Bye-Laws (Redline)
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYE-LAWS
OF
(Adopted by resolution of the Directors dated
resolution of the Members dated
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SUBJECT |
BYE-LAWNo. |
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Interpretation |
1-5 |
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Shares |
6-10 |
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Rights Attached to Preference A Share and |
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Preference B Share |
11-39-39 |
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Rights Attached to Ordinary Shares |
40 |
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Treasury Shares |
41 |
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Allotment Of Shares |
42-48-48 |
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Pre-Emption Rights |
49-57-57 |
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Power of the Company to purchase its Shares |
58-59-59 |
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60-63 |
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Variation Of Rights |
64-65 |
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Share Certificates |
66-72-72 |
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Shares held in CREST |
73-75-75 |
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Lien |
76-81 |
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Calls On Shares |
82-90-90 |
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Forfeiture Of Shares |
91-99-99 |
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Register Of Members |
100-102 |
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Record Dates |
103-104-104 |
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Transfer Of Shares |
105-114 |
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Transmission Of Shares |
115-120-120 |
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Disclosure of Interest in Shares |
121-128-128 |
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Untraceable Members |
129 |
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130-141-141 |
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Takeover Provisions |
141A |
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General Meetings |
142-144 |
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Notice Of General Meetings |
145-146 |
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Proceedings At General Meetings |
147-152-152 |
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Voting |
153-167 |
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Proxies |
168-182 |
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Corporations Acting By Representatives |
183 |
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Written Resolutions Of Members |
184 |
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Board Of Directors |
185-186-186 |
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Retirement Of Directors |
187-188 |
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Removal of Directors |
189-191-191 |
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Disqualification Of Directors |
192-193-193 |
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Executive Directors |
194-195-195 |
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Alternate Directors |
196-203 |
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Directors' Fees And Expenses |
204-210 |
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Directors' Interests |
211-214 |
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General Powers Of The Directors |
215-220 |
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Borrowing Powers |
221-231 |
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Proceedings Of The Directors |
232-244 |
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Managers |
245-247 |
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Officers |
248-251 |
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Register of Directors and Officers |
252 |
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Minutes |
253 |
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Seal |
254 |
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Authentication Of Documents |
255 |
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Destruction Of Documents |
256 |
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Dividends And Other Payments |
257-269 |
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Reserves |
270 |
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Capitalisation |
271-272 |
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Security Arrangements, Orderly Conduct |
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And Confidential Information |
273 |
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Accounting Records |
274-278 |
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Audit |
279-284 |
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Notices |
285-295-295 |
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Signatures |
296 |
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Winding Up |
297-298-298 |
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Indemnity |
299 |
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Alteration Of Bye-laws And Amendment To |
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Memorandum of Association And Name of Company |
300 |
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Creation And Issue of Share Classes |
301-302-302 |
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INTERPRETATION
- In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires, the words standing in the first column of the following table shall bear the meaning set opposite them respectively in the second column.
- Definitions:
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"Act" |
the Companies Act 1981 of |
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time to time. |
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"AIM" |
the AIM market operated by the London Stock |
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Exchange. |
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"AIM Rules" |
the Rules of the |
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admission to and the operation of AIM, as amended |
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from time to time. |
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"Affiliate" |
of a specified person means a person that (at the time |
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when the determination is to be made) directly, or |
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indirectly through one or more intermediaries, |
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controls, or is controlled by, or is under common |
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control with, the specified person. As used in the |
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foregoing sentence, the terms "control" (including, |
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with correlative meaning, in terms "controlling," |
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"controlled by" and "under common control with") |
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means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the |
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power to direct or cause the direction of the |
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management and policies of a person, whether |
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through the ownership of voting securities, by |
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contract or otherwise. |
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"Auditor" |
the auditor of the Company for the time being and |
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may include any individual or partnership. |
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"Board" or "Directors" |
the board of directors of the Company appointed or |
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elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by, or |
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pursuant to, a resolution in accordance with the Act |
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and these Bye-laws or the directors present at a |
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meeting of directors at which there is a quorum. |
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"Business Day" |
any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public |
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holiday in |
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"Bye-laws" |
these Bye-laws in their present form or as |
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supplemented or amended or substituted or restated |
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from time to time. |
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"capital" |
the share capital from time to time of the Company. |
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"clear days" |
in relation to the period of notice that period |
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excluding the day when the notice is given or deemed |
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to be given and the day for which it is given or on |
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which it is to take effect. |
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"committee" |
a committee of the Board. |
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"Company" |
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"competent regulatory |
a competent regulatory authority in a territory in |
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authority" |
which the shares of the Company are listed or quoted |
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on a stock exchange in such territory. |
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"CREST" |
the electronic settlement system operated by |
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the purpose of the Regulations. |
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"CREST Rules" |
the operating rules of CREST. |
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"debenture" |
and |
include debenture stock and debenture stockholder |
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"debenture holder" |
respectively. |
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"Depositary" |
any person who is a shareholder by virtue of its |
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holding shares as a trustee for those individuals who |
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have elected to hold shares in dematerialised form |
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through depositary interests. |
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"Director" |
a director of the Company and shall include, unless |
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the context otherwise requires, an alternate director. |
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"Employees' Share Scheme" |
any scheme adopted or arrangement made for |
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encouraging or facilitating the holding of shares in the |
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Company by or on behalf of: |
(a) employees or former employees of the Company, 5
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