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SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 3MODEL ARTICLES FOR PRIVATE COMPANIES LIMITED BY GUARANTEEINDEX TO THE ARTICLESPART 1INTERPRETATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY1. Defined terms2. Liability of membersPART 2DIRECTORSDIRECTORS POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES3. Directors general authority4. Members reserve power5. Directors may delegate6. CommitteesDECISION-MAKING BY DIRECTORS7. Directors to take decisions collectively8. Unanimous decisions9. Calling a directors meeting10. Participation in directors meetings11. Quorum for directors meetings12. Chairing of directors meetings13. Casting vote14. Conflicts of interest15. Records of decisions to be kept16. Directors discretion to make further rulesAPPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS17. Methods of appointing directors18. Termination of directors appointment19. Directors remuneration20. Directors expensesPART 3MEMBERSBECOMING AND CEASING TO BE A MEMBER21. Applications for membership22. Termination of membershipORGANISATION OF GENERAL MEETINGS23. Attendance and speaking at general meetings24. Quorum for general meetings25. Chairing general meetings26. Attendance and speaking by directors and non-members27. AdjournmentVOTING AT GENERAL MEETINGS28. Voting: general29. Errors and disputes30. Poll votes31. Content of proxy notices32. Delivery of proxy notices33. Amendments to resolutionsPART 4ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENTS34. Means of communication to be used35. Company seals36. No right to inspect accounts and other records37. Provision for employees on cessation of businessDIRECTORS INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE38. Indemnity39. InsurancePART 1INTERPRETATION AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITYDefined terms1. In the articles, unless the context requires otherwise“articles” means the companys articles of association;“bankruptcy” includes individual insolvency proceedings in a jurisdiction other than England and Wales or Northern Ireland which have an effect similar to that of bankruptcy;“chairman” has the meaning given in article 12;“chairman of the meeting” has the meaning given in article 25;“Companies Acts” means the Companies Acts (as defined in section 2 of the Companies Act 2006), in so far as they apply to the company;“director” means a director of the company, and includes any person occupying the position of director, by whatever name called;“document” includes, unless otherwise specified, any document sent or supplied in electronic form;“electronic form” has the meaning given in section 1168 of the Companies Act 2006;“member” has the meaning given in section 112 of the Companies Act 2006;“ordinary resolution” has the meaning given in section 282 of the Companies Act 2006;“participate”, in relation to a directors meeting, has the meaning given in article 10;“proxy notice” has the meaning given in article 31;“special resolution” has the meaning given in section 283 of the Companies Act 2006;“subsidiary” has the meaning given in section 1159 of the Companies Act 2006; and“writing” means the representation or reproduction of words, symbols or other information in a visible form by any method or combination of methods, whether sent or supplied in electronic form or otherwise.Unless the context otherwise requires, other words or expressions contained in these articles bear the same meaning as in the Companies Act 2006 as in force on the date when these articles become binding on the company.Liability of members2. The liability of each member is limited to 1, being the amount that each member undertakes to contribute to the assets of the company in the event of its being wound up while he is a member or within one year after he ceases to be a member, for(a) payment of the companys debts and liabilities contracted before he ceases to be amember,(b) payment of the costs, charges and expenses of winding up, and(c) adjustment of the rights of the contributories among themselves.PART 2DIRECTORSDIRECTORS POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIESDirectors general authority3.Subject to the articles, the directors are responsible for the management of the companys business, for which purpose they may exercise all the powers of the company.Members reserve power4.(1) The members may, by special resolution, direct the directors to take, or refrain from taking, specified action.(2) No such special resolution invalidates anything which the directors have done before the passing of the resolution.Directors may delegate 5.(1) Subject to the articles, the directors may delegate any of the powers which are conferred on them under the articles(a) to such person or committee;(b) by such means (including by power of attorney);(c) to such an extent;(d) in relation to such matters or territories; and(e) on such terms and conditions;as they think fit.(2) If the directors so specify, any such delegation may authorise further delegation of thedirectors powers by any person to whom they are delegated.(3) The directors may revoke any delegation in whole or part, or alter its terms and conditions.Committees6.(1) Committees to which the directors delegate any of their powers must follow procedures which are based as far as they are applicable on those provisions of the articles which govern the taking of decisions by directors.(2) The directors may make rules of procedure for all or any committees, which prevail over rules derived from the articles if they are not consistent with them.DECISION-MAKING BY DIRECTORSDirectors to take decisions collectively7.(1) The general rule about decision-making by directors is that any decision of the directors must be either a majority decision at a meeting or a decision taken in accordance with article 8.(2) If(a) the company only has one director, and(b) no provision of the articles requires it to have more than one director,the general rule does not apply, and the director may take decisions without regard to any of the provisions of the articles relating to directors decision-making.Unanimous decisions8.(1) A decision of the directors is taken in accordance with this article when all eligible directors indicate to each other by any means that they share a common view on a matter.(2) Such a decision may take the form of a resolution in writing, copies of which have been signed by each eligible director or to which each eligible director has otherwise indicated agreement in writing.(3) References in this article to eligible directors are to directors who would have been entitled to vote on the matter had it been proposed as a resolution at a directors meeting.(4) A decision may not be taken in accordance with this article if the eligible directors would not have formed a quorum at such a meeting.Calling a directors meeting9.(1) Any director may call a directors meeting by giving notice of the meeting to thedirectors or by authorising the company secretary (if any) to give such notice.(2) Notice of any directors meeting must indicate(a) its proposed date and time;(b) where it is to take place; and(c) if it is anticipated that directors participating in the meeting will not be in the same place, how it is proposed that they should communicate with each other during the meeting.(3) Notice of a directors meeting must be given to each director, but need not be in writing.(4) Notice of a directors meeting need not be given to directors who waive their entitlement to notice of that meeting, by giving notice to that effect to the company not more than 7 days after the date on which the meeting is held. Where such notice is given after the meeting has been held, that does not affect the validity of the meeting, or of any business conducted at it.Participation in directors meetings10.(1) Subject to the articles, directors participate in a directors meeting, or part of adirectors meeting, when(a) the meeting has been called and takes place in accordance with the articles, and(b) they can each communicate to the others any information or opinions they have on any particular item of the business of the meeting.(2) In determining whether directors are participating in a directors meeting, it is irrelevant where any director is or how they communicate with each other.(3) If all the directors participating in a meeting are not in the same place, they may decide that the meeting is to be treated as taking place wherever any of them is.Quorum for directors meetings11.(1) At a directors meeting, unless a quorum is participating, no proposal is to be voted on, except a proposal to call another meeting.(2) The quorum for directors meetings may be fixed from time to time by a decision of the directors, but it must never be less than two, and unless otherwise fixed it is two.(3) If the total number of directors for the time being is less than the quorum required, thedirectors must not take any decision other than a decision(a) to appoint further directors, or(b) to call a general meeting so as to enable the members to appoint further directors.Chairing of directors meetings12.(1) The directors may appoint a director to chair their meetings.(2) The person so appointed for the time being is known as the chairman.(3) The directors may terminate the chairmans appointment at any time.(4) If the chairman is not participating in a directors meeting within ten minutes of the time at which it was to start, the participating directors must appoint one of themselves to chair it.Casting vote13.(1) If the numbers of votes for and against a proposal are equal, the chairman or other director chairing the meeting has a casting vote.(2) But this does not apply if, in accordance with the articles, the chairman or other director is not to be counted as participating in the decision-making process for quorum or voting purposes.Conflicts of interest14.(1) If a proposed decision of the directors is concerned with an actual or proposedtransaction or arrangement with the company in which a director is interested, that director is not to be counted as participating in the decision-making process for quorum or voting purposes.(2) But if paragraph (3) applies, a director who is interested in an actual or proposed transaction or arrangement with the company is to be counted as participating in the decision-making process for quorum and voting purposes.(3) This paragraph applies when(a) the company by ordinary resolution disapplies the provision of the articles which would otherwise prevent a director from being counted as participating in the decision-making process;(b) the directors interest cannot reasonably be regarded as likely to give rise to a conflict of interest; or(c) the directors conflict of interest arises from a permitted cause.(4) For the purposes of this article, the following are permitted causes(a) a guarantee given, or to be given, by or to a director in respect of an obligation incurred by or on behalf of the company or any of its subsidiaries;(b) subscription, or an agreement to subscribe, for securities of the company or any of its subsidiaries, or to underwrite, sub-underwrite, or guarantee subscription for any such securities; and (c) arrangements pursuant to which benefits are made available to employees and directors or former employees and directors of the company or any of its subsidiaries which do not provide special benefits for directors or former directors.(5) For the purposes of this article, references to proposed decisions and decision-makingprocesses include any directors meeting or part of a directors meeting.(6) Subject to paragraph (7), if a question arises at a meeting of directors or of a committee of directors as to the right of a director to participate in the meeting (or part of the meeting) for voting or quorum purposes, the question may, before the conclusion of the meeting, be referred to the chairman whose ruling in relation to any director other than the chairman is to be final and conclusive.(7) If any question as to the right to participate in the meeting (or part of the meeting) should arise in respect of the chairman, the question is to be decided by a decision of the directors at that meeting, for which purpose the chairman is not to be counted as participating in the meeting (or that part of the meeting) for voting or quorum purposes.Records of decisions to be kept15. The directors must ensure that the company keeps a record, in writing, for at least 10 years from the date of the decision recorded, of every unanimous or majority decision taken by the directors.Directors discretion to make further rules16. Subject to the articles, the directors may make any rule which they think fit about how they take decisions, and about how such rules are to be recorded or communicated to directors.APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORSMethods of appointing directors17.(1) Any person who is willing to act as a director, and is permitted by law to do so, may be appointed to be a director(a) by ordinary resolution, or(b) by a decision of the directors.(2) In any case where, as a result of death, the company has no members and no directors, the personal representatives of the last member to have died have the right, by notice in writing, to appoint a person to be a director.(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), where 2 or more members die in circumstances rendering it uncertain who was the last to die, a younger member is deemed to have survived an older member.Termination of directors appointment18. A person ceases to be a director as soon as(a) that person ceases to be a director by virtue of any provision of the Companies Act 2006 or is prohibited from being a director by law;(b) a bankruptcy order is made against that person;(c) a composition is made with that persons creditors generally in satisfaction of thatpersons debts;(d) a registered medical practitioner who is treating that person gives a written opinion to the company stating that that person has become physically or mentally incapable of acting as a director and may remain so for more than three months;(e) by reason of that persons mental health, a court makes an order which wholly or partly prevents that person from personally exercising any powers or rights which that person would otherwise have;(f) notification is received by the company from the director that the director is resigning from office, and such resignation has taken effect in accordance with its terms.Directors remuneration19.(1) Directors may undertake any services for the company that the directors decide.(2) Directors are entitled to such remune