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<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> and Accounts <strong>2015</strong> | <strong>NATS</strong> Holdings Limited<br />

Financial Statements 135<br />

Notes forming part of the<br />

consolidated accounts<br />

(continued)<br />

23. Share capital<br />

Authorised<br />

Number of<br />

shares £m<br />

Called up, allotted and fully paid<br />

Number of<br />

shares £m<br />

Ordinary shares of £1 each<br />

At 31 March <strong>2015</strong> and 31 March 2014 144,100,007 144.1 131,000,007 131.0<br />

Ordinary A shares of 80 pence each<br />

At 31 March <strong>2015</strong> and 31 March 2014 54,272,594 43.4 12,048,193 9.6<br />

187.5 140.6<br />

Special share<br />

The authorised and issued share capital of <strong>NATS</strong> Holdings Limited includes one special rights redeemable preference share with a<br />

nominal value of £1. This share can only be held by a Minister of the Crown, the Treasury Solicitor or any other person acting on behalf<br />

of the Crown. The special shareholder is entitled to attend and speak at meetings. The special share does not carry any rights to vote at<br />

general meetings except in the following circumstances:<br />

- alterations to the company’s share capital;<br />

- alterations to voting rights of any of the company’s shares; and<br />

- the removal of any director appointed by a Crown representative.<br />

If an attempt is made to approve any of these events or to pass a resolution to wind up the company at a general meeting, on an<br />

ordinary resolution the special shareholder will have no less than one vote more than the total number of all other votes cast and, on a<br />

special resolution, he shall have no less than one vote more than 25% of the total votes cast.<br />

24. Share premium account<br />

£m<br />

Balance as at 31 March <strong>2015</strong> and 31 March 2014 0.4<br />

Financial<br />

Statements

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