Official Notice

The Cowpen Coal Company Limited

The Companies Acts, 1908 and 1913.

Special Resolution.

At an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Cowpen Coal Company Limited, duly convened, and held at the offices of the Company, Exchange Buildings, King-street, in the city and county of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, on the 3rd day of December, 1914, the following Special Resolution was duly passed ; and at a subsequent Extraordinary General Meeting of the said Company, also duly convened, and held at the same place on the 31st day of December, 1914, the following Special Resolution was duly confirmed :—

"That the following Articles be substituted for Articles 18 and 19 of the Articles of Association of the Company (namely) :

"18. The directors may from time to time, at their discretion, raise or borrow or secure the payment of any sum or sums of money for the purposes of the Company, including power to overdraw the banking account of the Company, and the directors may raise or secure the payment or repayment of such sum or sums in such manner and upon such terms and conditions in all respects as they think fit, and in particular by the issue of debentures or debenture stock of the Company charged upon all or any part of the property of the Company (both present and future), including its uncalled capital for the time being.

"19. Debentures, debenture stock, and other securities may be made assignable free from any equities between the Company and the person to whom the same may be issued, and any debentures, debenture stock, bonds or other securities may be issued at a discount, premium, or otherwise, and with any special privileges as to redemption, surrender, drawings, allotment of shares, attending and voting at general meetings of the Company, appointment of directors, and otherwise."

Clayton and Gibson, Solicitors for the said Cowpen Coal Company Limited.