19th Jul 2006 16:59
British Airways PLC19 July 2006 BRITISH AIRWAYS Plc - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2006 At the Annual General Meeting held on 18 July 2006, the following resolution wasduly passed: EU Political Donations It was resolved by Ordinary Resolution that: the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised for thepurposes of Part XA of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) (the "Act") to makeDonations to EU political organisations and to incur EU political expenditure(as such terms are defined in section 347A of the Act), provided that: (a) the maximum sum which may be donated to EU political organisations andincurred in respect of EU political expenditure (the "Maximum Sum") shall notexceed £400,000 during the period from 18 July 2006 to the earlier date of the2010 annual general meeting of the Company and 18 July 2010, provided furtherthat, of the Maximum Sum, the Company may not make Donations to EU politicalorganisations or incur EU political expenditure in excess of £100,000 during anyperiod commencing on the date of one general meeting of the Company and endingon the date of the next annual general meeting of the Company; (b) the Maximum Sum may be comprised of one or more amounts in differentcurrencies which shall be converted at such rates as may be determined by theBoard in its absolute discretion to be appropriate; and (c) this authority shall expire on the earlier of the date of the 2010 annualgeneral meeting and 18 July 2010, unless previously renewed, varied or revokedby the Company in general meting. Alan BuchananCompany Secretary 19 July 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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