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© Personal Assurance
Services Limited 2007
John Ormond House,
899 Silbury Boulevard,
Central Milton Keynes,
MK9 3XL
Tel: 01908 605000
Fax: 01908 698040 |
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| Investor
Information - Shareholder Communications |
| COMPANY
NUMBER: 3194991
PERSONAL GROUP HOLDINGS PLC ("the
Company")
NOTICE is hereby given that the annual general meeting of the Company will be held at Milton Keynes Theatre, Marlborough Gate, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK9 3NZ on 29 April 2008 at 1:00 p.m. for the purpose of considering, and if thought fit, passing the following Resolutions: -
AS ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
1. THAT the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2007, including the Directors' and Auditors' Reports be received, approved, and adopted;
2. THAT Mr Roger Green, having offered himself for retirement by rotation pursuant to Article 78 of the Company's Articles of Association, be re-elected as a director of the Company;
3. THAT Mr Chris Curling, having offered himself for retirement by rotation pursuant to Article 78 of the Company's Articles of Association, be re-elected as a director of the Company;
4. THAT Mr Christopher Johnston, having offered himself for retirement by rotation pursuant to Article 78 of the Company's Articles of Association, be re-elected as a director of the Company;
5. THAT Grant Thornton be re-appointed as auditors of the Company;
6. THAT the directors be authorised to fix remuneration of the Company's auditors;
7. THAT the directors be generally and unconditionally authorised to allot relevant securities (as defined in Section 80 of the Companies Act 1985) provided that:
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(i) where they are shares, the aggregate of the nominal amount of such securities, and, where such securities are not shares, the aggregate nominal amount of the shares in respect of which such securities confer the right to subscribe or convert, shall not exceed £76,368 representing 1,527,360 5p ordinary shares; and
(ii) such authority shall commence on the date of the passing of this resolution and shall, unless it is (prior to its expiry) revoked, varied or renewed by the company in general meeting, expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting of the Company next following the passing of this resolution save that the Company shall be entitled before such expiry to make an offer or agreement which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors shall be entitled to allot relevant securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired;
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| 8. THAT, subject to the Company's Articles of Association, the Company be and is generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (as defined in Section 163 of the Companies Act 1985) its own ordinary shares provided that: |
(i) the maximum number of shares to be acquired shall not exceed 1,527,360;
(ii) the maximum price which may be paid for the shares shall not be more than 5% above the average of the middle market price of those shares for the 10 business days prior to the day the purchase is made;
(iii) the minimum price which may be paid for the shares shall not be less than 5p per share; and
(iv) such authority shall commence on the date of the passing of this resolution and shall, unless it is (prior to its expiry) revoked, varied or renewed by the Company in general meeting, expire on the date of the Annual General Meeting next following the passing of this resolution save that the Company shall be entitled to make market purchases of its own shares after the expiry of such time limit so long as the contract of purchase was concluded before such expiry. |
AS A SPECIAL RESOLUTION
9. THAT, the directors be empowered pursuant to Section 95 of the Companies Act 1985 ("the Act") to allot (pursuant to any authority to allot relevant securities for the purposes of Section 80 of the Act) equity securities (as defined in Section 94 of the Act) for cash as if section 89(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment provided that such power shall be limited:
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(i) to allotments in connection with an offer of equity securities to the ordinary shareholders of the Company where the securities respectively attributable to the interests of such holders are proportionate (as nearly as may be and subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may consider appropriate, necessary or expedient to deal with any fractional entitlements or with any legal or practical difficulties in respect of overseas holders or otherwise) to the respective numbers of ordinary shares then held by such shareholders; and
(ii) to the allotments (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (i) above) of equity securities having, in the case of relevant shares (as defined in Section 94 of the Act), an aggregate nominal amount, or, in the case of other equity securities, giving the right to subscribe for or convert into relevant shares having an aggregate nominal amount, not exceeding £76,370 representing 1,527,400 5p ordinary shares and shall expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company next following the passing of this resolution save that the Company shall be entitled before such expiry to make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors shall be entitled to allot equity securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired. |
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order the board Dr J Barber
28 March 2008
Registered Office:
John Ormond House
899 Silbury Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 3XL
Note:
Any member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting convened by this Notice is entitled to appoint one or more proxies to attend, speak, and on a poll, vote instead of him. A proxy may demand, or join in the demanding of, a poll. The instrument appointment a proxy must be deposited at the Company’s registered office not later than 48 hours before the time appointed for the meeting, excluding any part of a day that is not a working day, i.e. by no later than 1p.m. on Friday 25th April 2008. A form of proxy which may be used for this purpose is enclosed. Completion and return of a proxy will not preclude you from attending and voting at the Extraordinary General Meeting, if you so wish.
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