NOTE Co.’s that were incorporated on or after 1 Oct, 2009 = 2006 Act Co. and are governed by the 2006 Act and thus MA apply; conversely, Co.’s that were incorporated before 1 Oct, 2009 = 1985 Act Co. and are governed by the 1985 Act and thus TA apply to its Art. of Asso.

MA = Model Articles

TA = Table A

S.20 of the 2006 Co. Act provides that the articles of a 2006 co. are to be those set out in the “Model Articles” Regulation 2008, except to the extend its shareholders substitute their own articles. There are 3 MA’s:

1. Private Limited Co by Shares

2. Private Limited Co by Guarantee

3. Public Limited Co.

The TA is the equivalent “Model Articles” of a 1985 Act Co. Unlike for 2006 Act Co. there are no TA’s for every kind of company.

MA/TA Authority Table – Alphabetical

Decision	Authority
All shares to be fully paid up	MA21 / No TA equivalent
Appointing D's	MA17 / TA78/79
BMs - Calling	MA9 / TA88
BMs - Casting Vote	MA13 / TA88
BMs - Chairing	MA12 / TA91
BMs - Conflicts of Interest	MA14 / TA 85,86, 94 (exceptions), 95 & 96
BMs - Participating	MA10 / No TA equivalent
BMs - Quorum	MA11 / TA89, 95 & 96
BMs - Records of Decisions	MA15 / TA 100(b)
Capitalise and Appropriation of Sums - Authority	MA36 / TA110
Committees	MA6 / TA 72
Communication means	MA48 / TA 111 - TA116
Company not bound by less than absolute interests	MA23 / TA5
Company Seals	MA49 / TA101
D’s Delegation Powers	MA5 / TA71 & 72
D’s General Authority	MA3 / TA70
D’s taking decisions collectively = +50%	MA7 / TA 88
Defined Terms	MA1 / TA1
Distributions - No interest	MA32 / TA107
Distributions - Non Cash	MA34 / TA105
Distributions - Unclaimed	MA33 / TA108
Distributions - Waiver	MA35 / No equivalent TA
Dividend Declaration Procedure	MA30 / TA 102 - 104
Dividend Payment & other Distributions	MA31 / TA106
D's discretion to make further rules	MA16 / TA88
D's Expense	MA20 / TA 83
D's Remuneration	MA19 / TA 82, 84 & 87

Decision	Authority
GM - Adjourning	MA41 / TA41 & TA45
GM - Disputes and Eros	MA43 / TA58
GM - Proxy Notices - Contents	MA45 / TA60 & TA61
GM - Proxy Notices - Delivery	MA46 / TA63
GM - Voting - General	MA42 / TA 46
GM - Voting - Poll	MA44 / TA46 - TA52
GMs - Attendance and Speaking at - D's and non SHs	MA40 / TA44
GMs - Attendance and Speaking at - SHs	MA37 / No equivalent TA
GMs - Charing	MA39 / TA 42 & TA43
GMs - Quorum	MA38 / TA40
Indemnity	MA52 / TA118
Insurance	MA53 / TA87
Liability of Members	MA2 / TA8
Power to Issue different classes of shares	MA22 / TA 2 & 3
Provision for employees on cessation of business	MA51 / No Equivalent TA
Resolutions - Amendments	MA47 / No Equivalent TA
SH rights to inspect certain documents (see list below)	MA50 / TA109
Share Certificate replacement	MA25 / TA7
Share Certificates	MA24 / TA6
Shareholder’s Reserve Power to Modify D’s authority	MA4 / TA70
Termination of D's Appointment	MA18 / TA 81
Transfer of Shares	MA26 (absolute discretion) / TA23, 24 (limited discretion 25, 26, 27 & 28
Transmission of Shares	MA27 / TA29-31
Transmission of Shares - Exercise of Transmittees Rights	MA28 / TA29-31
Transmission of Shares - Transmittees bound by prior notices	MA29 / TA29-31
Unanimous decisions	MA8 / TA99

MA/TA Authority Table – By MA

Decision	Authority
Defined Terms	MA1 / TA1
Liability of Members	MA2 / TA8
D’s General Authority	MA3 / TA70
Shareholder’s Reserve Power to Modify D’s authority	MA4 / TA70
D’s Delegation Powers	MA5 / TA71 & 72
Committees	MA6 / TA 72
D’s taking decisions collectively = +50%	MA7 / TA 88
Unanimous decisions	MA8 / TA99
BMs - Calling	MA9 / TA88
BMs - Participating	MA10 / No TA equivalent
BMs - Quorum	MA11 / TA89, 95 & 96
BMs - Chairing	MA12 / TA91
BMs - Casting Vote	MA13 / TA88
BMs - Conflicts of Interest	MA14 / TA 85,86, 94 (exceptions), 95 & 96
BMs - Records of Decisions	MA15 / TA 100(b)
D's discretion to make further rules	MA16 / TA88
Appointing D's	MA17 / TA78/79
Termination of D's Appointment	MA18 / TA 81
D's Remuneration	MA19 / TA 82, 84 & 87
D's Expense	MA20 / TA 83
All shares to be fully paid up	MA21 / No TA equivalent
Power to Issue different classes of shares	MA22 / TA 2 & 3
Company not bound by less than absolute interests	MA23 / TA5
Share Certificates	MA24 / TA6
Share Certificate replacement	MA25 / TA7
Transfer of Shares	MA26 (absolute discretion) / TA23, 24 (limited discretion 25, 26, 27 & 28

Decision	Authority
Transmission of Shares	MA27 / TA29-31
Transmission of Shares - Exercise of Transmittees Rights	MA28 / TA29-31
Transmission of Shares - Transmittees bound by prior notices	MA29 / TA29-31
Dividend Declaration Procedure	MA30 / TA 102 - 104
Dividend Payment & other Distributions	MA31 / TA106
Distributions - No interest	MA32 / TA107
Distributions - Unclaimed	MA33 / TA108
Distributions - Non Cash	MA34 / TA105
Distributions - Waiver	MA35 / No equivalent TA
Capitalise and Appropriation of Sums - Authority	MA36 / TA110
GMs - Attendance and Speaking at - SHs	MA37 / No equivalent TA
GMs - Quorum	MA38 / TA40
GMs - Charing	MA39 / TA 42 & TA43
GMs - Attendance and Speaking at - D's and non SHs	MA40 / TA44
GM - Adjourning	MA41 / TA41 & TA45
GM - Voting - General	MA42 / TA 46
GM - Disputes and Eros	MA43 / TA58
GM - Voting - Poll	MA44 / TA46 - TA52
GM - Proxy Notices - Contents	MA45 / TA60 & TA61
GM - Proxy Notices - Delivery	MA46 / TA63
Resolutions - Amendments	MA47 / No Equivalent TA
Communication means	MA48 / TA 111 - TA116
Company Seals	MA49 / TA101
SH rights to inspect certain documents (see list below)	MA50 / TA109
Provision for employees on cessation of business	MA51 / No Equivalent TA
Indemnity	MA52 / TA118

MA/TA Authority Table – By TA

Decision	Authority
Defined Terms	TA1 / MA1
Power to Issue different classes of shares	TA2 & 3 / MA22
Company not bound by less than absolute interests	TA5 / MA23
Share Certificates	TA6 / MA24
Share Certificate replacement	TA7 / MA25
Liability of Members	TA8 / MA2
Transfer of Shares	TA23, 24 25, 26, 27 & 28 / MA26
Transmission of Shares	TA29 - 31 / MA26
Transmission of Shares - Exercise of Transmittees Rights	TA29 - 31 / MA28
Transmission of Shares - Transmittees bound by prior notices	TA29-31 / MA29
GMs - Quorum	TA40 / MA38
GM - Adjourning	TA41, 45 / MA41
GMs - Charing	TA42- 43 / MA39
GMs - Attendance and Speaking at - D's and non SHs	TA44 / MA40
GM - Voting - Poll	TA46 - 52 / MA44
GM - Voting - General	TA46 / MA42
GM - Disputes and Eros	TA58 / MA43
GM - Proxy Notices - Contents	TA60- 61 / MA45
GM - Proxy Notices - Delivery	TA63 / MA46
D’s General Authority	TA70 / MA3
Shareholder’s Reserve Power to Modify D’s authority	TA70 / MA4
D’s Delegation Powers	TA71 - 72 / MA5
Committees	TA72 / MA52
Appointing D's	TA78 - 79 / MA17
Termination of D's Appointment	TA81 / MA18
D's Remuneration	TA82, 84 & 87 / MA19

Decision	Authority
D's Expense	TA83 / MA20
BMs - Conflicts of Interest	TA85,86, 94 (exceptions), 95 & 96 / MA14
Insurance	TA87 / MA52
BMs - Casting Vote	TA88 / MA13
D's discretion to make further rules	TA88 / MA16
D’s taking decisions collectively = +50%	TA88 / MA52
BMs - Calling	TA88 / MA9
BMs - Quorum	TA89, 95 & 96 / MA11
BMs - Chairing	TA91 / MA12
Unanimous decisions	TA99 / MA52
BMs - Records of Decisions	TA100(b) / MA15
Company Seals	TA101 / MA49
Dividend Declaration Procedure	TA102 - 104 / MA30
Distributions - Non Cash	TA105 / MA34
Dividend Payment & other Distributions	TA106 / MA31
Distributions - No interest	TA107 / MA32
Distributions - Unclaimed	TA108 / MA33
SH rights to inspect certain documents (see list below)	TA109 / MA50
Capitalise and Appropriation of Sums - Authority	TA110 / MA36
Communication means	TA 111 - 116 / MA46
Indemnity	TA118 / MA52

ShareHolder’s (SH) rights to inspect Certain Documents

SH’s allowed to inspect the documents below:

Loans, quasi-loans to, and credit transactions with, directors or connected persons (sections
197(3)(b)(i), 198(4)(b)(i), 200(4)(b)(i), 201(4)(b)(i) and 203(3)(b)(i)).
Payments for loss of office (sections 217(3)(b)(i)), 218(3)(b)(i) and 219(3)(b)(i)).
Directors' service contracts (section 229(1)).
Directors' indemnities (section 238(1)).
Register of secretaries (section 275(5)).
Records of resolutions and meetings (section 358(3)).
Contracts relating to purchase of own shares (sections 696(2)(b)(i), 699(2)(b)(i) and 702(6)).
Documents relating to purchase of own shares out of capital (section 720(4)).
Register of debenture holders (section 744(1)(a)).
Report to members of outcome of investigation by public company into interests in its shares
(section 807(1)).
Register of interests in shares disclosed to public company (section 811(1)).
Instruments creating charges and register of charges: England and Wales (section 877(4)(a)).
Instruments creating charges and register of charges: Scotland (section 892(4)(a)).

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