"Office" means the registered office of the Company.
"Ordinary Resolution" means a resolution passed by a simple majority of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company and where a poll is taken regard shall be had in computing a majority to the number of shares to which each Member is entitled;
"Ordinary Share" means a par value ordinary share of the Company designated as such and having the rights and being subject to the restrictions specified in these Articles.
"paid up" shall include credited as paid up.
"Preferred Shares" means any shares in the capital of the Company issued with preference to Ordinary Shares or other special rights pursuant to Article 25 and in any Statement of Rights.
"present in person" shall include, in relation to general meetings of the Company and to meetings of the holders of any class of shares, being present by attorney or by proxy or, in the case of a corporate shareholder, by representative.
"Redeemable Deferred Share" means a par value redeemable deferred share of the Company designated as such and having the rights and being subject to the restrictions specified in these Articles.
"Register" means the register of Members to be kept pursuant to Article 39.
“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Secretary" means any person appointed by the Directors to perform any of the duties of secretary of the Company (including a temporary or assistant secretary), and in the event of two or more persons being appointed as joint secretaries any one or more of the persons so appointed.
"Share" means a share in the capital of the Company including any Ordinary Share, Redeemable Deferred Share or Preferred Share.
"Special Resolution" means a resolution passed by a majority of two-thirds of such Members as, being entitled to do so, vote in person or, where proxies are allowed, by proxy at a general meeting of the Company and where a poll is taken regard shall be had in computing the relevant majority to the number of shares to which each Member is entitled.
“Statement of Rights” in relation to each class or series of Preferred Share, a memorandum approved by the Directors setting out the specific rights and obligations attaching to the Preferred Shares of such class or series which are in addition to those rights and obligations contained in and determined in accordance with these Articles; and
"Written Instruments" means any document or instrument in writing and includes contracts, agreements, deeds, mortgages, hypothecs, charges, conveyances, transfers, assignments, releases, receipts, discharges, all paper writings, all cheques, drafts or orders for the payment of money and all notes, acceptances and bills of exchange.
7.In these Articles, save where the context requires otherwise:
(a)the word "may" shall be construed as permissive and the word "shall" shall be construed as imperative;
(b)the word "signed" shall be construed as including a signature or representation of a signature affixed by mechanical or other means;