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44 easyJet plc Annual report and accounts 2009
SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION
Share capital
Details of the movements in authorised and issued share capital during the
period are provided in note 18 to the accounts.
The rights and obligations attaching to the Company’s Ordinary Shares are
set out in the Articles.
Voting rights and restrictions on
transfer of shares
None of the ordinary shares carry any special rights with regard to control of
the Company. There are no restrictions on transfers of shares other than:
Certain restrictions which may from time to time be imposed by laws or
regulations such as those relating to insider dealing
Pursuant to the Company’s code for securities transactions whereby the
Directors and designated employees require approval to deal in the
Company’s shares
Where a person with an interest in the Company’s shares has been
served with a disclosure notice and has failed to provide the Company
with information concerning interests in those shares
Where a proposed transferee of the Company’s shares has failed to
furnish to the Directors a declaration of nationality (together with such
evidence as the Directors may require) as required by the Company’s
Articles of Association
The powers given to the Directors by the Company’s Articles of
Association to limit the ownership of the Company’s shares by non UK
nationals and powers to enforce this limitation including the right to force
a sale of any affected shares.
The Company is not aware of any arrangements between shareholders that
may result in restrictions on the transfer of securities or voting rights.
Employee share schemes – rights of control
The trustee of the easyJet Share Incentive Plan (the Plan) will, on receipt of
any offer, compromise, arrangement or scheme which affects ordinary shares
held in the Plan, invite participants to direct the trustee on the exercise of
any voting rights attaching to the ordinary shares held by the trustee on their
behalf and/or direct how the trustee shall act in relation to those ordinary
shares. The trustee shall take no action in respect of ordinary shares for
which it has received no directions or ordinary shares which are unallocated.
Generally, on a poll the trustee shall vote in accordance with directions given
by participants. In the absence of directions or on a show of hands the
trustee shall not vote.
The trustee of the easyJet Employee Share Trust (the Trust), which is used in
connection with the easyJet Long-Term Incentive Plan, has the power to
vote or not vote at its discretion in respect of any shares in the Company
held in the Trust.
Substantial interests
In accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules DTR 5, the
Company as at 13 November 2009, has been notified of the following
disclosable interests of 3% or more in its issued ordinary shares:
%
easyGroup Holdings Limited
(holding vehicle for Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou) 26.94
Polys Holdings Limited
(holding vehicle for Polys Haji-Ioannou) 11.33
Standard Life Investments 7.00
Schroders plc 5.50
FMR LLC 5.10
Sanderson Asset Management 3.14
Financial calendar
Financial year end 30 September 2009
Annual General Meeting 18 February 2010
Announcement of 2010 results
Release of interim results to 31 March 2010 11 May 2010
Results for the year to 30 September 2010 16 November 2010
Registered office
Hangar 89
London Luton Airport
Bedfordshire
LU2 9PF
Company registrar
Equiniti Limited
Aspect House
Spencer Road
Lancing
West Sussex
BN99 6DA
Auditors
A resolution to reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors of the
Company will be put to shareholders at the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting.
Company number
3959649