AGM Information • Sep 19, 2023
AGM Information
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At an Annual General Meeting of the Company, duly convened and held at 65 Gresham St, London EC2V 7NQ on Tuesday 19 September 2023 at 10.00am, the following resolutions were passed, with Resolution 16 as an Ordinary Resolution and Resolutions 17, 18, 19 and 20 as Special Resolutions.
16. TO authorise the Directors generally and unconditionally, in substitution for any existing authority, but without prejudice to the exercise of any such authority prior to the date of the passing of this resolution, pursuant to and in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company or grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security into shares in the Company:
and so that, in both cases, the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which they consider necessary, expedient or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or any other matter, provided that this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company, to be held in 2024, (or 31 October 2024), whichever is earlier, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted, or rights to subscribe for or to convert securities into shares to be granted, after such expiry; and the Directors may allot shares or grant such rights in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
That, if resolution 16 above is passed, the Directors be given power pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot equity securities (as defined in the Act) for cash under the authority given by that resolution and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, in either case as if Section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such power to be limited:
a) to the allotment of equity securities and sale of treasury shares in connection with an offer of, or invitation to apply for, equity securities:
such power to apply until the end of the next annual general meeting to be held in 2024, or 31 October 2024, whichever is earlier, but, in each case, 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 ended.
That, if resolution 16 above is passed, and in addition to any power granted under resolution 17 above, the Directors be generally empowered pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot equity securities (as defined in the Act) for cash, pursuant to the authority granted by resolution 16 and/or to sell ordinary shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, in either case as if Section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, such power to be:
a) limited to the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares up to a nominal amount of £1,710,558; and
such power to apply until the end of the next annual general meeting to be held in 2024, or 31 October 2024, whichever is earlier, but, in each case, 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 Board may allot equity securities (and sell treasury shares) under any such offer or agreement as if the power had not ended.
To unconditionally and generally authorise the Company in accordance with section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to make market purchases (as defined in section 693(4) of the Act) of ordinary shares of £0.10 each in the capital of the Company on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may determine provided that:
a) the maximum number of ordinary shares hereby authorised to be acquired is 34,211,162;
preceding the day on which such share is contracted to be purchased and (ii) an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share in the Company on the trading venues where the market purchases is carried out;
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Company Secretary
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