AGM Information • Oct 17, 2012
AGM Information
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THAT this Meeting approves, with or without modification, the Scheme of Arrangement dated 24 September 2012 between the Company and the holders of its Scheme Shares, a copy of which has been submitted to this Meeting and, for the purposes of identification, signed by the Chairman.
THAT for the purpose of giving effect to the scheme of arrangement dated 24 September 2012, between the Company and the holders of the Scheme Shares (as defined in the said scheme), a print of which has been produced to this meeting and for the purposes of identification signed by the Chairman hereof, in its original form or subject to such modification, addition or condition agreed by the Company and Man Strategic Holdings plc (incorporated and registered in England and Wales with registered number 08172396) and approved or imposed by the Court (the "Scheme"):
Ordinary Shares (as defined in the Scheme) cancelled pursuant to Resolution 1(c) above, which shall be allotted and issued, credited as fully paid, to Man Strategic Holdings plc and/or its nominee(s) in accordance with the Scheme; and
ii. conditional upon the Scheme becoming effective in accordance with its terms, the directors of the Company be and they are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 to allot the New Ordinary Shares, provided that: (1) the maximum aggregate nominal amount of relevant securities that may be allotted under this authority shall be the aggregate nominal amount of the said New Ordinary Shares referred to in paragraph (e)(i) above; (2) this authority shall expire (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed) on 30 June 2013; and (3) this authority shall be in addition, and without prejudice, to any other authority under the said section 551 previously granted and in force on the date on which this resolution is passed.
THAT the articles of association of the Company be amended as follows:
By including the following new article as Article 6(E) immediately following the existing Article 6(D):
"6(E) A Share
The A Share issued and allotted by special resolution of the Company passed on or around the date of adoption of this Article 6(E) shall have all the rights of an ordinary share as set out in these Articles save that:
only) that after the return of the nominal value paid up or credited as paid up on every other class of share in the capital of the Company and the distribution of £100,000,000,000 to each holder of such shares shall be distributed to a holder of the A Share an amount equal to the nominal value of the A Share."
By including the following new article as Article 10(A) immediately following the existing Article 10:
10(A)
(D) The number of New Man Ordinary Shares to be issued or transferred to the New Member under this Article 10(A) may be adjusted by the directors of the Company following any variation in the share capital of either the Company or New Man or such other event as the directors of the Company considers fair and reasonable on such adjusted terms as the directors of the Company may determine provided that no such adjustment may be made unless the auditors have confirmed in writing to the directors of the Company that, in their opinion, such adjustment is fair and reasonable, and provided always that any fractions of New Man Ordinary Shares shall be disregarded and shall be aggregated and sold for the benefit of New Man.
(E) The consideration for any transfer provided for in paragraph (C) of this Article 10(A) shall be the allotment and issue by New Man to the New Member of one New Man Ordinary Share, credited as fully paid, for each Man Ordinary Share so transferred.
By adopting and including the following additional definition in the existing Article 2:
"A Share means the one A share of £1 in the capital of the Company whose rights are set out in Article 6(E);"
THAT subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 1, the name of the Company be changed to Man Strategic Holdings plc with effect from the time and date on which the Scheme becomes effective.
THAT subject to and conditional upon: (i) the passing of Resolution 1 set out in this Notice; (ii) the ordinary shares of 136 US cents each (or such other nominal value as Man Strategic Holdings plc (registered number 08172396) ("New Man") shall resolve) in the capital of New Man (the "New Man Ordinary Shares") required to be allotted and issued by New Man pursuant to the Scheme having been allotted and issued and registered in the names of the persons entitled to such New Man Ordinary Shares in New Man's register of members; and (iii) the Scheme becoming effective, the reduction of the nominal value of each New Man Ordinary Share from 136 US cents (or such other nominal value as New Man shall resolve) to 33 /7 US cents be approved.
THAT subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 1, the establishment of the New Man 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the principal terms of which are summarised at paragraph 21 of part 3 of the circular to shareholders dated 24 September 2012 and accompanying this Notice, be and hereby is approved and the directors of Man Strategic Holdings plc (registered number 08172396) be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and things (including making any amendments) as they may consider necessary or desirable to give effect to the New Man 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan and the board of directors of Man Strategic Holdings plc be and are hereby authorised to establish further employee share plans based on the New Man 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan, but modified to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws in any overseas jurisdiction provided that the ordinary shares in the capital of Man Strategic Holdings plc made available under such further employee share plans are treated as counting towards the limits on participation in the New Man 2012 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
THAT subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 1, the establishment of the New Man 2012 Executive Share Option Plan, the principal terms of which are summarised at paragraph 21 of part 3 of the circular to shareholders dated 24 September 2012 and accompanying this Notice, be and hereby is approved and the directors of Man Strategic Holdings plc (registered number 08172396) be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and things (including making any amendments) as they may consider necessary or desirable to give effect to the New Man 2012 Executive Share Option Plan and the board of directors of Man Strategic Holdings plc be and are hereby authorised to establish further employee share plans based on the New Man 2012 Executive Share Option Plan, but modified to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws in any overseas jurisdiction provided that the ordinary shares in the capital of Man Strategic Holdings plc made available under such further employee share plans are treated as counting towards the limits on participation in the New Man 2012 Executive Share Option Plan.
THAT subject to and conditional upon the passing of Resolution 1, the establishment of the New Man 2012 Sharesave Scheme, the principal terms of which are summarised at paragraph 21 of part 3 of the circular to shareholders dated 24 September 2012 and accompanying this Notice, be and hereby is approved and the directors of Man Strategic Holdings plc (registered number 08172396) be and are hereby authorised to do all such acts and things (including making any amendments) as they may consider necessary or desirable to give effect to the New Man 2012 Sharesave Scheme and the board of directors of Man Strategic Holdings plc be and are hereby authorised to establish further employee share plans based on the New Man 2012 Sharesave Scheme, but modified to take account of local tax, exchange control or securities laws in any overseas jurisdiction provided that the ordinary shares in the capital of Man Strategic Holdings plc made available under such further employee share plans are treated as counting towards the limits on participation in the New Man 2012 Sharesave Scheme.
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