Voting rights

Voting rights of a company means all the voting rights attributable to its share capital which are currently exercisable at a general meeting.

Except for treasury shares, any shares which are subject to:

1. a restriction on the exercise of voting rights:

   1. in an undertaking or agreement by or between a shareholder and the company or a third party; or

   2. arising by law or regulation; or

2. a suspension of voting rights implemented by means of the company’s articles of association or otherwise,

will normally be regarded as having voting rights which are currently exercisable at a general meeting.