THAT the Company be and is hereby authorised, in accordance with section 315 of the Companies (Guernsey) Law 2008, as amended (Companies Law) to make one or more market acquisitions, as defined in section 316 of the Companies Law of ordinary preference shares of no par value in the capital of the Company (Shares), provided that: (a) the maximum aggregate number of Shares authorised to be purchased is 31,379,066 Shares or, if less, the number representing an amount up to (but not including) 14.99 per cent. of the total number of issued Shares, excluding any Shares held by the Company in treasury, on the date that this resolution is passed; (b) the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid by the Company for each Share shall be US $0.01; (c) the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid by the Company for a Share shall be not more than 5 per cent. above the average of the mid-market quotations of a Share as derived from the London Stock Exchange for the 5 business days immediately preceding the day on which that Share is acquired; (d) such authority shall expire on the earlier of (i) the date which is 18 months from the date of the passing of this resolution and (ii) the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company following the date of the passing of this resolution; and (e) notwithstanding paragraph (d), the Company may make a contract to purchase Shares under this authority before the expiry of this authority which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of this authority and may make a purchase of Shares in pursuance of any such contract after such expiry.
100% |
Those in favour of the resolution |
140,599,968 |
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Those against the resolution |
0 |
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Those withheld and not counted |
0 |
IT WAS RESOLVED THAT Resolution 6 be and is hereby passed. |