Annual Report and Consolidated Accounts 2015
Chairwoman of the Board – Dr.ª Alice da Assunção Castanho Amado;
Vice-Chairwoman – Dr.ª Anabela Nogueira de Matos;
Secretary – Dr.ª Maria Leonor Moreira Pires Cabral Campello;
These members are elected for a four-year term, from 2013 to 2016.
b) Exercise of the voting rights
12. Possible restrictions on voting rights
There are no restrictions on voting rights, such as limitations on the exercise of the
vote depending on ownership of a certain number or percentage of shares, given
that, under the terms of article 21 of the Bylaws, each share carries one vote.
According to article 23 of the Bylaws of the Company, for the General Meeting to
be able to meet and deliberate on first call, shareholders of shares representing
more than fifty per cent of the share capital must be present in person or by proxy.
According to article 21.1 and 21.2 of the Bylaws, each share carries one vote and
resolutions of the General Meeting shall be adopted by simple majority, unless the
law requires otherwise.
Article 22.3-11 of the Company’s Bylaws contain rules on the exercise of voting
rights by post and there are no restriction on postal voting. The company provides
postal voting forms and informs of the necessary procedures to exercise this right.
The form is available on the company’s website at
. Under article 22.4
of the Bylaws, postal votes may be received up to three days before the date of the
General Meeting.
13. Maximum percentage of voting rights that may be exercised
by a single shareholder or shareholders which have with the
Company any relations of n.º 1 of Art. 20.º.
There is no indication of the maximum percentage of voting rights that may be exer-
cised by any one shareholder or by shareholders who are in any of the situations
described in said rule.
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