NATS-Annual-Report-2015
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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