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1、 SCHEDULE 3 Regulation 4MODEL ARTICLES FOR PUBLIC COMPANIESINDEXX TOO THHE AARTIICLEESPART 1INTERRPREETATTIONN ANND LLIMIITATTIONN OFF LIIABIILITTY1. Deefinned terrms2. Liiabiilitty oof mmembberssPART 2DIRECCTORRSDIRECCTORRS POWWERSS ANND RRESPPONSSIBIILITTIESS3. Diirecctorrs genneraal aauthhoriity4

2、. Meembeers reeserrve powwer5. Diirecctorrs mmay dellegaate6. CoommiitteeesDECISSIONN-MAAKINNG BBY DDIREECTOORS7. Diirecctorrs tto ttakee deecissionns ccolllecttiveely8. Caalliing a ddireectoors meeetiing9. Paartiicippatiion in dirrecttorss mmeettinggs10. QQuorrum forr diirecctorrs meeetinngs11. MMe

3、ettinggs wwherre ttotaal nnumbber of dirrecttorss leess thaan qquorrum12. CChaiirinng ddireectoors meeetiingss13. VVotiing at dirrecttorss mmeettinggs: genneraal rrulees14. CChaiirmaanss caastiing votte aat ddireectoors meeetiingss15. AAlteernaatess vootinng aat ddireectoors meeetiingss16. CConfflic

4、cts of inttereest17. PPropposiing dirrecttorss wwritttenn reesollutiionss18. AAdopptioon oof ddireectoors wrrittten ressoluutioons19. DDireectoors diiscrretiion to makke ffurttherr ruulessAPPOIINTMMENTT OFF DIIRECCTORRS20. MMethhodss off apppoiintiing dirrecttorss21. RRetiiremmentt off diirecctorrs

5、bby rrotaatioon22. TTermminaatioon oof ddireectoorss apppoiintmmentt23. DDireectoors reemunneraatioon24. DDireectoors exxpennsessALTERRNATTE DDIREECTOORS25. AAppoointtmennt aand remmovaal oof aalteernaatess26. RRighhts andd reespoonsiibillitiies of altternnatee diirecctorrs27. TTermminaatioon oof aa

6、lteernaate dirrecttorsshippPART 3DECISSIONN-MAAKINNG BBY MMEMBBERSSORGANNISAATIOON OOF GGENEERALL MEEETIINGSS28. MMembberss caan ccalll geenerral meeetinng iif nnot enooughh diirecctorrs29. AAtteendaancee annd sspeaakinng aat ggeneerall meeetiingss30. QQuorrum forr geenerral meeetinngs31. CChaiirinn

7、g ggeneerall meeetiingss32. AAtteendaancee annd sspeaakinng bby ddireectoors andd noon-mmembberss33. AAdjoournnmenntVOTINNG AAT GGENEERALL MEEETIINGSS34. VVotiing: geenerral35. EErroors andd diispuutess36. DDemaandiing a ppolll37. PProcceduure on a ppolll38. CConttentt off prroxyy nooticces39. DDeli

8、iverry oof pproxxy nnotiicess40. AAmenndmeentss too reesollutiionssRESTRRICTTIONNS OON MMEMBBERSS RRIGHHTS41. NNo vvotiing of shaaress onn whhichh mooneyy owwed to commpannyAPPLIICATTIONN OFF RUULESS TOO CLLASSS MEEETIINGSS42. CClasss mmeettinggsPART 4SHAREES AAND DISSTRIIBUTTIONNSISSUEE OFF SHHAREE

9、S43. PPoweers to isssue diffferrentt cllassses of shaare44. PPaymmentt off coommiissiionss onn suubsccripptioon ffor shaaressINTERRESTTS IIN SSHARRES45. CComppanyy noot bbounnd bby llesss thhan abssoluute inttereestssSHAREE CEERTIIFICCATEES46. CCerttifiicattes to be isssuedd exxceppt iin ccerttainn

10、caasess47. CConttentts aand exeecuttionn off shharee ceertiificcatees48. CConssoliidatted shaare cerrtifficaatess49. RRepllaceemennt ssharre ccerttifiicattesSHAREES NNOT HELLD IIN CCERTTIFIICATTED FORRM50. UUnceertiificcateed ssharres51. SSharre wwarrranttsPARTLLY PPAIDD SHHAREES52. CComppanyys liee

11、n ooverr paartlly ppaidd shharees53. EEnfoorceemennt oof tthe commpannyss liien54. CCalll nooticces55. LLiabbiliity to payy caallss56. WWhenn caall notticee neeed nott bee isssueed57. FFailluree too coomplly wwithh caall notticee: aautoomattic connseqquenncess58. NNotiice of inttendded forrfeiiturre

12、59. DDireectoors poowerr too foorfeeit shaaress60. EEffeect of forrfeiiturre61. PProcceduure folllowwingg foorfeeituure62. SSurrrendder of shaaressTRANSSFERR ANND TTRANNSMIISSIION OF SHAARESS63. TTrannsfeers of cerrtifficaatedd shharees64. TTrannsfeer oof uunceertiificcateed ssharres65. TTrannsmiiss

13、iion of shaaress66. TTrannsmiitteees riightts67. EExerrcisse oof ttrannsmiitteees riightts68. TTrannsmiitteees bouund by priior notticeesCONSOOLIDDATIION OF SHAARESS69. PProcceduure forr diispoosinng oof ffracctioons of shaaressDISTRRIBUUTIOONS70. PProcceduure forr deeclaarinng ddiviidennds71. CCalc

14、culaatioon oof ddiviidennds72. PPaymmentt off diividdendds aand othher disstriibuttionns73. DDeduuctiionss frrom disstriibuttionns iin rresppectt off suums oweed tto tthe commpanny74. NNo iinteeresst oon ddisttribbutiionss75. UUncllaimmed disstriibuttionns76. NNon-cassh ddisttribbutiionss77. WWaivve

15、r of disstriibuttionnsCAPITTALIISATTIONN OFF PRROFIITS78. AAuthhoriity to cappitaalisse aand appproppriaatioon oof ccapiitalliseed ssumssPART 5MISCEELLAANEOOUS PROOVISSIONNSCOMMUUNICCATIIONSS79. MMeanns oof ccommmuniicattionn too bee ussed80. FFailluree too nootiffy cconttactt deetaiilsADMINNISTTRAT

16、TIVEE ARRRANNGEMMENTTS81. CComppanyy seealss82. DDesttrucctioon oof ddocuumennts83. NNo rrighht tto iinsppectt acccouuntss annd ootheer rrecoordss84. PProvvisiion forr emmplooyeees oon ccesssatiion of bussineessDIRECCTORRS INDDEMNNITYY ANND IINSUURANNCE85. IIndeemniity86. IInsuuranncePART 1INTERRPRE

17、ETATTIONN ANND LLIMIITATTIONN OFF LIIABIILITTYDefinned terrms1. Inn thhe aartiiclees , unnlesss tthe conntexxt rrequuirees ootheerwiise“alteernaate” or “allterrnatte ddireectoor” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 25;“appoointtor” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 25;“artiiclees” me

18、aans thee coompaanys aartiiclees oof aassoociaatioon;“bankkrupptcyy” iinclludees iindiividduall innsollvenncy prooceeedinngs in a jjuriisdiictiion othher thaan EEngllandd andd Waaless orr Noorthhernn Irrelaand whiich havve aan eeffeect simmilaar tto tthatt off baankrrupttcy;“calll” hhas thee meeanii

19、ng givven in artticlle 554;“calll nooticce” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 54;“certtifiicatte” meaans a ppapeer ccerttifiicatte (othher thaan aa shharee waarraant) evvideenciing a pperssons ttitlle to speeciffiedd shharees oor ootheer ssecuurittiess;“certtifiicatted” in rellatiion to a s

20、sharre, meaans thaat iit iis nnot an unccerttifiicatted shaare or a ssharre iin resspecct oof wwhicch aa shharee waarraant hass beeen isssuedd annd iis ccurrrentt;“chaiirmaan” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 12;“chaiirmaan oof tthe meeetinng” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 31;

21、“Comppaniies Actts” meaans thee Coompaaniees AActss (aas ddefiinedd inn seectiion 2 oof tthe Commpanniess Acct 20006), inn soo faar aas ttheyy appplyy too thhe ccomppanyy;“comppanyys lieen” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 52;“direectoor” meaans a ddireectoor oof tthe commpanny, andd inncl

22、uudess anny ppersson occcupyyingg thhe pposiitioon oof dirrecttor, byy whhateeverr naame callledd;“disttribbutiion reccipiientt” hhas thee meeaniing givven in artticlle 772;“docuumennt” inccluddes, unnlesss ootheerwiise speeciffiedd, aany doccumeent sennt oor ssuppplieed iin eelecctroonicc forrm;“el

23、ecctroonicc foorm” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn seectiion 11668 oof tthe Commpanniess Acct 220066;“fullly ppaidd” iin rrelaatioon tto aa shharee, mmeanns tthatt thhe nnomiinall vaaluee annd aany preemiuum tto bbe ppaidd too thee coompaany in resspecct oof tthatt shharee haave beeen ppaidd too th

24、he ccomppanyy;“hardd coopy forrm” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn seectiion 11668 oof tthe Commpanniess Acct 220066;“holdder” in rellatiion to shaaress meeanss thhe ppersson whoose namme iis eenteeredd inn thhe rregiisteer oof memmberrs aas tthe hollderr off thhe ssharres, orr, iin tthe casse oof a

25、a shharee inn reespeect of whiich a ssharre warrrannt hhas beeen iissuued (annd nnot canncellledd), thee peersoon iin pposssesssionn off thhat warrrannt;“insttrummentt” mmeanns aa doocummentt inn haard coppy fformm;“lienn ennforrcemmentt nooticce” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 53;“membb

26、er” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn seectiion 1122 off thhe CComppaniies Actt 20006;“ordiinarry rresooluttionn” hhas thee meeaniing givven in secctioon 2282 of thee Coompaaniees AAct 20006;“paidd” mmeanns ppaidd orr crrediitedd ass paaid;“partticiipatte”, inn reelattionn too a dirrecttorss mmeettin

27、gg, hhas thee meeaniing givven in artticlle 99;“parttly paiid” in rellatiion to a ssharre mmeanns tthatt paart of thaat ssharress noominnal vallue or anyypremiium at whiich it wass isssueed hhas nott beeen paiid tto tthe commpanny;“proxxy nnotiice” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 38;“secu

28、urittiess seeal” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn arrticcle 47;“sharres” meaans shaaress inn thhe ccomppanyy;“specciall reesollutiion” hass thhe mmeanningg giivenn inn seectiion 2833 off thhe CComppaniies Actt 20006;“subssidiiaryy” hhas thee meeaniing givven in secctioon 111599 off thhe CComppaniies

29、 Actt 20006;“trannsmiitteee” meaans a ppersson enttitlled to a ssharre bby rreasson of thee deeathh orr baankrrupttcy of a shaarehholdder or othherwwisee byy opperaatioon oof llaw;“unceertiificcateed” in rellatiion to a ssharre mmeanns tthatt, bby vvirttue of leggisllatiion (ottherr thhan secctioon

30、7788 off thhe CComppaniies Actt 20006) peermiittiing tittle to shaaress too bee evvideenceed aand traansfferrred witthouut aa ceertiificcateee, tittle to thaat ssharre iis eeviddencced andd maay bbe ttrannsfeerreed wwithhoutt a cerrtifficaate; annd“writtingg” mmeanns tthe reppressenttatiion or reppr

31、odducttionn off woordss, ssymbbolss orr ottherr innforrmattionn inn a vvisiiblee foorm by anyy meethood oor ccombbinaatioon oof mmethhodss, wwhettherr seent or supppliied in eleectrroniic fformm orr ottherrwisse.Unlesss tthe conntexxt ootheerwiise reqquirres, ottherr woordss orr exxpreessiionss coon

32、taaineed iin tthesse aartiiclees bbearr thee saame meaaninng aas iin tthe Commpanniess Acct 220066 ass inn foorcee onn thhe ddatee whhen theese artticlles beccomee biindiing on thee coompaany.Liabiilitty oof mmembberss2. Thhe lliabbiliity of thee meembeers is limmiteed tto tthe amoountt, iif aany, u

33、nnpaiid oon tthe shaaress heeld by theem.PART 2DIRECCTORRSDIRECCTORRS POWWERSS ANND RRESPPONSSIBIILITTIESSDirecctorrs genneraal aauthhoriity3. Suubjeect to thee arrticcless, tthe dirrecttorss arre rrespponssiblle ffor thee maanaggemeent of thee coompaanys bussineess, foor wwhicch ppurpposee thhey ma

34、yy exxerccisee alll tthe powwerss off thhe ccomppanyy.Membeers reeserrve powwer4.(11) TThe memmberrs mmay, byy sppeciial ressoluutioon, dirrectt thhe ddireectoors to takke, or reffraiin ffromm takkingg, sspeccifiied acttionn.(2) NNo ssuchh sppeciial ressoluutioon iinvaaliddatees aanytthinng wwhicch

35、tthe dirrecttorss haave donne bbefoore thee passsinng oof tthe ressoluutioon.Direcctorrs mmay dellegaate5.(11) SSubjjectt too thhe aartiiclees, thee diirecctorrs mmay dellegaate anyy off thhe ppoweers whiich aree coonfeerreed on theem uundeer tthe artticlles(a) tto ssuchh peersoon oor ccommmitttee;(

36、b) bby ssuchh meeanss (iinclludiing by powwer of atttornney);(c) tto ssuchh ann exxtennt;(d) iin rrelaatioon tto ssuchh maatteers or terrrittoriies; annd(e) oon ssuchh teermss annd ccondditiionss;as thhey thiink fitt.(2) IIf tthe dirrecttorss soo sppeciify, anny ssuchh deeleggatiion mayy auuthooriss

37、e ffurttherr deeleggatiion of theedirecctorrs powwerss byy anny ppersson to whoom ttheyy arre ddeleegatted.(3) TThe dirrecttorss maay rrevooke anyy deeleggatiion in whoole or parrt, or altter itss teermss annd ccondditiionss.Commiitteees6.(11) CCommmittteess too whhichh thhe ddireectoors dellegaate

38、anyy off thheirr poowerrs mmustt foolloow pprocceduuress whiich aree baasedd ass faar aas ttheyy arre aappllicaablee onn thhosee prroviisioons of thee arrticcless whhichh gooverrn tthe takkingg off deecissionns bby ddireectoors.(2) TThe dirrecttorss maay mmakee ruuless off prroceedurre ffor alll orr

39、 anny ccommmittteess, wwhicch pprevvaill ovver rulles derriveed ffromm thhe aartiiclees iif ttheyy arre nnot connsisstennt wwithh thhem.DECISSIONN-MAAKINNG BBY DDIREECTOORSDirecctorrs tto ttakee deecissionns ccolllecttiveely7. Deecissionns oof tthe dirrecttorss maay bbe ttakeen(a) aat aa diirecctorr

40、s meeetinng, or(b) iin tthe forrm oof aa diirecctorrs wriitteen rresooluttionn.Calliing a ddireectoors meeetiing8.(11) AAny dirrecttor mayy caall a ddireectoors meeetiing.(2) TThe commpanny ssecrretaary musst ccalll a dirrecttorss mmeettingg iff a dirrecttor so reqquessts.(3) AA diirecctorrs meeetin

41、ng iis ccallled by givvingg nooticce oof tthe meeetinng tto tthe dirrecttorss.(4) NNotiice of anyy diirecctorrs meeetinng mmustt inndiccatee(a) iits proopossed datte aand timme;(b) wwherre iit iis tto ttakee pllacee; aand(c) iif iit iis aantiicippateed tthatt diirecctorrs ppartticiipattingg inn thhe

42、 mmeettingg wiill nott bee inn thhe ssamee pllacee, howw itt iss prropoosedd thhat theey sshouuld commmunnicaate witth eeachh ottherr duurinng tthe meeetinng.(5) NNotiice of a ddireectoors meeetiing musst bbe ggiveen tto eeachh diirecctorr, bbut neeed nnot be in wriitinng.(6) NNotiice of a ddireecto

43、ors meeetiing neeed nnot be givven to dirrecttorss whho wwaivve ttheiir eentiitleemennt tto notticee off thhat meeetinng, by givvingg nooticce tto tthatt efffecct tto tthe commpanny nnot morre tthann 7 dayys aafteer thee daate on whiich thee meeetiing is helld. Wheere succh nnotiice is givven aftter

44、 thee meeetiing hass beeen helld, thaat ddoess noot aaffeect thee vaaliddityy off thhe mmeettingg, oor oof aany bussineess connducctedd att itt.Partiicippatiion in dirrecttorss mmeettinggs9.(11) SSubjjectt too thhe aartiiclees, dirrecttorss paartiicippatee inn a dirrecttorss mmeettingg, oor ppartt o

45、ff a dirrecttorss meeetinng, wheen(a) tthe meeetinng hhas beeen ccallled andd taakess pllacee inn acccorrdannce witth tthe artticlles, annd(b) ttheyy caan eeachh coommuuniccatee too thhe ootheers anyy innforrmattionn orr oppiniionss thhey havve oon aany parrticculaar iitemm off thhe bbusiinesss oof

46、tthe meeetinng.(2) IIn ddeteermiininng wwhettherr diirecctorrs aare parrticcipaatinng iin aa diirecctorrs meeetinng, it is irrreleevannt wheere anyy diirecctorr iss orr hoow ttheyy coommuuniccatee wiith eacch ootheer.(3) IIf aall thee diirecctorrs ppartticiipattingg inn a meeetinng aare nott inn thh

47、e ssamee pllacee, ttheyy maay ddeciide thaat thee meeetiing is to be treeateed aas ttakiing plaace wheerevver anyy off thhem is.Quoruum ffor dirrecttorss mmeettinggs10.(1) At a ddireectoors meeetiing, unnlesss aa quuoruum iis ppartticiipattingg, nno ppropposaal iis tto bbe vvoteed oon, excceptt a pr

48、oopossal to calll aanottherr meeetiing.(2) TThe quoorumm foor ddireectoors meeetiingss maay bbe ffixeed ffromm tiime to timme bby aa deecissionn off thhe dirrecttorss, bbut it musst nneveer bbe llesss thhan twoo, aand unllesss ottherrwisse ffixeed iit iis ttwo.Meetiingss whheree tootall nuumbeer oof

49、 ddireectoors lesss tthann quuoruum 11.(1) Thiis aartiiclee apppliies wheere thee tootall nuumbeer oof ddireectoors forr thhe ttimee beeingg iss leess thaan thee quuoruum ffor dirrecttorss mmeettinggs.(2) IIf ttherre iis oonlyy onne ddireectoor, thaat ddireectoor mmay apppoinnt ssuffficiientt diirec

50、ctorrs tto mmakee upp a quoorumm orr caall a ggeneerall meeetiing to do so.(3) IIf ttherre iis mmoree thhan onee diirecctorr(a) aa diirecctorrs meeetinng mmay takke pplacce, if it is callledd inn acccorrdannce witth tthe artticlles andd att leaast twoo diirecctorrs ppartticiipatte iin iit, witth aa

51、viiew to apppoinntinng ssuffficiientt diirecctorrs tto mmakee up a qquorrum or calllinng aa geenerral meeetinng tto ddo sso, andd(b) iif aa diirecctorrs meeetinng iis ccallled butt onnly onee diirecctorr atttennds at thee apppoiinteed ddatee annd timme tto ppartticiipatte iin iit, thaat ddireectoor

52、mmay apppoinnt ssuffficiientt diirecctorrs tto mmakee upp a quoorumm orr caall a ggeneerall meeetiing to do so.Chairringg diirecctorrs meeetinngs12.(1) Thee diirecctorrs mmay apppoinnt aa diirecctorr too chhairr thheirr meeetiingss.(2) TThe perrsonn soo apppoiinteed ffor thee tiime beiing is knoown

53、as thee chhairrmann.(3) TThe dirrecttorss maay aappoointt ottherr diirecctorrs aas ddepuuty or asssisttantt chhairrmenn too chhairr diirecctorrs meeetinngs in thee chhairrmanns abssencce.(4) TThe dirrecttorss maay ttermminaate thee apppoiintmmentt off thhe cchaiirmaan, depputyy orr asssisstannt ccha

54、iirmaan at anyy tiime.(5) IIf nneittherr thhe cchaiirmaan nnor anyy diirecctorr apppoiinteed ggeneerallly to chaair dirrecttorss mmeettinggs iin thee chhairrmanns abssencce iis ppartticiipattingg inn a meeetinng wwithhin tenn miinuttes of thee tiime at whiich it wass to staart, thhe ppartticiipattin

55、gg diirecctorrs mmustt apppoiint onee off thhemsselvves to chaair it.Votinng aat ddireectoors meeetiingss: ggeneerall ruuless13.(1) Subbjecct tto tthe artticlles, a deccisiion is takken at a ddireectoors meeetiing by a mmajooritty oof tthe vottes of thee paartiicippatiing dirrecttorss.(2) SSubjjectt

56、 too thhe aartiiclees, eacch ddireectoor ppartticiipattingg inn a dirrecttorss mmeettingg haas oone votte.(3) SSubjjectt too thhe aartiiclees, if a ddireectoor hhas an inttereest in an acttuall orr prropoosedd trranssacttionn orr arrranggemeent witth tthe commpanny(a) tthatt diirecctorr annd tthatt

57、diirecctorrs altternnatee maay nnot votte oon aany proopossal rellatiing to it, buut (b) tthiss dooes nott prreclludee thhe aalteernaate froom vvotiing in rellatiion to thaat ttrannsacctioon oorarranngemmentt onn beehallf oof aanottherr apppoiintoor wwho doees nnot havve ssuchh ann innterrestt.Chair

58、rmanns casstinng vvotee att diirecctorrs meeetinngs14.(1) If thee nuumbeers of vottes forr annd aagaiinstt a proopossal aree eqquall, tthe chaairmman or othher dirrecttor chaairiing thee meeetiing hass a casstinng vvotee.(2) BBut thiis ddoess noot aapplly iif, in acccorddancce wwithh thhe aartiiclee

59、s, thee chhairrmann orr ottherr diirecctorr iss nott too bee coountted as parrticcipaatinng iin tthe deccisiion-makkingg prroceess forr quuoruum oor vvotiing purrposses.Alterrnattes vottingg att diirecctorrs meeetinngs15. AA diirecctorr whho iis aalsoo ann allterrnatte ddireectoor hhas an addditiion

60、aal vvotee onn beehallf oof eeachhappoiintoor wwho is (a) nnot parrticcipaatinng iin aa diirecctorrs meeetinng, andd(b) wwoulld hhavee beeen enttitlled to votte iif ttheyy weere parrticcipaatinng iin iit.Confllictts oof iinteeresst16.(1) If a ddireectoors meeetiing, orr paart of a ddireectoors meeet