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original meeting but otherwise no person shall be entitled to any notice of an adjourned
meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
(5)
No business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business which
might have been transacted at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.
40.
Meeting at more than one place
(1)
A general meeting may be held at more than one place if:
(a)
the notice convening the meeting specifies that it shall be held at more than one
place; or
(b)
the board resolves, after the notice convening the meeting has been given, that
the meeting shall be held at more than one place; or
(c)
it appears to the chairman of the meeting that the place of the meeting specified in
the notice convening the meeting is inadequate to accommodate all persons
entitled and wishing to attend.
(2)
A general meeting held at more than one place is duly constituted and its proceedings are
valid if (in addition to the other provisions of these articles relating to general meetings
being satisfied) the chairman of the meeting is satisfied that facilities (whether by
electronic means or otherwise) are available to enable each person present at each place
to participate in the business of the meeting.
(3)
Each person present at each place who would be entitled to count towards the quorum in
accordance with the provisions of article
shall be counted in the quorum for, and shall
be entitled to vote at, the meeting. The meeting is deemed to take place at the place at
which the chairman of the meeting is present.
41.
Method of voting and demand for poll
(1)
At a general meeting a resolution or any other motion put to the vote of the meeting shall
be decided on a show of hands, unless (before, or immediately after the declaration of the
result of, the show of hands or on the withdrawal of any other demand for a poll) a poll is
demanded by:
(a)
the chairman of the meeting; or
(b)
at least five members present in person or by proxy having the right to vote on the
resolution or motion; or
(c)
a member or members present in person or by proxy representing in aggregate
not less than one-tenth of the total voting rights of all the members having the
right to vote on the resolution or motion (excluding any voting rights attached to
any shares in the Company held as treasury shares); or
(d)
a member or members present in person or by proxy holding shares conferring the
right to vote on the resolution or motion on which an aggregate sum has been paid
up equal to not less than one-tenth of the total sum paid up on all the shares
conferring that right (excluding shares in the Company conferring a right to vote
on the resolution which are held as treasury shares);
and a demand for a poll by a person as proxy for a member shall be as valid as if the
demand were made by the member himself.
(2)
No poll may be demanded on the appointment of the chairman of the meeting.
(3)
A demand for a poll may, before the poll is taken, be withdrawn but only with the consent
of the chairman of the meeting and the demand so withdrawn shall not be taken to have
