allowed in such cases where the electronic document by virtue of which the information is requested includes a recognized electronic signature used by the requesting party or other mechanisms which, pursuant to a resolution previously adopted for such purpose, the Board of Directors deems sufficient to ensure the authenticity and identity of the shareholder exercising such right to receive information.
Whatever the means used to issue the requests for information, the request of the shareholder must include the shareholder's first and last names, with evidence of the shares owned. The shareholder shall be responsible for maintaining proof of delivery of the request to the Company as and when due.
7. The Board of Directors may authorise any of its members, its secretary (the "Company Secretary"), its deputy secretary (the "Company Deputy Secretary") or any other person it deems appropriate, in order for any of them to respond on behalf of the Board of Directors to shareholder requests for information.
8. When the shareholders are to deal with an amendment to the Corporate Bylaws, besides the statements required in each case by applicable law, the notice of the call must make clear the right of all shareholders to examine at the Company's registered office the complete text of the proposed amendment and the report thereon and to request that such documents be delivered or sent to them without charge.
The Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting may also, if so desired, obtain the assistance of any person that he deems appropriate.
1. Once the Presiding Committee has been formed, and prior to commencing with the items on the agenda, a list of all attendees shall be drawn up, stating the nature or representative authority of each of them and the number of shares, held or represented, with which they attend. The list of attendees shall include as present those shareholders who have cast votes from a distance pursuant to the provisions of the Corporate Bylaws and these Shareholders' Meeting Regulations.
1. Shareholders wishing to make statements at the Shareholders' Meeting must submit a request prior to the start of the meeting to the Shareholder Office set up at the meeting venue, placing on record their name and surname(s) and, as appropriate, the corporate name of the legal entity shareholder they represent, as well as the number of shares they hold and/or represent.
2. Shareholders wishing to make statements may be asked at the time of registration to provide the text of their statement or, failing that, to give a summary of their statement in order to expedite the process. In any event, if they wish their statement to be reflected verbatim in the minutes of the Shareholders' Meeting, they must deliver it at such time, for delivery to the Notary Public, so that the Notary Public can incorporate it into the minutes and compare it with the statement made by the shareholder.
disclosure could harm the Company or its related companies. However, the requested information may not be refused when the request is supported by shareholders representing at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate nominal value of the share capital.
1. Ordinary or extraordinary Shareholders' Meetings shall adopt resolutions with the majorities of the votes present in person or by proxy required by the Corporate Bylaws or by Spanish Companies Law. Each voting share present in person or by proxy at the Shareholders' Meeting shall entitle its holder to one (1) vote.
2. Once the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting has evidence of sufficient favourable votes, the Chairman of the Shareholders' Meeting shall declare the resolutions to be adopted, without prejudice to the statements that the attending shareholders (or their representatives) may make to the Notary Public (or, in the absence thereof, to the Secretary of the Shareholders' Meeting) or assistants thereto, regarding the direction of their vote.
Without prejudice to registration with the Spanish Commercial Registry of recordable resolutions and applicable legal provisions regarding the publication of corporate resolutions, the Company shall publish the approved resolutions and the voting results according to the law."
9.- AUTHORISATION, FOR A TERM ENDING AT NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING (OR, IF EARLIER, FIFTEEN MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION), FOR THE DERIVATIVE ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY'S OWN SHARES BY THE COMPANY ITSELF AND/OR BY ITS SUBSIDIARIES, UPON THE TERMS PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: (A) THE MAXIMUM AGGREGATE NUMBER OF SHARES WHICH ARE AUTHORISED TO BE PURCHASED SHALL BE THE LOWER OF THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT PERMITTED BY THE LAW AND SUCH NUMBER AS REPRESENTS TEN PER CENT. OF THE AGGREGATE NOMINAL AMOUNT OF THE SHARE CAPITAL AS AT THE DATE OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION; (B) THE MINIMUM PRICE WHICH MAY BE PAID FOR A SHARE IS ZERO; (C) THE MAXIMUM PRICE WHICH MAY BE PAID FOR A SHARE IS THE HIGHEST OF: (I) AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO FIVE PER CENT. ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF THE MIDDLE MARKET QUOTATIONS FOR THE SHARES AS TAKEN FROM THE RELEVANT STOCK EXCHANGE FOR THE FIVE BUSINESS DAYS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DAY ON WHICH THE TRANSACTION IS PERFORMED; AND (II) THE HIGHER OF THE PRICE OF THE LAST INDEPENDENT TRADE AND THE HIGHEST CURRENT INDEPENDENT BID ON THE TRADING VENUES WHERE THE TRANSACTION IS CARRIED OUT AT THE RELEVANT TIME; IN EACH CASE, EXCLUSIVE OF EXPENSES.
"To authorise the derivative acquisition of shares of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. within the scope of Article 146 of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de Capital), complying with the applicable legislation and subject to the following conditions:
in each case, exclusive of expenses.
(vi) The authorisation is granted for a term ending at next year's annual Shareholders' Meeting (or if earlier, fifteen months from the date of passing of this resolution).
For the purposes of Article 146 of the Companies Law, it is expressly stated that the shares acquired pursuant to this authorisation may be delivered directly to the employees or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries or as a result of the exercise of option rights held thereby."
10.- AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF SUBSTITUTION, FOR A TERM ENDING AT NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING (OR, IF EARLIER, FIFTEEN MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION), TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 297.1.B) OF THE COMPANIES LAW, BY UP TO (A) ONE-THIRD OF THE SHARE CAPITAL AS AT THE DATE OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION (SUCH AMOUNT TO BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT THAT THE SHARE CAPITAL HAS BEEN INCREASED BY AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE SHARE CAPITAL MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED ON THE CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE OF ANY SECURITIES ISSUED UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF RESOLUTION 11); AND (B) UP TO A FURTHER ONE-SIXTH OF THE SHARE CAPITAL AS AT THE DATE OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION IN CONNECTION WITH AN OFFER BY WAY OF A RIGHTS ISSUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING RULES MADE UNDER PART IV OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (SUCH AMOUNT TO BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT THAT THE SHARE CAPITAL HAS BEEN INCREASED BY AND THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT THE SHARE CAPITAL MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED ON THE CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE OF ANY SECURITIES ISSUED UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF RESOLUTION 11).
"To authorise the Board of Directors, to the fullest extent required under applicable law, with express power of substitution, and in accordance with Article 297.1.b) of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de Capital), to increase the share capital of the Company on one or more occasions and when required, through the issuance and placement into circulation of new shares (with or without a premium) the consideration for which shall be cash contributions, under the following terms:
1.- Term of the authorisation.- The capital increases subject to this authorisation may be done within a term ending at next year's annual Shareholders' Meeting (or, if earlier, fifteen months from the date of passing of this resolution).
2.- Maximum amount authorised.- The aggregate maximum amount of the issuance or issuances of ordinary shares shall be:
For the purposes of this resolution, a "rights issue" means an offer to existing ordinary shareholders to subscribe or purchase further securities in proportion to their ordinary shareholdings (as near as may be practicable, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board of Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter) made (i) by means of the issue of pre-emption rights represented by securities decoupled from the ordinary shares to which they relate and which may be separately traded for a period before payment for the subscription or purchase is due, and (ii) in accordance with the Listing Rules made under Part IV of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
3.- Scope of the authorisation.- The Board of Directors may establish, as to all matters not otherwise contemplated, the terms and conditions of the share capital increase and may also freely offer the new shares that are not subscribed for within the period or periods for the exercise of pre-emptive rights. The Board of Directors may also resolve that, in the event of incomplete subscription, the share capital shall be increased only by the amount of the subscriptions made and amend the article of the bylaws relating to share capital and number of shares.
4.- Admission to listing.- The Company shall, when appropriate, apply for listing on regulated markets, multilateral trading systems or other secondary markets, organised or otherwise, official or unofficial, Spanish or foreign, of the shares issued under this authorisation and the Board of Directors shall be authorised to carry out all acts and formalities that may be required for admission to listing with the appropriate authorities of the various Spanish or foreign securities markets.
5.- Power of delegation.- The Board of Directors is expressly authorised to delegate the powers delegated thereto under this resolution, as permitted by Article 249.2 of the Companies Law."
11.- AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF SUBSTITUTION, FOR A TERM ENDING AT NEXT YEAR'S ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING (OR, IF EARLIER, FIFTEEN MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF PASSING OF THIS RESOLUTION), TO ISSUE SECURITIES (INCLUDING WARRANTS) CONVERTIBLE INTO AND/OR EXCHANGEABLE FOR SHARES OF THE COMPANY, UP TO A MAXIMUM LIMIT OF 1,000,000,000 EUROS OR THE EQUIVALENT THEREOF IN ANOTHER CURRENCY, PROVIDED THAT THE AGGREGATE SHARE CAPITAL THAT MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED ON THE CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE OF ALL SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE HIGHER THAN: (A) ONE-THIRD OF THE SHARE CAPITAL AS AT THE DATE OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION (SUCH AMOUNT TO BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT THAT THE SHARE CAPITAL HAS BEEN INCREASED UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF RESOLUTION 10); AND (B) A FURTHER ONE-SIXTH OF THE SHARE CAPITAL AS AT THE DATE OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION IN CONNECTION WITH AN OFFER BY WAY OF A RIGHTS ISSUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING RULES MADE UNDER PART IV OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 (SUCH AMOUNT TO BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT THAT THE SHARE CAPITAL HAS BEEN INCREASED UNDER PARAGRAPH (B) OF RESOLUTION 10). ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE BASIS FOR AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE. AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF SUBSTITUTION, TO DEVELOP THE BASIS FOR AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE OF SUCH SECURITIES, AS WELL AS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL BY THE REQUIRED AMOUNT ON THE CONVERSION.
"To authorise the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, pursuant to the general provisions governing the issuance of debentures and the provisions of Articles 286, 297 and 511 of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de Capital) and Article 319 of the Regulations of the Mercantile Registry (Reglamento del Registro Mercantil), to issue securities under the following terms:
1.- Securities to be issued.- The securities contemplated in this authorisation may be debentures, bonds and other debt securities that are exchangeable for shares of the Company and/or convertible into shares of the Company, as well as warrants (options to subscribe for new shares of the Company or to acquire existing shares of the Company).
2.- Term of the authorisation.- The securities subject to this authorisation may be issued on one or more occasions and when required, within the term ending at next year's annual Shareholders' Meeting (or, if earlier, fifteen months from the date of passing of this resolution).
3.- Maximum amount authorised.- The maximum aggregate nominal amount of the issuance or issuances of securities approved under this delegation shall be 1,000,000,000 euros or the equivalent thereof in another currency, provided that the aggregate share capital that may need to be increased on the conversion or exchange of all such securities may not be higher than:
For the purposes of this resolution, a "rights issue" means an offer to existing ordinary shareholders to subscribe or purchase further securities in proportion to their ordinary shareholdings (as near as may be practicable, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board of Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter) made (i) by means of the issue of pre-emption rights represented by securities decoupled from the ordinary shares to which they relate and which may be separately traded for a period before payment for the subscription or purchase is due, and (ii) in accordance with the Listing Rules made under Part IV of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
4.- Scope of authorisation.- This authorisation extends as broadly as is required under law, to the establishment of the various terms and conditions of each issuance. By way of example and not of limitation, the Board of Directors shall be authorised to do the following with respect to each issuance: determine the amount thereof, always within the aforementioned overall quantitative limit; the place of issuance (in Spain or abroad); the domestic or foreign currency, and in the case of a foreign currency, its equivalence in euros; the name or form of the securities, whether they be bonds or debentures, including subordinated debentures, warrants (which may in turn be settled by means of the physical delivery of the shares or, if applicable, through the payment of differences in price), or any other name or form permitted by law; the date or dates of issuance; the number of securities and the par value thereof, which, in the case of convertible and/or exchangeable bonds or debentures, shall not be less than the par value of the shares; in the case of warrants and similar securities, the issue price and/or premium, the exercise price (which may be fixed or variable) and the procedure, period and other terms and conditions applicable to the exercise of the right to subscribe for the underlying shares or, if applicable, the exclusion of such right; the interest rate (whether fixed or variable), and the dates and procedures for payment of the coupon; whether the issuance is perpetual or subject to repayment and, in the latter case, the repayment period and the maturity date or dates; guarantees, reimbursement rate, premiums and lots; the form of representation, as securities or book entries; antidilution provisions; the rules applicable to subscription; the rank of the securities and the subordination clauses, if any; the law applicable to the issuance; the power to make application, where appropriate, for the listing of the securities to be issued on Spanish or foreign, official or unofficial, organised or other secondary markets, subject to the requirements established by applicable regulations in each case; and, in general, any other terms of the issuance as well as, if applicable, the appointment of the securityholders' syndicate representative (comisario) and the approval of the basic rules that are to govern the legal relationships between the Company and the syndicate of holders of the securities to be issued, in the event that such syndicate must or is decided to be created.
5.- Basis for and terms and conditions applicable to the conversion and/or exchange.- In the case of issuance of convertible and/or exchangeable debentures or bonds, and for purposes of determining the basis for and terms and conditions applicable to the conversion and/or exchange, it is resolved to establish the following criteria:
a) The securities issued pursuant to this resolution shall be convertible into shares of the Company and/or exchangeable into shares of the Company, in accordance with a fixed or variable conversion and/or exchange ratio determined or to be determined, with the Board of Directors being authorised to decide whether they are convertible and/or exchangeable, as well as to determine whether they are mandatorily or voluntarily convertible and/or exchangeable, and if voluntarily, at the option of the holder thereof and/or of the Company, at the intervals and during the period established in the resolution providing for the issuance.
6.- Basis and terms and conditions for the exercise of warrants.- In the case of issuances of warrants, to which the provisions of the Companies Law on convertible debentures shall apply by analogy, the Board of Directors is authorised to determine, in the broadest terms, in connection with the basis for and terms and conditions applicable to the exercise of such warrants, the criteria applicable to the exercise of rights to subscribe for or of rights to acquire shares of the Company arising from the securities of this kind issued under the delegation granted hereby. The criteria set forth in section 5 above shall apply to such issuances, with such adjustments as may be necessary in order to bring them into compliance with the legal and financial rules governing these kinds of securities.
7.- Other powers delegated.- This authorisation to the Board of Directors also includes, without limitation, the delegation thereto of the following powers:
a) The power to increase the share capital to the extent required to attend requests for conversion and/or for exercise of the right to subscribe for new shares. These power may only be exercised so long as the capital increase the Board of Directors approves for the issue of convertible securities or warrants does not exceed the unused limit authorised in each moment by the Shareholders' Meeting in accordance with Article 297.1.b) of the Companies Law. This authorisation to increase the share capital includes the authorisation to issue and float, on one or more occasions, the shares representing such capital that are necessary to carry out the conversion and/or to exercise the right to subscribe for new shares, as well as the power to amend the article of the bylaws relating to the amount of the share capital and the number of shares and, if appropriate, to cancel the portion of such capital increase that was not required for the conversion of shares and/or the exercise of the right to subscribe for new shares.
8.- Admission to trading.- The Company shall, where appropriate, apply for listing on regulated markets, multilateral trading systems or other secondary markets, organised or otherwise, official or unofficial, Spanish or foreign of the securities issued by the Company under this delegation, and the Board of Directors is authorised, as fully as is required by law, to conduct all acts and formalities that may be necessary for admission to listing before the appropriate authorities of the various Spanish or foreign securities markets.
9.- Guarantee of issues of convertible and/or exchangeable securities or warrants by subsidiaries.- The Board of Directors is also authorised to guarantee on behalf of the Company, within the limits set forth above, new issuances of convertible and/or exchangeable securities or warrants by subsidiaries during the effective period of this resolution.
10.- Power to delegate.- The Board of Directors is expressly authorised to delegate the powers delegated thereto under this resolution, as permitted by Article 249.2 of the Companies Law."
12.- AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF SUBSTITUTION, TO EXCLUDE PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CAPITAL INCREASES AND THE ISSUANCES OF CONVERTIBLE OR EXCHANGEABLE SECURITIES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY APPROVE UNDER THE AUTHORITY GIVEN UNDER RESOLUTIONS 10 AND 11 FOR THE PURPOSES OF ALLOTTING SHARES OR CONVERTIBLE OR EXCHANGEABLE SECURITIES IN CONNECTION WITH A RIGHTS ISSUE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LISTING RULES MADE UNDER PART IV OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS ACT 2000 OR IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES SUBJECT TO AN AGGREGATE MAXIMUM NOMINAL AMOUNT OF THE SHARES SO ALLOTTED AND THAT MAY BE ALLOTTED ON CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE OF SUCH SECURITIES OF FIVE PER CENT. OF THE SHARE CAPITAL AS AT THE DATE OF PASSING THIS RESOLUTION.
"To authorise the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, to totally or partially exclude the pre-emptive right, as permitted by Article 506 and Article 511 of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de Capital) in connection with issuances of shares or convertible or exchangeable securities that the Board of Directors may approve under the authority given under Resolutions 10 and 11 above provided that the such capital increases and issuances of convertible or exchangeable securities are:
For the purposes of this resolution, "rights issue" means an offer to existing ordinary shareholders to subscribe or purchase further securities in proportion to their ordinary shareholdings (as near as may be practicable, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Board of Directors may deem necessary or expedient in relation to treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter) made (i) by means of the issue of pre-emption rights represented by securities decoupled from the ordinary shares to which they relate and which may be separately traded for a period before payment for the subscription or purchase is due, and (ii) in accordance with the Listing Rules made under Part IV of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
The Board of Directors is expressly authorised to delegate the powers delegated thereto under this resolution, as permitted by Article 249.2 of the Companies Law."
13.- APPROVAL OF THE ALLOTMENT OF A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY FOR SHARE AWARDS (INCLUDING THE AWARDS TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS) UNDER THE IAG PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN (PSP) AND THE IAG INCENTIVE AWARD DEFERRAL PLAN (IADP), IN RELATION TO THE REMUNERATION FOR THE 2015, 2016, 2017 AND 2018 FINANCIAL YEARS.
"To authorise the allotment of ordinary shares of the Company, each with a par value of 0.50 euros, to the share plans already established (the IAG Performance Share Plan (PSP) and the IAG Incentive Award Deferral Plan (IADP) – together the "Share Plans") up to the maximum amount of 67,500,000 IAG ordinary shares, of which up to a maximum of 7,650,000 IAG ordinary shares may be allocated to executive directors. Should some or all of these last-mentioned shares not be allocated to the executive directors, they may be allocated to the other beneficiaries of the Share Plans.
The authorisation granted pursuant to this resolution shall allow the grant of share awards under the Share Plans in relation to the remuneration for the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 financial years.
In order to satisfy awards under the Share Plans, the Company may allocate its treasury shares from time to time or issue new shares when the legal requirements established for such purpose are met or use any other appropriate financial instrument determined by the Company.
Subject to the requirements in the rules of the Share Plans for certain amendments to be approved by the Shareholders´ Meeting of the Company, it is agreed to delegate to the Board of Directors, with express powers of further delegation, so that it may implement, at such time and in the manner it deems appropriate, formalise, modify and execute the Share Plans, adopting all such resolutions and signing all such documents, public or private, as may be necessary or advisable to ensure the full effectiveness thereof, with the power to correct, rectify, amend or supplement, and in general, so that it may adopt all such resolutions and perform all such steps as may be necessary or merely appropriate for the successful implementation and operation of the Share Plans, including, without limitation, the following powers:
a) to establish the specific conditions of the Share Plans and of the grant and exercise of the share awards, including the approval or modification of the rules of the Share Plans, the determination of the beneficiaries of each Share Plan, the conditions for grant or exercise of the share awards (including the exercise price, as the case may be, of the share awards, the vesting periods of the share awards and the reference value of the shares) and the verification of their fulfilment, the rights linked to the status of beneficiary, the consequences of loss of the status of employee, executive or executive director of the Company or its group or of a change in control, to establish the cases of early settlement, etc.;
"Without prejudice to the powers delegated in the preceding resolutions, to confer authority on the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, to the Chairman of the Board of Directors, to the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors, to the Chief Executive Officer, to the Secretary of the Board of Directors and to the Deputy Secretary of the Board of Directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law, so that any of them may execute the foregoing resolutions, for which purpose they may: (i) establish, interpret, clarify, complete, develop, amend, remedy errors or omissions and adapt the aforementioned resolutions according to the verbal or written qualifications of the Mercantile Registry and any competent authorities, civil servants or institutions; (ii) draw up and publish the announcements required by law; (iii) place the aforementioned resolutions on public record and grant any public and/or private documents they deem necessary or advisable for their implementation; (iv) deposit the annual accounts and other mandatory documentation at the Mercantile Registry or in other applicable registries, and (v) engage in any acts that may be necessary or advisable to successfully implement them and, in particular, to have them filed at the Mercantile Registry or in other applicable registries."
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June 18, 2015
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