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) Identity of grantor <strong>and</strong> represent<strong>at</strong>ive. In the case th<strong>at</strong> these details are not<br />

specified, it shall be understood th<strong>at</strong> the proxy has been granted, indistinctly, in<br />

favour of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer or the<br />

Secretary of the Board of Directors, or in favour of any member of the<br />

administr<strong>at</strong>ive body who, to these effects, is determined on a special basis for<br />

each convening.<br />

c) Number of shares owned by the shareholder granting the proxy.<br />

d) Instructions as to the n<strong>at</strong>ure of the vote by the represented shareholder on<br />

each of the items on the agenda.<br />

7. The Chairman of the General Meeting is empowered to determine the validity of<br />

proxies granted <strong>and</strong> compliance with the General Meeting <strong>at</strong>tendance requisites,<br />

having the power to deleg<strong>at</strong>e this duty to the Secretary.<br />

8. In cases in which a public request for proxy has been formul<strong>at</strong>ed in accordance<br />

with the provisions of article 107 of the Spanish Companies Act (Ley de<br />

Sociedades Anónimas), the rules contained in the Spanish Companies Act <strong>and</strong> its<br />

implementing regul<strong>at</strong>ions shall apply. In particular, the document containing the<br />

proxy shall indic<strong>at</strong>e the way in which the represent<strong>at</strong>ive will vote, in the event th<strong>at</strong><br />

precise instructions are not given, as well as the mentions established in the<br />

previous sections. Furthermore, the restriction on exercise of voting rights<br />

established under the repealed article 114 of the Spanish Securities Market Act<br />

(Ley del Mercado de Valores), today article 526 of the Spanish Companies Act,<br />

shall apply to the Director who obtains the public proxy.<br />

9. The power of represent<strong>at</strong>ion is construed without prejudice to the provisions of the<br />

law for cases of family represent<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>and</strong> granting of general powers of <strong>at</strong>torney.<br />

Article 19 of the Regul<strong>at</strong>ions of the General Shareholders Meeting regul<strong>at</strong>es the voting of<br />

resolutions<strong>at</strong> the General Assembly of Shareholders, setting forth in Section 11 as follows:<br />

11. In accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Bylaws, the exercise of the right to<br />

vote on proposed resolutions pertaining to the items included on the agenda may be deleg<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

or exercised by the shareholder by postal, electronic correspondence or any other remote<br />

communic<strong>at</strong>ion means, provided th<strong>at</strong>, for such cases, the Company has established<br />

procedures which duly guarantee the identity of the subject exercising his right to vote <strong>and</strong> a<br />

record of the identity <strong>and</strong> st<strong>at</strong>us (shareholder or proxyholder) of the voters, the number of<br />

shares with which he is voting <strong>and</strong> the direction of the vote or, as the case may be, the<br />

abstention.<br />

In any case, the procedures established for exercising deleg<strong>at</strong>ion rights or voting through<br />

remote communic<strong>at</strong>ion means, shall be published in the notice of the General Meeting <strong>and</strong> on<br />

the Company’s website.<br />

For the General Shareholders’ Meeting held on 24 June 2011, proxy through remote<br />

communic<strong>at</strong>ion means, either by postal correspondence or electronic means, was permitted, as<br />

well as exercise of the right to vote by postal <strong>and</strong> electronic means. Both for proxy <strong>and</strong> exercise<br />

of the right to vote by electronic means, individuals were able to cast their votes in the manner<br />

envisaged on the Company’s website (www.amadeus.com/ <strong>Investor</strong> Rel<strong>at</strong>ions/ Shareholders’<br />

General Meeting/ Electronic Service), following the instructions established to th<strong>at</strong> effect, using<br />

electronic sign<strong>at</strong>ures (Electronic User Certific<strong>at</strong>es issued by the Spanish Mint [Certificado<br />

Electrónico de Usuario de la Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre]) or an electronic n<strong>at</strong>ional<br />

identity card.<br />

For the General Shareholders’ Meeting held on 24 June 2011, proxy through remote<br />

communic<strong>at</strong>ion means, either by postal correspondence or electronic means, was permitted, as<br />

well as exercise of the right to vote by postal <strong>and</strong> electronic means. Both for proxy <strong>and</strong> exercise<br />

of the right to vote by electronic means, individuals were able to cast their votes in the manner<br />

envisaged on the Company’s website (www.amadeus.com/ <strong>Investor</strong> Rel<strong>at</strong>ions/ Shareholders’<br />

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