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Mitie Group PLC — AGM Information 2015
Jul 13, 2015
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AGM Information
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The Companies Act 2006
Special Resolutions
of
Mitie Group plc ('the Company'/'Mitie')
Passed on 13 July 2015
At an Annual General Meeting of the above named company duly convened and held at Rothschild, New Court, St Swithin's Lane, London EC4N 8AL on 13 July 2015, the following resolutions were passed:-
Special business - ordinary resolutions
Directors' authority to allot shares (Resolution 15)
That, in substitution for any equivalent authorities and powers granted to the Directors prior to the passing of this resolution. the Directors be and they are generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to s551 of the Act to exercise all the powers of Mitie to allot shares in Mitie, and grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in Mitie (such shares, and rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares of Mitie being "Relevant Securities") up to an aggregate nominal amount of £3,399,012 provided that, unless previously revoked, varied or extended, this authority shall expire on the earlier of the date falling 15 months after the date of the passing of this resolution and the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of Mitie, except that Mitie may at any time before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require Relevant Securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot Relevant Securities in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
Special business - special resolutions
Dis-application of pre-emption rights (Resolution 16)
That, subject to the passing of resolution 15, the Directors be and they are generally empowered to allot equity securities (as defined in s560 of the Act) of Mitie wholly for cash pursuant to the authority of the Directors under s551 of the Act conferred by resolution 15 above (in accordance with s570(1) of the Act) and/or by way of a sale of treasury shares (in accordance with s573 of the Act), in each case as if s561(1) of the Act did not apply to such allotment, provided that the power conferred by this resolution shall be limited:
- to the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer of, or invitation to apply for, equity securities to the holders of $a)$ ordinary shares in the capital of Mitie in proportion as nearly as practicable to their respective holdings of such shares but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements or any legal, regulatory or practical problems arising under the laws or requirements of any overseas territory or by virtue of shares being represented by depository receipts or the requirements of any regulatory body or any stock exchange or any other matter whatsoever; and
- otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (a) above, to the allotment of equity securities to any person or persons up to an b) aggregate nominal value equal to £457,022; and
- to the allotment (other than under (a) above and in addition to (b) above) of equity having a nominal value not exceeding in c) aggregate £457,022, in connection with an acquisition or specified capital investment,
and unless previously revoked, varied or extended, this power shall expire on the earlier of the date falling 15 months after the date of the passing of this resolution and the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of Mitie, except that Mitie may before the expiry of this power make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
Authority to purchase own shares (Resolution 17)
That, Mitie be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of s701 of the Act to make market purchases (within the meaning of s693(4) of the Act) of its ordinary shares of 2.5p each ("Ordinary Shares"), on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine, provided that:
- the maximum number of Ordinary Shares that may be purchased is 36,561,739 representing approximately 10% of the issued $a)$ ordinary share capital of Mitie as at 31 March 2015;
- the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) that may be paid for an Ordinary Share is 2.5p; $b)$
- the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) that may be paid for an Ordinary Share is the higher of (i) 105% of the average middle $c)$ market value of an Ordinary Share (as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange) for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) the value of an Ordinary Share calculated on the basis of the price quoted for (a) the last independent trade of, or (b) the highest current independent bid for, any number of Ordinary Shares on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out; and
- this authority shall, unless previously renewed, revoked or varied, expire on the earlier of the date falling 15 months after the date of d) the passing of this resolution and the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of Mitie, except in relation to purchases of Ordinary Shares, the contract for which was concluded before the expiry of this authority and which might be completed or executed wholly or partly after such expiry.
Notice of general meetings (Resolution 19)
That a general meeting (other than an annual general meeting) may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
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