GH Research (NASDAQ: GHRS) priced 6.53M-share offering at $18.00
GH Research PLC is offering 6,527,779 ordinary shares. The prospectus supplement prices the shares at $18.00 per share for a total offering price of $117,500,022.00, with estimated net proceeds to the issuer of approximately $111.2 million.
The company says it will use proceeds to fund research, clinical and technical development, pre-commercial activities, working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes. The prospectus supplement ties post-offering outstanding shares to a baseline of 68,557,174 ordinary shares and references 62,029,395 ordinary shares outstanding as of December 31, 2025.
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Equity raise of $117.5M by GH Research funds near-term clinical and pre-commercial work.
The offering registers 6,527,779 shares at $18.00, producing estimated net proceeds of approximately $111.2M. The prospectus ties the company’s intended uses to research and development, device work and general corporate purposes.
Key dependencies include execution of clinical programs and spending cadence; investors should watch subsequent filings for use-of-proceeds itemization and any material updates to clinical timelines disclosed in future reports.
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Per Share | Total | |||||
Offering price | $18.00 | $117,500,022.00 | ||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions(1) | $0.90 | $5,875,001.10 | ||||
Proceeds, before expenses, to us | $17.10 | $111,625,020.90 | ||||
(1) | See “Underwriting” for a description of the compensation payable to the underwriters. |
Stifel | Cantor | RBC Capital Markets | ||||
Canaccord Genuity | Citizens Capital Markets | ||
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About This Prospectus Supplement | S-1 | ||
Prospectus Supplement Summary | S-3 | ||
The Offering | S-5 | ||
Risk Factors | S-6 | ||
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | S-9 | ||
Dilution | S-10 | ||
Use of Proceeds | S-11 | ||
Taxation | S-12 | ||
Underwriting | S-19 | ||
Legal Matters | S-27 | ||
Experts | S-27 | ||
Service of Process and Enforcement of Liabilities | S-27 | ||
Where You Can Find More Information | S-27 | ||
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference | S-28 | ||
About this Prospectus | 1 | ||
Our Company | 3 | ||
Risk Factors | 5 | ||
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | 6 | ||
Use of Proceeds | 7 | ||
Description of Share Capital and Constitution | 8 | ||
Comparison of Irish Law and Delaware Law | 18 | ||
Description of Debt Securities | 33 | ||
Description of Warrants | 33 | ||
Description of Units | 33 | ||
Description of Subscription Rights | 33 | ||
Forms of Securities | 34 | ||
Plan of Distribution | 36 | ||
Expenses | 38 | ||
Legal Matters | 38 | ||
Experts | 38 | ||
Service of Process and Enforcement of Liabilities | 39 | ||
Where You Can Find More Information | 40 | ||
Information Incorporated by Reference | 41 | ||
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• | Day 8 remission rates ranged from 53.9% to 63.6% across patients with 2 to ≥5 prior lifetime antidepressant failures, with no decline at higher failure counts; |
• | End of trial/Month 6 remission rates ranged from 61.5% to 85.7% across the same subgroups; and |
• | No meaningful correlation was observed between the number of prior lifetime treatment failures and Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) improvement at Day 8 (r=−0.13; P=0.44) or among those who completed the 6-month open-label extension (r=−0.10; P=0.60). |
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• | 2,594,914 ordinary shares issuable upon exercise of options outstanding under our equity incentive plan, or our Share Option Plan, as of December 31, 2025, at a weighted average exercise price of approximately $3.87 per share; and |
• | 1,117,791 additional ordinary shares reserved for future issuance under our Share Option Plan as of |
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• | positive or negative results of testing and clinical trials by us, strategic partners or competitors; |
• | delays in entering into strategic relationships with respect to development or commercialization of our GH001 and GH002 product candidates or any other product candidates; |
• | entry into strategic relationships on terms that are not deemed to be favorable to us; |
• | regulatory restraints impacting development of current or future product candidates; |
• | technological innovations or commercial therapeutic introductions by competitors; |
• | changes in government regulations and healthcare payment systems; |
• | developments concerning proprietary rights, including patent and litigation matters; |
• | public concern relating to the commercial value or safety of any of our GH001 and GH002 product candidates or any other product candidates; |
• | negative publicity or public perception of the use of mebufotenin as a medical treatment; |
• | financing or other corporate transactions, or the failure to obtain financing or enter into other corporate transactions; |
• | publication of research reports or comments by securities or industry analysts; |
• | the trading volume of our ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Market (referred to herein as Nasdaq); |
• | sales of our ordinary shares by us, members of our senior management and directors or our shareholders or the anticipation that such sales may occur in the future; |
• | general market conditions in the pharmaceutical industry or in the economy as a whole; |
• | general economic, political, and market conditions and overall market volatility in the United States or the EU; and |
• | other events and factors, many of which are beyond our control. |
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• | certain banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions; |
• | brokers, dealers or traders in securities who use a mark-to-market method of tax accounting; |
• | persons holding ordinary shares as part of a straddle, wash sale, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction or persons entering into a constructive sale with respect to the ordinary shares; |
• | persons whose functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar; |
• | entities or arrangements classified as partnerships or S corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes (and investors therein); |
• | tax-exempt entities, including an “individual retirement account” or “Roth IRA,” or governmental entities; |
• | real estate investment trusts or regulated investment companies; |
• | former U.S. citizens or long-term residents of the United States; |
• | persons that own or are deemed to own 10% or more of the voting power or value of our ordinary shares; |
• | persons who acquired our ordinary shares pursuant to the exercise of an employee stock option or otherwise as compensation; or |
• | persons holding ordinary shares in connection with a trade or business conducted outside of the United States or in connection with a permanent establishment or other fixed place of business outside of the United States. |
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• | a citizen or individual resident of the United States; |
• | a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state therein or the District of Columbia; or |
• | an estate or trust the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source. |
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• | there is no change in the beneficial ownership of such shares as a result of the transfer; and |
• | the transfer into (or out of) DTC is not effected in contemplation of a sale of such shares by a beneficial owner to a third party. |
• | a person (not being a company) resident for tax purposes in a ‘Relevant Territory’ (including the United States) and is neither resident nor ordinarily resident in Ireland. The ‘Relevant Territories’ for DWT purposes at the time of this prospectus supplement include the following: Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Republic Of Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia. These Relevant Territories may change from time to time and should be reviewed at the time of any dividend payment; |
• | a company resident for tax purposes in a Relevant Territory, provided such company is not under the control, whether directly or indirectly, of a person or persons who is or are resident in Ireland; |
• | a company, wherever resident, that is controlled, directly or indirectly, by persons resident in a Relevant Territory and who is or are (as the case may be) not controlled by, directly or indirectly, persons who are not resident in a Relevant Territory; |
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• | a company, wherever resident, whose principal class of shares (or those of its 75% direct or indirect parent) is substantially and regularly traded on a stock exchange in Ireland, on a recognized stock exchange in a Relevant Territory or on such other stock exchange approved by the Irish Minister for Finance; or |
• | a company, wherever resident, that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by two or more companies where the principal class of shares of each of such companies is substantially and regularly traded on a stock exchange in Ireland, on a recognized stock exchange in a Relevant Territory or on such other stock exchange approved by the Irish Minister for Finance, and provided, in all cases noted above, we have received from the shareholder, where required, the relevant DWT Form(s) prior to the payment of the dividend and such DWT Form(s) remain valid. |
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Underwriter | Number of Shares | ||
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated | 2,447,917 | ||
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. | 2,447,917 | ||
RBC Capital Markets, LLC | 979,167 | ||
Canaccord Genuity LLC | 326,389 | ||
Citizens JMP Securities, LLC | 326,389 | ||
Total | 6,527,779 | ||
Per Share | Total | |||||
Offering price | $18.00 | $117,500,022.00 | ||||
Underwriting discounts and commissions | $0.90 | $5,875,001.10 | ||||
Proceeds to us, before expenses | $17.10 | $111,625,020.90 | ||||
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(i) | the transactions described herein; |
(ii) | the issuance of ordinary shares and options to purchase ordinary shares pursuant to any director or employee incentive plan, stock ownership plan or dividend reinvestment plan that we have in effect on the date hereof and described in the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part; |
(iii) | the adoption of a new equity incentive plan, and filing of a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register the offer and sale of securities to be issued pursuant to such new equity incentive plan, and issue securities pursuant to such new equity incentive plan (including, without limitation, the issuance of ordinary shares upon the exercise of options or other securities issued pursuant to such new equity incentive plan), provided that (1) such new equity incentive plan satisfies the transaction requirements of General Instruction A.1 of Form S-8 under the Securities Act and (2) this clause shall not be available unless each recipient of ordinary shares, or securities exchangeable or exercisable for or convertible into ordinary shares, pursuant to such new equity incentive plan shall be contractually prohibited from selling, offering, disposing of or otherwise transferring any such shares or securities during the remainder of the 30-day lock-up period described above; or |
(iv) | the issuance of ordinary shares or other securities issued in connection with a transaction with an unaffiliated third party that includes a bona fide commercial relationship (including joint ventures, marketing or distribution arrangements, collaboration agreements or intellectual property license agreements) or any acquisition of assets or acquisition of not less than a majority or controlling portion of the equity of another entity, provided that (x) the aggregate number of shares issued pursuant to this clause shall not exceed seven and a half percent (7.5%) of the total number of outstanding ordinary shares immediately following the issuance and sale of the ordinary shares pursuant to this offering and (y) the recipient of any such ordinary shares and securities issued pursuant to this clause during the 30-day lock-up period described above shall enter into a lock-up agreement for the duration of such lock-up period. |
(i) | transactions relating to ordinary shares or any security convertible into ordinary shares acquired in this offering or in open market transactions after the completion of this offering; |
(ii) | transfers or distributions as a bona fide gift or for bona fide estate planning purposes or to a charitable organization or educational institution; |
(iii) | transfers or distributions to any immediate family member of such person, affiliate or any trust or trustee or beneficiary thereof for the direct or indirect benefit of such person or the immediate family of such person (for this purpose, “immediate family” means any relationship by blood, marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin); |
(iv) | transfers or distributions to any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity or affiliate of such person or the immediate family of such person; |
(v) | transfers or distributions (a) by will, other testamentary document or intestate succession to the legal representative, heir, beneficiary or a member of the immediate family of such person upon the death of such person; (b) by operation of law pursuant to a domestic order or negotiated divorce settlement; |
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(vi) | transfers or distributions to another corporation, member, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other entity that is a direct or indirect affiliate (as defined under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), or to an investment fund or other entity that controls or manages, or is under common control with, such person, or distributions to partners, members, shareholders, beneficiaries or other equity holders of such person; |
(vii) | transfers or distributions to us in connection with the repurchase of such securities with respect to the termination of such person’s employment with us; |
(viii) | transfers or distributions (including through a “cashless” exercise or on a “net exercise basis”) to us in connection with the conversion of any convertible security into, or the exercise of any option or warrant for, ordinary shares (including to satisfy withholding obligations or the payment of taxes in connection therewith); provided that (a) all such ordinary shares received by such person in connection therewith, if any, shall be subject to the lock-up agreement and (b) no filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act (or its foreign equivalent) reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of ordinary shares shall be required or shall be voluntarily made during the restricted period; |
(ix) | transfers or distributions to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (i) through (viii) above, provided that any ordinary shares shall be subject to the terms of the lock-up agreement; |
(x) | the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act (or its foreign equivalent), or a Trading Plan, for the transfer of ordinary shares, provided that (a) such plan does not provide for the transfer of ordinary shares during the restricted period and (b) to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act (or its foreign equivalent), if any, is required of or voluntarily made by or on behalf of such person or us regarding the establishment of such plan, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that no transfer of ordinary shares may be made under such plan during the restricted period; |
(xi) | transfers or dispositions pursuant to any Trading Plan that has been entered into by such person prior to the date of this prospectus supplement, provided that to the extent a public announcement or filing under the Exchange Act (or its foreign equivalent), if any, is required from or voluntarily made by or on behalf of such person, such announcement or filing shall include a statement to the effect that such dispositions were made pursuant to such plan; or |
(xii) | transfers or dispositions pursuant to a bona fide tender offer for our capital shares, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of our securities involving a change of control of us (including without limitation, the entering into of any lock-up, voting or similar agreement pursuant to which such person may agree to transfer, sell, tender or otherwise dispose of ordinary shares or any security convertible into ordinary shares in connection with such transaction) that has been approved by our board of directors; provided that, in the event that such change of control transaction is not consummated, this paragraph shall not be applicable and such person’s shares and other securities shall remain subject to the lock-up agreement (for this purpose, “change of control” means the transfer whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons (other than the underwriters pursuant to this offering), of our voting securities if, after such transfer, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold greater than 50% of our outstanding voting securities), |
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• | the purchaser is entitled under applicable provincial securities laws to purchase the securities without the benefit of a prospectus supplement qualified under those securities laws as it is an “accredited investor” as defined under National Instrument 45-106-Prospectus Exemptions or Section 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), as applicable; |
• | the purchaser is a “permitted client” as defined in National Instrument 31-103-Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations; |
• | where required by law, the purchaser is purchasing as principal and not as agent; and |
• | the purchaser has reviewed the text above under Resale Restrictions. |
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• | to any legal entity which is a “qualified investor” as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation; |
• | to fewer than 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined under Article 2 of the Prospectus Regulation), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriters for any such offer; or |
• | in any other circumstances falling within Article 1(4) of the Prospectus Regulation, |
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• | a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or |
• | a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, |
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(a) | where (i) the offer is conditional on the admission of the securities to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc’s main market (in reliance on the exception in paragraph 6(a) of Schedule 1 of the POATR) or (ii) the securities being offered are at the time of the offer already admitted to trading on London Stock Exchange plc’s main market (in reliance on the exception in paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 1 of the POATR); |
(b) | to any “qualified investor” as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 of the POATR; |
(c) | to fewer than 150 persons (other than qualified investors as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 of the POATR), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriters for any such offer; or |
(d) | in any other circumstances falling within Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the POATR. |
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• | Our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026; and |
• | the description of our ordinary shares included in Exhibit 2.1 to Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on March 5, 2026. |
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About this Prospectus | 1 | ||
Our Company | 3 | ||
Risk Factors | 5 | ||
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements | 6 | ||
Use of Proceeds | 7 | ||
Description of Share Capital and Constitution | 8 | ||
Comparison of Irish Law and Delaware Law | 18 | ||
Description of Debt Securities | 33 | ||
Description of Warrants | 33 | ||
Description of Units | 33 | ||
Description of Subscription Rights | 33 | ||
Forms of Securities | 34 | ||
Plan of Distribution | 36 | ||
Expenses | 38 | ||
Legal Matters | 38 | ||
Experts | 38 | ||
Service of Process and Enforcement of Liabilities | 39 | ||
Where You Can Find More Information | 40 | ||
Information Incorporated by Reference | 41 | ||
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• | an exemption from the auditor attestation requirement in the assessment of our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and |
• | to the extent that we no longer qualify as a foreign private issuer, (i) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements and (ii) exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation, including golden parachute compensation. |
• | the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations with respect to a security registered under the Exchange Act; |
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• | the requirement to comply with Regulation FD, which restricts the selective disclosure of material information; |
• | the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their share ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time; and |
• | the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the SEC of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K upon the occurrence of specified significant events. |
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• | On February 6, 2025, we issued 10,000,000 ordinary shares as part of a public offering; and |
• | In the year ended December 31, 2023, we issued 7,296 ordinary shares upon the exercise of options under our share option plan. |
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• | The holders of ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for each ordinary share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders; |
• | The holders of our ordinary shares shall be entitled to receive notice of, attend, speak and vote at our general meetings and receive a copy of every report, accounts, circular or other documents sent out by us to our shareholders; and |
• | The holders of our ordinary shares are entitled to receive such dividends as are recommended by our directors and declared by our shareholders or in the case of an interim dividend, declared by our directors. |
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• | amending the Constitution; |
• | approving a change of name of GH Research PLC; |
• | authorizing the entering into of a guarantee or provision of security in connection with a loan, quasi-loan or credit transaction to a director or connected person; |
• | opting out of preemption rights on the issuance of new shares for cash; |
• | our re-registration from a public limited company to a private company; |
• | variation of class rights attaching to classes of shares (where the Constitution does not provide otherwise); |
• | purchase of our shares off-market; |
• | reduction of issued share capital; |
• | sanctioning a compromise/scheme of arrangement; |
• | resolving that we be wound up by the Irish courts; |
• | resolving in favor of a shareholders’ voluntary winding up; |
• | re-designation of shares into different share classes; and |
• | setting the reissue price of treasury shares. |
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• | to act in good faith and in the best interests of the company; |
• | to act honestly and responsibly in relation to the company’s affairs; |
• | to act in accordance with the company’s constitution and to exercise powers only for lawful purposes; |
• | not to misuse the company’s property, information and/or opportunity; |
• | not to fetter their independent judgment; |
• | to avoid conflicts of interest; |
• | to exercise care, skill and diligence; and |
• | to have regard for the interests of the company’s shareholders. |
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(i) | borrow money; |
(ii) | indemnify and guarantee; |
(iii) | mortgage or charge; |
(iv) | create and issue debentures and other securities; and |
(v) | give security either outright or as collateral security for any of our debt, liability or obligation or any of a third party. |
(i) | in the event of an offer, all holders of securities of the target company must be afforded equivalent treatment and, if a person acquires control of a company, the other holders of securities must be protected; |
(ii) | the holders of securities in the target company must have sufficient time and information to enable them to reach a properly informed decision on the offer; where it advises the holders of securities, the board of directors of the target company must give its views on the effects of the implementation of the offer on employment, employment conditions and the locations of the target company’s place of business; |
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(iii) | a target company’s board of directors must act in the interests of that company as a whole and must not deny the holders of securities the opportunity to decide on the merits of the offer; |
(iv) | false markets must not be created in the securities of the target company, the bidder or any other company concerned by the offer in such a way that the rise or fall of the prices of the securities becomes artificial and the normal functioning of the markets is distorted; |
(v) | a bidder can only announce an offer after ensuring that he or she can fulfill in full the consideration offered, if such is offered, and after taking all reasonable measures to secure the implementation of any other type of consideration; |
(vi) | a target company may not be hindered in the conduct of its affairs longer than is reasonable by an offer for its securities; and |
(vii) | a “substantial acquisition” of securities, whether such acquisition is to be effected by one transaction or a series of transactions, shall take place only at an acceptable speed and shall be subject to adequate and timely disclosure. |
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(a) | the action is approved by our shareholders at a general meeting; or |
(b) | the Irish Takeover Panel has given its consent, where: |
(i) | it is satisfied the action would not constitute frustrating action; |
(ii) | our shareholders holding more than 50% of the voting rights state in writing that they approve the proposed action and would vote in favor of it at a general meeting; |
(iii) | the action is taken in accordance with a contract entered into prior to the announcement of the offer, or any earlier time at which our Board of Directors considered the offer to be imminent; or |
(iv) | the decision to take such action was made before the announcement of the offer and either has been at least partially implemented or is in the ordinary course of business. |
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(i) | any transfer of those shares or, in the case of unissued shares, any transfer of the right to be issued with shares and any issue of shares, shall be void; |
(ii) | no voting rights shall be exercisable in respect of those shares; |
(iii) | no further shares shall be issued in right of those shares or in pursuance of any offer made to the holder of those shares; and |
(iv) | no payment shall be made of any sums due from us on those shares, whether in respect of capital or otherwise. |
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Number of Directors | The Irish Companies Act provides for a minimum of two directors. The Constitution provides for a minimum of two directors and a maximum of nine. Our shareholders may from time to time increase or reduce the maximum number, or increase the minimum number, of directors by ordinary resolution. Our Board of Directors determines the number of directors within the range of two to nine. | A typical certificate of incorporation and bylaws would provide that the number of directors on the board of directors will be fixed from time to time by a vote of the majority of the authorized directors. Under Delaware law, a board of directors can be divided into classes and cumulative voting in the election of directors is only permitted if expressly authorized in a corporation’s certificate of incorporation. | ||||
Removal of Directors | Under the Irish Companies Act, the shareholders may, by ordinary resolution, remove a director from office before the expiration of his or her term, at a meeting held with no less than 28 days’ notice and at which the director is entitled to be heard. Because of this provision of the Irish Companies Act, a director may be so removed before the expiration of his or her period of office. The power of removal is without prejudice to any claim for damages for breach of contract (e.g., employment contract) that the director may have against the Company in respect of his or her removal. The Constitution also provides that the office of a director will also be vacated if the director is restricted or disqualified to act as a director under the Irish Companies Act; resigns his or her office by notice in writing to us or in writing offers to resign and the directors resolve to accept such offer; or is requested to resign in writing by not less than 75% of the other directors. | A typical certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of holders of any preferred shares, directors may be removed at any time by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority, or in some instances a supermajority, of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class. A certificate of incorporation could also provide that such a right is only exercisable when a director is being removed for cause (removal of a director only for cause is the default rule in the case of a classified board). | ||||
Vacancies on the Board of Directors | Any vacancy on our Board of Directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors or from the death, resignation, retirement, | A typical certificate of incorporation and bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of the holders of any preferred shares, any vacancy, whether arising through death, | ||||
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disqualification or removal of a director, shall be deemed a casual vacancy. Any casual vacancy shall only be filled by the decision of a majority of our Board of Directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present and provided that the appointment does not cause the number of directors to exceed any number fixed by or in accordance with the Constitution as the maximum number of directors. Any director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office for the remaining term of office. Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall have the same remaining term as that of his predecessor. A director retiring at a meeting shall retain office until the close or adjournment of the meeting. | resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal, an increase in the be filled by a majority vote of the remaining directors, even if such directors remaining in office constitute less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director. Any newly elected director usually holds office for the remainder of the full term expiring at the annual meeting of shareholders at which the term of the class of directors to which the newly elected director has been elected expires. | |||||
Annual General Meeting | We are required to hold annual general meetings at intervals of no more than 15 months after the previous annual general meeting, provided that an annual general meeting is held in each calendar year following our first annual general meeting, no more than nine months after our fiscal year-end. The only matters which must, as a matter of Irish company law, be transacted at an annual general meeting are the consideration of the Irish statutory financial statements, the report of the directors, the report of the auditors on those statements and that report and a review by the members of our affairs. If no resolution is made in respect of the reappointment of an auditor at an annual general meeting, the previous auditor will be deemed to have continued in office. | Typical bylaws provide that annual meetings of shareholders are to be held on a date and at a time fixed by the board of directors. | ||||
General Meeting | Our extraordinary general meetings may be convened by (i) our Board of Directors, (ii) on requisition of shareholders holding not less than 10% of our paid up share capital carrying voting rights or (iii) on requisition of our auditors. Extraordinary general meetings are generally held for the purposes of approving shareholder resolutions as may be required from time to time. | Under Delaware law, a special meeting of shareholders may be called by the board of directors or by any other person authorized to do so in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws. | ||||
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If our directors become aware that our net assets are half or less of the amount of our called up share capital, our directors must convene an extraordinary general meeting of our shareholders not later than 28 days from the date that they learn of this fact. This meeting must be convened for the purposes of considering whether any, and if so what, measures should be taken to address the situation. | ||||||
Notice of General Meetings | Notice of a general meeting must be given to all our shareholders and to our auditors. The minimum notice periods are 21 clear days’ notice in writing for an annual general meeting or an extraordinary general meeting to approve a special resolution and 14 clear days’ notice in writing for any other extraordinary general meeting (if the company offers facilities to members to vote by electronic means and shareholders have passed a special resolution at the immediately preceding general meeting approving such shortened notice period). General meetings may be called by shorter notice, but only with the consent of our auditors and all of our shareholders entitled to attend and vote thereat. Because of the 21-clear day and 14-clear day requirements described in this paragraph, the Constitution includes provisions reflecting these requirements of Irish law. In the case of an extraordinary general meeting convened by our shareholders, the proposed purpose of the meeting must be set out in the requisition notice. Upon receipt of this requisition notice, our Board of Directors has 21 days to convene a meeting of our shareholders to vote on the matters set out in the requisition notice. This meeting must be held within two months of the receipt of the requisition notice. If our Board of Directors does not convene the meeting within such 21-day period, the requisitioning shareholders, or any of them representing more than one-half of the total voting rights of all of them, may themselves convene a meeting, which meeting must be held within three months of the receipt of the requisition notice. | Under Delaware law, unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws, written notice of any meeting of the stockholders must be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting and shall specify the place, date, hour and purpose or purposes of the meeting. | ||||
Quorum | The presence, in person or by proxy, of one or more persons holding or representing by proxy at least 25% of the votes that may be | Under Delaware law, a corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws can specify the number of shares which constitute | ||||
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cast at the relevant time constitutes a quorum for the conduct of business at a general meeting. No business may take place at a general meeting if a quorum is not present in person or by proxy. Our Board of Directors has no authority to waive quorum requirements stipulated in the Constitution. Abstentions and broker non-votes will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum in respect of the proposals | the quorum required to conduct business at a meeting, provided that in no event shall a quorum consist of less than one-third of the shares entitled to vote at a meeting. | |||||
Proxy | Under Irish law, a shareholder may designate another person to attend, speak and vote at a general meeting of the company on their behalf by proxy, which proxy need not be a shareholder. Where interests in shares are held by a nominee trust company, this company may exercise the rights of the beneficial holders on their behalf as their proxy. Voting rights may be exercised by shareholders registered in the share register as of the record date for the meeting or by a duly appointed proxy of such a registered shareholder, which proxy need not be a shareholder. Where interests in shares are held by a nominee trust company, this company may exercise the rights of the beneficial holders on their behalf as their proxy. All proxies must be appointed in accordance with the Constitution. The Constitution permits the appointment of proxies by our shareholders to be notified to us electronically, when permitted by our directors. | Under Delaware law, at any meeting of stockholders, a stockholder may designate another person to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A director of a Delaware corporation may not issue a proxy representing the director’s voting rights as a director. | ||||
Issue of New Shares | Under the Constitution, we may issue shares subject to the maximum authorized share capital contained in the Constitution. The authorized share capital may be increased or reduced by a resolution approved by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of our shareholders, referred to under Irish law as an “ordinary resolution.” As a matter of Irish law, the directors of a company may issue new ordinary shares without shareholder approval once authorized to do so by its constitution or by an ordinary resolution adopted by its shareholders at a general meeting. The authorization may be granted for a maximum period of five years, at which point it may be renewed by shareholders by an | Under Delaware law, if the company’s certificate of incorporation so provides, the directors have the power to authorize the issuance of additional stock. The directors may authorize capital stock to be issued for consideration consisting of cash, any tangible or intangible property or any benefit to the company or any combination thereof. | ||||
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ordinary resolution. Accordingly, the Constitution authorizes our Board of Directors to issue new ordinary shares without shareholder approval for a period of five years from the date of the adoption of the Constitution. | ||||||
Preemptive Rights | Under Irish law, unless otherwise authorized, when an Irish public limited company issues shares for cash to new shareholders, it is required first to offer those shares on the same or more favorable terms to existing shareholders of the company on a pro rata basis, commonly referred to as the statutory preemption right. However, we have opted out of these preemption rights in the Constitution as permitted under Irish law. Because Irish law permits this opt-out to last for a maximum of five years, the Constitution provides that this opt-out will lapse five years after the adoption of the Constitution. Such opt-out may be renewed by a special resolution of the shareholders. A special resolution requires not less than 75% of the votes cast at a general meeting of our shareholders. If the opt-out is not renewed, shares issued for cash must be offered to our preexisting shareholders pro rata before the shares can be issued to any new shareholders. The statutory preemption rights do not apply where shares are issued for non-cash consideration and do not apply to the issue of non-equity shares (that is, shares that have the right to participate only up to a specified amount in any income or capital distribution) or where shares are issued pursuant to an employee option or similar equity plan. | Under Delaware law, stockholders have no preemptive rights to subscribe to additional issues of stock or to any security convertible into such stock unless, and except to the extent that, such rights are expressly provided for in the certificate of incorporation. | ||||
Authority to Allot | Under the Constitution, we may issue shares subject to the maximum authorized share capital contained in the Constitution. The authorized share capital may be increased or reduced by a resolution approved by a simple majority of the votes cast at a general meeting of our shareholders, referred to under Irish law as an “ordinary resolution.” Our authorized share capital may be divided into shares of such nominal value as the resolution shall prescribe. As a matter of Irish law, the directors of a company may issue new ordinary shares without shareholder approval once authorized to do so by its constitution or by an ordinary resolution adopted by its shareholders at a general meeting. | Under Delaware law, if the corporation’s charter or certificate of incorporation so provides, the board of directors has the power to authorize the issuance of stock. The board may authorize capital stock to be issued for consideration consisting of cash, any tangible or intangible property or any benefit to the corporation or any combination thereof. It may determine the amount of such consideration by approving a formula. In the absence of actual fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the directors as to the value of such consideration is conclusive. | ||||
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The authorization may be granted for a maximum period of five years, at which point it may be renewed by shareholders by an ordinary resolution. Accordingly, the Constitution authorizes our Board of Directors to issue new ordinary shares without shareholder approval for a period of five years from the date of the adoption of the Constitution. | ||||||
Acquisition of Own Shares | Under Irish law, a company may issue redeemable shares and redeem them out of distributable reserves or the proceeds of a new issue of shares for that purpose. All redeemable shares must also be fully paid. Redeemable shares may, upon redemption, be cancelled or held in treasury. The Constitution provides that shareholder approval will not be required to deem any shares redeemable. We may also be given an additional general authority by our shareholders to purchase our own shares on-market, which would take effect on the same terms and be subject to the same conditions as applicable to purchases by our subsidiaries as described below. Repurchased and redeemed shares may be cancelled or held as treasury shares. The nominal value of treasury shares that we hold at any time must not exceed 10% of the nominal value of our issued share capital. We may not exercise any voting rights in respect of any shares held as treasury shares. We may either cancel or, subject to certain conditions, reissue treasury shares. Under Irish law, an Irish or non-Irish subsidiary may purchase our shares either on-market or off-market. For a subsidiary of ours to make on-market purchases of our shares, the shareholders must provide general authorization for such purchase by way of ordinary resolution. However, as long as this general authority has been granted, no specific shareholder authority for a particular on-market purchase by a subsidiary of our shares is required. For an off-market purchase by a subsidiary of ours, the proposed purchase contract must be authorized by special resolution of our shareholders before the contract is entered into. This authority must specify the date on which the authority is to expire, which shall not be more than 18 months from the date the special resolution | Under Delaware law, any corporation may purchase or redeem its own shares, except that generally it may not purchase or redeem these shares if the capital of the corporation is impaired at the time or would become impaired as a result of the redemption. A corporation may, however, purchase or redeem out of capital shares that are entitled upon any distribution of its assets to a preference over another class or series of its shares if the shares are to be retired and the capital reduced. | ||||
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was passed. The person whose shares of ours are to be bought cannot vote in favor of the special resolution and, for at least 21 days prior to the special resolution being passed, the purchase contract must be on display or must be available for inspection by our shareholders at our registered office. | ||||||
Different Classes of Shares | Without prejudice to any rights attached to any existing shares, we may issue shares with such rights or restrictions as we determine by an ordinary resolution approved by our shareholders. As a matter of Irish company law, the directors of a company may issue new ordinary shares without shareholder approval once authorized to do so by the constitution or by an ordinary resolution adopted by the shareholders at a general meeting. The authorization may be granted for a maximum period of five years, at which point it must be renewed by the shareholders by an ordinary resolution (if we wish to issue shares). The Constitution authorizes our Board of Directors to issue new ordinary shares without shareholder approval for a period of five years from the date of adoption of our Constitution. We may also issue shares which are, or are liable to be, redeemed at the option of us or the holder. Whenever our share capital is divided into different classes of shares, the special rights attached to any class may be varied or abrogated either with the written consent of the holders of 75% in nominal value of the issued shares of the class (excluding shares held as treasury shares) or with the sanction of a special resolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the shares of the class (but not otherwise), and may be so varied or abrogated either while we are a going concern or during or in contemplation of a winding up. The rights conferred upon the holders of any class of shares issued with preferred or other rights shall not, unless otherwise expressly provided by the terms of issue of the shares of that class, be deemed to be varied by our purchase or redemption of our own shares or by the creation or issue of further shares ranking pari passu therewith or subordinate thereto. | A company’s Delaware’s certificate of incorporation may authorize the board of directors: (1) to provide for the issuance of one or more series of preferred stock; (2) to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in such series; and (3) to fix the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions of each such series. | ||||
Dividends | Under Irish law, dividends and distributions may only be made from distributable reserves | Under Delaware law, subject to any restriction in the corporation’s certificate of | ||||
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which are, generally, a company’s accumulated realized profits less its accumulated realized losses. In addition, no distribution or dividend may be made if our net assets are not, or if making such distribution or dividend will cause our net assets to not be, equal to, or in excess of, the aggregate of our called up share capital plus undistributable reserves. Undistributable reserves include the company’s undenominated capital and the amount by which a company’s accumulated unrealized profits exceeds its accumulated unrealized losses. The determination as to whether or not we have sufficient distributable reserves to fund a dividend must be made by reference to our most recent unconsolidated annual audited financial statements or other financial statements properly prepared in accordance with the Irish Companies Act. The relevant financial statements must be filed in the Companies Registration Office (the official public registry for companies in Ireland). The Constitution authorizes our Board of Directors to declare an interim dividend without shareholder approval to the extent they appear justified by profits of the Company available for distribution. Our Board of Directors may also recommend a dividend to be approved and declared by the shareholders at a general meeting, provided that no dividend issued may exceed the amount recommended by the directors. | incorporation, the Board may declare and pay dividends out of: (1) surplus of the corporation, which is defined as net assets less statutory capital; or (2) if no surplus exists, out of the net profits of the corporation for the year in which the dividend is declared and/or the preceding year; provided, however, that if the capital of the corporation has been diminished to an amount less than the aggregate amount of capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having preference upon the distribution of assets, the Board may not declare and pay dividends out of the corporation’s net profits until the deficiency in the capital has been repaired. | |||||
General Provisions Governing a Liquidation; Liquidation Distributions | Our duration will be unlimited. We may be dissolved and wound up at any time by way of a shareholders’ voluntary winding up or a creditors’ winding up. In the case of a shareholders’ voluntary winding up, a special resolution of our shareholders is required. We may also be dissolved by way of court order on the application of a creditor, or by the Companies Registration Office as an enforcement measure where we have failed to file certain returns. The rights of the shareholders to a return of our assets on dissolution or winding up, following the settlement of all claims of creditors, are prescribed in the Constitution. | Upon the dissolution of a Delaware corporation, after satisfaction of the claims of creditors, the assets of that corporation would be distributed to stockholders in accordance with their respective interests, including any rights a holder of shares of preference shares may have to preferred distributions upon dissolution or liquidation of the corporation. | ||||
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Amendment of Constitution | Irish company law requires a special resolution of our shareholders (approval by not less than 75% of the votes cast at a general meeting of our shareholders) to approve any amendments to the Constitution. | Amendment of Certification of Incorporation and Bylaws Under Delaware law, amendments to a corporation’s certificate of incorporation require the approval of stockholders holding a majority of the outstanding shares entitled to vote on the amendment. If a class vote on the amendment is required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, a majority of the outstanding stock of the class is required, unless a greater proportion is specified in the certificate of incorporation or by other provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Under the Delaware General Corporation Law, the board of directors may amend bylaws if so authorized in the certificate of incorporation. The stockholders of a Delaware corporation also have the power to amend bylaws. | ||||
Reduction of Share Capital | We may reduce our authorized but unissued share capital in any manner permitted by the Irish Companies Act. We also may, by special resolution (approved by not less than 75% of the votes cast at a general meeting of our shareholders) and subject to confirmation by the Irish High Court, reduce our issued share capital in any way permitted by the Irish Companies Act. For purposes of Irish law, repurchases of our shares may be effected by a redemption if the repurchased shares are redeemable shares or are deemed to be redeemable shares by the Constitution. The Constitution provides that, unless the Board of Directors determines otherwise, each of our shares shall be deemed to be a redeemable share on, and from the time of, the existence or creation of an agreement, transaction or trade between us and any person pursuant to which we acquire or will acquire our shares, or an interest in our shares, from the relevant person. Redeemable shares of ours shall have the same characteristics as any other of our shares save that they shall be redeemable in accordance with the arrangement. | Under Delaware law, a corporation, by an affirmative vote of a majority of the board of directors, may reduce its capital by reducing or eliminating the capital represented by shares of capital stock which have been retired, by applying to an already authorized purchase redemption, conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of its capital stock some or all of the capital represented by shares being purchased, redeemed, converted or exchanged or any capital that has not been allocated to any particular class of capital stock or by transferring to surplus capital some or all of the capital not represented by any particular class of its capital stock or the capital associated with certain issued shares of its par value capital stock. No reduction of capital may be made unless the assets of the corporation remaining after the reduction are sufficient to pay any debts for which payment has not otherwise been provided. | ||||
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Rights of Inspection | Under Irish law, our shareholders have the right to: (i) receive a copy of the Constitution; (ii) inspect and obtain copies of the minutes of our general meetings and resolutions; (iii) inspect and receive a copy of our register of members, register of directors and secretaries, register of directors’ interests, register of directors’ service contracts and memoranda and other statutory registers that we maintain; (iv) receive copies of balance sheets and directors’ and auditors’ reports that have previously been sent to our shareholders prior to an annual general meeting; and (v) receive balance sheets of any of our subsidiaries that have previously been sent to our shareholders prior to an annual general meeting for the preceding 10 years. | Delaware law allows any stockholder in person or by attorney or other agent, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose, and to make copies and extracts from: (1) the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records; and (2) a subsidiary’s books and records, to the extent that: (a) the corporation has actual possession and control of such records of such subsidiary; or (b) the corporation could obtain such records through the exercise of control over such subsidiary, provided that as of the date of the making of the demand: (i) the stockholder inspection of such books and records of the subsidiary would not constitute a breach of an agreement between the corporation or the subsidiary and a person or persons not affiliated with the corporation; and (ii) the subsidiary would not have the right under the law applicable to it to deny the corporation access to such books and records upon demand by the corporation. | ||||
Liability of Directors and Officers | To the fullest extent permitted by Irish law, the Constitution contains indemnification for the benefit of, among others, our directors, company secretary and executive officers. However, as to our directors and company secretary, this indemnity is limited by the Irish Companies Act, which prescribes that an advance commitment to indemnify only permits a company to pay the costs or discharge the liability of a director or company secretary where judgment is given in favor of the director or company secretary in any civil or criminal | Delaware law permits a corporation’s certificate of incorporation to include a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director or officer (but not other controlling persons) of the corporation for monetary damages for breach of a fiduciary duty as a director or officer. However, no provision can eliminate or limit the liability of: (1) a director or officer for any breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; | ||||
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action in respect of such costs or liability, or where an Irish court grants relief because the director or company secretary acted honestly and reasonably and ought fairly to be excused. Any provision whereby an Irish company seeks to commit in advance to indemnify its directors or company secretary over and above the limitations imposed by the Irish Companies Act will be void, whether contained in its Constitution or any contract between the company and the director or company secretary. This restriction does not apply to our executive officers who are not directors, our company secretary or other persons who would be considered “officers” within the meaning of the Irish Companies Act. The Constitution also contains indemnification and expense advancement provisions for persons who are not directors or our corporate secretary. We are permitted under the Constitution and the Irish Companies Act to take out directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, as well as other types of insurance, for our directors, officers, employees and agents. In order to attract and retain qualified directors and officers, we maintain customary directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and other types of comparable insurance. | (2) a director or officer for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (3) a director for intentional or negligent payment of unlawful dividends or stock purchases or redemptions; (4) a director or officer for any transaction from which he or she derived an improper personal benefit; or (5) an officer in any action by or in right of the corporation. | |||||
Voting Rights | Under the Constitution, each holder of our ordinary shares is entitled to one vote for each ordinary share that he or she holds as of the record date for the meeting. We may not exercise any voting rights in respect of any shares held as treasury shares. Any shares held by our subsidiaries will count as treasury shares for this purpose, and such subsidiaries cannot therefore exercise any voting rights in respect of those shares. | Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by the stockholder, unless the certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. If issued, the voting rights of holders of preferred stock will be determined by the certificate of incorporation or the certificate of designation with respect to such preferred stock. | ||||
Shareholder Vote on Certain Transactions | Pursuant to Irish law, shareholder approval in connection with a transaction involving the Company would be required under the following circumstances: • in connection with a scheme of arrangement, both a court order from the Irish High Court and the approval of a majority in number representing 75% in value of the shareholders present and | Generally, under Delaware law, unless the certificate of incorporation provides for the vote of a larger portion of the stock, completion of a merger, consolidation, sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of a corporation’s assets or dissolution requires: the approval of the board of directors; and the approval by the vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding stock or, if the certificate of incorporation provides for more | ||||
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voting in person or by proxy at a meeting called to approve such a scheme would be required; • in connection with a conversion of the Company by way of cross-border conversion under the EU (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023 (referred to herein as the Irish Mobility Regulations), approval by a special resolution of the shareholders would be required; • in connection with an acquisition of the Company by way of a merger with an EU company under the Irish Mobility Regulations, approval by a special resolution of the shareholders would be required; and • in connection with a merger with an Irish company under the Irish Companies Act, approval by a special resolution of shareholders would be required. | or less than one vote per share, a majority of the votes of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote on the matter. | |||||
Standard of Conduct for Directors | The directors of the Company have certain statutory and fiduciary duties as a matter of Irish law. All of the directors have equal and overall responsibility for the management of the Company (although directors who also serve as employees may have additional responsibilities and duties arising under their employment agreements (if applicable), and it is likely that more will be expected of them in compliance with their duties than non-executive directors). The Irish Companies Act provides specifically for certain fiduciary duties of the directors of Irish companies, including duties: • to act in good faith and in the best interests of the company; • to act honestly and responsibly in relation to the company’s affairs; • to act in accordance with the company’s constitution and to exercise powers only for lawful purposes; • not to misuse the company’s property, information and/or opportunity; • not to fetter their independent judgment; | Delaware law does not contain specific provisions setting forth the standard of conduct of a director. The scope of the fiduciary duties of directors is generally determined by the courts of the State of Delaware. In general, directors have a duty to act without self-interest, on a well-informed basis and in a manner they reasonably believe to be in the best interests of the stockholders. Directors of a Delaware corporation owe fiduciary duties of care and loyalty to the corporation and to its shareholders. The duty of care generally requires that a director act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise under similar circumstances. Under this duty, a director must inform himself or herself of all material information reasonably available regarding a significant transaction. The duty of loyalty requires that a director act in a manner he reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the corporation. He must not use his corporate position for personal gain or advantage. In general, but subject to certain exceptions, actions of a director are presumed to have been made on an informed basis, in good faith and in the honest belief that the action taken was in the best interests of the corporation. However, this presumption may | ||||
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• to avoid conflicts of interest; • to exercise care, skill and diligence; and • to have regard for the interests of the company’s shareholders. Other statutory duties of directors include ensuring the maintenance of proper books of account, having annual accounts prepared, having an annual audit performed, maintaining certain registers, making certain filings and disclosing personal interests. Directors of public limited companies such as the Company will have a specific duty to ensure that the company secretary is a person with the requisite knowledge and experience to discharge the role. Directors may rely on information, opinions, reports or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, prepared or presented by (1) other directors, officers or employees of the company whom the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters prepared or presented, (2) legal counsel, public accountants or other persons as to matters the director reasonably believes to be within their professional or expert competence or (3) a committee of the board of which the director does not serve as to matters within its designated authority, which committee the director reasonably believed to merit confidence. | be rebutted by evidence of a breach of one of the fiduciary duties. Delaware courts have also imposed a heightened standard of conduct upon directors of a Delaware corporation who take any action designed to defeat a threatened change in control of the corporation. In addition, under Delaware law, when the board of directors of a Delaware corporation approves the sale or breakup of a corporation, the board of directors may, in certain circumstances, have a duty to obtain the highest value reasonably available to the stockholders. | |||||
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Shareholder Suits | In Ireland, the decision to institute proceedings is generally taken by a company’s board of directors, who will usually be empowered to manage the company’s business. In certain limited circumstances, a shareholder may be entitled to bring a derivative action on behalf of the company. The central question at issue in deciding whether a minority shareholder may be permitted to bring a derivative action is whether, unless the action is brought, a wrong committed against the company would otherwise go unredressed. The principal case law in Ireland indicates that to bring a derivative action a person must first establish a prima facie case (i) that the company is entitled to the relief claimed and (ii) that the action falls within one of the five exceptions derived from case law, as follows: (1) where an ultra vires or illegal act is perpetrated; (2) where more than a bare majority is required to ratify the “wrong” complained of; (3) where the shareholders’ personal rights are infringed; (4) where a fraud has been perpetrated upon a minority by those in control; or (5) where the justice of the case requires a minority to be permitted to institute proceedings. Shareholders may also bring proceedings against the company where the affairs of the company are being conducted, or the powers of the directors are being exercised, in a manner oppressive to the shareholders or in disregard of their interests. Oppression connotes conduct that is burdensome, harsh or wrong. Conduct must relate to the internal management of the company. This is an | Under Delaware law, a stockholder may bring a derivative action on behalf of the corporation to enforce the rights of the corporation. An individual also may commence a class action suit on behalf of himself or herself and other similarly situated stockholders where the requirements for maintaining a class action under the Delaware General Corporation Law have been met. A person may institute and maintain such a suit only if such person was a stockholder at the time of the transaction which is the subject of the suit or his or her shares thereafter devolved upon him or her by operation of law. Additionally, under Delaware case law, the plaintiff generally must be a stockholder not only at the time of the transaction which is the subject of the suit, but also through the duration of the derivative suit. The Delaware General Corporation Law also requires that the derivative plaintiff make a demand on the directors of the corporation to assert the corporate claim before the suit may be prosecuted by the derivative plaintiff, unless such demand would be futile. | ||||
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• | through underwriters or dealers; |
• | directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser; |
• | in “at the market offerings,” within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market on an exchange or otherwise; |
• | through agents; or |
• | through any other method permitted by applicable law and described in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
• | the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents; |
• | the purchase price of such securities and the proceeds to be received by us, if any; |
• | any underwriting discounts or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation; |
• | any initial public offering price; |
• | any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and |
• | any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed. |
• | negotiated transactions; |
• | at a fixed public offering price or prices, which may be changed; |
• | at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
• | at prices related to prevailing market prices; or |
• | at negotiated prices. |
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SEC registration fee | $58,209.50 | ||
Printing and engraving expenses | (1) | ||
Legal fees and expenses | (1) | ||
Accounting fees and expenses | (1) | ||
Miscellaneous fees and expenses | (1) | ||
Total | $(1) | ||
(1) | These fees and expenses depend on the securities offered and the number of issuances, and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time and will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
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• | our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2024; and |
• | our registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on June 22, 2021, which incorporates by reference the description of our ordinary shares from our registration statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-256796), and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
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