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RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES GROUP, S.A.
TO THE 2020 ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION. If you are in any doubt about the action you should take, you should
immediately consult your independent professional adviser.
If you have sold or otherwise transferred all your shares in International Consolidated
Airlines Group, S.A. (the “Company” or “IAG”), please forward this document and
any accompanying documents you receive in relation to such shares to the purchaser or
transferee, or to the stockbroker or other agent through whom the sale or transfer was
effected, for transmission to the purchaser or transferee.
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ANNUAL ACCOUNTS, CORPORATE MANAGEMENT AND AUDITOR
1.- APPROVAL OF THE 2019 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND MANAGEMENT REPORTS
OF THE COMPANY AND OF ITS CONSOLIDATED GROUP.
EXPLANATION:
The directors present to the Shareholders’ Meeting the 2019 individual annual financial
statements and management report of the Company and the 2019 consolidated annual
financial statements and management report of the Company and its subsidiaries,
together with the reports of the auditors.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 1
“To approve the individual annual financial statements and management report of
International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A. and the consolidated annual financial
statements and management report of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A.
and its subsidiaries for the financial year ended December 31, 2019, which were
formulated by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 27, 2020.”
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2.- APPROVAL OF THE NON-FINANCIAL INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR FINANCIAL
YEAR 2019.
EXPLANATION:
The directors present to the Shareholders’ Meeting the 2019 non-financial information
statement, which forms part of the 2019 consolidated management report of the
Company and its subsidiaries.
According to article 49.6 of the Spanish Commercial Code, the non-financial
information statement must be submitted as a separate item on the agenda for its
approval by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 2
“To approve the non-financial information statement for financial year 2019 included
in the consolidated management report of International Consolidated Airlines Group,
S.A. and its subsidiaries for the financial year ended December 31, 2019, which was
formulated by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 27, 2020.”
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3.- APPROVAL OF THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING THE
2019 FINANCIAL YEAR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution, the Board of Directors requests the approval of its management
during the financial year 2019 in accordance with article 164 of the Companies Law
(Ley de Sociedades de Capital).
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 3
“To approve the management of the Board of Directors during the financial year ended
December 31, 2019.”
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4.- RE-ELECTION OF ERNST & YOUNG, S.L. AS AUDITOR OF THE COMPANY AND OF
ITS CONSOLIDATED GROUP FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2020 AND DELEGATION OF
POWERS.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting, upon
prior proposal from the Audit and Compliance Committee, the re-election of Ernst &
Young, S.L. as auditor for the financial statements of the Company and of its
consolidated group for financial year 2020, as well as the delegation in favour of the
Board of Directors of the power to enter into the relevant services agreement with Ernst
& Young, S.L. on the terms and conditions and for the remuneration that the Board of
Directors deems appropriate.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 4
“To re-elect Ernst & Young, S.L. as auditor of International Consolidated Airlines
Group, S.A. and of its consolidated group to conduct the audit for financial year 2020
and to delegate to the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, to
enter into the corresponding services agreement with Ernst & Young, S.L. as auditor,
on the terms and conditions and for the remuneration it deems appropriate, and to make
such amendments as may be required in accordance with applicable law at any time.”
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5.- APPOINTMENT OF KPMG AUDITORES, S.L. AS AUDITOR OF THE COMPANY AND OF
ITS CONSOLIDATED GROUP FOR FINANCIAL YEARS 2021, 2022 AND 2023 AND
DELEGATION OF POWERS.
EXPLANATION:
To the extent that Ernst & Young, S.L has been auditing the Company and its
consolidated group for 10 years (provided that resolution four above is approved) and
that, according to article 40 of Law 22/2015, of July 20, on Accounting Auditing (Ley
de Auditoría de Cuentas), 10 years is the maximum term that an auditor could be
engaged to audit a company, the Board of Directors jointly with the Audit and
Compliance Committee propose to change the auditor of the Company and its
consolidated group.
After conducting a selection process in an impartial, transparent and non-discriminatory
manner, pursuant to applicable regulations, and from the audit firms participating in this
process, the Board of Directors, taking into account the preference expressed by the
Audit and Compliance Committee, proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting the
appointment of KPMG Auditores, S.L. as auditor for the financial statements of the
Company and of its consolidated group for financial years 2021, 2022 and 2023, as well
as the delegation in favour of the Board of Directors of the power to enter into the
relevant services agreement with KPMG Auditores, S.L. on the terms and conditions
and for the remuneration that the Board of Directors deems appropriate.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 5
“To appoint KPMG Auditores, S.L. as auditor of International Consolidated Airlines
Group, S.A. and of its consolidated group to conduct the audit for financial years 2021,
2022 and 2023 as well as to delegate to the Board of Directors, with the express power
of substitution, to enter into the corresponding services agreement with KPMG
Auditores, S.L. as auditor, on the terms and conditions and for the remuneration it
deems appropriate, and to make such amendments as may be required in accordance
with applicable law at any time.”
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RESULTS ALLOCATION
6.- APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL FOR THE ALLOCATION OF 2019 RESULTS.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting to
approve the allocation of results of the Company corresponding to the financial year
2019, consisting of a profit of 763,583 thousand euros, to the interim dividend paid on
October 2019 and to voluntary reserves.
It is placed on record that, pursuant to the provisions of article 40.6 bis of Royal
Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17, 2020, on urgent and extraordinary measures to
confront the economic and social impact of COVID-19 (as amended by Royal Decree-
Law 11/2020 of March 31, 2020, adopting additional social and economic measures to
confront COVID-19) and based on the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic
and its foreseeable impact on the Company, the Board of Directors amended the
proposed allocation of the Company’s profit for fiscal year 2019 included in the 2019
financial statements, cancelling the proposal to distribute 337,483,000 euros to payment
of a final dividend and, instead, to allocate such amount to voluntary reserves.
In accordance with the provisions of article 40.6 bis of Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, Ernst
& Young, S.L., as auditor of the Company and of its consolidated group, has provided a
document (a copy of which is made available to all shareholders in the Company’s
website) confirming that it would not have modified its audit opinion regarding the
2019 financial statements if, at the time of its signature, it had known about this new
proposed allocation of profit for fiscal year 2019.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 6
“To approve the proposed allocation of the 2019 results of International Consolidated
Airlines Group, S.A., consisting of a profit of 763,583 thousand euros, in the following
terms:
(i) the amount of 287,728 thousand euros to the payment of a dividend that was paid
in full prior to this Shareholders’ Meeting as an interim dividend by virtue of the
resolution adopted by the Board of Directors at its meeting on October 30, 2019,
which it is resolved to ratify to the extent necessary; and
(ii) the amount of 475,855 thousand euros (the remainder of the profit for the year
following the above distribution) to voluntary reserves.”
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DIRECTORS’ REELECTION AND APPOINTMENT AND ANNUAL REPORT
ON DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
7.- RE-ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CORPORATE BYLAWS
MANDATED ONE-YEAR TERM AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NUMBER OF
DIRECTORS.
The Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting the re-election of the
following Company directors: Mr. Antonio Vázquez, Ms. Margaret Ewing, Mr. Javier
Ferrán, Mr. Stephen Gunning, Ms. Deborah Kerr, Ms. María Fernanda Mejía, Mr.
Emilio Saracho, Ms. Nicola Shaw and Mr. Alberto Terol, for the corporate bylaws
mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee.
In this regard, the Nominations Committee considered that such directors continue to
contribute effectively to the running of the Company and have demonstrated
commitment to the role.
Mr. Kieran Poynter will not stand for re-election as part of the Board of Director’s
succession and renewal plan after serving as an independent director of the Company
for more than nine years.
Mindful of shareholder sentiment in relation to directors' commitments and considering
the increased demand on directors’ time that the current public health crisis requires,
Mr. Marc Bolland informed the Board that, after careful consideration, he has decided
not to stand for re-election at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
Both Mr. Poynter and Mr. Bolland will consequently cease to be directors of the
Company at the 2020 Shareholders’ Meeting. The Board of Directors expresses its
gratitude to Mr. Poynter and Mr. Bolland for their commitment and contribution during
their years of service as directors of the Company.
To fill the vacancies in the Board of Directors to be left by Mr. Poynter and Mr.
Bolland, the Board of Directors, with the favorable report of the Nominations
Committee, proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting the appointment of two non-
executive proprietary directors in representation of the significant shareholder Qatar
Airways Group (Q.C.S.C.), owner of 25.1% of the share capital of the Company: Mr.
Giles Agutter and Mr. Robin Phillips.
In addition, as announced on January 9, 2020 and May 7, 2020, Mr. Willie Walsh is to
step down from his role as chief executive officer and executive director of the
Company at the 2020 Shareholders’ Meeting. He will be replaced by Mr. Luis Gallego,
currently chief executive officer at Iberia and, for that purpose, the Board of Directors
proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting the appointment of Mr. Luis Gallego as
executive director, for the one-year term specified in the Company’s bylaws, following
the proposal submitted by the Nomination Committee, to fill the vacancy to be left by
Mr. Willie Walsh.
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The Board of Directors expresses its deep appreciation to Mr. Willie Walsh for the key
role he has played in the creation and development of IAG and for what he has achieved
as the Group chief executive.
Since 2014 Mr. Luis Gallego has been a member of the IAG leadership team as CEO of
Iberia, where he has led a profound transformation of this airline. The Board is
confident that he is the right person to lead IAG.
Finally, it is place on record that, Mr. Antonio Vázquez, after serving as Chairman of
the Company for more than nine years (which is the maximum tenure recommended
pursuant to the UK corporate governance code), has communicated its intention (if
reelected under item 7.a)) to retire and step down from his role as Chairman of the
Board in early January 2021. The continuity of Mr. Antonio Vázquez until such
moment will support the succession of the Group Chief Executive and will allow an
orderly transition in the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors expresses its deep appreciation to Mr. Antonio Vázquez for the
crucial role he has played in the creation of the Group and his support of the Group
Chief Executive and leadership of the Board during the years he has served as
Chairman.
As unanimously agreed by the Board of Directors, Mr. Javier Ferrán, currently a non-
executive independent director of the Company, if reelected by the Shareholders’
Meeting as director of the Company, will succeed Mr. Vázquez as Chairman of the
Board.
The Board of Directors, with the support of the Nominations Committee, has issued the
corresponding reports regarding the above referred proposal for the re-election and
appointment of directors as required by the Companies Law.
Each resolution for the re-election or appointment of each director’s proposals will be
voted on separately.
a) TO RE-ELECT MR. ANTONIO VÁZQUEZ AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Mr. Antonio Vázquez as non-executive independent director,
upon proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Antonio Vázquez:
Key areas of experience: consumer, sales/marketing, finance, governance.
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Current external appointments: Chairman, Cooperation Board of Loyola
University. Trustee, Loyola University Foundation. Member, Advisory Board
of the Franklin Institute. Trustee, Nantik Lum Foundation.
Previous relevant experience: Chairman, Iberia 2012-2013. Chairman and
CEO, Iberia 2009-2011. Chairman and CEO, Altadis Group 2005-2008.
Chairman, Logista 2005-2008. Director, Iberia 2005-2007. Chief Operating
Officer and other various positions, Cigar Division of Altadis Group 1993-
2005. Various positions at Osborne 1978-1983 and Domecq 1983-1993.
Began his professional career in consultancy at Arthur Andersen & Co.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Mr. Antonio Vázquez was formally appointed as a director for the first time
on May 25, 2010, although IAG initiated its activities as the holding company
resulting from the merger between British Airways and Iberia in January
2011. He was last re-elected as director on June 20, 2019.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Mr. Antonio Vázquez Romero owns 596,291 Company shares.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.a)
“To re-elect Mr. Antonio Vázquez Romero as a director for the bylaw mandated
one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of
non-executive independent director.”
b) TO RE-ELECT MS. MARGARET EWING AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Ms. Margaret Ewing as non-executive independent director,
upon proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Ms. Margaret Ewing:
Key areas of experience: Professional services, financial accounting,
corporate finance, strategic and capital planning, corporate governance, risk
management.
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Current external appointments: Senior independent non-executive director
and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, ConvaTec Group Plc.
Independent non-executive director and Chair of the Audit and Risk
Committee, ITV Plc. Trustee and Chairman of the Finance and Audit
Committee, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (until
September 2020).
Previous relevant experience: Non-executive director, Standard Chartered Plc
2012–2014. Member of the Audit Committee, John Lewis Partnership Plc
2012–2014. Non-executive director, Whitbread Plc 2005–2007. Vice
Chairman, Managing Partner, Public Policy, Quality and Risk and London
Practice Senior Partner, Deloitte LLP 2007–2012. Director, Finance, BAA
Ltd 2006 and Chief Financial Officer, BAA PLC 2002–2006. Group Finance
Director, Trinity Mirror PLC 2000–2002. Partner, Corporate Finance,
Deloitte & Touche LLP 1987–1999.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Ms. Margaret Ewing was appointed as non-executive independent director for
the first time on June 20, 2019.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Ms. Margaret Ewing has no shares in the Company.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.b)
“To re-elect Ms. Margaret Ewing as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year
term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-
executive independent director.”
c) TO RE-ELECT MR. JAVIER FERRÁN AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Mr. Javier Ferrán as non-executive independent director, upon
proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Javier Ferrán:
Key areas of experience: Consumer, finance, sales/marketing, governance.
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Current external appointments: Chairman, Diageo Plc. Non-executive
director, Coca Cola European Partners Plc. Member, Senior Advisor and
Director to BlackRock Long Term Private Capital.
Previous relevant experience: Member of the Supervisory Board Picard
Surgeles 2010-2020 and Chairman 2010-2019. Member, International
Advisory Board ESADE 2005–2019. Non-executive director, Associated
British Foods plc 2005–2018. Non-executive director, SABMiller plc 2015–
2016. Member, Advisory Board Agrolimen SA 2005–2016. Vice Chairman,
William Grants & Sons Limited 2005–2014. Non-executive director, Louis
Dreyfus Holdings BV 2013–2014. Non-executive director, Abbott Group
2005–2008. Non-executive director, Desigual SA. Non-executive director,
Chupa Chups SA. Partner, Lion Capital LLC 2005–2018. Management
positions with Bacardi Group including tenures as Regional President EMEA
and President and Chief Executive Officer.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Mr. Javier Ferrán was appointed as non-executive independent director for
the first time on June 20, 2019.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Mr. Javier Ferrán owns 309,900 Company shares.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.c)
“To re-elect Mr. Francisco Javier Ferrán Larraz as a director for the bylaw
mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with
the status of non-executive independent director.”
d) TO RE-ELECT MR. STEPHEN GUNNING AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Mr. Stephen Gunning as executive director, upon proposal from
the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Stephen Gunning:
Key areas of experience: Finance, airline industry.
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Current external appointments: Non-Executive Director, FirstGroup Plc.
Previous relevant experience: Chief Financial Officer, British Airways 2016–
2019. Director, IAG Global Business Services 2017–2019. Chief Executive
Officer, IAG Cargo 2012–2015. Pension Trustee, British Airways 2006–
2011. Managing Director of World Cargo, British Airways 2007–2012. Head
of Internal Control, British Airways 2006–2007. World Cargo Finance
Director, British Airways 2004–2006.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Mr. Stephen Gunning was appointed as executive director for the first time on
June 20, 2019.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the candidate:
Mr. Stephen Gunning owns 236,835 Company shares. In addition, he has
interests in shares as a result of share awards (conditional awards and options)
made pursuant to the Company share schemes as detailed below:
Plan Date of award Vesting date Shares held within
award
IADP 2018 May 10, 2018 March 8, 2021
No performance conditions 37,603
PSP 2018 May 10, 2018
Subject to satisfaction of performance
conditions tested over a 3-year period
and a further 2-year holding period
77,800
IADP 2019 March 8, 2019 March 8, 2022
No performance conditions 32,813
PSP 2019 March 8, 2019
Subject to satisfaction of performance
conditions tested over a 3-year period
and a further 2-year holding period
101,587
IADP 2020 March 6, 2020 March 6, 2023
No performance conditions 46,177
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PSP 2020 March 6, 2020
Subject to satisfaction of performance
conditions tested over a 3-year period
and a further 2-year holding period
226,852
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.d)
“To re-elect Mr. Stephen Gunning as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year
term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of executive
director.”
e) TO RE-ELECT MS DEBORAH KERR AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Ms. Deborah Kerr as non-executive independent director, upon
proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Ms. Deborah Kerr:
Key areas of experience: Technology, digital, marketing, operations, software
and services, general management.
Current external appointments: Director, NetApp Inc. Director, Chico’s FAS.
Inc. Director, ExlService Holdings, Inc. Managing Director, Warburg Pincus.
Previous relevant experience: Executive Vice President, Chief Product and
Technology Officer, SABRE Corporation 2013-2017. Director, DH
Corporation 2013-2017. Director, Mitchell International, Inc. 2009-2013.
Executive Vice President, Chief Product and Technology Officer, FICO,
2009-2012. Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, HP Enterprise
Services 2007-2009. Vice President Business Technology Optimization,
Hewlett-Packard Software 2005-2007. Senior Vice President Product
Delivery, Peregrine Systems 1998-2005. Prior senior leadership roles with
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including Mission Operations Manager,
US Space VLBI, Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1988-1998.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Ms. Deborah Kerr was appointed as non-executive independent director for
the first time on June 14, 2018, and was last re-elected on June 20, 2019.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
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underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Ms. Deborah Kerr has no shares in the Company.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.e)
“To appoint Ms. Deborah Kerr as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year
term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-
executive independent director.”
f) TO RE-ELECT MS. MARÍA FERNANDA MEJÍA AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Ms. María Fernanda Mejía as non-executive independent
director, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Ms. María Fernanda Mejía:
Key areas of experience: general management, marketing and sales, supply
chain, strategic planning, corporate transactions.
Current external appointments: Board Member of the Council of the
Americas.
Previous relevant experience: Senior Vice President, The Kellogg Company
2011–2019. President, Kellogg Latin America 2011–2019. Corporate Officer
and member of The Kellogg Company Executive Leadership Team 2011–
2019. Vice-President and General Manager Global Personal Care and
Corporate Fragrance Development, Colgate-Palmolive Co. 2010-2011. Vice-
President Marketing and Innovation Europe/South Pacific Division, Colgate-
Palmolive Co. 2005-2010. President and CEO Spain and Spain Holding
Company 2003-2005, General Manager Hong Kong and Director, Greater
China Management team 2002-2003, Marketing Director Venezuela 2000-
2002, Marketing Director Ecuador, 1998-2000.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Ms. María Fernanda Mejía was appointed as non-executive independent
director for the first time on February 27, 2014, by co-option, and was last re-
elected on June 20, 2019.
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• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Ms. María Fernanda Mejía owns 100 Company shares.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.f)
“To re-elect Ms. María Fernanda Mejía Campuzano as a director for the bylaw
mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with
the status of non-executive independent director.”
g) TO RE-ELECT MR. EMILIO SARACHO AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Mr. Emilio Saracho as non-executive independent director, upon
proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Emilio Saracho:
Key areas of experience: corporate finance, investment banking, corporate
transactions.
Current external appointments: Director, Altamar Capital Partners. Director,
Inditex.
Previous relevant experience: Chairman, of Banco Popular Español, 2017.
Vice Chairman and Member of the Investment Banking Management
Committee, JPMorgan 2015-2016. Deputy CEO 2012-2015, CEO Investment
Banking for EMEA 2012-2014 and member of the Executive Committee
2009-2013, JP Morgan. CEO, JP Morgan Private Banking for EMEA 2006-
2012. Director, Cintra 2008. Director, ONO 2008. Chairman, JP Morgan
Spain and Portugal 1998-2006. Global Investment Banking Head, Santander
Investment (UK) 1995-1998. Spanish Market Manager, Goldman Sachs
International 1990-1995.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Mr. Emilio Saracho was appointed as non-executive independent director for
the first time on June 16, 2016 and was last re-elected on June 20, 2019.
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• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Mr. Emilio Saracho has no shares in the Company.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.g)
“To re-elect Mr. Emilio Saracho Rodríguez de Torres as a director for the bylaw
mandated one-year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with
the status of non-executive independent director.”
h) TO RE-ELECT MS. NICOLA SHAW AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Ms. Nicola Shaw non-executive independent director, upon
proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Ms. Nicola Shaw:
Key areas of experience: transport sector, public policy and regulatory affairs,
consumer, general management.
Current external appointments: Executive Director, National Grid plc.
Director for Major Projects Association. Director, Energy Network
Association and Energy UK.
Previous relevant experience: Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
English Heritage 2015-2018. Non-Executive Director, Ellevio AB 2015-
2017. CEO, HS1 Ltd 2011-2016. Member of the Department for Transport’s
Rail Franchising Advisory Panel 2013-2016. Non-Executive Director, Aer
Lingus Plc 2010-2015. Charity Trustee, Transaid 2011-2013. Director and
previously Managing Director, Bus Division at FirstGroup plc 2005-2010.
Director of Operations and other management positions at the Strategic Rail
Authority 2002-2005. Deputy Director and Deputy Chief Economist, Office
of the Rail Regulator (ORR) 1999-2002. Associate, Halcrow Fox 1997-1999.
Transport specialist, The World Bank 1995-1997. Corporate planner, London
Transport 1990-1993.
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• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Ms. Nicola Shaw was appointed as non-executive independent director on
June 15, 2017 with effect from January 1, 2018 and was last re-elected on
June 20, 2019.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Ms. Nicola Shaw owns 1,714 Company shares.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.h)
“To re-elect Ms. Lucy Nicola Shaw as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year
term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of non-
executive independent director.”
i) TO RE-ELECT MR. ALBERTO TEROL AS NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT
DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the re-election of Mr. Alberto Terol as non-executive independent director, upon
proposal from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Alberto Terol:
Key areas of experience: finance, professional services, information
technology, hospitality industry.
Current external appointments: Vice Chairman, Leading Independent
Director and Chairman of the Nominations, Remuneration and Corporate
Governance Committee, Indra Sistemas. Director, Broseta Abogados.
International Senior Advisor, Centerbridge. Independent Director, Schindler
España. Patron of Fundación Telefonica. Executive Chairman of various
family owned companies.
Previous relevant experience: Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Senvion
GmbH 2017-2019. Chairman of the Audit Committee, Senvion S.A. 2017-
2019. Director, OHL 2010-2016. Director, Aktua 2013-2016. Director, N+1
2014-2015. International Senior Advisor, BNP Paribas 2011-2014. Member,
Global Executive Committee Deloitte 2007-2009. Managing Partner, EMEA
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Deloitte 2007-2009. Managing Partner, Global Tax & Legal Deloitte 2007-
2009. Member, Global Management Committee Deloitte 2003-2007.
Managing Partner, Latin America Deloitte 2003-2007, Integration Andersen
Deloitte 2002–2003, Managing Partner EMEA Arthur Andersen 2001-2002,
Managing Partner Global Tarx & Legal Arthur Andersen 1997-2001,
Managing Partner Garrigues-Andersen 1997-2000.
• Date of first and of most recent appointment as a director of the Company:
Mr. Alberto Terol was appointed as non-executive independent director on
June 20, 2013 and was last re-elected on June 20, 2019.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the director:
Mr. Alberto Terol owns 26,537 Company shares.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.i)
“To re-elect Mr. Alberto Terol Esteban as a director for the bylaw mandated one-
year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of
non-executive independent director.”
j) TO APPOINT MR. LUIS GALLEGO AS AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the election of Mr. Luis Gallego as executive director, upon proposal from the
Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Luis Gallego:
Key areas of experience: Airline industry.
Other Group appointments: Chairman and CEO of Iberia.
Current external appointments: Member of the Board of Governors and
Member of the Chair Committee, IATA.
Previous relevant experience: Chief Executive Officer Iberia Express 2012-
2013. Chief Operating Officer Vueling 2009-2012. Founder of Clickair 2006
– 2009. Luis started his career at BDE, an engineering and services company.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
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underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the candidate:
Mr. Luis Gallego owns 454,299 Company shares. In addition, he has interests
in shares as a result of share awards (conditional awards and options) made
pursuant to the Company share schemes as detailed below:
Plan Date of award Vesting date Shares held within
award
IADP 2018 May 10, 2018 March 8, 2021
No performance conditions 59,850
PSP 2018 May 10, 2018
Subject to satisfaction of performance
conditions tested over a 3-year period
and a further 2-year holding period
128,826
IADP 2019 March 8, 2019 March 8, 2022
No performance conditions 49,454
PSP 2019 March 8, 2019
Subject to satisfaction of performance
conditions tested over a 3-year period
and a further 2-year holding period
162,543
IADP 2020 March 6, 2020 March 6, 2023
No performance conditions 54,059
PSP 2020 March 6, 2020
Subject to satisfaction of performance
conditions tested over a 3-year period
and a further 2-year holding period
357,298
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.j)
“To appoint Mr. Luis Gallego Martín as a director for the bylaw mandated one-
year term, upon proposal from the Nominations Committee, with the status of
executive director”.
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k) TO APPOINT MR. GILES AGUTTER AS NON-EXECUTIVE PROPRIETARY DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the appointment of Mr. Giles Agutter as non-executive proprietary director, upon
favorable report from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Agutter:
Key areas of experience: Airline industry. Owner and Chief Executive Officer
of Southern Sky Ltd, an airline consultancy company.
Current external appointments: Director of JSX Air and of LATAM Airlines
Group S.A. (although he has indicated that he will step-down from that last
role before his appointment as director of IAG).
Previous relevant experience: Director of Air Italy.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the candidate:
Mr. Giles Agutter owns 250 Company shares.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.k)
“To appoint Mr. Giles Agutter as a director for the bylaw mandated one-year
term, upon favorable report from the Nominations Committee, with the status of
non-executive proprietary director.”
l) TO APPOINT MR. ROBIN PHILLIPS AS NON-EXECUTIVE PROPRIETARY DIRECTOR.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting
the appointment of Mr. Robin Phillips as non-executive proprietary director, upon
favorable report from the Nominations Committee.
• Professional profile and biographical data of Mr. Phillips:
Key areas of experience: Corporate and investment banking,
transportation, services and infrastructure sectors.
Current external appointments: Chairman of the Development Funding
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Board, Pancreatic Cancer UK, and Chairman of Affordable Infrastructure
UK.
Previous relevant experience: Mr. Phillips was the Global Head of
Banking for HSBC until his retirement in 2019. He was responsible for
leading the bank’s coverage of its biggest corporate, financial and
government clients. Mr Phillips was appointed to this position in August
2013, having previously been Co-Head of Global Banking and Head of
Global Banking and Markets for Asia-Pacific since September 2011, based
in Hong Kong. Previously, Mr. Phillips worked in Citigroup and UBS
Warburg.
• Shares of the Company and derivative financial instruments whose
underlying assets are shares of the Company held by the candidate:
Mr. Robin Phillips has no shares in the Company.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.l)
“To appoint Mr. Robin Charles Phillips as a director for the bylaw mandated
one-year term, upon favorable report from the Nominations Committee, with the
status of non-executive proprietary director.”
m) TO ESTABLISH THE NUMBER OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT
TWELVE.
EXPLANATION:
The Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting to set at twelve the
number of members of the Board of Directors.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 7.m)
“To set at twelve the number of members of the Board of Directors.”
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8.- CONSULTATIVE VOTE ON THE 2019 ANNUAL REPORT ON DIRECTORS’
REMUNERATION.
EXPLANATION:
Detailed information regarding directors’ remuneration is set out in the 2019
annual directors’ remuneration report prepared in accordance with applicable law.
In accordance with article 541 of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de
Capital), the annual report on directors’ remuneration shall be submitted for a
consultative vote to the Annual Shareholders Meeting, as a separate item on the
agenda.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 8
“To approve, on a consultative basis, the 2019 annual report on the remuneration
of the directors of International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A.”
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AMENDEMENT OF THE BYLAWS AND SHARE CAPITAL REDUCTION BY
MEANS OF REDUCING THE PAR VALUE OF THE SHARES
9.- AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES 2, 6, 10, 11 AND THE SOLE ADDITIONAL PROVISION
OF THE CORPORATE BYLAWS.
EXPLANATION:
It is proposed to the Shareholders’ Meeting the amendment of:
(i) articles 2 (Corporate purpose) and 6 (Representation of the shares) of
Title I of the Corporate Bylaws;
(ii) articles 10 (Disclosure obligations on share ownership) and 11
(Limitations on share ownership) of Title II of the Corporate Bylaws; and
(iii) certain definitions included in the sole additional provision of the
Corporate Bylaws.
The main aim of these Corporate Bylaws amendments is to adjust the Bylaws to
the current structure and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries in the
different territories as well as to adapt the Bylaws to the United Kingdom’s
withdrawal from the European Union ensuring continued compliance by the
group’s airlines with the ownership and control requirements of the Regulation
(EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24
September 2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the
Community.
In addition, while bringing the Corporate Bylaws into line with the current
structure and operations in the different territories, of the Company and its
subsidiaries, the opportunity has been taken to make certain technical
improvements.
The Board of Directors of the Company has issued a report in order to explain the
proposed Corporate Bylaws amendment, pursuant to the provisions of article 286
of the Companies Law.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 9
“To amend articles 2, 6, 10, 11 and the sole additional provision of the Corporate
Bylaws so that they shall hereafter read as follows:
“Article 2. Corporate purpose
The Company’s corporate purpose comprises the following activities:
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1. The management and administration of the securities representing the equity
of resident and non-resident entities in the territory of Spain by the relevant
organisation of material and human resources.
2. The operation of services for the transportation by air of passengers, cargo of
any kind whatsoever and mail.
3. The operation of aircraft, passenger, cargo and mail technical, operational
and commercial handling services.
4. The operation of technological assistance and consultancy services relating to
aeronautics, airports and air transportation.
5. The operation and development of computerised booking systems and other
services relating to air transportation.
6. The operation of aircraft airframe, engine, instrument and ancillary
equipment maintenance services.
7. The operation of commercial aviation training and instruction services.
8. The operation of any frequent flyer and other customer loyalty or membership
programme, including the establishment of any affiliate arrangements with
third party service or product providers in connection with any such frequent
flyer and other customer loyalty or membership programme.
9. The operation of any travel or communications business or services, or any
other business or services involving, connected with, or ancillary thereto,
including but not limited to hotels, vehicle hire services, parking services and
retail services.
All activities comprising the corporate purpose described above may be pursued
within Europe and elsewhere in the world, and may be pursued directly, in whole or
in part, by the Company or indirectly through the holding of shares or interests in
companies or other legal entities, whether incorporated in Spain or in any other
jurisdiction, with an identical or similar purpose. In particular, the Company shall
pursue its activities through the holding, directly or indirectly, of shares in the
Operating Affiliates.
Under no circumstances may the Company pursue any activities typical of
collective investment undertakings and institutions, banks or other financial
institutions, or the mediation and other activities exclusively entrusted by the
Securities Market Law to various operators in the market.
If any professional qualification, administrative authority or registration at public
registries is required by applicable law for the pursuit of any of the activities
comprising the corporate purpose set out in this Article, such activities must be
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performed by a duly qualified person and, as the case may be, such activities may
not be commenced until the relevant administrative requirements are met.”
“Article 6. Representation of the shares
1. The shares shall be represented by book entries and shall be regulated by
the provisions of Securities Market Law and other applicable legal
provisions.
2. The Company shall acknowledge the authorized party appearing on the
entries of the corresponding register of book entries as a shareholder of the
Company, with the rights attributed to such status in these Corporate
Bylaws and in accordance with applicable legislation.
3. Since the corporate purpose of the Company includes the operation of
services for the transportation by air of passengers, cargo of any kind
whatsoever and mail, directly or indirectly through the holding of shares or
interests in companies or other legal entities, Spanish or foreign, with an
identical or similar purpose, including through the holding of shares in the
Operating Affiliates, which each hold or will hold air operating licenses and
rights granted pursuant to applicable law, the capital stock of the Company
shall be represented by registered shares (acciones nominativas) in which
the nationality of the shareholder shall be expressly stated as established in
Article 86 of Law 14/2000.
4. No person will be registered as a holder of any share in the Company unless
the relevant information relating to nationality of the holder and any person
who is the beneficial owner of, or who has an interest in, such share has
been received. The Board of Directors may determine from time to time the
nature of such information which is required and the method by which such
information shall be notified to the Company.
5. If the Board of Directors refuses to register a transfer of a share it shall,
within two months after the date on which the transfer was lodged with the
Company, send notice of the refusal to the transferee. Any instrument of
transfer which the Board of Directors refuses to register shall (except in the
case of suspected or actual fraud) be returned to the person depositing it.”
“Article 10. Disclosure obligations on share ownership
Since the corporate purpose of the Company includes the operation of services for
the transportation by air of passengers, cargo of any kind whatsoever and mail,
directly or indirectly through the holding of shares or interests in Operating
Affiliates, the following disclosure regime applies:
10.1. The Company may by notice in writing (in this Article, a “Disclosure
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Notice”) require any shareholder or any other person with a confirmed or
apparent, interest in shares of the Company to disclose to the Company in
writing such information as the Company shall require relating to the
beneficial ownership of or any interest in the shares in question as lies
within the knowledge of such shareholder or other person (supported if the
Company so requires by a statutory or notarial declaration and/or by
independent evidence) including (without prejudice to the generality of the
foregoing) any information which the Company shall deem necessary or
desirable in order to determine whether any shares are Relevant Non-
Qualifying Shares or are capable of being Affected Shares or whether it is
necessary to take steps in order to protect an Operating Right of the
Company or any Operating Affiliate or otherwise in relation to the
application or potential application of Article 11.
10.2. The Company may give a Disclosure Notice pursuant to Article 10.1 above
at any time and the Company may give one or more than one such notice to
the same shareholder or other person in respect of the same shares or
interest in shares.
10.3. Where the shareholder on which a Disclosure Notice is served is a
Depositary acting in its capacity as such, the obligations of the Depositary,
as a shareholder pursuant to Article 10.1, shall be limited to disclosing to
the Company in accordance with Article 10.1 such information relating to
the ownership of, or any interests in, the shares in question as has been
recorded by it pursuant to the terms entered into between the Depositary
and the Company; provided that nothing in this Article 10.3 shall in any
other way restrict the powers of the Company under this Article 10.
10.4. The provisions of Article 11.16 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the service
of notices pursuant to this Article.
10.5. If any shareholder or any other person with a confirmed or apparent
interest in shares of the Company held by such shareholder, has been duly
served with a Disclosure Notice under this Article and is in default for the
Prescribed Period in supplying to the Company the information thereby
required or, in purported compliance with such a notice, has made a
statement which is false or inadequate in a material particular, then the
Board of Directors may agree at any time thereafter to issue a notice (a
“Direction Notice”) to such shareholder directing that in respect of the
shares in relation to which the default has occurred (the “Default Shares”)
the relevant shareholder will not be entitled to exercise any voting rights at
any Shareholders’ Meeting (whether in person or by proxy) or any other
political rights, including but not limited to the right to attend and speak at
Shareholders’ Meetings.
10.6. Where the Default Shares represent at least 0.25 percent of the Company's
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capital stock in nominal value, then the Direction Notice may additionally
direct that subject to Article 10.7, no transfer of any Default Share held by
such member shall be registered unless:
a) the shareholder is not himself in default as regards supplying the
information required; and
b) the transfer is of part only of the shareholder’s holding and when
presented for registration is accompanied by a certificate by the
shareholder in a form satisfactory to the Board of Directors to the effect
that after due and careful enquiry, the member is satisfied that none of
the shares the subject of the transfer is a Default Share.
10.7. Any Direction Notice shall have effect in accordance with its terms for so
long as the default in respect of which the Direction Notice was issued
continues but shall cease to have effect thereafter upon the Company so
determining (such determination to be made within a period of one week of
the default being duly remedied with written notice thereof being given
forthwith to the shareholder). Any Direction Notice shall cease to have
effect in relation to any Default Shares which are transferred by such
shareholder by means of transfer effected in accordance with the terms of
these Corporate Bylaws, provided that the transfer results from a sale made
through a stock exchange on which the Company’s shares or interests in
shares are traded or the directors are satisfied that the transfer involves the
sale of the whole of the beneficial ownership of the shares and interest in
shares to a party unconnected either with the shareholder or with other
persons interested or appearing to be interested in such shares.”
“Article 11. Limitations on share ownership
11.1. The purpose of this Article is to ensure that so long as and to the extent
that the holding or enjoyment by the Company or any Operating Affiliate
of any Operating Right is conditional on the Company being to any degree
owned or controlled by Qualifying Persons pursuant to applicable law or
by applicable bilateral air transport agreements, the Company is so owned
and controlled.
In addition, the purpose of this Article is to assist in preserving the
exercise of the traffic rights by certain Operating Affiliates derived from
the bilateral air treaties relied on by the Group, as applicable.
11.2. The Company shall maintain, in addition to the registered shares book
(libro registro de acciones nominativas):
11.2.1 a Separate Non-Qualifying Register, in which shall be entered
particulars of any share which:
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(a) has been acknowledged by the holder, whether pursuant to
the information provided in accordance with Article 6.4 or
Article 11.4 or otherwise, to be a Relevant Non-Qualifying
Share; or
(b) has been declared to be a Relevant Non-Qualifying Share
pursuant to Article 11.5; or
(c) the Board of Directors otherwise determines to be included
in the Separate Non-Qualifying Register in accordance with
the provisions of these Articles,
and, in either case, has not ceased to be a Relevant Non-
Qualifying Share.
11.2.2 a Separate UK Register, in which shall be entered particulars of
any share which:
(a) has been acknowledged by the holder, whether pursuant to
the information provided in accordance with Article 6.4 or
otherwise, to be a Relevant UK Share;
(b) has been declared to be a Relevant UK Share pursuant to
Article 11.5,
and, in either case, has not ceased to be a Relevant UK Share.
11.2.3 a Separate Spanish Register, in which shall be entered particulars
of any share which:
(a) has been acknowledged by the holder, whether pursuant to
the information provided in accordance with Article 6.4 or
otherwise, to be a Relevant Spanish Share; or
(b) has been declared to be a Relevant Spanish Share pursuant
to Article 11.5,
and, in either case, has not ceased to be a Relevant Spanish Share.
For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Separate Non-Qualifying Register,
Separate UK Register, Separate Spanish Register and registered share
book shall be kept and maintained in Spain.
11.3. The particulars entered on the Separate Non-Qualifying Register in
respect of any share shall comprise, in addition to the identity of the
holder or joint holders or the person for the benefit of whom the
Depositary holds the shares, such information as has been requested by
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and supplied to the Company (including, where applicable, the name and
nationality of any person having an interest in such share and the nature
and extent of such interest) pursuant to Article 6.4 or Article 11.4 or
otherwise or, if no such information has been supplied, such information
as the Board of Directors considers appropriate. The Board of Directors
may from time to time (if it so determines) cause to be entered in the
Separate Non-Qualifying Register particulars of any share in respect of
which (i) the holder or any joint holder has not made a declaration as to
whether the share is a Relevant Non-Qualifying Share and (ii) all or some
specified number of Depositary Shares in respect of which Depositary
Receipts have been issued by a Depositary (and any number so specified
may from time to time be varied by the Board of Directors) and the
Depositary has not made a declaration as to whether such shares are
Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares.
11.4. Each registered holder of a share which has not been acknowledged to be
a Relevant Non-Qualifying Share, a Relevant UK Share or a Relevant
Spanish Share who becomes aware that such share is or has become a
Relevant Non-Qualifying Share, a Relevant UK Share or, as the case may
be, a Relevant Spanish Share shall forthwith notify the Company
accordingly, specifying whether such share is or has become a Relevant
Non-Qualifying Share, a Relevant UK Share or a Relevant Spanish Share.
11.5. Whether or not a Disclosure Notice pursuant to Article 10 has been given,
the Company may, and if at any time it appears to the Board of Directors
that a share, particulars of which have not been entered in the Separate
Non-Qualifying Register, is likely to be a Relevant Non-Qualifying Share
shall, give notice in writing to the registered holder thereof or to any other
person with a confirmed or apparent interest in that share requiring such
person to show to their satisfaction that such a share is not a Relevant
Non-Qualifying Share. Any person on whom such notice has been served
and any other person with an interest in such share may within twenty-one
days thereafter (or such longer period as the Company may consider
reasonable) make representations to the Company including any relevant
supporting evidence as to why such a share should not be treated as a
Relevant Non-Qualifying Share but if, after considering such
representations and such other information as seems to it to be relevant,
the Company is not so satisfied, the Company shall declare such share to
be a Relevant Non-Qualifying Share and such share shall be treated as
such.
The Board of Directors will be entitled to follow the same process
described in this Article 11.5 to determine if a share is considered, or not,
to be a Relevant Spanish Share or a Relevant UK Share.
11.6. The Company shall remove from the Separate Non-Qualifying Register
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particulars of any Relevant Non-Qualifying Share if there has been
furnished to the Board of Directors a declaration (in such form as the
Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe) by the holder of such
Relevant Non-Qualifying Share, together with such other evidence as the
Board of Directors may require, which satisfies the Board of Directors
that such share is no longer a Relevant Non-Qualifying Share.
The Board of Directors shall be entitled to follow the same process
described in this Article 11.6 in connection with the removal of a Relevant
UK Share from the Separate UK Register or, as the case may be, the
removal of a Relevant Spanish Share from the Separate Spanish Register.
11.7. The provisions of Article 11.8 below shall apply where the Board of
Directors determines that it is necessary or desirable to take steps in order
to protect any Operating Right of the Company or any Operating Affiliate
by reason of the fact that:
a) an Intervening Act has taken place;
b) an Intervening Act is contemplated, threatened or intended;
c) the aggregate number of Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares
particulars of which are entered in the Separate Non-Qualifying
Register is such that an Intervening Act may occur or be
contemplated, threatened or intended; or
d) the ownership or control of the Company is otherwise such that an
Intervening Act may occur or be contemplated, threatened or
intended.
11.8. Where a determination has been made under Article 11.7, the Board of
Directors shall take such of the following steps, either immediately upon
such determination having being made or at any time or times thereafter,
as necessary or desirable to overcome, prevent or avoid an Intervening
Act or the risk of an Intervening Act:
a) the Board of Directors may seek to identify, in accordance with
Article 11.13 below, those shares or Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares
the holding or interests in which gave rise or contributed to the
determination, or would, if details thereof had been entered on the
relevant Separate Non-Qualifying Register at the relevant time, have
given rise to a determination, and to deal with such shares as
Affected Shares; and/or
b) the Board of Directors may specify a Permitted Maximum of
Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares or vary any Permitted Maximum
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previously specified, provided that at no time shall any Permitted
Maximum be less than 40% of the Company's capital stock and, at
any time when the aggregate number of Relevant Non-Qualifying
Shares of which particulars are entered in the relevant Separate
Non-Qualifying Register exceeds any Permitted Maximum applying
for the time being, the Board of Directors may deal with such of the
Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares as it decides are in excess of such
Permitted Maximum as Affected Shares. Nevertheless, the Board of
Directors may not specify a Permitted Maximum that is below the
aggregate number of Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares of which
particulars are entered in the relevant Separate Non-Qualifying
Register at the time of specifying or varying such Permitted
Maximum.
Where a determination has been made under Article 11.7, the Board of
Directors must notify such circumstance to the stock exchange governing
companies, the Spanish National Securities Market Commission and the
regulatory bodies of the other securities markets in which the shares are
listed, where appropriate, for the purposes of due disclosure and so that
such institutions may notify such circumstance to the investment services
firms and credit institutions authorized to provide investment services. In
turn, such circumstance shall also be notified to the Spanish relevant
regulators, the United Kingdom relevant regulators and the other competent
authorities regarding the Operating Rights held or enjoyed by the Operating
Affiliates, as applicable. Once such circumstance has been duly notified, no
acquisitions or transfers of shares with or between Relevant Non-
Qualifying Persons may take place unless accompanied by a certificate
issued by the Board of Directors evidencing that the acquisition or
transfer does not exceed the Permitted Maximum.
Additionally, at any time when the Board of Directors has resolved to
specify a Permitted Maximum or to deal with any shares as Affected
Shares, they shall publish a notice of such resolution under Article 11.7
and of any Permitted Maximum which has been specified, together with a
statement of the provisions of this Article 11 which apply to the Affected
Shares and the name of the person or persons who will answer enquiries
relating to the Affected Shares on behalf of the Company, within two
Business Days of the making of any such resolution, in such manner as is
prescribed for the making of announcements under the rules and
regulations of each stock exchange on which shares or securities
evidencing the right to receive shares are, at the instigation of the
Company, listed, quoted or dealt in as at the date of making of such
resolution. At other times, the Board of Directors shall from time to time
so publish information as to the number of shares, particulars of which
have been entered in the Separate Non-Qualifying Register.
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11.9. The Board of Directors shall give an Affected Share Notice to the
registered holder of any share which they determine to deal with as an
Affected Share and/or to any other person with a confirmed or apparent
interest in that share and shall state which (if not all) of the provisions of
Articles 11.10 to 11.12 (all of which shall be set out in the relevant notice)
are to be applied forthwith in respect of such Affected Share. The Board of
Directors shall be entitled from time to time to serve further Affected
Share Notices in respect of any Affected Share applying further provisions
of Articles 11.10 to 11.12. The registered holder of a share in respect of
which an Affected Share Notice has been served may make representations
to the Board of Directors as to why such share should not be treated as an
Affected Share and if, after considering such representations and such
other information as seems to them relevant, the Board of Directors
considers that the share should not be treated as an Affected Share, they
shall forthwith withdraw the Affected Share Notice served in respect of
such share and the provisions of Articles 11.10 to 11.12 shall no longer
apply to it. For the avoidance of doubt, any share which the Board of
Directors determines to deal with as an Affected Share shall continue to be
an Affected Share unless and until the Board of Directors withdraws the
Affected Share Notice relating thereto.
11.10. If the Board of Directors decides to serve an Affected Share Notice and to
deal with certain shares as Affected Shares pursuant to the provisions of
Article 11, the Board of Directors may agree on the suspension of the
voting rights and the other political rights (including, but not limited to,
the right to attend and speak at Shareholders’ Meetings) corresponding to
such Affected Shares in respect of which an Affected Share Notice has
been served.
11.11. Additionally, if the Board of Directors decides to serve an Affected Share
Notice and to deal with certain shares as Affected Shares pursuant to the
provisions of Article 11, the persons on whom an Affected Share Notice
has been served shall, within ten (10) Business Days of receiving such
Affected Share Notice (or such longer period as may in such notice be
prescribed by the Board of Directors), make an Affected Share Disposal so
that no Relevant Non-Qualifying Person holds, directly or indirectly, or
has an interest in that share and, upon such Affected Share Disposal being
made to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors, such Affected Share
shall cease to be a Relevant Non-Qualifying Share.
11.12. If, after ten (10) Business Days from the date of service on the registered
holder of an Affected Share of an Affected Share Notice (or such longer
period as the Board of Directors may have prescribed), the Board
Directors are not satisfied that an Affected Share Disposal has been made
of the Affected Share the subject thereof, the Board of Directors may cause
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the Company to acquire the Affected Share (for its subsequent redemption,
if applicable), in accordance with applicable law, acquiring the Affected
Share at the lower price between: (a) the book value of the Affected Share
according to the latest published audited balance sheet of the Company
and (b) the middle market quotation for an ordinary share of the Company
as derived from the London Stock Exchange’s Daily Official List for the
Business Day on which the acquisition of such Affected Share by the
Relevant Non-Qualifying Person took place.
11.13. In deciding which shares are to be dealt with as Affected Shares, the
Board of Directors shall, where applicable, be entitled to have regard to
the Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares which have directly or indirectly
caused or contributed to the determination under Article 11.7 but subject
thereto shall, so far as practicable, have regard to the chronological order
in which particulars of Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares have been, or are
to be, entered in the relevant Separate Non-Qualifying Register (and
accordingly treat as Affected Shares those Relevant Non-Qualifying
Shares which have been acquired, or details of which have been entered in
the relevant Separate Non-Qualifying Register, most recently) save in
circumstances where the application of such criterion would be
inequitable or would be likely to result for any reason in the exercise of
the Board of Directors’ powers under this Article 11 being illegal or
unenforceable, in which event the Board of Directors shall apply such
other criterion or criteria as they may, in their absolute discretion,
consider appropriate.
11.14. The transfer of any share shall be subject to the approval of the Board of
Directors if, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, such share would
upon transfer become, or would be capable of being treated as, or would
continue or be capable of continuing to be capable of being treated as, an
Affected Share and the Board of Directors may refuse to register the
transfer of any such share.
11.15. Subject to the provisions of this Article:
a) the Board of Directors shall be entitled to assume without enquiry
that all shares are neither Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares (other
than those shares particulars of which are entered in the Separate
Non-Qualifying Register) nor shares which would be or be capable
of being treated as Affected Shares if a determination under Article
11.7 were to be made; and
b) the Board of Directors shall be entitled to assume that all or some
specified number of the shares (as they may determine) are Relevant
Non-Qualifying Shares if they are (or any interest in them is) held by
a Depositary unless and for so long as, in respect of any such shares,
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it is established to their satisfaction that such shares are not
Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares.
11.16. The Board of Directors shall not be obliged to serve any notice required
under this Article upon any person if they do not know either his identity
or address. The absence of service in such circumstances as aforesaid and
any accidental error in or failure to give any notice to any person upon
whom notice is required to be served under this Article 11 shall not
prevent the implementation of or invalidate any procedure under this
Article 11.
11.17. Any powers, rights or duties conferred by this Article on the Board of
Directors can be exercised by a duly authorized committee established by
the Board of Directors.
11.18. Without prejudice to the applicable legal obligations of the Company that
must be duly complied with, none of the Separate Non-Qualifying Register,
the Separate UK Register or the Separate Spanish Register will be
available for inspection by any person, but the Company shall provide
persons who make enquiries which the Board of Directors determine to be
bona fide with information as to the aggregate number of shares of which
particulars are from time to time entered in the Separate Non-Qualifying
Register.
11.19. If, at any time when a determination under Article 11.7 has been made and
not withdrawn, any person enquires of the Board of Directors whether the
aggregate number of Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares exceeds any
Permitted Maximum applying for the time being, or whether any shares in
the Company which such person proposes to purchase or in which such
person proposes to acquire a share or an interest in a share would in the
opinion of the Board of Directors upon such purchase or acquisition
become or be capable of becoming or being treated as Affected Shares,
whether by reason of any Permitted Maximum being exceeded or
otherwise, the Board of Directors shall, on sufficient information being
given to them to enable them to answer the enquiry, notify the enquirer
whether in their opinion the shares would become or be capable of
becoming Affected Shares if he were to acquire them or an interest in
them. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such notification shall not be
binding on the Board of Directors or the Company and shall not prevent
such shares being subsequently identified as Affected Shares, and the
Board of Directors and the Company shall not (in the absence of fraud) be
liable in any way if such shares subsequently become Affected Shares.
11.20. The provisions of Article 11.8 shall apply until such time as the Board of
Directors have resolved that grounds for the making of a determination
under Article 11.7 have ceased to exist and the Board of Directors shall
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thereupon withdraw such determination.
On withdrawal of the determination, the Board of Directors shall cease to
act pursuant to such determination and shall remove any Permitted
Maximum that they may have specified and shall inform every person on
whom an Affected Share Notice has been served in respect of an Affected
Share which has not yet been transferred or sold by the Company in
accordance with Articles 11.11 and 11.12 that the provisions of Articles
11.10 to 11.12 no longer apply in respect of such share (which on such
withdrawal shall cease to be an Affected Share). However, the withdrawal
of such a determination shall not affect the validity of any action taken by
the Company or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, under this
Article whilst that determination remained in effect. The Board of
Directors shall publicise the withdrawal of any determination the
existence of which has been publicised under the last paragraph of Article
11.8 in the same manner as they are required to publicise its existence
under such provision.”
“ADDITIONAL PROVISION
Sole Additional Provision. Definitions
“Affected Share” means any share which shall be treated as such pursuant
Article 11.8.
“Affected Share Disposal” means a disposal or disposals of an Affected Share
(including the disposal of an interest in such share) such that such share ceases to
be an Affected Share.
“Affected Share Notice” means a notice in writing served in accordance with the
provisions of Article 11.9.
“Board of Directors Regulation” means the regulations which lay down the
principles that are to govern all action taken by the Board of Directors of the
Company, the basic rules for the organisation and operation thereof, and the
rules of behaviour to be observed by its members.
“Business Day” means a day upon which dealings in domestic securities may
take place on and with the authority of the London Stock Exchange and the
Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia Stock Exchanges.
“Company” means International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A.
“Default Share” means any share in relation to which a default has occurred in
accordance with Article 10.5.
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“Depositary” means a custodian or other person approved by the Company
appointed under contractual arrangements with the Company (or a nominee for
such custodian or other person) whereby such custodian or other person holds or
has an interest in shares and issues securities evidencing the right to receive such
shares.
“Depositary Receipts” means receipts or similar documents of title issued by or
on behalf of a Depositary.
“Depositary Shares” means the shares held by a Depositary or in which such
Depositary is interested in its capacity as a Depositary.
“Disclosure Notice” means the notice issued by the Company in accordance with
Article 10.1.
“Group” means the group of companies whose parent company is the Company.
“Intervening Act” means the refusal, withholding, suspension or revocation of
any Operating Right applied for, granted to or enjoyed by the Company or any of
the Operating Affiliates, or the imposition of any conditions or limitations upon
any such Operating Right which materially inhibit the exercise thereof, in either
case by any state, authority or person in reliance upon any provision or by reason
of any matter or circumstance relating to the nationality of persons owning or
controlling (however described) the Company and, indirectly through the
Company, the Operating Affiliates.
“interest in shares” a person will be considered as having an interest in shares if
he enters into a contract to acquire them or, not being the registered holder, (i) he
is entitled to exercise any right corresponding to the shares or to control the
exercise of any such right, or (ii) assumes the economic risk of the relevant
shares.
“Law 14/2000” means the Spanish Ley 14/2000, de 29 de diciembre, de Medidas
fiscales, administrativas y del orden social, as amended from time to time.
“Member State” means any state that from time to time is, or is deemed to be, a
Member State for the purposes of Regulation 1008/2008, including (for the
avoidance of doubt) any state that is from time to time a member state of the
European Union and/or the European Economic Area or that qualifies as a
Member State for the purposes of Regulation 1008/2008 pursuant to an
agreement with a third country to which the European Union is a party.
“Mercantile Registry Regulations” means the Reglamento del Registro Mercantil
approved by the Spanish Real Decreto 1784/1996, de 19 de julio, as amended
from time to time.
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“Non-Qualifying Person” means any person that is not a Qualifying Person.
“Official Gazette” means the Spanish Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil.
“Operating Affiliates” means Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, Sociedad
Anónima Operadora, IB Opco Holding S.L., British Airways plc and any
operating company which is a subsidiary or a subsidiary undertaking of the
Company and which is engaged in the operation of services for the transportation
by air of passengers, cargo of any kind whatsoever and mail and holding or
enjoying any Operating Right.
“Operating Right” means all or any part of any authority, permission, licence or
privilege, whether granted or enjoyed pursuant to an air services agreement or
otherwise, which enables an air service to be operated.
“Permitted Maximum” means, if at any time the Board of Directors have
specified a maximum under Section (b) of Article 11.8, that aggregate number of
shares which they have so specified as the maximum aggregate permitted number
of Relevant Non-Qualifying Shares.
“Prescribed Period” means twenty-eight (28) days from the date of service of the
Disclosure Notice except that, if the shares in respect of which a Disclosure
Notice has been duly served represent at least 0.25 per cent. of the aggregate
nominal value of the issued shares (calculated exclusive of any shares held as
treasury shares), the Prescribed Period is fourteen (14) days from such date.
“Qualifying Person” means a Member State, a national of any Member State, the
United Kingdom or a national of the United Kingdom.
“Regulation 1008/2008” means Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on common rules for the
operation of air services in the Community (as amended or readopted from time
to time).
“Relevant Non-Qualifying Share” means any share (other than a share
particulars of which are removed by the Company from the Separate Non-
Qualifying Register pursuant to Article 11.6), held by a Non-Qualifying Person or
by a Depositary for the benefit of a Non-Qualifying Person or in which a Non-
Qualifying Person has an interest or which is declared by the Company to be a
Relevant Non-Qualifying Share pursuant to Article 11.5.
“Spanish Person” means the Kingdom of Spain or any national of the Kingdom
of Spain
“Relevant Spanish Share” means any share (other than a share particulars of
which are removed by the Company from the Separate Spanish Register pursuant
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to Article 11.6) held by a Spanish Person or by a Depositary for the benefit of a
Spanish Person or in which a Spanish Person has an interest or which is declared
by the Company to be a Relevant Spanish Share pursuant to Article 11.5.
“UK Person” means the United Kingdom or any national of the United Kingdom.
“Relevant UK Share” means any share (other than a share particulars of which
are removed by the Company from the Separate UK Register pursuant to Article
11.6) held by a UK Person or by a Depositary for the benefit of a UK Person or in
which a UK Person has an interest or which is declared by the Company to be a
Relevant UK Share pursuant to Article 11.5.
“Securities Market Law” means the Spanish Ley 24/1988, de 28 de julio, del
Mercado de Valores, as amended from time to time.
“Separate Non-Qualifying Register” means the register to be maintained in
accordance with Article 11.2.1.
“Separate Spanish Register” means the register to be maintained in accordance
with Article 11.2.3
“Separate UK Register” means the register to be maintained in accordance with
Article 11.2.2.
“Shareholders’ Meeting” means the shareholders’ meeting of the Company.
“Shareholders’ Meeting Regulations” means the regulations which develop the
basic rules for the call, organisation and holding of the Shareholders’ Meeting.
“Spanish Companies Law” means the texto refundido de la Ley de Sociedades de
Capital approved by the Spanish Real Decreto Legislativo 1/2010, de 2 de julio,
as amended from time to time.””
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10.- APPROVAL OF A REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL BY MEANS OF REDUCING THE
PAR VALUE OF THE SHARES BY € 0.40 EACH, TO € 0.10 PER SHARE, TO INCREASE
NON-DISTRIBUTABLE RESERVES. DELEGATION OF POWERS FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF.
EXPLANATION:
Shareholders’ approval is requested to execute a reduction of share capital that reduces
the par value of each share outstanding in the Company by € 0.40, from €0.50 to € 0.10
per share, thus, reducing the share capital by 796,813,053.60 euros, from nine hundred
ninety six million sixteen thousand three hundred seventeen euros (996,016,317 €), to
one hundred ninety nine million two hundred three thousand two hundred sixty three
euros and forty cents (€199,203,263.40). Such capital reduction will take place without
refund of contributions and to create a voluntary reserve that will not be distributable
and will be created in the same amount as such reduction of capital (i.e., 796,813,053.60
euros) pursuant to article 335(c) of the Capital Companies Law.
The Board of Directors has issued a report in order to justify this proposed resolution in
accordance with the provisions of articles 286, 296 and 297.1.a) of the Companies Law.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 10
“APPROVAL OF A REDUCTION IN SHARE CAPITAL BY MEANS OF REDUCING THE PAR
VALUE OF THE SHARES BY €0.40 EACH, TO €0.10 PER SHARE, TO INCREASE NON-
DISTRIBUTABLE RESERVES. DELEGATION OF POWERS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
THEREOF
To reduce the share capital of INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES
GROUP, S.A. (the “Company”) in the following terms:
1. Amount and form of the capital reduction
The nominal amount of the capital reduction of the Company will be €796,813,53.60
and will take place by reducing the par value of each and every one of the shares
currently outstanding of the Company, by €0.40 per share in order to create a non-
distributable voluntary reserve.
Accordingly, after such reduction, the share capital of the Company will be €
199,203,263.40, i.e., €0.10 per share.
This share capital reduction resolution shall affect, proportionally to the per share
value, to all of the shares comprising the share capital of the Company, and,
consequently, it shall not affect to the voting or economic rights of the shareholder.
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The share capital reduction will take place without refund of contributions and to create
a voluntary reserve that will not be distributable and will be created in the same amount
as such reduction of capital (i.e., 796,813,053.60 euros) pursuant to article 335(c) of
the Capital Companies Law. In addition, by virtue of such article the creditors do not
have the right for opposition to this reduction of capital. Consequently, the reduction
will be immediately effective by simple decision of the General Meeting
(notwithstanding with the formalisation acts needed).
As a result of the reduction of the nominal value of the shares no excess of assets or
liabilities will be generated that should be allocated to the legal reserve.
2. Amendment of article 5 of the bylaws
As a result of the foregoing article 5 of the bylaws of the Company will be read as
follows:
“Article 5: Share capital
The share capital of the Company amounts to €199,203,263.40 euros, divided into
1,992,032,634 ordinary shares of the same class and series and with a nominal value of
€ 0.10 each, fully subscribed and paid.”
3. Delegation of powers:
It is resolved to empower the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of
Directors, the Senior Independent Director, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief
Financial Officer, the Secretary of the Board of Directors and the Deputy Secretary of
the Board of Directors, as broadly as required by law, with express powers to be
substituted or empowered by any of its members, the powers to carry out all actions or
formalities that may be necessary or merely convenient in order to achieve the
execution and success of the share capital reduction, and, in particular, without
limitation, being empowered as follows:
a) To develop, complement and implement this resolution.
b) To carry out all actions necessary in order to comply with the requirements set
forth in the Capital Companies Law and other applicable rules, including the
publication of any mandatory notices.
c) To carry out all actions and take all the steps necessary to obtain the consents
and approvals required for this resolution to become fully effective.
d) To carry out on behalf of the Company any action, make any statement or take
any step that may be required before the CNMV, Sociedad de Gestión de los
Sistemas de Registro, Compensación y Liquidación de Valores, S.A.U.
(IBERCLEAR), the Governing Bodies of the Stock Markets, the Securities
Clearing and Settlement Service and any other agency or entity or public or
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private Registry, either Spanish or foreign, in connection with the share capital
reduction covered by this resolution and to draw up and process the relevant
documents for the reduction of the par value of the shares to be duly registered, if
appropriate, for the purposes of such entities.
e) To formalize the amendment of the wording of article 5 of the bylaws to adapt
them to the new share capital figure.
f) To draft and publish such notices as may be necessary or appropriate in
connection with this share capital reduction.
g) To execute on behalf of the Company such public or private documents as may be
necessary or appropriate and, at large, to carry out such actions as may be
necessary for this resolution to become fully effective.
h) To correct, clarify, interpret, specify or supplement the resolutions adopted by the
Shareholders’ Meeting, or those appearing in such deeds or documents as may be
executed in implementation thereof and, in particular, such defects, omissions or
errors, either substantive or formal, that may prevent the resolutions and the
consequences thereof from registering with the Commercial Registry, the Official
Registries of the CNMV, or any others.
i) At large, to carry out such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order
for the capital reduction to become fully effective.”
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AUTHORISATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF OWN SHARES, FOR THE
ISSUANCE OF SHARES AND CONVERTIBLE OR EXCHANGEABLE
SECURITIES AND FOR THE EXCLUSION OF PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS
11.- AUTHORISATION FOR THE DERIVATIVE ACQUISITION OF THE COMPANY’S OWN
SHARES BY THE COMPANY ITSELF AND/OR BY ITS SUBSIDIARIES.
EXPLANATION:
According to the Companies Law, the authorization of the General Shareholders
Meeting is required for the Company to purchase its own shares, directly or indirectly
through its subsidiaries. This resolution grants authority for the Company to make
market purchases of its own shares up to a maximum of shares representing ten per cent
of the share capital of the Company. Once purchased by the Company, ordinary shares
may be held in treasury or cancelled. The minimum price, exclusive of expenses, for a
share is zero and the maximum price, also exclusive of expenses, is the highest of: (i) an
amount equal to five per cent. above the average of the middle market quotations for the
shares as taken from the relevant Stock Exchange for the five business days
immediately preceding the day on which the transaction is performed; and (ii) the
higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid
on the trading venues where the transaction is carried out at the relevant time.
The Company has no present intention of using the authority under this Resolution 11 to
make market purchases and the seeking of this authority should not be taken to imply
that shares will be purchased. The Company will use this authority only when it is
considered to be in the best interests of the Company and of its shareholders generally
and could be expected to result in an increase in the earnings per share of the Company.
The Board of Directors considers that it is in the best corporate interest for the Company
to have the flexibility to make market purchases of its own shares.
The shares acquired pursuant to this authorisation may be delivered directly to the
employees or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries or as a result of the exercise
of option rights held thereby.
As at July 30, 2020, the Company has issued options outstanding over 29,030,822
shares, representing 1.46 per cent of the Company’s share capital (excluding current
treasury shares).
If the authority now being sought by Resolution 11 were to be fully used, the shares
would represent 1.62 per cent of the Company’s share capital (excluding treasury
shares).
The authority will expire once fifteen months have elapsed from the date of the passing
of this resolution or of the conclusion of the annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the
Company held in 2021, whichever is earlier.
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 11
“To authorise the derivative acquisition of shares of International Consolidated Airlines
Group, S.A. within the scope of article 146 of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades
de Capital), complying with the applicable legislation and subject to the following
conditions:
(i) The acquisitions may be made directly by International Consolidated Airlines
Group, S.A. or indirectly through its subsidiaries, on the same terms resulting
from this resolution.
(ii) The acquisitions shall be made through purchase and sale, exchange or any other
transaction permitted by the law.
(iii) The maximum aggregate number of shares which are authorised to be purchased
is the lower of the maximum amount permitted by the law and the number as
represents ten per cent. of the share capital as at the date of passing this
resolution.
(iv) The minimum price which may be paid for a share is zero;
(v) The maximum price which may be paid for a share is the highest of:
a) an amount equal to five per cent. above the average of the middle market
quotations for the shares as taken from the relevant stock exchange for the
five business days immediately preceding the day on which the transaction is
performed; and
b) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest current
independent bid on the trading venues where the transaction is carried out at
the relevant time;
in each case, exclusive of expenses.
(vi) The authorisation is granted for a term ending at next year’s annual
Shareholders’ Meeting (or if earlier, fifteen months from the date of passing of
this resolution).
For the purposes of Article 146 of the Companies Law, it is expressly stated that the
shares acquired pursuant to this authorisation may be delivered directly to the
employees or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries or as a result of the exercise
of option rights held thereby.”
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12.- AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF
SUBSTITUTION, TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 297.1.B) OF THE COMPANIES LAW.
EXPLANATION:
According to the Companies Law, the authorization of the General Shareholders
Meeting is required to grant the directors the authority to increase the share capital of
the Company by issuing new shares against cash contributions.
The authority in this resolution will allow the Board of Directors to allot new shares up
to fifty per cent. of the share capital resulting after the capital reduction of Resolution 10
(if passed and executed) (such amount to be reduced by the amount that the share
capital has been increased by and the maximum amount that the share capital may need
to be increased on the conversion or exchange of any securities issued under Resolution
13).
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Law, the shareholders shall have a pre-
emptive right to subscribe to any new shares issued under this authorisation, unless such
pre-emptive right is excluded on the terms and subject to the limits established in
Resolution 14 (if passed) and, therefore, will have the right to subscribe the new shares
in proportion to their prior shareholdings in the Company and that such pre-emptive
rights, as a matter of law, are represented by securities decoupled from the shares to
which they relate and which may be separately traded for a period before payment for
the subscription is due. Therefore, any such capital increase (unless the pre-emptive
rights are excluded on the terms and subject to the limits established in Resolution 14 (if
passed)) will adopt the form of a rights issue in accordance with the Listing Rules made
under Part IV of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
There are no present plans to use this authority to issue new shares under this
Resolution 12. However, the Board of Directors considers it appropriate to have the
maximum flexibility permitted by the applicable legislation, corporate governance
practices as well as the main shareholders requirements in order to respond to market
developments and to enable allotments to take place, should it determine it appropriate
to do so without the need to incur the cost and delay of a Shareholders’ Meeting of the
Company to seek specific authority for an allotment.
The Company, at the date of approval of this proposal by the Board of Directors, has
5,751,177 treasury shares.
The authority will expire once fifteen months have elapsed from the date of the passing
of this resolution or of the conclusion of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the
Company held in 2021, whichever is earlier.
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The Board of Directors has issued a report in order to justify this proposed resolution in
accordance with the provisions of articles 285, 296.1, 297.1.b) and 506 of the
Companies Law.
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 12
“To authorise the Board of Directors, to the fullest extent required under applicable
law, with express power of substitution, and in accordance with Article 297.1.b) of the
Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de Capital), to increase the share capital of the
Company on one or more occasions and when required, through the issuance and
placement into circulation of new shares (with or without a premium) the consideration
for which shall be cash contributions, under the following terms:
1.- Term of the authorisation.- The capital increases subject to this authorisation may
be done within a term ending at next year’s annual Shareholders’ Meeting (or, if
earlier, fifteen months from the date of passing of this resolution).
Maximum amount authorised.- The aggregate maximum amount of the issuance or
issuances of ordinary shares shall be fifty per cent. of the share capital resulting after
the capital reduction of Resolution 10 (if passed and executed) (such amount to be
reduced by the amount that the share capital has been increased by and the maximum
amount that the share capital may need to be increased on the conversion or exchange
of any securities issued under Resolution 13).
2.- Scope of the authorisation.- The Board of Directors may establish, as to all matters
not otherwise contemplated, the terms and conditions of the share capital increase and
may also freely offer the new shares that are not subscribed for within the period or
periods for the exercise of pre-emptive rights. The Board of Directors may also resolve
that, in the event of incomplete subscription, the share capital shall be increased only
by the amount of the subscriptions made and amend the article of the bylaws relating to
share capital and number of shares.
3.- Admission to listing.- The Company shall, when appropriate, apply for listing on
regulated markets, multilateral trading systems or other secondary markets, organised
or otherwise, official or unofficial, Spanish or foreign, of the shares issued under this
authorisation and the Board of Directors shall be authorised to carry out all acts and
formalities that may be required for admission to listing with the appropriate
authorities of the various Spanish or foreign securities markets.
4.- Power of delegation.- The Board of Directors is expressly authorised to delegate
the powers sub-delegated thereto under this resolution, as permitted by Article 249.bis
l) of the Companies Law.”
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13.- AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF
SUBSTITUTION, TO ISSUE SECURITIES (INCLUDING WARRANTS) CONVERTIBLE
INTO AND/OR EXCHANGEABLE FOR SHARES OF THE COMPANY. ESTABLISHMENT
OF THE CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE BASIS FOR AND TERMS AND
CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE. AUTHORISATION
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF SUBSTITUTION,
TO DEVELOP THE BASIS FOR AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO THE
CONVERSION OR EXCHANGE OF SUCH SECURITIES, AS WELL AS TO INCREASE THE
SHARE CAPITAL BY THE REQUIRED AMOUNT ON THE CONVERSION.
EXPLANATION:
The authority in this resolution will allow the directors to issue securities (including
warrants) convertible into and/or exchangeable for shares of the Company, up to up to a
maximum nominal amount of 1,500,000,000 euros or the equivalent thereof in another
currency, provided that the aggregate share capital that may need to be increased on the
conversion or exchange of all such securities may not be higher than fifty per cent. of
the share capital resulting after the capital reduction of Resolution 10 (such amount to
be reduced by the amount that the share capital has been increased under Resolution
12).
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Law, the shareholders shall have a pre-
emptive right to subscribe any new convertible securities issued under this
authorisation, unless such pre-emptive right is excluded on the terms and subject to the
limits established in Resolution 14 (if passed).
There are no present plans to use this authority to issue securities convertible into and/or
exchangeable for shares under this Resolution 13. However, the Board of Directors
considers it appropriate to retain the ability to respond to market developments and to
be able to issue securities (including warrants) convertible into and/or exchangeable for
shares of the Company, without the need to incur the cost and delay of a Shareholders’
Meeting of the Company to seek specific authority to do so.
The authority will expire once fifteen months have elapsed from the date of the passing
of this resolution or of the conclusion of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of the
Company held in 2021, whichever is earlier.
The Board of Directors has issued a report in order to justify this proposed resolution in
accordance with the provisions of articles 286, 297 and 511 of the Companies Law.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 13
“To authorise the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, pursuant
to the general provisions governing the issuance of debentures and the provisions of
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Articles 286, 297 and 511 of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de Capital) and
Article 319 of the Regulations of the Mercantile Registry (Reglamento del Registro
Mercantil), to issue securities under the following terms:
1.- Securities to be issued.- The securities contemplated in this authorisation may be
debentures, bonds and other debt securities that are exchangeable for shares of the
Company and/or convertible into shares of the Company, as well as warrants (options
to subscribe for new shares of the Company or to acquire existing shares of the
Company).
2.- Term of the authorisation.- The securities subject to this authorisation may be
issued on one or more occasions and when required, within the term ending at next
year’s annual Shareholders’ Meeting (or, if earlier, fifteen months from the date of
passing of this resolution).
3.- Maximum amount authorised.- The maximum aggregate nominal amount of the
issuance or issuances of securities approved under this delegation shall be
1,500,000,000 euros or the equivalent thereof in another currency, provided that the
aggregate share capital that may need to be increased on the conversion or exchange of
all such securities may not be higher than fifty per cent. of the share capital resulting
after the capital reduction of Resolution 10 (if passed and executed) (such amount to be
reduced by the amount that the share capital has been increased under Resolution 12).
4.- Scope of authorisation.- This authorisation extends as broadly as is required under
law, to the establishment of the various terms and conditions of each issuance. By way
of example and not of limitation, the Board of Directors shall be authorised to do the
following with respect to each issuance: determine the amount thereof, always within
the aforementioned overall quantitative limit; the place of issuance (in Spain or
abroad); the domestic or foreign currency, and in the case of a foreign currency, its
equivalence in euros; the name or form of the securities, whether they be bonds or
debentures, including subordinated debentures, warrants (which may in turn be settled
by means of the physical delivery of the shares or, if applicable, through the payment of
differences in price), or any other name or form permitted by law; the date or dates of
issuance; the number of securities and the par value thereof, which, in the case of
convertible and/or exchangeable bonds or debentures, shall not be less than the par
value of the shares; in the case of warrants and similar securities, the issue price and/or
premium, the exercise price (which may be fixed or variable) and the procedure, period
and other terms and conditions applicable to the exercise of the right to subscribe for
the underlying shares or, if applicable, the exclusion of such right; the interest rate
(whether fixed or variable), and the dates and procedures for payment of the coupon;
whether the issuance is perpetual or subject to repayment and, in the latter case, the
repayment period and the maturity date or dates; guarantees, reimbursement rate,
premiums and lots; the form of representation, as securities or book entries; anti-
dilution provisions; the rules applicable to subscription; the rank of the securities and
the subordination clauses, if any; the law applicable to the issuance; the power to make
application, where appropriate, for the listing of the securities to be issued on Spanish
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or foreign, official or unofficial, organised or other secondary markets, subject to the
requirements established by applicable regulations in each case; and, in general, any
other terms of the issuance as well as, if applicable, the appointment of the security-
holders’ syndicate representative (comisario) and the approval of the basic rules that
are to govern the legal relationships between the Company and the syndicate of holders
of the securities to be issued, in the event that such syndicate must or is decided to be
created.
5.- Basis for and terms and conditions applicable to the conversion and/or exchange.-
In the case of issuance of convertible and/or exchangeable debentures or bonds, and for
purposes of determining the basis for and terms and conditions applicable to the
conversion and/or exchange, it is resolved to establish the following criteria:
a) The securities issued pursuant to this resolution shall be convertible into shares of
the Company and/or exchangeable into shares of the Company, in accordance with
a fixed or variable conversion and/or exchange ratio determined or to be
determined, with the Board of Directors being authorised to decide whether they
are convertible and/or exchangeable, as well as to determine whether they are
mandatorily or voluntarily convertible and/or exchangeable, and if voluntarily, at
the option of the holder thereof and/or of the Company, at the intervals and during
the period established in the resolution providing for the issuance.
b) In the event that the issuance is convertible and exchangeable, the Board may also
provide that the issuer reserves the right at any time to elect between conversion
into new shares or the exchange thereof for outstanding shares of the Company,
with the nature of the shares to be delivered being determined at the time of
conversion or exchange, and may also elect to deliver a combination of newly-
issued shares and existing shares of the Company and even to settle the difference
in cash.
c) For purposes of the conversion and/or exchange, the securities shall be valued at
the nominal amount thereof (including, should it be the case, accrued and not paid
interests), and the shares at the fixed exchange ratio established in the resolution of
the Board of Directors whereby this authorisation is exercised, or at a variable
ratio to be determined on the date or dates specified in such resolution of the
Board, based on the listing price of the Company’s shares on the date(s) or during
the period(s) used as a reference in such resolution, at a premium or at a discount,
provided, however, that if a discount is established on the price per share, it shall
not be greater than twenty five per cent. of the value of the shares used as a
reference value as set forth above.
d) In no event may the value of the share for purposes of the ratio for conversion of
debentures into shares be less than the par value thereof. In addition, pursuant to
the provisions of Article 415 of the Companies Law, debentures may not be
converted into shares when the nominal value of the former is less than the par
value of the latter.
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6.- Basis and terms and conditions for the exercise of warrants.- In the case of
issuances of warrants, to which the provisions of the Companies Law on convertible
debentures shall apply by analogy, the Board of Directors is authorised to determine, in
the broadest terms, in connection with the basis for and terms and conditions applicable
to the exercise of such warrants, the criteria applicable to the exercise of rights to
subscribe for or of rights to acquire shares of the Company arising from the securities
of this kind issued under the delegation granted hereby. The criteria set forth in section
5 above shall apply to such issuances, with such adjustments as may be necessary in
order to bring them into compliance with the legal and financial rules governing these
kinds of securities.
7.- Other powers delegated.- This authorisation to the Board of Directors also
includes, without limitation, the delegation thereto of the following powers:
a) The power to increase the share capital to the extent required to attend requests for
conversion and/or for exercise of the right to subscribe for new shares. These
powers may only be exercised so long as the capital increase the Board of
Directors approves for the issue of convertible securities or warrants does not
exceed the unused limit authorised in each moment by the Shareholders’ Meeting in
accordance with Article 297.1.b) of the Companies Law. This authorisation to
increase the share capital includes the authorisation to issue and float, on one or
more occasions, the shares representing such capital that are necessary to carry
out the conversion and/or to exercise the right to subscribe for new shares, as well
as the power to amend the article of the bylaws relating to the amount of the share
capital and the number of shares and, if appropriate, to cancel the portion of such
capital increase that was not required for the conversion of shares and/or the
exercise of the right to subscribe for new shares.
b) The power to elaborate on and specify the basis for and terms and conditions
applicable to the conversion, exchange and/or exercise of the rights to subscribe
for and/or acquire shares arising from the securities to be issued, taking into
account the criteria set out in sections 5 and 6 above.
c) The delegation to the Board of Directors includes the broadest powers that may be
required by law in order to interpret, apply, implement and develop the resolutions
providing for the issuance of securities that are convertible into or exchangeable
for shares of the Company, on one or more occasions, and to carry out the
corresponding capital increase, as well as the power to correct and supplement
such resolutions as to all matters that may be necessary and to comply with all
legal requirements for the successful implementation thereof. To such end, the
Board of Directors may correct any omissions or defects in the aforementioned
resolutions that may be identified by any Spanish or foreign authorities, officers or
bodies, and may also adopt all such resolutions and execute all such public or
private documents as it may deem necessary or appropriate in order to adjust the
preceding resolutions for the issuance of convertible or exchangeable securities
and the corresponding capital increase to the oral or written assessment of the
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Commercial Registrar or, in general, of any other Spanish or foreign competent
authorities, officers or entities.
8.- Admission to trading.- The Company shall, where appropriate, apply for listing on
regulated markets, multilateral trading systems or other secondary markets, organised
or otherwise, official or unofficial, Spanish or foreign of the securities issued by the
Company under this delegation, and the Board of Directors is authorised, as fully as is
required by law, to conduct all acts and formalities that may be necessary for admission
to listing before the appropriate authorities of the various Spanish or foreign securities
markets.
9.- Guarantee of issues of convertible and/or exchangeable securities or warrants by
subsidiaries.- The Board of Directors is also authorised to guarantee on behalf of the
Company, within the limits set forth above, new issuances of convertible and/or
exchangeable securities or warrants by subsidiaries during the effective period of this
resolution.
10.- Power to delegate.- The Board of Directors is expressly authorised to sub-delegate
the powers delegated thereto under this resolution, as permitted by Article 249bis l) of
the Companies Law.”
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14.- AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WITH THE EXPRESS POWER OF
SUBSTITUTION, TO EXCLUDE PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CAPITAL INCREASES AND THE ISSUANCES OF CONVERTIBLE OR EXCHANGEABLE
SECURITIES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY APPROVE UNDER THE
AUTHORITIES GIVEN UNDER RESOLUTIONS 12 AND 13.
EXPLANATION:
As indicated above, if the Board of Directors decides to issue new shares or convertible
securities, the Companies Law recognises a pre-emptive subscription right to the
shareholders, meaning that these shares or securities must be offered first to existing
shareholders in proportion to their existing holdings.
In connection with the capital increases and the issuances of convertible or
exchangeable securities that the Board may approve under the authority given under
Resolution 12 or Resolution 13 (if passed), this resolution delegates power to the Board
of Directors to allot new shares or securities which may be converted or exchanged into
new ordinary shares where the value of the shares so allotted and that may be allotted on
the conversion or exchange of such securities is up to a nominal amount of five per cent.
of the share capital resulting after the capital reduction and capital increase of
Resolutions 10 and 15 (if passed and executed), without the shares or convertible or
exchangeable securities first being offered to existing shareholders in proportion to their
existing holdings in this moment.
The Board of Directors intends to adhere to the provisions in the UK Pre-emption
Group’s Statement of Principles as if they applied to a Spanish incorporated company
not to allot shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis in excess of an amount equal to
7.5 per cent. of the total issued ordinary share capital of the Company within a rolling
three year period without prior explanation to and consultation with shareholders.
The Board of Directors has issued a report in order to justify the proposed resolution in
accordance with the provisions of articles 506 and 511 of the Companies Law.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 14
“To authorise the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, to totally
or partially exclude the pre-emptive right, as permitted by Article 506 and Article 511
of the Companies Law (Ley de Sociedades de Capital) in connection with issuances of
shares or convertible or exchangeable securities that the Board of Directors may
approve under the authority given under Resolutions 12 and 13 above provided that the
such capital increases and issuances of convertible or exchangeable securities are
subject to an aggregate maximum nominal amount of the shares so allotted and that
may be allotted on conversion or exchange of such securities of five per cent. of the
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share capital resulting after the capital reduction and capital increase of Resolutions 10
and 15 (if passed and executed).
The Board of Directors is expressly authorised to sub-delegate the powers delegated
thereto under this resolution, as permitted by Article 249bis l) of the Companies Law.”
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SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE WITH RECOGNITION OF SHAREHOLDERS’
PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHTS
15.- APPROVAL OF A SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE
COMPANY’S EQUITY BY AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT (NOMINAL PLUS PREMIUM) OF
APPROXIMATELY 2,750,000,000 EUROS BY ISSUING A MAXIMUM OF
27,500,000,000 NEW ORDINARY SHARES WITH A NOMINAL VALUE OF 0.10 EUROS
EACH, OF THE SAME CLASS AND SERIES AS THOSE ORDINARY SHARES
OUTSTANDING ON THAT MOMENT, WITH MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS, WITH
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE PRE-EMPTIVE SUBSCRIPTION RIGHT AND
DETERMINING INCOMPLETE SUBSCRIPTION WHERE APPLICABLE. DELEGATION
OF POWERS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CAPITAL INCREASE.
EXPLANATION:
Shareholders’ approval is requested to increase the share capital of the Company by an
effective amount (nominal plus premium) of approximately 2,750,000,000 euros, by
issuing and placing into circulation a maximum of 27,500,000,000 new ordinary shares
of the Company of the same class and series as those ordinary shares outstanding on
that moment, of € 0.10 nominal value each, with cash contributions and preferential
subscription rights, with express provision for the possibility of incomplete subscription
and with delegation to the Board of Directors, with powers of substitution, of the
determination of the date on which this capital increase resolution must be carried out
within a maximum period of one year from its adoption by the Shareholders’ Meeting
and the establishment of the terms and conditions in all the matters not provided for in
this resolution, in accordance with the provisions of Article 297.1.a) of the Companies
Law.
In accordance with the provisions of Articles 304 and 503 of the Companies Law, the
Company’s shareholders will have pre-emptive subscription rights over of the new
shares.
The Board of Directors has issued a report in order to justify this proposed resolution in
accordance with the provisions of articles 286, 296 and 297.1.a) of the Companies Law.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 15
“To increase the share capital of INTERNATIONAL CONSOLIDATED AIRLINES
GROUP, S.A. (the “Company”) in order to increase the Company’s equity by an
effective amount (nominal plus premium) of approximately 2,750,000,000 euros by
issuing and placing into circulation a maximum of 27,500,000,000 ordinary shares with
a nominal value of 0.10 euros each, (this being the par value of the Company's ordinary
shares once the capital reduction, approved by this General Meeting of Shareholders
under item 10 on the agenda, if applicable, is carried out), of the same class and series
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as those currently outstanding, with monetary contributions, with pre-emptive
subscriptions right and providing for an incomplete subscription, on the terms and
conditions set out below.
1.- Amount and type of capital increase
The effective amount (nominal plus premium) of the issuance will be,
approximately, 2,750,000,000 euros and will be carried out through the issue and
placing into circulation of a maximum of 27,500,000,000 new ordinary shares
with a nominal value of 0.10 euros each, of the same class and series as those
ordinary shares outstanding on that moment.
It will fall to the Board of Directors to determine, based on the market conditions
at the time of implementation of this resolution and on the issue price of the new
shares, (i) the nominal amount of the capital increase and the number of ordinary
shares to be issued, which will, at the most, be 2,750,000,000 euros and of
27,500,000,000 shares, respectively and (ii) the issue price of the new shares and,
specifically, the amount of the share premium for each new share issued; all the
foregoing so that the effective amount (nominal plus premium) of the issue is of
approximately 2,750,000,000 euros (although it might be lower or higher than
this figure if, for example, for purely technical reasons, it were advisable in order
to facilitate the subscription ratio for exercising the pre-emptive subscription
rights).
2.- Issue price
The new shares will be issued for their nominal value of 0.10 euros (this being the
par value of the Company's ordinary shares once the capital reduction, approved
by this General Meeting of Shareholders under item 10 on the agenda, if
applicable, is carried out) plus the share premium determined by the Board of
Directors.
3.- Payment of the new shares
The payment of the new shares, both the nominal value and the share premium,
will be made in cash.
For the purposes of the provisions of article 299 of the Capital Companies Law, it
is placed on record that the previously issued shares of the Company are fully
paid up.
4.- Representation of the new shares
The new shares will be represented by book entries, which will be kept by
Sociedad de Gestión de los Sistemas de Registro, Compensación y Liquidación de
Valores, S.A. (IBERCLEAR) and its participating entities on the terms established
in the currently applicable legislation.
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5.- Rights of the new shares
The new shares will be ordinary, of the same class and series as those ordinary
shares outstanding on that moment, with the same rights as from the date on
which the capital increase is declared executed.
6.- Pre-emptive subscription right
In accordance with the provisions of articles 304 and 503 of the Capital
Companies Law, the shareholders of the Company will be granted the right to
pre-emptively subscribe for the new shares. The shareholders of the Company
who are deemed to have the right in accordance with the applicable legislation
will have the pre-emptive subscription right on the terms determined by the Board
of Directors.
It will fall to the Board of Directors to establish the ratio or proportion between
pre-emptive subscription rights and the new shares that are issued based on the
circumstances at the time when the capital increase is launched, and to determine
the terms and conditions, the procedure for and the time periods in which the
shareholders may exercise their pre-emptive subscription rights over the new
shares.
In accordance with the provisions of article 306.2 of the Capital Companies Law,
pre-emptive subscription rights will be transferable under the same conditions as
the shares from which they derive. Particularly, provisions of articles 6, 9, 10 and
11 of the Company’s bylaws shall apply, mutatis mutandi, to the transfer of the
pre-emptive subscription rights, with the corresponding adjustments or
specialities that, from time to time, the Board of Directors may establish
according to the nature of the pre-emptive subscription rights.
In this regard, if, according to the situation existing at any given time, the Board
of Directors decides to establish a permitted maximum of Relevant Non-EU
Shares (as that term is currently defined in the Company’s bylaws, term which
will be changed to "Non-Qualifying Shares" if the amendment of the Articles of
Association proposed under item 9 on the agenda of this General Meeting of
Shareholders is approved) in accordance with article 11.8(b) of those bylaws, it is
hereby stated that the restrictions established in that article 11 for the acquisition
of shares in IAG by Relevant Non-EU Persons (as that term is currently defined in
the Company’s bylaws, term which will be changed to "Non-Qualifying Shares" if
the amendment of the Articles of Association proposed under item 9 on the
agenda of this General Meeting of Shareholders is approved) after the publication
of the relevant announcement, and the consequences of the breach thereof
envisaged in that article 11, shall also apply to the acquisition of pre-emptive
subscription rights, all with the ultimate aim of ensuring the Company’s
compliance with the mandatory provisions on ownership and control, on which
the maintenance and enjoyment by the airlines of the IAG Group of their
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authorizations and permits to operate depend. The foregoing will not affect the
exercise of the pre-emptive subscription rights validly allotted or acquired (or
relating to shares validly acquired) without the breach of those restrictions
(where established). However, the pre-emptive subscription rights acquired (or
relating to shares acquired) in breach of those restrictions may not be exercised,
without prejudice to the other consequences envisaged in article 11 of the bylaws
in case of breach.
Moreover, the Board of Directors is empowered to apply and implement any and
all additional measures and restrictions that it deems appropriate in relation to
the exercise of the pre-emptive subscription rights and the procedures for
subscription and allotment of new shares in order to ensure that the Company
fulfils, after the execution of the capital increase, the mandatory provisions on
ownership and control.
The period for the pre-emptive subscription of the new shares will be determined
by the Board of Directors and may not be less than fifteen days after the
publication of the mandatory notice in the Commercial Registry Official Gazette
(BORME).
The Board of Directors may establish additional periods or rounds so that any
new shares that may not have been subscribed and paid up during the pre-emptive
subscription period can be allotted to the shareholders and/or other interested
investors (being able to, in particular, limit the allotment of shares to
shareholders or investors that are Relevant Non-EU Persons in any of the
additional periods or rounds as necessary to ensure the fulfilment by the
Company of the aforementioned mandatory provisions on ownership and control),
setting in any event the procedure, conditions and deadlines for these additional
periods or rounds, and the Board of Directors may, at its discretion, award the
unsubscribed shares to any third party, be they a shareholder or not, or, as the
case may be, to the entity or entities placing or underwriting the issue.
7.- Incomplete subscription
In accordance with the provisions of article 311 of the Capital Companies Law,
the possibility of an incomplete subscription of the capital increase is expressly
provided for. Accordingly, if the increase is not subscribed in full, the share
capital may be increased only by the amount of the subscriptions made, although
the Board of Directors may establish a minimum amount or that the capital
increase must be fully subscribed, if it considers it appropriate.
8.- Amendment of the bylaws
As a result of this increase in the share capital, article 5 of the bylaws will be
amended to reflect the new resulting share capital figure.
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9.- Admission to listing
It is resolved to apply for the admission to listing of the new shares that may be
issued, subscribed and paid in pursuant to this capital increase resolution on the
Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia stock exchanges, via the Spanish Unified
Computerized Trading System (Continuous Market), and on the London stock
exchange.
It is hereby stated, for the appropriate legal purposes, that, in the event that the
de-listing of the Company’s shares is subsequently requested, it will be adopted
with the formalities required by the applicable legislation and, in such case, the
interest of the shareholders who object to or do not vote for the resolution will be
guaranteed, complying with the requirements established in the Capital
Companies Law, in the Securities Market Law and other related or implementing
provisions.
10.- Delegation of powers
The Board of Directors is delegated, with express powers of sub delegation on the
broadest terms, the power to determine the date on which this capital increase
resolution is to take effect within the maximum period of one year from its
adoption by the Shareholders’ Meeting and to establish the terms and conditions
thereof in all matters not provided for above, in accordance with the provisions of
article 297.1.a) of the Capital Companies Law.
Specifically, the Board of Directors is delegated, with powers of sub delegation,
the power to determine the final amount of the capital increase within the
maximum amount established, as well as, as the case may be, its incomplete
subscription, the subscription ratio, the issue price of the new shares, therefore
setting the amount of the share premium, as the case may be, and establishing the
procedure, conditions and time periods for the subscription and payment of the
new shares.
However, the Board of Directors may refrain from executing the approved capital
increase in light of market conditions, of the corporate interest or of some external
fact or event that makes it inadvisable or prevents its execution, which will be
disclosed through an inside information or other relevant information notice, as
the case may be, and at the first Shareholders’ Meeting that is held after the
period for its execution has expired.
In particular, for illustration purposes and without limitation, the Board of
Directors is delegated, with express powers of sub delegation on the broadest
terms, the following powers with respect to the capital increase:
a) To set the date on which the resolution is to take effect, determining the start
of the pre-emptive subscription period.
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b) To establish the other terms and conditions of the issue of the new shares
and, in particular, the terms of the successive rounds for the subscription of
the new shares which, as the case may be, are not subscribed in the exercise
of the pre-emptive subscription rights.
c) To determine the number of shares by which the Company’s capital is
finally increased, within the maximum amount approved, declaring, as the
case may be, the increase as incompletely subscribed.
d) To amend the wording of article 5 of the bylaws to adapt them to the new
share capital figure and the number of shares resulting from the
subscriptions actually made.
e) To determine the time when the pre-emptive subscription rights will be
assigned and the period for exercising such rights, which may not be less
than fifteen days after the publication of the notice of the offer of
subscription of the new issue in the Official Commercial Registry Gazette.
f) To determine the systems for allotting the new shares and the terms and
conditions under which the payment of the nominal value of the shares and
the related premium will take place.
g) To take as many steps as may be necessary or appropriate in any
jurisdiction where the shares of the Company are offered or listed or the
admission to listing thereof is applied for, in order to carry out the capital
increase and the issue of the new shares and, in particular:
(i) To draft, formulate, sign, subscribe and assume responsibility for as
many prospectuses, registration documents, notes on the shares,
summaries, written statements, applications, communications or
notifications as may be required by the applicable legislation in each
competent jurisdiction and to resolve upon any subsequent
amendments to the same that are deemed appropriate.
(ii) To appear and take as many steps as may be necessary before any
competent authorities in any jurisdiction and to approve and
formalise as many public or private documents as may be necessary
or appropriate for the full effectiveness of the capital increase
resolution in any of its aspects and contents.
h) To negotiate, sign and execute public or private documents, including but
not limited to one or more underwriting and/or placement agreements for
the capital increase, agency agreements, protocols or preliminary
agreements relating to such underwriting and/or placement agreements, as
well as any other agreements or documents that may be appropriate for the
successful outcome of the capital increase and the issue of the new shares.
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i) To desist from the capital increase.
j) To draft and publish any announcements as may be necessary or advisable.
k) To declare the capital increase as closed, once the subscription period has
ended and the payments of the shares finally subscribed have been made,
executing as many public and private documents as may be appropriate for
the total or partial execution of the capital increase.
l) To execute as many public and private documents as may be required,
appear before a notary to have the preceding resolutions notarised, and
rectify, adjust, clarify and harmonise these resolutions in the sense that may
result from the oral and/or written assessment of the Commercial Registrar
until the capital increase is registered at the Commercial Registry,
including to request the partial registration thereof.
m) To apply for admission to listing of the new shares that have been finally
subscribed and paid in, taking as many steps and executing as many public
or private documents as may be necessary or appropriate for these
purposes.
n) And, in general, to take as many steps and execute as many documents as
may be necessary or appropriate for the validity, effectiveness,
implementation and execution of the capital increase and the issue of the
new shares, including interpreting, applying, executing and implementing
the approved resolutions, including the rectification and fulfilment thereof.”
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CALL OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS AND DELEGATION
OF POWERS
16.- APPROVAL, FOR A TERM ENDING AT NEXT YEAR’S ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS’
MEETING, OF THE REDUCTION TO FIFTEEN DAYS OF THE NOTICE PERIOD FOR
CALLING EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 515 OF THE COMPANIES LAW.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution the Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders’ Meeting to
approve the reduction of the notice period for the calling of Extraordinary General
Shareholders’ Meetings to fifteen days, in accordance with the provisions of article 515
of the Companies Law.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 16
“To approve, for a term ending at next year’s annual Shareholders’ Meeting, the
reduction of the notice period for calling Extraordinary General Shareholders’
Meetings, to fifteen days, in accordance with the provisions of article 515 of the
Companies Law.”
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17.- DELEGATION OF POWERS TO FORMALISE AND EXECUTE ALL RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED BY THE SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING.
EXPLANATION:
In this resolution, the Board of Directors requests the delegation of the relevant
authorities and powers to execute all the foregoing resolutions according to applicable
law.
PROPOSED RESOLUTION:
RESOLUTION 17
“Without prejudice to the powers delegated in the preceding resolutions, to confer
authority on the Board of Directors, with the express power of substitution, to the
Chairman of the Board of Directors, to the Senior Independent Director, to the Chief
Executive Officer, to the Secretary of the Board of Directors and to the Deputy
Secretary of the Board of Directors, to the fullest extent permitted by law, so that any of
them may execute the foregoing resolutions, for which purpose they may: (i) establish,
interpret, clarify, complete, develop, amend, remedy errors or omissions and adapt the
aforementioned resolutions according to the verbal or written qualifications of the
Mercantile Registry and any competent authorities, civil servants or institutions; (ii)
draw up and publish the announcements required by law; (iii) place the aforementioned
resolutions on public record and grant any public and/or private documents they deem
necessary or advisable for their implementation; (iv) deposit the annual accounts and
other mandatory documentation at the Mercantile Registry or in other applicable
registries, and (v) engage in any acts that may be necessary or advisable to successfully
implement them and, in particular, to have them filed at the Mercantile Registry or in
other applicable registries.”
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July 30, 2020