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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OFA
PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY
Company Number 11197134
The Registrar of Companies for England and Wales, hereby certifies
that
MIDLAND AUTO GROUP LTD
is this day incorporated under the Companies Act 2006 as a private
company, that the company is limited by shares, and the situation of its
registered office is in England and Wales
Given at Companies House, Cardiff, on 9th February 2018
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Companies House ecsianOrconPates
The above information was communicated by electronic means and authenticated
by the Registrar of Companies under section 1115 of the Companies Act 2006Companies House INO 1 (ef)
Application to register a company
Received for filing in Electronic Format on the:08/02/2018 XOZCNRCR
Company Name in MIDLAND AUTO GROUP LTD
fall
Company Type: Private company limited by shares
Situation of England and Wales
Registered Office:
Proposed Registered 43 HIGH STREET EAST
Office Address: GLOSSOP
DERBYSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM SK13 8DA
Sic Codes: 45112
Electronically filed document for Company Number: 11197134Proposed Officers
Company Director I
Type. Person
Full Forename(s): MR ALEXANDER FRANCIS
Surname: woop
Semvice Address: 13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOSSOP
DERBYSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM SK13 8DA
Country/State Usually UNITED KINGDOM
Resident:
Date of Birth: **102/1982 Nationality: BRITISH
Occupation: DIRECTOR
The subscribers confirm that the person named has consented to act as a director.
Electronically filed document for Company Number: 11197134Company Director 2
Type: Person,
Full Forename(s): MR BRETT DANIEL,
Sumame: CARTWRIGHT
Service Address: 13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOSsOP
DERBYSHIRE,
UNITED KINGDOM SK13 8DA
Country/State Usually UNITED KINGDOM
Resident
Date of Birth: **101/1976 Nationality: — BRITISH
Occupation: DIRECTOR
The subscribers confirm that the person named has consented to act as a director.
Company Director 3
Type: Person
Full Forename(s): MR CYRUS EDWARD
Surname: SATONGAR
Service Address: 13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOssoP
DERBYSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM SK13 8DA
Country/State Usually UNITED KINGDOM
Resident
Date of Birth: **102/1983 Nationality: BRITISH
Occupation: DIRECTOR
The subscribers confirm that the person named has consented to act as a director.
Electronically filed document for Company Number: 11197134Company Director 4
Type: Person,
Full Forename(s): MR BENJAMIN STUART
Sumame: EGERTON
Service Address: 13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOSSOP, DERBYSHIRE
DERBYSHIRE,
UNITED KINGDOM SK13 8DA
Country/State Usually UNITED KINGDOM
Resident
Date of Birth: **1\0/A985 Nationality: — BRITISH
Occupation: DIRECTOR
The subscribers confirm that the person named has consented to act as a director.
Electronically filed document for Company Number: 11197134Statement of Capital (Share Capital)
Class of Shares: ORDINARY Number allotted 100
Curreney: GBP Aggregate nominal value: 100
Prescribed particulars
FULL RIGHTS TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF, ATTEND AND VOTE AT GENERAL MEETINGS.
ONE SHARE CARRIES ONE VOTE, AND FULL RIGHTS TO DIVIDENDS AND CAPITAL
DISTRIBUTIONS (INCLUDING UPON WINDING UP).
Statement of Capital (Totals)
Currency: GBP Total number of shares: 100
Total aggregate nominal value: 100
Total aggregate unpaid: 100
Electronically filed document for Company Number: 11197134Initial Shareholdings
Name:
Address
Name:
Address
Name:
Address
Name:
Address
ALEXANDER FRANCIS
wood
13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOSSOP
DERBYSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM.
SKI3 8DA
BRETT DANIEL
CARTWRIGHT
13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOssoP
DERBYSHIRE
UNITED KINGDO!
SKI3 8DA
CYRUS EDWARD
SATONGAR
13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOSSOP
DERBYSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM.
SKI3 8DA
EGERTON
13 HIGH STREET EAST
GLOSSOP, DERBYSHIRE
DERBYSHIRE
UNITED KINGDOM.
SKI3 8DA
Class of Shares
Munber of shares:
Currency:
Nominal value of each
share:
Amount unpaid:
Amount paid:
Class of Shares:
Number of shares:
Currency:
Nominal value of each
share.
Amount unpaid:
Amount paid:
Class of Shares:
Number of shares:
Currency:
Nominal value of each
share:
Amount unpaid:
Amount paid:
Class of Shares:
Number of shares
(Currency.
Nominal value of each
share:
Amount unpaid:
Amount paid:
ORDINARY
25
GBP
1
ORDINARY
25
GBP
ORDINARY
25
GBP
1
1
0
ORDINARY
25
GBP
1
1
0
Electronically filed document for Company Number:
11197134Persons with Significant Control (PSC)
Statement of no PSC
‘The company knows or has reason ve that there will be no registerable Person with Significant
Control or Relevant Legal Entity (RLE) in relation to the company
Electronically filed document for Company Number: 11197134Statement of Compliance
I confirm the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 as to registration have been complied with.
Name: ALEXANDER FRANCIS WOOD
Authenticated YES
Name: BRETT DANIEL CARTWRIGHT
Authenticated YES
Name: CYRUS EDWARD SATONGAR
Authenticated YES
Name: BENJAMIN STUART EGERTON
Authenticated YES
Authorisation
Authoriser Designation: Authenticated YES
Electronically filed document for Company Number: 11197134COMPANY HAVING A SHARE CAPITAL.
MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
OF
MIDLAND AUTO GROUP LTD
Each subscriber to this memorandum of association wishes to form a company under the
‘Companies Act 2006 and agrees to become a member of the Company and to take at least one
share.
Name of each subscriber Authentication by each subscriber
‘Alexander Francis Wood
Brett Daniel Cartwright
cyrus Edward Satongar
Benjamin Stuart Egerton
Dated 08/02/2018Articles of Association
or
MIDLAND AUTO GROUP LTD
PART.
INTERPRETATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Defined terms
1a
In these articles, unless the context requires otherwise
appointor has the meaning given to that term in Article 17.1;
articles means the companys articles of association for the time being in force;
Articles means the articles of association set out in this document which,
together with the Model Amtcles (as modified or excluded by this document)
forming part of the articles, and Article shall be construed accordingly;
calll has the meaning given to that term in Article 26.1
calll notice has the meaning given to that term in Article 26.1;
call payment date has the meaning given to that tetm in Article 29.2.1;
company’s lien has the meaning given to that term in Article 24;
Clear Days means (in relation to the period of a notice) that period excluding
the day when the notice is given or deemed to be given and the day for which it
is gven or on which it isto take effect;
Conflict has the meaning given to that term in Article 11.2;
conflicted director means a director who has, or could have, a Conflict ina
situation involving the company and consequently whose vote is not to be
counted in any vote to authorise such Conflict and who is not to be counted as
participating in the quorum for the meeting (or part of the meeting) at which
such matter is to be voted upon’
corporate representative has the meaning given to that term in Article 54:
Excess Securities has the meaning given to that term in Article 22.3.2;
holder in relation to shares means the person whose name is entered in the
register of members as the holder of the shares or, in the case of a share in
respect of which a share warrant has been issued (and not cancelled), the
person in possession of that warrant;12
13
La
15
16
17
lien enforcement notice has the meaning given to that term in Article 25;
Model Articles means the model articles for private companies limited by
shares contained in Schedule 1 of the Companies (Model icles) Regulations
2008 (SI 2002/3228) as amended prior to the date of adoption of these articles:
hon-conflicted director means any director who is not a conflicted director;
partly-paid in relation to a share means that part of that share's nominal value
or any premium at which it was issued has not been paid to the company;
proxy notification address has the meaning given to that term in Amicle §3.1;
relevant officer has the meaning given to that term in Articles 58.3.2 or 59.2.1,
as the case may be;
relevant loss has the meaning given to that term in Article 59.2.2;
relevant rate has the meaning given to that term in Article 29.2.2
transfer or transferring has the meaning given to those terms respectively in
Article 37.1
United Kingdom means Great Britain and Northern ireland; and
Save as otherwise specifically provided in these Articles, words and
expressions which have particular meanings in the Model Articles shall have the
same meanings in these Anicles, subject to which and unless the context
otherwise requires, words and expressions which have particular meanings in
the Companies Act 2006 as in force on the date when these Articles become
binding on the company shall have the same meanings in these Anicles.
Headings in these Articles are used for convenience only and shall not affect
the construction or interpretation of these Articles.
Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to a statute, statutory
provision or subordinate legislation is a reference to it as itis in force from time
to time and shall include any orders, regulations or subordinate legislation from
time to time made under it and any amendment or re-enactment of it or any
such orders, regulations or subordinate legislation for the time being in force.
Any phrase introduced by the terms “including’, "include", “in particular or any
similar expression shall be construed as illustrative and shall not limit the sense
of the words preceding those terms
The Model Articles shall apply to the company, except in so far as they are
‘modified or excluded by these Articles.
Articles 7, 8, 11(2) and (3), 13(2), 14(1) to (4) inclusive, 17(2), 19(5), 21, 26(5),
44(4), 45(1), 46(3), 52 and 53 of the Model Articles shall not apply to the
company,PART2
DIRECTORS
DIRECTORS’ POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Directors’ general authority
Article 3 of the Model Articles shall be amended by the insertion of the words “and to the
applicable provisions for the time being of the Companies Acts”, after the phrase "subject,
to the articles”
Change of Company name
Without prejudice to the generality of Article 2, the directors may resolve in accordance
with Article 5 to change the Company's name.
Committees
Where a provision of the articles refers to the exercise of a power, authority or discretion
by the directors and that power, authority or discretion has been delegated by the
directors to a committee, the provision shall be construed as permitting the exercise of
power, authority or discretion by the committee.
DECISION-MAKING BY DIRECTORS.
Directors to take decisions collectively
5.1 The general rule about decision-making by directors is that any decision of the
directors must be taken as a majority decision at a meeting or as a difectors’
written resolution in accordance with Article 6 (Directors' written resolutions) or
otherwise as a unanimous decision taken in accordance with Article 7
(Unanimous decisions)
52 it
5.21 the company only has one ditector for the time being, and
5.22 no provision of the articles requires it to have more than one director,
the general rule does not apply, and the director may (for so long as he remains
the sole director) take decisions without regard to any of the provisions of the
articles relating to directors’ decision-making,
53 Subject to the articles, each director participating in a directors’ meeting has
one vote,Directors' written resolutions
61
62
63
64
65
Any director may propose a directors’ written resolution by gWving notice in
wtiting of the proposed resolution to each of the other directors (including
alternate directors),
If the company has appointed a company secretary, the company secretary
must propose a directors’ written resolution if a director so requests by giving
Notice in writing to each of the other directors (including alternate directors).
Notice of a proposed directors’ written resolution must indicate:
63.1 the proposed resolution; and
63.2 the time by which itis proposed that the directors should adopt it.
A proposed directors’ written resolution is adopted when a majority of the
non-conflicted directors (or their alternates) have signed one or more copies of
it, provided that those directors (or their alternates) would have formed a
quorum at a directors’ meeting were the resolution to have been proposed at
such meeting
Once a directors’ written resolution has been adopted, it must be treated as if it
had been a decision taken at a directors’ meeting in accordance with the
articles.
Unanimous decisions
ra
72
73
A decision of the directors is taken in accordance with this Article 7 when all
non-contlicted directors indicate to each other by any means that they share a
common view on a matter,
A decision may not be taken in accordance with this Article 7.2 if the
non-conflicted directors would not have formed a quorum at a directors’ meeting
had the matter been proposed as a resolution at such a meeting
Once a directors’ unanimous decision is taken in accordance with this Article 7 it
must be treated as if it had been a decision taken at a directors’ meeting in
accordance with the Articles.
Calling a directors’ meeting
a1
Article 9 of the Model Articles shall be amended by:
8.1.1 inserting the words “each of” before the words "the directors”:
812 by inserting the phrase "(including alternate directors) whether or
‘rot he is absent from the UK," after the words “the cirectors’
8.13 by Inserting the words "subject to article 9,4" at the beginning of
article 9(3) of the Model Articles; and
8.1.4 by inserting the words “prior to or up to and including” before the
words ‘not more than seven days” in article 9(4) of the Model
Articles10
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Chairman's casting vote at directors’ meetings
sa
e2
Article 13(1) of the Model Articles shall be amended by the insertion of the
‘words “at a meeting of directors” after the word "proposal"
Article 13(1) of the Model Articles (as amended by Article 9.1) does not apply in
respect of a particular meeting (or part of a meeting) if, in accordance with the
articles, the chairman or other director chairing the meeting is a conflicted
ditector for the purposes of that meeting (or that part of that meeting at which
the proposal is voted upon).
Quorum for directors’ meetings
10.1
102
‘Subject to Article 10.2, the quorum for the transaction of business at a meeting
of cirectors may be fixed from time to time by a decision of the directors but it
must never be less than two directors, and unless othenwise fixed it is two. A
person who holds office only as an alternate director shall, if his appointor is not
present, be counted in the quorum. if and so long as there is a sole director, he
may exercise all the powers and authorities vested in the directors by these
articles and accordingly the quorum for the transaction of business in these
circumstances shall be one.
For the purposes of any meeting (or part of a meeting) held pursuant to Article
LL Directors’ conflicts of interests) to authorise a director's Conte, if there is
only one non-corilicted director in office in addition to the conflicted director(s),
the quorum for such meeting (or part of a meeting) shall be one non-corflicted
director.
Directors' conflicts of interests
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For the purposes of this Article 11, a conflict of interest includes a conflict of
interest and duty and a conflict of duties, and interest includes both direct and
Indirect interests.
The directors may, in accordance with the requirements set out in this Article 11,
authorise any matter proposed to them by any director which would, if not
authorised, invoWe a director breaching his duty under section 175 of the
Companies Act 2006 to avoid conflicts of interest (such matter being hereinafter
relerred to as a Conflict)
A director seeking authorisation in respect of a Conflict shall declare to the other
directors the nature and extent of his interest in a Conflict as soon as is
reasonably practicable. The director shall provide the other directors with such
details of the relevant matter as are necessary for the other directors to decide
how to address the Conflict, together with such other information as may be
requested by the other directors.
Any authorisation under this Article 11 will be effective only if
11.4.1 the matter in question shall have been proposed by any director for
consideration at a meeting of directors in the same way that any
other matter may be proposed to the directors under the provisions
of these articles or in such other manner as the directors may
determineus
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11.42 any requirement as to the quorum at the meeting of the directors at
which the matter is considered is met without counting the director in
question and any other conflicted director(s); and
11.43 the mater was agreed to without the director and any other
conflicted director(s) voting or would have been agreed to if their
votes had not been counted
Any authorisation of a Conflict under this Article 11 may (whether at the time of
giving the authorisation or subsequently)
115.1 extend to any actual or potential conflict of interest which may
reasonably be expected to arise out of the Conflict so authorised;
115.2 be subject to such terms and for such duration, or impase such limits
‘or conditions as the directors may determine: or
115.3 be terminated or varied by the directors at any time,
This will not affect anything done by the director prior to such termination or
variation in accordance with the terms of the authorisation.
In authorising a Conflict the directors may decide (whether at the time of giving
the authorisation or subsequently) that if a director has obtained any information
through his involvement in the Conflict otherwise than as a director of the
company and in respect of which he owes a duty of canfidentiality to another
person the director is under no obligation to:
11.6.1 disclose such information to the directors or to any director or other
officer or employee of the compary; or
11.62 use of apply any such information in performing his duties as a
director,
where to do so would amount to a breach of that confidence.
Where the directors authorise a Conflict they may provide, without limitation
(Whether at the time of giving the authorisation or subsequently) that the
director
11.7.1 is excluded from discussions (whether at meetings of directors or
otherwise) related to the Conflict
1172 is not given any documents or other information relating to the
Contlct;
117.3 may or may not vote (or may or may not be counted in the quorum)
at any future meeting of directors in relation to any resolution relating
to the Conflict.
Where the directors authorise a Contlict:
1.8.1 the director will be obliged to conduct himselt in accordance with any
terms, limits andlor conditions imposed by the directors in relation to
the Contict;ug
11.40
11.82 the Girector will not infringe any duty he owes to the company by
virtue of sections 171 10 177 of the Companies Act 2006 provided he
acs in accordance with such terms, limits and/or conditions (i ary)
a the directors impose in respect of its authorisation.
‘A director is not required, by reason of being a director (or because of the
fiduciary relatonship established by reason of being a director), to account to,
the company for any remuneration, profit or other benefit which he receives as
director or other officer or employee of the Company's subsidiaries or of any
‘other body corporate in which the Company is interested or which he derives.
from or in connection with a relationship involving @ Conflict which has been
authorised by the directors or by the company in general meeting (Subject in
each case to any terms, limits or conditions attaching to that authorisation) and
‘no contract stall be liable to be avoided on such grounds nor shall the receipt of
any such remuneration of other benefit constitute @ breach of his duty under
‘section 176 of the Companies Act 2006.
‘Subject to the applicable provisions for the time being of the Companies Acts
and to any terms, limits and/or conditions imposed by the directors in
accordance with Article 11.52, and provided that he has disclosed to the
directors the nature and extent of any interest of his in accordance with the
‘Companies Acts, a director notwithstanding his office:
1110.1 may be a party to, or otherwise interested in, any contract,
transaction or arrangement with the company or in which the
‘company is otherwise interested;
11.102 shall be counted as participating for voting and quorum purposes in
‘any decision in connection with any proposed or existing transaction
fr arrangement with the company, in which he is in any way directly
or indirectly interested:
11.103 may act by himself or his fim in a professional capacity for the
company (otherwise than as auditor) and he or his firm shall be
‘entitled to temuneration for professional services as if he were not a
Girector;
1110.4 may be a director or other officer of, or employed by, or a party to
any contract, transaction or atrangement with, or otherwise
imerested in, any body corporate promoted by the company or in
Which the company is otherwise interested; and
11.105 shall not, by reason of his office, be accountable to the company for
any benefit which he (or anyone connected with him (as defined in
‘section 252 of the Companies Act 2006) derives from any such office
‘or employment or from any such contract, transaction or
arrangement or from any interest in any such body corporate and no
such contract, transaction or arrangement shall be liable to be
avoided on the ground of any such interest or benefit, nor shall the
receipt of any such remuneration or benefit constitute a breach of his
‘duty under section 176 of the Companies Act 2006.12
Records of decisions to be kept
Where decisions of the directors are taken by electronic means, such decisions shall be
recorded by the directors in permanent form, so that they may be read with the naked
eye.
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
13 Number of directors
Unless othenwise determined by ordinary resolution, the number of dlrectors (other than
alternate directors) shall not be Subject to any maximum but shall not be less than one.
14 Methods of appointing directors
14.1 Any person who is willing to act as a director, and is permitted by law to do so,
may be appointed to be a director:
141.1 by ordinary resolution, or
14.1.2 bya decision of the directors.
142 In any case where, as a result of death or bankruptcy, the company has no
shareholders and no directors, the transmittee(s) of the last shareholder to have
died or to have a bankruptcy order macle against him (as the case may be) shall
have the right, by notice in writing, to appoint a person (including a transite
who Is a natural person), who is willing to act and is permitted to do so, to be a
director.
143 For the purposes of Article 14.2, where two or more shareholders die in
cireumstances rendering it uncertain who was the last to die, a younger
shareholder is deemed to have survived an older shareholder.
15 Termination of director's appointment
Article 18(c) of the Model Articles shall be amended by the addition of the words “and the
Company resolves that his office be vacated’ at the end of the sub-Avicle.
16 _Directors' expenses
Article 20 of the Model Aricles shall be amended by the insertion of the words "(including
alternate directors) and the secretary (i ary)" before the words “properly incur
ALTERNATE DIRECTORS
17 Appointment and removal of alternate directors
17.1 Any director (appointor) may appoint as an alternate any other director, or any
other person approved by resolution of the directors, to:
17.1.1 exercise that director's powers; and
17.1.2 camry out that director's responsibilities,18
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173
Rights and responsibil
18.1
18.2
183
18.4
17.13 in elation to the taking of decisions by the directors in the absence
of the alternate’s appointor.
Any appointment or removal of an alternate must be effected by notice in writing
to the company signed by the appointor, or in any other manner approved by
the directors,
The notice must:
173.1 identity the proposed alternate; and
17.32 in the case of a notice of appointment, contain a statement signed
by the proposed alternate that the proposed alternate is willing to act
as the alternate of the director giving the notice.
ies of alternate directors
Analternate director may act as alternate ditector to more than one director and
has the same rights in relation to any decision of the directors as the alternate's
appointor.
Except as the anicles specify otherwise, altemate directors:
162.1 are deemed for all purposes to be directors;
182.2 are liable for their own acts and omissions.
18.2.3 are subject to the same restrictions as their appointors (including
those set out in sections 172 to 177 CA 2006 inclusive and Arlicle
):and
182.4 are not deemed to be agents of or for their appointors,
and, in particular (without limitation), each alternate director shall be enttled to
receive notice of all meetings of directors and of all meetings of committees of
directors of which his appointor is a shareholder,
A person who is an alternate director but not a director:
183. may be counted as participating for the purposes of determining
whether a quorum is present (but only if that person's appointor is,
rot participating and provided that no alternate may be counted as
more than one director for these purposes):
183.2 may participate in a unanimous decision of the directors (out only if
his appointor does not participate); and
183.3 may sign a writen resolution (but only if it is not signed or to be
signed by that person's appointor),
‘A director who is also an altemate director is enttied, in the absence of any of
his appointors, to a separate vote an behalf of that appointor, in addition to his
own vote on any decision of the directors but he shall count as only one for the
purpose of determining whether a quorum is present.19
20
21
185 An alternate director is not entitled to recelve any remuneration from the
company for serving as an alternate director except such part of the alternate’s
appointor’s remuneration as the appointor may direct by notice in writing made
to the company.
Termination of alternate directorship
‘An alternate director's appointment as an alternate for any appointor terminates:
19.1 when that appointor revokes the appointment by notice to the company in
writing specifying when it is to terminate;
192 when notification is recelved by the Company from the alternate that the
alternate is resigning as alternate for that appointor and such resignation has
taken effect in accordance with its terms:
19.3 onthe occurrence, in relation to the alternate, of any event which, if it occurred
In relation to that appointor, would result in the termination of that appointor's
appointment as a director,
19.4 onthe death of that appointor; or
195 when the alternate's appointor’s appointment as a director terminates.
SECRETARY
Appointment and removal of secretary
The directors may appoint any person who is willing to act as the secretary for such term,
at such remuneration, and upon such conditions as they may think fit and from time to
time remave such person and, if the directors so decide, appoint a replacement, in each
case by a decision of the directors.
PARTS
‘SHARES AND DISTRIBUTIONS
SHARES
Further issues of shares: authority
21.1 The following paragraphs of this Article 21 shall not apply to a private company
with only one class of shares.
21.2 Subject to Amticle 21.1 and save to the extent authorised by these articles, or
authorised from time to time by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders, the
directors shall not exercise any power to allot shares or to grant rights to
subscribe for, or to convert any security into, any shares in the company.
21.3 Subject to the remaining provisions of this Avticle 21 and to Article 22 (Further
issues of shares: pre-emption rights) andi to any directions which may be given
by the company in general meeting, the directors are generally and
unconditionally authorised, for the purpose of section S51 of the Companies Act
2006 to exerc'se any power of the company to:22
214
213.1 offer or allot
213.2 grantrights to subscribe for or to convert any secunity into;
213.3 otherwise create, deal in, or dispose of,
any shares in the company to any person, at any time and subject to any terms
and conditions as the directors think proper.
The authority referred to in article 21.3:
21.4.1 shall be limited to a maximum nominal value of £1,000;
21.42 shall only apply insofar as the company has not renewed, waived or
revoked it by ordinary resolution; and
21.43 may only be exercised for a period of five years commencing on the
ate on which the company is incorporated or these articles are
adopted whichever is the later, save that the directors may make an
offer or agreement which would, or might, require shares to be
allotted after the expiry of such authorty (and the directors may allot
shares in pursuance of an offer or agreement as if such authority
had not expired),
Further issues of shares: pre-emption rights
224
222
223
In accordance with section 567(1) of the Companies Act 2006, sections 561 and
562 of the Companies Act 2006 shall not apply to an allotment of equity
securities (as defined in section 560(1) of the Companies Act 2006) made by
the company,
Unless otherwise agreed by special resolution, ifthe company proposes to allot
any equity securities, those equity securities shall not be allotted to any person
Unless the company has first offered them to all shareholders on the date of the
offer on the same terms, and at the same price, as those equity securities are
being offered to such other person on a pari passu basis and pro rata to the
ominal value of shares held by those shareholders (as nearly as possible
without involving fractions),
The offer
223.1 shall be in writing, shall be open for acceptance for a period of
fifteen working days from the date of the offer and shall give details
of the number and subscription price of the relevant equity
securities; and
2232 may stipulate that any shareholder who wishes to subscribe for a
umber of equity secutities in excess of the proportion to which he is
entitled shall, in his acceptance, state the number of excess equity
securities (Excess Securities) for which he wishes to subscribe23
24
22.4
Any equity securities not accepted by shareholders pursuant to the offer made
to them in accordance with Articies 22.1 and 222 shall be used for satisfying
any requests for Excess Securities made pursuant to Article 22.3.2. If there are
insufficient Excess Securities to satisfy such requests, the Excess Securities
shall be allotted to the applicants as nearly as practicable in the proportion that
the number of Excess Securities each shareholder indicated he would accept
bears to the total number of Excess Securities applied for (as nearly as possible
without involving fractions or increasing the number of Excess Securities
allotted to any shareholder beyond that applied for by him). After that allotment,
any Excess Securities remaining shall be offered to any other person as the
directors may determine, at the same price and on the same terms as the offer
to the shareholders.
Variation of class rights
234
232
Whenever the capital of the company is divided into different classes of shares,
the special rights attached to any class may only be varied or abrogated, either
whilst the company is a going concern or during or in contemplation of a
winding up, with the consent of the holders of the issued shares of that class
given in accordance with Article 23.2,
The consent of the holders of a class of shares may be given by:
232.1 a special resolution passed at a separate general meeting of the
holders of the issued shares of that class; or
232.2 — awritten resolution in any form signed by or on behalf of the holders
of three-quarters in nominal value of the issued shares of that class,
but not otherwise. To every such meeting, all the provisions ofthese articles and
the Companies Act 2006 relating to general meetings of the company shal
appy (with such amendments as may be necessary to gve such provisions
efficacy) but so thatthe necessary quorum shal be two holders of shares ofthe
relevant class present in person or by proxy and holding or representing not
less than one tra in rorrinal value ofthe Issued shares of the relevant class:
that every Holder of shares of the class shall be entitled on a pollo one vote for
every such share held by him: and that any holder of shares of the class,
Present in person or by proxy of (being a corporation) by a duly authorised
representative, may demand a poll, If at any adjourned meeting of such holders:
such a quorum as aforesaid is rot present, not less than ane holder who Is
present in person or By proxy or (being a corporation) by a duly authorised
representative shal be a quorum
Company's lien over shares
‘The company has a lien (company's lien) over every share, whether or not fully paid,
which is registered in the name of any person indebted or under any liability to the
company, whether he is the sole registered holder of the share or one of several joint
holders, for all monies payable by him (either alone or jointly with any other person) to the
company, whether payable immediately or at some time in the future and whether or nota
call notice has been sent in respect of It.25
24.
242
The companys lien over a share:
24.1.1 takes priority over any third party's interest in that share, and
241.2 extends to any dividend or other money payable by the company in
respect of that share and (f the lien is enforced and the share is sold
by the company) the proceeds of sale of that share.
The directors may at any time decide that a share which is or would otherwise
be subject to the companys lien shall not be subject to it, ether wholly or in
part
Enforcement of the company's lien
251
252
254
‘Subject to the provisions of this Article 28. if:
25.1.1 alien enforcement notice has been given in respect of a share, and
25.1.2 the person to wham the notice was given has failed to comply with it,
the company may sell that share in accordance with Article 33.8.
Alien enforcement notice:
252.1 may only be given in respect of a share which is subject to the
‘companys lien, in respect of which a sum is payable and the due
ate for payment of that sum has passed;
2522 must specity the share concemed:
25.2.3 must be in writing and require payment of the sum payable within
fourteen days of the notice:
252.4 — must be addressed either to the holder of the share or to a
transmittee of that holder; and
252.5 must state the company's intention 10 sell the share if the notice is
"rot complied with,
Where shares are sold under this Article 25:
253.1 the directors may authorise any person to execute an instrument of
transfer of the shares to the purchaser or a person nominated by the
purchaser, and
253.2 the transferee is not bound to see to the application of the
consideration, and the transteree’s ttle is not affected by any
irregularity in or invalidity of the process leading to the sale.
The net proceeds of any such sale (after payment of the costs of sale and any
‘other costs of enforcing the lien) must be applied,
25.4.1 first, in payment of so much of the sum for which the lien exists as
was payable at the date of the lien enforcement notice,25.42 second, to the person entitled to the shares at the date of the sale,
but only after the certificate for the shares sold has been
surrendered to the company for cancellation or an indemnity in a
form reasonably satisfactory to the directors has been given for ary
lost certificates, and subject to a lien equivalent to the companys
lien for any money payable (whether payable immediately or at
‘some time in the future) as existed over the shares before the sale in
respect of all shares registered in the name of such person (whether
as the sole registered holder or as one of several joint holders) after
the date of the lien enforcement notice.
A statutory declaration by a director or the company secretary (if any) that the
declarant is a director or the company secretary (as the case may be) and that
a share has been sold to satisty the companys lien on a specified date:
25.5.1 is conclusive evidence of the facts stated in it as against all persons
claiming to be entitled to the share, and
25.52 subject to compliance with any other formalities of transfer required
by the articles or by law, constitutes a good title to the share
28 Call notices
26.1
Subject to the articles and the terms on which shares are allotted, the directors,
may send a notice (call notice) to a shareholder requiring the shareholder to
pay the company a specified sum of money (call) which is payable by that
member to the Company at the date when the directors decide to send the call
notice
Acall notice:
26.2.1 must be in writing
262.2 may not require a shareholder to pay a call which exceeds the total
amount of his indebtedness or liabilty to the company,
26.2.3 must state when and how any call to which it relates itis to be paid;
and
262.4 may permit or require the call to be paid by instalments.
A shareholder must comply with the requirements of a call notice, but no
shareholder is obliged to pay any call before fourteen days have passed since
the notice was sent
Before the company has received any call due under a call notice the directors.
may:
26.4.1 revoke it wholly or in part, or
26.42 specify a later time for payment than is specified in the notice,
by a further notice in writing to the shareholder in respect of whose shares the
call is made,