AGM Information • May 23, 2024
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At the Annual General Meeting of the Company duly convened and held at Melbourne House, 5th Floor, 44-46 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4LL on 23rd May 2024, the below ordinary resolution and proceeding four special resolutions were duly passed as Special Business. The resolution numbers below correspond to the number set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting:
That, in substitution for all existing authorities, the Directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company and to grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of £1,680,975 for a period expiring (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed) at the end of the Company's 2025 annual general meeting or, if sooner, 23 August 2025, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares to be granted after this authority expires and the Directors may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security into shares in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if this authority had not expired.
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 15, and in substitution for all subsisting authorities, the Directors be and are hereby authorised pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Act to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash, pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 15 and/or to sell Ordinary Shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that such power shall be limited:
b. holders of other equity securities, as required by the rights of those securities, or as the Directors otherwise consider necessary,
and so that the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and make any arrangements which the Directors consider necessary or appropriate to deal with fractional entitlements, treasury shares, record dates or any legal, regulatory or practical problems in, or under the laws of, any territory or the requirements of any regulatory authority or stock exchange in any territory or otherwise; and
(ii) to the allotment of equity securities and/or sale of treasury shares otherwise than pursuant to paragraph (i) of this Resolution, up to an aggregate nominal amount of £504,292 (being just less than 10 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company (excluding treasury shares) on 6 March 2024, the last practicable date prior to the publication of this AGM Notice), and any such authority shall expire at the end of the Company's 2025 annual general meeting or, if sooner, 23 August 2025 (save that the Company may, before the expiry of the power hereby conferred, make any offer or agreement which 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 pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if the power hereby conferred had not expired). This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(3) of the Act as if in the first paragraph of this Resolution the words "pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 15" were omitted.
That, subject to the passing of Resolution 15, and in place of all existing and unused powers, the Directors be and are hereby authorised, in addition to any authority granted under Resolution 16 and pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) for cash, pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 15, and/or to sell Ordinary Shares held by the Company as treasury shares for cash, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that such power shall be:
and any such authority shall expire at the end of the Company's 2025 annual general meeting or, if sooner, 23 August 2025 (save that the Company may, before the expiry of the power hereby conferred, make any offer or agreement which 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 pursuant to any such offer or agreement as if the power hereby conferred had not expired). This power applies in relation to a sale of shares which is an allotment of equity securities by virtue of section 560(3) of the Act as if in the first paragraph of this Resolution the words "pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution 15" were omitted.
That the Company is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of section 701 of the Act to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of its Ordinary Shares on such terms and in such manner as the Directors may from time to time determine, and where such shares are held as treasury shares the Company may use them for the purposes of its employee share schemes, provided that:
That the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than annual general meetings) shall be not less than 14 clear days' notice.
Signed:
Rebecca Dunn, Head of Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary 23 May 2024
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