Kings Arms Yard Agm Statement
16 May 2018 - 11:02PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMKAY
Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC
LEI Code 213800DK8H27QY3J5R45
At an Annual General Meeting of Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC, duly convened
and held at the City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London on 16
May 2018 the following resolutions were passed:
Ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 5 were passed.
The following items of Special Business were passed of which resolution
6 and 7 were passed as ordinary resolutions and 8 to 10 were passed as
special resolutions.
Special Business
6. Change of investment policy
That the Company's investment policy be amended by replacing the wording
under the heading "Investment policy" in the current policy with the
following:
"The Company will invest in a broad portfolio of higher growth
businesses across a variety of sectors of the UK economy including
higher risk technology companies. Allocation of assets will be
determined by the investment opportunities which become available but
efforts will be made to ensure that the portfolio is diversified both in
terms of sector and stage of maturity of company."
7. Authority to allot shares
The Directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance
with section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the "Act") to allot Ordinary
shares of nominal value 1 penny per share in the Company up to a maximum
aggregate nominal amount of GBP676,159 (representing approximately 20
per cent. of the issued share capital as at the date of this notice)
provided that this authority shall expire 15 months from the date that
this resolution is passed, or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next
Annual General Meeting of the Company, but so that the Company may,
before the expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might
require shares to be allotted or rights to subscribe for or convert
securities into shares to be granted after such expiry and the Directors
may allot shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert securities
into shares pursuant to such an offer or agreement as if the authority
had not expired.
8. Authority for the disapplication of pre-emption rights
That the Directors be empowered, pursuant to section 570 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 number 7
and/or 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.
Under this power the Directors may impose any limits or restrictions and
make any arrangements which they deem necessary or expedient to deal
with any treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates, legal,
regulatory or practical problems in, or laws of, any territory or other
matter, arising under the laws of, or the requirements of any recognised
regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory or any other
matter.
This power shall expire 15 months from the date that this resolution is
passed or, if earlier, the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting
of the Company, save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an
offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be
allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities
in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if this power had not
expired.
9. Authority to purchase own shares
That, subject to and in accordance with the Company's Articles of
Association, the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised,
pursuant to and in accordance with section 701 of the Act, to make
market purchases (within the meaning of Section 693(4) of the Act) of
Ordinary shares of 1 penny each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary
shares"), on such terms as the Directors think fit, provided always
that:
(a) the maximum aggregate number of shares hereby authorised to be
purchased is 50,678,148 shares representing 14.99 per cent. of the
issued Ordinary share capital of the Company as at the date of this
Notice;
(b) the minimum price, exclusive of any expenses, which may be paid for
an Ordinary share is 1 penny;
(c) the maximum price, exclusive of any expenses, which may be paid for
a share shall be an amount equal to the higher of (a) 105% of the
average of the middle market quotations for the share, as derived from
the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List, for the five business
days immediately preceding the date on which the share is purchased; and
(b) the amount stipulated by Article 5(1) of the Buy-back and
Stabilisation Regulation 2003;
(d) the authority hereby conferred shall, unless previously revoked,
varied or renewed, expire 15 months from the date that this resolution
is passed or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next Annual General
Meeting; and
(e) the Company may enter into a contract or contracts to purchase
shares under this authority before the expiry of the authority which
will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of the
authority, and may make a purchase of shares in pursuance of any such
contract or contracts as if the authority conferred hereby had not
expired.
10. Authority to sell treasury shares
That the Directors be empowered to sell treasury shares at the higher of
the prevailing current share price and the price bought in at.
16 May 2018
For further information please contact:
Albion Capital Group LLP
Tel: 0207 601 1850
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contained therein.
Source: Kings Arms Yard VCT PLC via Globenewswire
http://www.sparkventures.com
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