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* 1. Quick vote - "I want to support the Board's recommendation".

The Chamber recommends that you vote ‘For’ each of the resolutions and ‘For’ each of the candidates in the election/re-election of members of the Chamber Council.

If you wish to support the Chamber’s recommendations and to appoint the Chamber President as Chairman of the AGM, as your representative to vote for you at the AGM (and at any adjournment), in accordance with the Chamber’s recommendations and otherwise as he sees fit on any other matter that arises at the AGM (or at any adjournment), select 'Yes' in the box below.

If you select this option, you can head straight to Q. 10, to complete the deceleration and your voting is complete. 

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* 2. Appointment of a representative - “I want someone other than the President to vote for me”.

Do NOT complete this section if you have used the Quick Vote to appoint the Chamber President as Chairman of the AGM as your representative.

If you want someone other than the Chamber President as Chairman of the AGM to attend and vote on your behalf at the AGM (and at any adjournment), please complete this section. The nominated person must be a member of the Chamber. Your vote will only count if your representative attends the AGM and votes.

You must agree to the Declaration later within this voting form. If you want to tell your representative how to vote, complete the Standard vote section later in this form.

I wish to appoint the person named below as my representative to attend and vote on my behalf at the 2021 AGM (and at any adjournment). Please complete the representative's details.

Standard vote - “I want to give voting instructions”

If you are unable to attend the AGM or wish to vote in advance you can complete this section to give your vote in advance by online vote. You should also complete this section if you have completed the Appointment of Representative above and want to give your representative instructions on how to vote.

Mark each item in the ‘For’, ‘Against’ or ‘Vote Withheld’ boxes below.

For your vote to be valid, all sections below must be completed as For/Against or Vote Withheld you must also complete the declaration below. The Chamber recommends that you vote FOR each of the following:

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* 3. Ordinary resolutions

  FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD
RESOLUTION 1: To accept the notice convening the Annual General Meeting.
RESOLUTION 2: To accept apologies for absence.
RESOLUTION 3: To approve the minutes of the preceding Annual General Meeting of the Chamber held on Thursday 6 August 2020.
RESOLUTION 4: To receive accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 (attached). A full set of Financial Statements is included in the Chamber Annual Report 2020 and they can also be viewed online by clicking here.
RESOLUTION 5: To re-appoint MHA Tait Walker as auditors to hold office from the conclusion of the meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Chamber at which accounts are laid and to authorise the Board to fix their remuneration.

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* 4. Special resolutions

  FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD
RESOLUTION 6: That the draft articles of association (“New Articles”) produced to the Meeting and attached to this notice be adopted as the Articles of Association of the Company in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the existing Articles of Association.
RESOLUTION 7: That, not withstanding the terms of the New Articles, the term of office of the Current President of the Chamber be extended from two years to three years as if article 14.7.3(b) of the New Articles did not apply to such term of office of the current President of the Chamber only.

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* 5. Ordinary resolutions

  FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD
RESOLUTION 8: That, in accordance with section 239 of the Companies Act 2006, the remuneration paid by the Chamber to the Chair of the Chamber for the period ending on the date of adoption of the New Articles, in breach of article 12.18 of the existing Articles of Association of the Company be confirmed, approved and ratified by the members of the Company.

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* 6. RESOLUTION 9: Pursuant to article 14.7 of the Articles to appoint for a 2-year term

  FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
As chair of the North of Tyne sub-regional committee: John Johnstone (Bernicia Group)
As representatives of the North of Tyne sub-regional committee: Tony Gates (Northumberland National Park)
As representatives of the North of Tyne sub-regional committee: (Newcastle University)
As representatives of the South of Tyne sub-regional committee: Mark Dowdall (The Banks Group Limited)
As representatives of the South of Tyne sub-regional committee: Natasha McDonagh (MMC Research & Marketing)
As representatives of the South of Tyne sub-regional committee: Alan Metcalf (Zenith People)
As elected members: Laura Hepburn (Greenology Teesside)
Ross Smith (Northumbrian Water Group)

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* 7. RESOLUTION 10: Pursuant to article 14.5 of the Articles to re-appoint for a subsequent 2-year term

  FOR AGAINST WITHHELD
As Tees Valley committee chair: Patrick Masheder (Real Results Marketing)
As representative of the Tees Valley committee: Mike Lyons (Fujifilm Diosynth)
As elected member: Andrew Davidson (Muckle LLP)
As elected member: Aneela Ali (LNER)
As elected member: Rachel Chambers (Driving the Electric Revolution)
As elected member: Martjin GIlbert (Go North East)
As elected member: Paul Ryan (Bruker JV UK)

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* 8. RESOLUTION 11: Pursuant to article 14.5 of the Articles to re-appoint for a final 2-year term up to the maximum time limit for their current position on Council

  FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD
As Vice president: Andrew Haigh (Newcastle Building Society)
As representatives of the Tees Valley Committee: Darren Hankey (Hartlepool College)
As elected member: Gill Courtney (Wessington Cryogenics)
As elected member: Alan Ferguson (Fergusons Transport)
As elected member: Malcolm Copland (Greggs)
As elected member: Deborah Walton (Palintest)

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* 9. RESOLUTION 12: Pursuant to article 14.5 of the Articles to re-appoint for a final 1-year term up to the maximum time limit for their current position on Council

  FOR AGAINST VOTE WITHHELD
As elected member: Nagma Ebanks-Beni (Prima Cheese)
As elected member: Graeme Mason (Newcastle International Airport)
As elected member: Marianne Whitfield (Metrology Software Products)

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* 10. Declaration

I declare that I am a duly authorised representative of the company.
Please sign here so that your vote is registered correctly.

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