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distributions for which a right of election pursuant to this article is offered, elect to receive
shares in lieu of such dividend on the terms of such mandate.
(11)
The board shall not make a scrip dividend available unless the Company has sufficient
unissued shares and amounts lawfully available to give effect to elections which could be
made to receive that scrip dividend.
(12)
The board may decide at any time before the further shares are allotted that such shares
shall not be allotted and pay the relevant dividend in cash instead. Such decision may be
made before or after any election has been made by holders of shares in respect of the
relevant dividend.
CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES
119.
Authority to capitalise
(1)
Subject to the articles, the members may, on the recommendation of the directors, resolve
to capitalise:
(a)
any profits of the Company which are not required for paying a preferential
dividend or a dividend payable at a fixed rate; or
(b)
any sum standing to the credit of the Company's share premium account, capital
redemption reserve or other reserve.
(2)
The resolution passed under paragraph
119(1)(the
capitalisation resolution
) may be
passed as an ordinary resolution unless it proposes to capitalise any sum standing to the
credit of the capital redemption reserve, in which case it must be passed as a special
resolution.
(3)
The directors may appropriate any sum which the Company has resolved to capitalise (a
capitalised sum
) to the members who would have been entitled to it if it were applied in
paying a dividend or distribution (the
entitled members
) and in the same proportions.
120.
Application of capitalised sums
(1)
A capitalised sum may be applied in paying up:
(a)
unissued shares at par or at such premium as the capitalisation resolution may
provide; or
(b)
new debentures of the Company,
which are then issued credited as fully paid to the entitled members.
(2)
Any share premium account, capital redemption reserve or unrealised profits of the
Company may not be applied in paying up any debentures of the Company.
(3)
Subject to the articles, the directors may:
(a)
apply capitalised sums in accordance with paragraphs
(1)( a)and
(1)( b) aboveor
partly in one way and partly in another;
(b)
make any arrangements as they think fit to deal with shares or debentures
becoming distributable in fractions under this article (including the issuing of
fractional certificates or the making of cash payments); and
(c)
authorise any person to enter into an agreement with the Company on behalf of all
the entitled members which is binding on them in respect of the allotment of
shares and debentures to them under this article.