Prospectus re Admission to the Official List - Heritage Oil
Prospectus re Admission to the Official List - Heritage Oil
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(B) may be a di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>r or o<strong>the</strong>r officer of, or employed by, or a party <strong>to</strong> any contract,transaction or arrangement with, or o<strong>the</strong>rwise inte<strong>re</strong>sted in, any body corporatepromoted by <strong>the</strong> Company or in which <strong>the</strong> Company is o<strong>the</strong>rwise inte<strong>re</strong>sted;(C) may hold any o<strong>the</strong>r office or place of profit under <strong>the</strong> Company (o<strong>the</strong>r than <strong>the</strong> officeof audi<strong>to</strong>r) in conjunction with his office of di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>r and may (and any firm of whichhe is a partner, employee or member may) act in a professional capacity for <strong>the</strong>Company (o<strong>the</strong>r than as audi<strong>to</strong>r) and may be <strong>re</strong>munerated <strong>the</strong><strong>re</strong>fo<strong>re</strong>; and(D) shall not, by <strong>re</strong>ason of his office, be accountable <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> Company for any benefitwhich he derives from any such office or employment or from any such transaction orarrangement or from any inte<strong>re</strong>st in any such body corporate and no such transactionor arrangement shall be liable <strong>to</strong> be avoided on <strong>the</strong> ground of any such inte<strong>re</strong>s<strong>to</strong>r benefit.(viii) Restrictions on votingA Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>r shall not vote on any <strong>re</strong>solution of <strong>the</strong> Board concerning a matter in which hehas a di<strong>re</strong>ct or indi<strong>re</strong>ct inte<strong>re</strong>st which conflicts or may conflict <strong>to</strong> a material extent with <strong>the</strong>inte<strong>re</strong>sts of <strong>the</strong> Company but <strong>the</strong>se prohibitions shall not apply <strong>to</strong>:(A) <strong>the</strong> giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in <strong>re</strong>spect of money lent orobligations incur<strong>re</strong>d by him or any o<strong>the</strong>r person at <strong>the</strong> <strong>re</strong>quest of, or for <strong>the</strong> benefi<strong>to</strong>f, <strong>the</strong> Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings;(B) <strong>the</strong> giving of a guarantee, security or indemnity in <strong>re</strong>spect of a debt or obligation of<strong>the</strong> Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings for which <strong>the</strong> Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>r hasassumed <strong>re</strong>sponsibility (in whole or part and whe<strong>the</strong>r alone or jointly with o<strong>the</strong>rs)under a guarantee or indemnity or by <strong>the</strong> giving of security;(C) a proposal concerning an offer of sha<strong>re</strong>s, debentu<strong>re</strong>s or o<strong>the</strong>r securities of or by <strong>the</strong>Company or any of its subsidiary undertakings for subscription or purchase, in whichoffer he is or may be entitled <strong>to</strong> participate as a holder of securities or in <strong>the</strong>underwriting or sub-underwriting of which he is <strong>to</strong> participate;(D) a contract, arrangement, transaction or proposal concerning any o<strong>the</strong>r body corporatein which he or any person connected with him is inte<strong>re</strong>sted, di<strong>re</strong>ctly or indi<strong>re</strong>ctly, andwhe<strong>the</strong>r as an officer, sha<strong>re</strong>holder, c<strong>re</strong>di<strong>to</strong>r or o<strong>the</strong>rwise, if he and any personsconnected with him do not <strong>to</strong> his knowledge hold an inte<strong>re</strong>st <strong>re</strong>p<strong>re</strong>senting 1 per cent.or mo<strong>re</strong> of ei<strong>the</strong>r any class of <strong>the</strong> equity sha<strong>re</strong> capital of such body corporate (or anyo<strong>the</strong>r body corporate through which his inte<strong>re</strong>st is derived) or of <strong>the</strong> voting rightsavailable <strong>to</strong> members of <strong>the</strong> <strong>re</strong>levant body corporate (any such inte<strong>re</strong>st being deemedfor <strong>the</strong> purpose of this paragraph <strong>to</strong> be a material inte<strong>re</strong>st in all circumstances);(E) a proposal for <strong>the</strong> benefit of employees of <strong>the</strong> Company or of any of its subsidiaryundertakings which does not award him any privilege or benefit not generallyaccorded <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> employees <strong>to</strong> whom <strong>the</strong> arrangement <strong>re</strong>lates; and(F) a proposal concerning: (a) any insurance which <strong>the</strong> Company is empowe<strong>re</strong>d <strong>to</strong>purchase or maintain for, or for <strong>the</strong> benefit of, any Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs or for persons whoinclude Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs; or (b) indemnities in favour of <strong>the</strong> Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs; or (c) <strong>the</strong> funding ofexpenditu<strong>re</strong> by one or mo<strong>re</strong> Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs on defending proceedings against him or <strong>the</strong>m;or (d) doing anything <strong>to</strong> enable such Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>r or Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> avoid incurring suchexpenditu<strong>re</strong>.(ix) Borrowing PowersThe Board may exercise all <strong>the</strong> powers of <strong>the</strong> Company <strong>to</strong> borrow money, <strong>to</strong> guarantee, <strong>to</strong>indemnify, <strong>to</strong> mortgage or charge its undertaking, property, assets (p<strong>re</strong>sent and futu<strong>re</strong>)and uncalled capital, and <strong>to</strong> issue debentu<strong>re</strong>s and o<strong>the</strong>r securities whe<strong>the</strong>r outright or ascollateral security for any debt, liability or obligation of <strong>the</strong> Company or of any third party.(x) Indemnity of OfficersSubject <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> provisions of <strong>the</strong> Act every Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>r shall be indemnified out of <strong>the</strong> assets of<strong>the</strong> Company against any liability incur<strong>re</strong>d by him by <strong>re</strong>ason of having been a Di<strong>re</strong>c<strong>to</strong>r.261