Albion. Tch Vct Regulatory News (AATG)

4 Jun 2019 17:14

AGM Statement

ALBION TECHNOLOGY & GENERAL VCT PLCLEI Code 213800TKJUY376H3KN16

At an Annual General Meeting of Albion Technology & General VCT PLC, duly convened and held at the City of London Club, 19 Old Broad Street, London on 4 June 2019 the following resolutions were passed:

Ordinary resolutions numbers 1 to 7 were passed.

The following items of Special Business were passed of which resolution 8 was passed as ordinary resolution and 9 to 11 were passed as special resolutions.

Special Business8. Authority to allot sharesThat 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 an aggregate nominal amount of £237,423 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 such 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 this authority had not expired.

9. Authority for the disapplication of pre-emptive rightsThat the Directors be empowered, pursuant to sections 570 and 573 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 8 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.

10. Authority to purchase own sharesThat, 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 that:

the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 17,794,867 shares, or, if lower, such number of Ordinary shares as shall equal 14.99 per cent. of the issued Ordinary share capital of the Company as at the date of the passing of this resolution (excluding any Ordinary shares held in treasury); the minimum price, exclusive of any expenses, which may be paid for an Ordinary share is 1 penny; 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; 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 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.

11. Authority to sell treasury sharesThat the Directors be empowered to sell treasury shares at the higher of the prevailing current share price and the price bought in at.

4 June 2019

For further information please contact:Albion Capital Group LLPTel: 0207 601 1850