AGM Information • Jun 11, 2024
AGM Information
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(a) up to an aggregate nominal amount (within the meaning of section 551(3) and (6) of the Act) of £10,234,772 (such amount to be reduced by the nominal amount allotted or granted under (b) below in excess of such sum); and
(b) comprising equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount (within the meaning of section 551(3) and (6) of the Act) of £20,469,545 (such amount to be reduced by any allotments or grants made under (a) above) in connection with or pursuant to an offer of or invitation to apply for equity securities by way of a pre-emptive offer or invitation (including, without limitation, a rights issue or open offer) in favour of: (i) holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the respective number of ordinary shares held by them on the record date for such allotment, and (ii) holders of any other class of equity securities entitled to participate therein or, if the Directors consider it necessary, as permitted by the rights of those securities, but in either case subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, treasury shares, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical difficulties which may arise under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter whatsoever,
these authorisations to expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company (or, if earlier, 30 June 2025) save that the Company may before such expiry make any offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares, or grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into. shares, in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authorities conferred hereby had not expired.
(a) allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Company for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by that Resolution; and
(b) sell ordinary shares (as defined in section 560(1) of the Company as treasury shares for cash.
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as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash and the sale of treasury shares for cash:
(i) in connection with or pursuant to an offer of or invitation to apply for equity securities (but in the case of the authority granted under Resolution 15(b) set out in the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Company by way of pre-emptive offer or invitation (including, without limitation, a rights issue or open offer) in favour of holders of ordinary shares in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the respective number of ordinary shares held by them on the record date for such allotment or sale (and in favour of holders of any other class of equity securities entitled to participate therein or, if the Directors consider it necessary, as permitted by the rights of those securities) but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the Directors may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, treasury shares, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical difficulties which may arise under the laws of, or the requirements of any regulatory body or stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter whatsoever;
(ii) in the case of the authorisation granted under Resolution 15(a) set out in the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Company (or in the case of any sale of treasury shares), and otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (i) of this Resolution, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £3,070,431; and
(ii) in the case of the authorisation granted under Resolution 15(a) set out in the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Company (or in the case of any sale of treasury shares) and otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (i) or paragraph (ii) of this Resolution, up to a nominal amount equal to 20% of any allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares from time to time under paragraph (ii) of this Resolution, such authority to be used only for the purposes of making a follow-on offer which the Board of the Company determines to be of a kind contemplated by paragraph 3 of Section 2B of the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Company,
this power to expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company (or, if earlier, on 30 June 2025), save that the Company may before such expiry make any offer or agreement that would or might require equity securities to be allotted, or treasury shares to be sold, after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities, or sell treasury shares, in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
(a) allot equity securities (as defined in section 560 of the Company for cash pursuant to the authorisation conferred by paragraph (a) of Resolution 15; and
(b) sell ordinary shares (as defined in section 560(1) of the Company as treasury shares for cash,
as if section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities for cash and the sale of treasury shares for cash:
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contemplated by paragraph 3 of Section 2B of the Statement of Principles on Disapplying Pre-Emption Rights most recently published by the Pre-Emption Group prior to the date of the Notice of the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Company,
this power to expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company (or, if earlier, on 30 June 2025), save that the Company may before such expiry make any offer or agreement that would or might require equity securities to be allotted, or treasury shares to be sold, after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities, or sell treasury shares, in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
(a) the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares which may be purchased is 61,408,637;
(b) the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is 50;
(c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is an amount equal to the higher of: (i) 105% of the average middle market quotations for an ordinary share of the Company as derived from the Daily Official List published by the London Stock Exchange plc for the five business days prior to the date on which such share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an ordinary share and the highest current independent bid for an ordinary share on the trading venue(s) where the purchase is carried out;
(d) unless previously renewed revoked or varied, this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company (or, if earlier, on 30 June 2025); and
(e) the Company may, before this authority expires, make a contract to purchase ordinary shares which would or might be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of this authority, and may make purchases of ordinary shares pursuant to it as if this authority had not expired.
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Simon Callander Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
11 June 2024
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