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1、MODELARTICLESFORPUBLICCOMPANIESINDEXTOTHEARTICLESPART1INTERPRETATIONANDLIMITATIONOFLIABILITY1. Definedterms2. LiabilityofmembersPART2DIRECTORSDIRECTOR'SPOWERSANDRESPONSIBILITIES3. Directors'generalauthority4. Members'reservepower5. Directorsmaydelegate6. CommitteesDECISION-MAKINGBYDIRECT

2、ORS7. Directorstotakedecisionscollectively8. Callingadirectors'meeting9. Participationindirectors'meetings10. Quorumfordirectors'meetings11. Meetingswheretotalnumberofdirectorslessthanquorum12. Chairingdirectors'meetings13. Votingatdirectors'meetings:generalrules14. Chairman'

3、scastingvoteatdirectors'meetings15. Alternatesvotingatdirectors'meetings16. Conflictsofinterest17. Proposingdirectors'writtenresolutions18. Adoptionofdirectors'writtenresolutions19. Directors'discretiontomakefurtherrulesAPPOINTMENTOFDIRECTORS20. Methodsofappointingdirectors21. Re

4、tirementofdirectorsbyrotation22. Terminationofdirector'sappointment23. Directors'remuneration24. Directors'expensesALTERNATEDIRECTORS25. Appointmentandremovalofalternates26. Rightsandresponsibilitiesofalternatedirectors27. TerminationofalternatedirectorshipPART3DECISION-MAKINGBYMEMBERSOR

5、GANISATIONOFGENERALMEETINGS28. Memberscancallgeneralmeetingifnotenoughdirectors29. Attendanceandspeakingatgeneralmeetings30. Quorumforgeneralmeetings31. Chairinggeneralmeetings32. Attendanceandspeakingbydirectorsandnon-members33. AdjournmentVOTINGATGENERALMEETINGS34. Voting:general35. Errorsanddispu

6、tes36. Demandingapoll37. Procedureonapoll38. Contentofproxynotices39. Deliveryofproxynotices40. AmendmentstoresolutionsRESTRICTIONSONMEMB'ERRSIGHTS41. NovotingofsharesonwhichmoneyowedtocompanyAPPLICATIONOFRULESTOCLASSMEETINGS42. ClassmeetingsPART4SHARESANDDISTRIBUTIONSISSUEOFSHARES43. Powerstois

7、suedifferentclassesofshare44. PaymentofcommissionsonsubscriptionforsharesINTERESTSINSHARES45. CompanynotboundbylessthanabsoluteinterestsSHARECERTIFICATES46. Certificatestobeissuedexceptincertaincases47. Contentsandexecutionofsharecertificates48. Consolidatedsharecertificates49. Replacementsharecerti

8、ficatesSHARESNOTHELDINCERTIFICATEDFORM50. Uncertificatedshares51. SharewarrantsPARTLYPAIDSHARES52. Company'slienoverpartlypaidshares53. Enforcementofthecompany'slien54. Callnotices55. Liabilitytopaycalls56. Whencallnoticeneednotbeissued57. Failuretocomplywithcallnotice:automaticconsequences5

9、8. Noticeofintendedforfeiture59. Directors'powertoforfeitshares60. Effectofforfeiture61. Procedurefollowingforfeiture62. SurrenderofsharesTRANSFERANDTRANSMISSIONOFSHARES63. Transfersofcertificatedshares64. Transferofuncertificatedshares65. Transmissionofshares66. Transmittees'rights67. Exerc

10、iseoftransmittees'rights68. TransmitteesboundbypriornoticesCONSOLIDATIONOFSHARES69. ProcedurefordisposingoffractionsofsharesDISTRIBUTIONS70. Procedurefordeclaringdividends71. Calculationofdividends72. Paymentofdividendsandotherdistributions73. Deductionsfromdistributionsinrespectofsumsowedtothec

11、ompany74. Nointerestondistributions75. Unclaimeddistributions76. Non-cashdistributions77. WaiverofdistributionsCAPITALISATIONOFPROFITS78. AuthoritytocapitaliseandappropriationofcapitalisedsumsPART5MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONSCOMMUNICATIONS79. Meansofcommunicationtobeused80. FailuretonotifycontactdetailsA

12、DMINISTRATIVEARRANGEMENTS81. Companyseals82. Destructionofdocuments83. Norighttoinspectaccountsandotherrecords84. ProvisionforemployeesoncessationofbusinessDIRECTOR'SINDEMNITYANDINSURANCE85. Indemnity86. InsurancePART1INTERPRETATIONANDLIMITATIONOFLIABILITYDefinedterms1. Inthearticles,unlesstheco

13、ntextrequiresotherwise“alternate”or“alternatedirector”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle25;“appointor”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle25;“articles”meansthecompany'sarticlesofassociation;“bankruptcy”includesindividualinsolvencyproceedingsinajurisdictionotherthanEnglandandWalesorNorthernIrelandwhichhaveaneffe

14、ctsimilartothatofbankruptcy;“call”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle54;“callnotice”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle54;“certificate”meansapapercertificate(otherthanasharewarrant)evidencingaperson'stitletospecifiedsharesorothersecurities;“certificated”inrelationtoashare,meansthatitisnotanuncertificatedshareor

15、ashareinrespectofwhichasharewarranthasbeenissuedandiscurrent;“chairman”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle12;“chairmanofthemeeting”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle31;“CompaniesActs”meanstheCompaniesActs(asdefinedinsection2oftheCompaniesAct2006),insofarastheyapplytothecompany;“company'slien”hasthemeaninggiven

16、inarticle52;“director”meansadirectorofthecompany,andincludesanypersonoccupyingthepositionofdirector,bywhatevernamecalled;“distributionrecipient”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle72;“document”includes,unlessotherwisespecified,anydocumentsentorsuppliedinelectronicform;“electronicform”hasthemeaninggiveninsect

17、ion1168oftheCompaniesAct2006;“fullypaid”inrelationtoashare,meansthatthenominalvalueandanypremiumtobepaidtothecompanyinrespectofthatsharehavebeenpaidtothecompany;“hardcopyform”hasthemeaninggiveninsection1168oftheCompaniesAct2006;“holder”inrelationtosharesmeansthepersonwhosenameisenteredintheregistero

18、fmembersastheholderoftheshares,or,inthecaseofashareinrespectofwhichasharewarranthasbeenissued(andnotcancelled),thepersoninpossessionofthatwarrant;“instrument”meansadocumentinhardcopyform;“l(fā)ienenforcementnotice”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle53;“membe”rhasthemeaninggiveninsection112oftheCompaniesAct2006;

19、“ordinaryresolution”hasthemeaninggiveninsection282oftheCompaniesAct2006;“paid”meanspaidorcreditedaspaid;“participate”,inrelationtoadirectors'meeting,hasthemeaninggiveninarticle9;“partlypaid”inrelationtoasharemeansthatpartofthatshare'snominalvalueoranypremiumatwhichitwasissuedhasnotbeenpaidto

20、thecompany;“proxynotice”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle38;“securitiesseal”hasthemeaninggiveninarticle47;“shares”meanssharesinthecompany;“specialresolution”hasthemeaninggiveninsection283oftheCompaniesAct2006;“subsidiary”hasthemeaninggiveninsection1159oftheCompaniesAct2006;“transmittee”meansapersonentitle

21、dtoasharebyreasonofthedeathorbankruptcyofashareholderorotherwisebyoperationoflaw;“uncertificated”inrelationtoasharemeansthat,byvirtueoflegislation(otherthansection778oftheCompaniesAct2006)permittingtitletosharestobeevidencedandtransferredwithoutacertificatee,titletothatshareisevidencedandmaybetransf

22、erredwithoutacertificate;and“writing”meanstherepresentationorreproductionofwords,symbolsorotherinformationinavisibleformbyanymethodorcombinationofmethods,whethersentorsuppliedinelectronicformorotherwise.Unlessthecontextotherwiserequires,otherwordsorexpressionscontainedinthesearticlesbearthesamemeani

23、ngasintheCompaniesAct2006asinforceonthedatewhenthesearticlesbecomebindingonthecompany.Liabilityofmembers2. Theliabilityofthemembersislimitedtotheamount,ifany,unpaidonthesharesheldbythem.PART2DIRECTORSDIRECTOR'SPOWERSANDRESPONSIBILITIESDirectors'generalauthority3. Subjecttothearticles,thedire

24、ctorsareresponsibleforthemanagementofthecompany'sbusiness,forwhichpurposetheymayexerciseallthepowersofthecompany.Members'reservepower4. (1)Themembersmay,byspecialresolution,directthedirectorstotake,orrefrainfromtaking,specifiedaction.(2) Nosuchspecialresolutioninvalidatesanythingwhichthedire

25、ctorshavedonebeforethepassingoftheresolution.Directorsmaydelegate5. (1)Subjecttothearticles,thedirectorsmaydelegateanyofthepowerswhichareconferredonthemunderthearticles(a) tosuchpersonorcommittee;(b) bysuchmeans(includingbypowerofattorney);(c) tosuchanextent;(d) inrelationtosuchmattersorterritories;

26、and(e) onsuchtermsandconditions;astheythinkfit.(2) Ifthedirectorssospecify,anysuchdelegationmayauthorisefurtherdelegationofthedirectors'powersbyanypersontowhomtheyaredelegated.(3) Thedirectorsmayrevokeanydelegationinwholeorpart,oralteritstermsandconditions.Committees6. (1)Committeestowhichthedir

27、ectorsdelegateanyoftheirpowersmustfollowprocedureswhicharebasedasfarastheyareapplicableonthoseprovisionsofthearticleswhichgovernthetakingofdecisionsbydirectors.(2) Thedirectorsmaymakerulesofprocedureforalloranycommittees,whichprevailoverrulesderivedfromthearticlesiftheyarenotconsistentwiththem.DECIS

28、ION-MAKINGBYDIRECTORSDirectorstotakedecisionscollectively7. Decisionsofthedirectorsmaybetaken(a) atadirectors'meeting,or(b) intheformofadirectors'writtenresolution.Callingadirectors'meeting8. (1)Anydirectormaycalladirectors'meeting.(2) Thecompanysecretarymustcalladirectors'meetin

29、gifadirectorsorequests.(3) Adirectors'meetingiscalledbygivingnoticeofthemeetingtothedirectors.(4) Noticeofanydirectors'meetingmustindicate(a) itsproposeddateandtime;(b) whereitistotakeplace;and(c) ifitisanticipatedthatdirectorsparticipatinginthemeetingwillnotbeinthesameplace,howitisproposedt

30、hattheyshouldcommunicatewitheachotherduringthemeeting.(5) Noticeofadirectors'meetingmustbegiventoeachdirector,butneednotbeinwriting.(6) Noticeofadirectors'meetingneednotbegiventodirectorswhowaivetheirentitlementtonoticeofthatmeeting,bygivingnoticetothateffecttothecompanynotmorethan7daysafter

31、thedateonwhichthemeetingisheld.Wheresuchnoticeisgivenafterthemeetinghasbeenheld,thatdoesnotaffectthevalidityofthemeeting,orofanybusinessconductedatit.Participationindirectors'meetings9. (1)Subjecttothearticles,directorsparticipateinadirectors'meeting,orpartofadirectors'meeting,when(a) th

32、emeetinghasbeencalledandtakesplaceinaccordancewiththearticles,and(b) theycaneachcommunicatetotheothersanyinformationoropinionstheyhaveonanyparticularitemofthebusinessofthemeeting.(2) Indeterminingwhetherdirectorsareparticipatinginadirectors'meeting,itisirrelevantwhereanydirectorisorhowtheycommun

33、icatewitheachother.(3) Ifallthedirectorsparticipatinginameetingarenotinthesameplace,theymaydecidethatthemeetingistobetreatedastakingplacewhereveranyofthemis.Quorumfordirectors'meetings10. (1)Atadirectors'meeting,unlessaquorumisparticipating,noproposalistobevotedon,exceptaproposaltocallanothe

34、rmeeting.(2) Thequorumfordirectors'meetingsmaybefixedfromtimetotimebyadecisionofthedirectors,butitmustneverbelessthantwo,andunlessotherwisefixeditistwo.Meetingswheretotalnumberofdirectorslessthanquorum11. (1)Thisarticleapplieswherethetotalnumberofdirectorsforthetimebeingislessthanthequorumfordir

35、ectors'meetings.(2)Ifthereisonlyonedirector,thatdirectormayappointsufficientdirectorstomakeupaquorumorcallageneralmeetingtodoso.(3) Ifthereismorethanonedirector(a) adirectors'meetingmaytakeplace,ifitiscalledinaccordancewiththearticlesandatleasttwodirectorsparticipateinit,withaviewtoappointin

36、gsufficientdirectorstomakeupaquorumorcallingageneralmeetingtodoso,and(b) ifadirectors'meetingiscalledbutonlyonedirectorattendsattheappointeddateandtimetoparticipateinit,thatdirectormayappointsufficientdirectorstomakeupaquorumorcallageneralmeetingtodoso.Chairingdirectors'meetings12. (1)Thedir

37、ectorsmayappointadirectortochairtheirmeetings.(2) Thepersonsoappointedforthetimebeingisknownasthechairman.(3) Thedirectorsmayappointotherdirectorsasdeputyorassistantchairmentochairdirectors'meetingsinthechairman'sabsence.(4) Thedirectorsmayterminatetheappointmentofthechairman,deputyorassista

38、ntchairmanatanytime.(5) Ifneitherthechairmannoranydirectorappointedgenerallytochairdirectors'meetingsinthechairman'sabsenceisparticipatinginameetingwithintenminutesofthetimeatwhichitwastostart,theparticipatingdirectorsmustappointoneofthemselvestochairit.Votingatdirectors'meetings:general

39、rules13. (1)Subjecttothearticles,adecisionistakenatadirectors'meetingbyamajorityofthevotesoftheparticipatingdirectors.(2) Subjecttothearticles,eachdirectorparticipatinginadirectors'meetinghasonevote.(3) Subjecttothearticles,ifadirectorhasaninterestinanactualorproposedtransactionorarrangement

40、withthecompany(a)thatdirectorandthatdirector'salternatemaynotvoteonanyproposalrelatingtoit,but(b)thisdoesnotprecludethealternatefromvotinginrelationtothattransactionorarrangementonbehalfofanotherappointorwhodoesnothavesuchaninterest.meetingsChairman'scastingvoteatdirectors14. (1)Ifthenumbers

41、ofvotesforandagainstaproposalareequal,thechairmanorotherdirectorchairingthemeetinghasacastingvote.(2) Butthisdoesnotapplyif,inaccordancewiththearticles,thechairmanorotherdirectorisnottobecountedasparticipatinginthedecision-makingprocessforquorumorvotingpurposes.Alternatesvotingatdirectors'meetin

42、gs15. Adirectorwhoisalsoanalternatedirectorhasanadditionalvoteonbehalfofeachappointorwhois(a) notparticipatinginadirectors'meeting,and(b) wouldhavebeenentitledtovoteiftheywereparticipatinginit.Conflictsofinterest16. (1)Ifadirectors'meeting,orpartofadirectors'meeting,isconcernedwithanactu

43、alorproposedtransactionorarrangementwiththecompanyinwhichadirectorisinterested,thatdirectorisnottobecountedasparticipatinginthatmeeting,orpartofameeting,forquorumorvotingpurposes.(2)Butifparagraph(3)applies,adirectorwhoisinterestedinanactualorproposedtransactionorarrangementwiththecompanyistobecount

44、edasparticipatinginadecisionatadirectors'meeting,orpartofadirectors'meeting,relatingtoitforquorumandvotingpurposes.(3)Thisparagraphapplieswhen(a) thecompanybyordinaryresolutiondisappliestheprovisionofthearticleswhichwouldotherwisepreventadirectorfrombeingcountedasparticipatingin,orvotingat,a

45、directors'meeting;(b) thedirector'sinterestcannotreasonablyberegardedaslikelytogiverisetoaconflictofinterest;or(c) thedirector'sconflictofinterestarisesfromapermittedcause.(4) Forthepurposesofthisarticle,thefollowingarepermittedcauses(a) aguaranteegiven,ortobegiven,byortoadirectorinrespe

46、ctofanobligationincurredbyoronbehalfofthecompanyoranyofitssubsidiaries;(b) subscription,oranagreementtosubscribe,forsharesorothersecuritiesofthecompanyoranyofitssubsidiaries,ortounderwrite,sub-underwrite,orguaranteesubscriptionforanysuchsharesorsecurities;and(c) arrangementspursuanttowhichbenefitsar

47、emadeavailabletoemployeesanddirectorsorformeremployeesanddirectorsofthecompanyoranyofitssubsidiarieswhichdonotprovidespecialbenefitsfordirectorsorformerdirectors.(5) Subjecttoparagraph(6),ifaquestionarisesatameetingofdirectorsorofacommitteeofdirectorsastotherightofadirectortoparticipateinthemeeting(

48、orpartofthemeeting)forvotingorquorumpurposes,thequestionmay,beforetheconclusionofthemeeting,bereferredtothechairmanwhoserulinginrelationtoanydirectorotherthanthechairmanistobefinalandconclusive.(6) Ifanyquestionastotherighttoparticipateinthemeeting(orpartofthemeeting)shouldariseinrespectofthechairma

49、n,thequestionistobedecidedbyadecisionofthedirectorsatthatmeeting,forwhichpurposethechairmanisnottobecountedasparticipatinginthemeeting(orthatpartofthemeeting)forvotingorquorumpurposes.Proposingdirectors'writtenresolutions17. (1)Anydirectormayproposeadirectors'writtenresolution.(2)Thecompanys

50、ecretarymustproposeadirectors'writtenresolutionifadirectorsorequests.(3) Adirectors'writtenresolutionisproposedbygivingnoticeoftheproposedresolutiontothedirectors.(4) Noticeofaproposeddirectors'writtenresolutionmustindicate(a)theproposedresolution,and(b)thetimebywhichitisproposedthatthed

51、irectorsshouldadoptit.(5) Noticeofaproposeddirectors'writtenresolutionmustbegiveninwritingtoeachdirector.(6) Anydecisionwhichapersongivingnoticeofaproposeddirectors'writtenresolutiontakesregardingtheprocessofadoptingthatresolutionmustbetakenreasonablyingoodfaith.Adoptionofdirectors'writt

52、enresolutions18. (1)Aproposeddirectors'writtenresolutionisadoptedwhenallthedirectorswhowouldhavebeenentitledtovoteontheresolutionatadirectors'meetinghavesignedoneormorecopiesofit,providedthatthosedirectorswouldhaveformedaquorumatsuchameeting.(2) Itisimmaterialwhetheranydirectorsignstheresolu

53、tionbeforeorafterthetimebywhichthenoticeproposedthatitshouldbeadopted.(3) Onceadirectors'writtenresolutionhasbeenadopted,itmustbetreatedasifithadbeenadecisiontakenatadirectors'meetinginaccordancewiththearticles.(4) Thecompanysecretarymustensurethatthecompanykeepsarecord,inwriting,ofalldirect

54、ors'writtenresolutionsforatleasttenyearsfromthedateoftheiradoption.Directors'discretiontomakefurtherrules19. Subjecttothearticles,thedirectorsmaymakeanyrulewhichtheythinkfitabouthowtheytakedecisions,andabouthowsuchrulesaretoberecordedorcommunicatedtodirectors.APPOINTMENTOFDIRECTORSMethodsofa

55、ppointingdirectors20. Anypersonwhoiswillingtoactasadirector,andispermittedbylawtodoso,maybeappointedtobeadirector(a)byordinaryresolution,or(b)byadecisionofthedirectors.Retirementofdirectorsbyrotation21. (1)Atthefirstannualgeneralmeetingallthedirectorsmustretirefromoffice.(2)Ateverysubsequentannualge

56、neralmeetinganydirectors(a)whohavebeenappointedbythedirectorssincethelastannualgeneralmeeting,or(b)whowerenotappointedorreappointedatoneoftheprecedingtwoannualgeneralmeetings,mustretirefromofficeandmayofferthemselvesforreappointmentbythemembers.Terminationofdirector'sappointment22. Apersonceases

57、tobeadirectorassoonas(a)thatpersonceasestobeadirectorbyvirtueofanyprovisionoftheCompaniesAct2006orisprohibitedfrombeingadirectorbylaw;(b)abankruptcyorderismadeagainstthatperson;(c) acompositionismadewiththatperson'screditorsgenerallyinsatisfactionofthatperson'sdebts;(d) aregisteredmedicalpra

58、ctitionerwhoistreatingthatpersongivesawrittenopiniontothecompanystatingthatthatpersonhasbecomephysicallyormentallyincapableofactingasadirectorandmayremainsoformorethanthreemonths;(e) byreasonofthatperson'smentalhealth,acourtmakesanorderwhichwhollyorpartlypreventsthatpersonfrompersonallyexercisin

59、ganypowersorrightswhichthatpersonwouldotherwisehave;(f) notificationisreceivedbythecompanyfromthedirectorthatthedirectorisresigningfromofficeasdirector,andsuchresignationhastakeneffectinaccordancewithitsterms.Directors'remuneration23. (1)Directorsmayundertakeanyservicesforthecompanythatthedirectorsdecide.(2) Directorsareentitledtosu