Articles Of Association - Doctor Care Anywhere

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THE COMPANIES ACT 2006PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARESARTICLES OF ASSOCIATIONOFDOCTOR CARE ANYWHERE GROUP PLC(Adopted by special resolution on 2 December 2020)1

Table of Contents1. EXCLUSION OF MODEL ARTICLES (AND ANY OTHER PRESCRIBEDREGULATIONS)92. INTERPRETATION93. CONSISTENCY WITH LISTING RULES144. FORM OF RESOLUTION145. LIMITED LIABILITY146. CHANGE OF NAME147. POWER TO ATTACH RIGHTS TO SHARES158. ALLOTMENT OF SHARES AND PRE-EMPTION159. REDEEMABLE SHARES1610.PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES1711.PARI PASSU ISSUES1712.VARIATION OF RIGHTS1713.PAYMENT OF COMMISSION1814.TRUSTS NOT RECOGNISED1815.UNCERTIFICATED SHARES1816.SHARE CERTIFICATES2017.REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES2118.LIEN ON SHARES NOT FULLY PAID2119.ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN BY SALE2120.APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE222

21.CALLS2222.LIABILITY OF JOINT HOLDERS2323.INTEREST ON CALLS2324.POWER TO DIFFERENTIATE2325.PAYMENT OF CALLS IN ADVANCE2326.NOTICE IF CALL OR INSTALMENT NOT PAID2327.FORFEITURE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE2428.NOTICE AFTER FORFEITURE2429.FORFEITURE MAY BE ANNULLED2430.SURRENDER2431.SALE OF FORFEITED SHARES2432.EFFECT OF FORFEITURE2533.EVIDENCE OF FORFEITURE2534.RESTRICTED SECURITIES2535.FORM OF TRANSFER2636.RIGHT TO REFUSE REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER2637.NOTICE OF REFUSAL TO REGISTER A TRANSFER2738.NO FEES ON REGISTRATION2739.OTHER POWERS IN RELATION TO TRANSFERS2840.TRANSMISSION OF SHARES ON DEATH2841.ELECTION OF PERSON ENTITLED BY TRANSMISSION283

42.RIGHTS ON TRANSMISSION2943.DESTRUCTION OF L GENERAL MEETINGS3147.CONVENING OF GENERAL MEETINGS3148. SIMULTANEOUS ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION BY ELECTRONICFACILITIES3249.NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS3350.CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS3351.OMISSION TO GIVE NOTICE AND NON-RECEIPT OF NOTICE3552.POSTPONEMENT OF GENERAL MEETING3553.QUORUM AT GENERAL MEETING3654.PROCEDURE IF QUORUM NOT PRESENT3655.CHAIR OF GENERAL MEETING3656.ENTITLEMENT TO ATTEND, SPEAK AND PARTICIPATE3657.ADJOURNMENTS3758.NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT3859.BUSINESS OF ADJOURNED MEETING3860. ACCOMMODATION OF MEMBERS, SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS ANDORDERLY CONDUCT AT GENERAL MEETINGS3861.OVERFLOW MEETING ROOMS3962.AMENDMENT TO RESOLUTIONS404

63.MEMBERS' RESOLUTIONS4064.METHOD OF VOTING4065.OBJECTION TO ERROR IN VOTING4166.PROCEDURE ON A POLL4267.VOTES OF MEMBERS4268.NO RIGHT TO VOTE WHERE SUMS OVERDUE ON SHARES4469.VOTING BY PROXY4470.RECEIPT OF PROXY4571.REVOCATION OF PROXY4772.CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVES4773.FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INTERESTS IN SHARES4874.POWER OF SALE OF SHARES OF UNTRACED MEMBERS5075. APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS OF SALE OF SHARES OF UNTRACEDMEMBERS5276.NUMBER OF DIRECTORS5277.POWER OF COMPANY TO APPOINT DIRECTORS5278.POWER OF BOARD TO APPOINT DIRECTORS5279.ELIGIBILITY OF NEW DIRECTORS5280.RETIREMENT OF DIRECTORS5381.DEEMED RE-APPOINTMENT5382.PROCEDURE IF INSUFFICIENT DIRECTORS APPOINTED5383.REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS545

84.VACATION OF OFFICE BY DIRECTOR5485.RESOLUTION AS TO VACANCY CONCLUSIVE5586.APPOINTMENT OF ALTERNATE DIRECTORS5587.ALTERNATE DIRECTORS' PARTICIPATION IN BOARD MEETINGS5688.ALTERNATE DIRECTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR OWN ACTS5689.INTERESTS OF ALTERNATE DIRECTOR5690.REVOCATION OF ALTERNATE DIRECTOR5691.DIRECTORS' FEES5792.EXPENSES5793.ADDITIONAL REMUNERATION5794.REMUNERATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS5795.PENSIONS AND OTHER BENEFITS5896.POWERS OF THE BOARD5897.POWERS OF DIRECTORS IF LESS THAN MINIMUM NUMBER5998.POWERS OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS5999.DELEGATION TO COMMITTEES59100. LOCAL MANAGEMENT60101. POWER OF ATTORNEY60102. EXERCISE OF VOTING POWER60103. PROVISION FOR EMPLOYEES ON CESSATION OF BUSINESS61104. OVERSEAS REGISTERS616

105. BORROWING POWERS61106. BOARD MEETINGS64107. NOTICE OF BOARD MEETINGS65108. QUORUM65109. CHAIR65110. VOTING66111. PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONE OR OTHER FORM OFCOMMUNICATION66112. RESOLUTION IN WRITING66113. PROCEEDINGS OF COMMITTEES66114. MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS67115. VALIDITY OF PROCEEDINGS67116. TRANSACTIONS OR OTHER ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE COMPANY 67117. AUTHORISATION OF DIRECTORS' CONFLICTS OF INTEREST68118. DIRECTORS' PERMITTED INTERESTS69119. GENERAL71120. POWER TO AUTHENTICATE DOCUMENTS72121. USE OF SEALS72122. DECLARATION OF DIVIDENDS73123. INTERIM DIVIDENDS73124. CALCULATION AND CURRENCY OF DIVIDENDS73125. AMOUNTS DUE ON SHARES CAN BE DEDUCTED FROM DIVIDENDS737

126. DIVIDENDS NOT IN CASH74127. NO INTEREST ON DIVIDENDS74128. METHOD OF PAYMENT74129. UNCASHED DIVIDENDS75130. UNCLAIMED DIVIDENDS76131. SCRIP DIVIDENDS76132. CAPITALISATION OF RESERVES78133. RECORD DATES80134. INSPECTION OF RECORDS80135. ACCOUNT TO BE SENT TO MEMBERS80136. SERVICE OF NOTICES81137. NOTICE ON PERSON ENTITLED BY TRANSMISSION83138. RECORD DATE FOR SERVICE83139. EVIDENCE OF SERVICE83140. NOTICE WHEN POST NOT AVAILABLE84141. INDEMNITY AND INSURANCE84142. WINDING UP868

1.EXCLUSION OF MODEL ARTICLES (AND ANY OTHER PRESCRIBEDREGULATIONS)No regulations or articles set out in any statute, or in any statutory instrument orother subordinate legislation made under any statute, concerning companies(including the regulations in the Companies (Model Articles) Regulations 2008 (SI2008/3229)) shall apply as the articles of the Company. The following shall be thearticles of association of the Company.2.INTERPRETATION2.1In these articles, unless the context otherwise requires:"Act"means the Companies Act 2006."address"includes any number or address used for thepurposes of sending or receiving documentsor information by electronic means."Articles"means these articles of association as alteredfrom time to time and "Article" shall beconstrued accordingly.“ASX”means ASX Limited or the AustralianSecurities Exchange, as appropriate.“ASX Settlement OperatingRules”means the operating rules of the settlementfacility provided by ASX Settlement Pty Ltd(ABN 49 008 504 532).“Auditor”means the statutory auditor of the Companyfor the time being."Board"means the board of Directors for the timebeing of the Company or the Directors presentor deemed to be present at a duly convenedquorate meeting of the Directors.“CDI”means a CHESS depository interest, issuedover a share.9

“CDI Holder”means a holder of CDIs."Certificated Shares"means a share which is not an uncertificatedshare and references in these Articles to ashare being held in certificated form shall beconstrued accordingly."Clear Days"in relation to a period of notice means thatperiod excluding the day when the notice isserved or deemed to be served and the dayfor which it is given or on which it is to takeeffect."Companies Acts"means the Act, the Companies Act 1985 and,where the context requires, every otherstatute from time to time in force concerningcompanies and affecting the Company."Company"means Doctor Care Anywhere Group PLC.“Corporations Act”means the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) andevery regulation, modification, replacementand re-enactment in force from time to time."Director"means a director for the time being of theCompany.“Dispose”has the meaning given to that term in theListing Rules."Electronic Facility"includes, without limitation, website addressesand conference call systems, and any device,system, procedure, method or other facilitywhatsoever providing an electronic means ofattendance at or participation in (or bothattendance at and participation in) a generalmeeting determined by the Board pursuant toArticle 48."Electronic Form"has the meaning given to it in section 1168 ofthe Act.10

"Electronic Means"has the meaning given to it in section 1168 ofthe Act."FSMA"means the Financial Services and Markets Act2000."Group"means the Company and its SubsidiaryUndertaking(s) (if any) from time to time and"Group Company" shall be construedaccordingly.“Listed Company”has the same meaning as “listed company”when used in section 606 of the CorporationsAct.“Listing Rules”means the listing rules of ASX and any otherrules of ASX which are applicable to theCompany while the Company is a ListedCompany, each as amended or replaced fromtime to time, except to the extent of anyexpress written waiver by ASX."Member"means a member of the Company, or wherethe context requires, a member of the Boardor of any committee."Office"means the registered office from time to timeof the Company."Official List"means the list of securities that have beenadmitted to listing which is maintained by theFinancial Conduct Authority (FCA) inaccordance with section 74(1) of FSMA."Operator"means Euroclear UK and Ireland Limited orsuch other person as may for the time beingbe approved by HM Treasury as Operatorunder the uncertificated securities rules."Participating Class"means a class of shares title to which ispermitted by the Operator to be transferred bymeans of a relevant system.11

"Register"means the register of members of theCompany to be maintained under the Act oras the case may be any overseas branchregister maintained under Article 104."Relevant System"means a computer-based system whichallows units of securities without writteninstruments to be transferred and endorsedpursuant to the uncertificated securities rules.“Restricted Securities”has the meaning given to that term in theListing Rules."Seal"means the common seal of the Company or,where the context allows, any official seal keptby the Company under section 50 of the 2006Act."Treasury Shares"means shares in the capital of the Companyheld by the Company as Treasury Sharesfrom time to time within the meaning set out insection 724(5) of the 2006 Act."Uncertificated Share"means a share of a class which is at therelevant time a Participating Class, title towhich is recorded on the Register as beingheld in uncertificated form and references inthese Articles to a share being held inuncertificated form shall be construedaccordingly."UKLA"means the United Kingdom listing authoritywhich is the Financial Conduct Authority(FCA) when performing its functions underPart VI of FSMA.2.2Headings shall not affect the interpretation of these Articles.2.3Unless the context otherwise requires, a person includes a natural person,corporate or unincorporated body (whether or not having separate legalpersonality).2.4Unless the context otherwise requires, words in the singular shall include the pluraland in the plural shall include the singular.12

2.5A reference to one gender shall include a reference to the other genders.2.6A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as amended,extended or re-enacted from time to time, and shall include all subordinatelegislation made from time to time under that statute or supporting provision.2.7Any words or expressions defined in the Companies Acts in force when theseArticles or any part of these Articles are adopted shall (if not inconsistent with thesubject or context in which they appear) have the same meaning in these Articlesor that part, save that company shall include any company, corporation or otherbody corporate, wherever and however incorporated or established.2.8A reference to a document being signed or to signature includes references to itsbeing executed under hand or under seal or by any other method and, in the caseof a communication in electronic form, such references are to its being authenticatedas specified by the Companies Acts.2.9A reference to writing or written includes references to any method of representingor reproducing words in a legible and non-transitory form whether sent or suppliedin electronic form or otherwise.2.10A reference to documents or information being sent or supplied by or to acompany (including the Company) shall be construed in accordance with section1148(3) of the Act.2.11A reference to a meeting:2.122.11.1shall mean a meeting convened and held in any manner permitted bythese Articles, including a general meeting at which some (but not all)those entitled to be present attend and participate by means of ElectronicFacility , and such persons shall be deemed to be present at that meetingfor all purposes of the Act and these Articles, and attend, participate,attending, participating, attendance and participation shall beconstrued accordingly; and2.11.2shall not be taken as requiring more than one person to be present if anyquorum requirement can be satisfied by one person.References to a person’s participation in the business of a general meeting includewithout limitation and as relevant the right (including, in the case of a corporation,through a duly appointed representative) to speak, vote, be represented by a proxyand have access in hard copy or electronic form to all documents which are requiredby the Companies Acts or these Articles to be made available at the meeting, and13

participate and participating in the business of a general meeting shall beconstrued accordingly.2.13Nothing in these Articles precludes the holding and conducting of a general meetingin such a way that persons who are not present together at the same place or placesmay by electronic means attend and participate in it.3.CONSISTENCY WITH LISTING RULES3.1While the Company is a Listed Company, the following provisions apply:4.3.1.1notwithstanding anything contained in this constitution, if the Listing Rulesprohibit an act being done, the act must not be done;3.1.2nothing contained in this constitution prevents an act being done that theListing Rules require to be done;3.1.3if the Listing Rules require an act to be done or not to be done, authorityis given for that act to be done or not to be done (as the case may be);3.1.4if the Listing Rules require this constitution to contain a provision and itdoes not contain such a provision, this constitution is deemed to containthat provision;3.1.5if the Listing Rules require this constitution not to contain a provision andit contains such a provision, this constitution is deemed not to contain thatprovision;3.1.6if any provision of this constitution is or becomes inconsistent with theListing Rules, this constitution is deemed not to contain that provision tothe extent of the inconsistency.FORM OF RESOLUTIONSubject to the Companies Acts, where anything can be done by passing an ordinaryresolution, this can also be done by passing a special resolution.5.LIMITED LIABILITYThe liability of the members of the Company is limited to the amount, if any, unpaidon the shares in the Company held by them.6.CHANGE OF NAMEThe Company may change its name by resolution of the Board.14

7.POWER TO ATTACH RIGHTS TO SHARES7.1Subject to the Companies Acts and to any rights attached to existing shares, anyshare may be issued with or have attached to it such rights and restrictions as theCompany may by ordinary resolution determine, or if no ordinary resolution hasbeen passed or so far as the resolution does not make specific provision, as theBoard may determine. Such rights and restrictions shall apply to the relevant sharesas if the same were set out in these Articles.7.2For so long as the Company is listed on ASX:7.2.1the Company may only have one class of ordinary shares; and7.2.2the Company must comply with the Listing Rules for the issue of anyequity securities (as defined in the Listing Rules), including the limits onthe number of equity securities that may be issued, the requirements toobtain shareholder approval for certain issues and the terms of thesecurities being appropriate and equitable as determined by ASX.8.ALLOTMENT OF SHARES AND PRE-EMPTION8.1Subject to the Companies Acts, these Articles and to any relevant authority of theCompany in general meeting required by the Act, the Board may offer, allot (with orwithout conferring rights of renunciation), grant options over or otherwise deal withor dispose of shares or grant rights to subscribe for or convert any security intoshares to such persons, at such times and upon such terms as the Board maydecide. No share may be issued at a discount.8.2The Board may, at any time after the allotment of any share but before any personhas been entered in the Register, recognise a renunciation by the allottee in favourof some other person and accord to the allottee of a share a right to effect suchrenunciation and/or allow the rights to be represented to be one or moreparticipating securities, in each case upon the subject to such terms and conditionsas the Board may think fit to impose.8.3Under and in accordance with section 551 of the Act, the Directors shall be generallyand unconditionally authorised to exercise for each prescribed period all the powersof the Company to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal amount equal to theSection 551 Amount.8.4Under and within the terms of the said authority or otherwise in accordance withsection 570 of the Act, the Directors shall be empowered during each prescribedperiod to allot equity securities (as defined by the Act) wholly for cash:8.4.1in connection with a rights issue; and15

8.4.2otherwise than in connection with a rights issue up to an aggregatenominal amount equal to the Section 561 Amount.8.5During each prescribed period the Company and its Directors by such authority andpower may make offers or agreements which would or might require equitysecurities or other securities to be allotted after the expiry of such period.8.6For the purposes of this Article 8:9.8.6.1rights issue means an offer of equity securities (as defined by the Act)open for acceptance for a period fixed by the Board to holders of equitysecurities on the Register on a fixed record date in proportion to theirrespective holdings of such securities or in accordance with the rightsattached to them but subject to such exclusions or other arrangementsas the Board may deem necessary or expedient with regard to TreasuryShares, fractional entitlements or legal or practical problems under thelaws of any territory or under the requirements of any recognisedregulatory body or stock exchange in any territory;8.6.2prescribed period means any period (not exceeding five years on anyoccasion) for which the authority, in the case of Article 8.3, is conferredor renewed by ordinary or special resolution stating the Section 551Amount and in the case of Article 8.4 is conferred or renewed by specialresolution stating the Section 561 Amount;8.6.3Section 551 Amount means for any prescribed period, the amountstated in the relevant ordinary or special resolution;8.6.4Section 561 Amount means for any prescribed period, the amountstated in the relevant special resolution; and8.6.5the nominal amount of any securities shall be taken to be, in the case ofrights to subscribe for or to convert any securities into shares of theCompany, the nominal amount of such shares which may be allottedpursuant to such rights.REDEEMABLE SHARESSubject to the Companies Acts and to any rights attaching to existing shares, anyshare may be issued which can be redeemed or is liable to be redeemed at theoption of the Company or the holder. The Board may determine the terms,conditions and manner of redemption of any redeemable shares which are issued.Such terms and conditions shall apply to the relevant shares as if the same wereset out in these Articles.16

10.PURCHASE OF OWN SHARESSubject to the provisions of Companies Acts, the Listing Rules, to any rightsconferred on the holders of any class of shares (under the Companies Acts, theseArticles or the terms of issue of such shares), and to the further provisions of thisArticle, and without prejudice or limitation to the Company’s powers pursuant to theAct, the Company may purchase all or any of the Company’s shares of any class(including any redeemable shares) at any price (whether at, above or below thenominal value).11.PARI PASSU ISSUESIf new shares are created or issued which rank equally with any other existingshares, the rights of the existing shares will not be regarded as changed orabrogated unless the terms of the existing shares expressly say otherwise.12.VARIATION OF RIGHTS12.1Subject to the Companies Acts, the rights attached to any class of shares can bevaried or abrogated either with the consent in writing of the holders of not less thanthree-quarters in nominal value of the issued share of that class (excluding anyshares of that class held as Treasury Shares) with the authority of a specialresolution passed at a separate meeting of the holders of the relevant class ofshares known as a class meeting.12.2The provisions of this Article will apply to any variation or abrogation of rights ofshares forming part of a class. Each part of the class which is being treateddifferently is treated as a separate class in applying this Article.12.3All the provisions in these Articles as to general meetings shall apply, with anynecessary modifications, to every class meeting except that:12.412.3.1the quorum at every such meeting shall not be less than two personsholding or representing by proxy at least one-third of the nominal amountpaid up on the issued shares of the class) (excluding any shares of thatclass held as Treasury Shares); and12.3.2if at any adjourned meeting of such holders such quorum as set out aboveis not present, at least one person holding shares of the class who ispresent in person or by proxy shall be a quorum.The Board may convene a class meeting whenever it thinks fit and whether or notthe business to be transacted involves a variation or abrogation of class rights.17

13.PAYMENT OF COMMISSIONThe Company may in connection with the issue of any shares or the sale for cashof Treasury Shares exercise all powers of paying commission and brokerageconferred or permitted by the Companies Acts. Any such commission or brokeragemay be satisfied by the payment of cash or by the allotment of fully or partly paidshares or other securities or the grant of an option to call for an allotment of sharesor any combination of such methods.14.TRUSTS NOT RECOGNISEDExcept as otherwise expressly provided by these Articles, required by law or asordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Company shall not recognise anyperson as holding any share on any trust, and the Company shall not be bound byor required in any way to recognise (even when having notice of it) any equitable,contingent, future, partial or other claim to or interest in any share other than anabsolute right of the holder of the whole of the share.15.UNCERTIFICATED SHARES15.1Under and subject to the uncertificated securities rules, the Board may permit titleto shares of any class to be evidenced otherwise than by certificate and title toshares of such a class to be transferred by means of a relevant system and maymake arrangements for a class of shares (if all shares of that class are in all respectsidentical) to become a Participating Class. Title to shares of a particular class mayonly be evidenced otherwise than by a certificate where that class of shares is atthe relevant time a Participating Class. The Board may also, subject to compliancewith the uncertificated securities rules, determine at any time that title to any classof shares may from a date specified by the Board no longer be evidenced otherwisethan by a certificate or that title to such a class shall cease to be transferred bymeans of any particular relevant system.15.2In relation to a class of shares which is a Participating Class and for so long as itremains a Participating Class, no provision of these Articles shall apply or haveeffect to the extent that it is inconsistent in any respect with:15.2.1the holding of shares of that class in uncertificated form;15.2.2the transfer of title to shares of that class by means of a relevant system;or15.2.3any provision of the uncertificated securities rules;18

and, without prejudice to the generality of this Article, no provision of these Articlesshall apply or have effect to the extent that it is in any respect inconsistent with themaintenance, keeping or entering up by the Operator, so long as that is permittedor required by the uncertificated securities rules, of an Operator register of securitiesin respect of that class of shares in uncertificated form.15.3Shares of a class which is at the relevant time a Participating Class may be changedfrom uncertificated to certificated form, and from certificated to uncertificated form,in accordance with and subject as provided in the uncertificated securities rules.15.4If, under these Articles or the Companies Acts, the Company is entitled to sell,transfer or otherwise dispose of, forfeit, re-allot, accept the surrender of or otherwiseenforce a lien over an uncertificated share, then, subject to these Articles and theCompanies Acts, such entitlement shall include the right of the Board to:15.4.1require the holder of the uncertificated share by notice in writing to changethat share from uncertificated to certificated form within such period asmay be specified in the notice and keep it as a certificated share for aslong as the Board requires;15.4.2appoint any person to take such other steps, by instruction given bymeans of a relevant system or otherwise, in the name of the holder ofsuch share as may be required to effect the transfer of such share andsuch steps shall be as effective as if they had been taken by theregistered holder of that share; and15.4.3take such other action that the Board considers appropriate to achievethe sale, transfer, disposal, forfeiture, re-allotment or surrender of thatshare or otherwise to enforce a lien in respect of that share.15.5Unless the Board determines otherwise, shares which a member holds inuncertificated form shall be treated as separate holdings from any shares which thatmember holds in certificated form but a class of shares shall not be treated as twoclasses simply because some shares of that class are held in certificated form andothers in uncertificated form.15.6Unless the Board determines otherwise or the uncertificated securities rules requireotherwise, any shares issued or created out of or in respect of any uncertificatedshares shall be uncertificated shares and any shares issued or created out of or inrespect of any certificated shares shall be certificated shares.15.7The Company shall be entitled to assume that the entries on any record of securitiesmaintained by it in accordance with the uncertificated securities rules and regularlyreconciled with the relevant Operator register of securities are a complete and19

accurate reproduction of the particulars entered in the Operator register of securitiesand shall accordingly not be liable in respect of any act or thing done or omitted tobe done by or on behalf of the Company in reliance on such assumption. Anyprovision of these Articles which requires or envisages that action will be taken inreliance on information contained in the Register shall be construed to permit thataction to be taken in reliance on information contained in any relevant record ofsecurities (as so maintained and reconciled).16.SHARE CERTIFICATES16.1Every person (except a person to whom the Company is not by law required to issuea certificate) whose name is entered in the Register as a holder of any certificatedshares shall be entitled, without charge, to receive within the time limits prescribedby the Companies Acts (unless the terms of issue prescribe otherwise) onecertificate for all of the shares of that class registered in his or her name.16.2The Company shall not be bound to issue more than one certificate in respect ofshares held jointly by two or more persons. Delivery of a certificate to the personfirst named in the Register shall be sufficient delivery to all joint holders.16.3Where a member has transferred part only of the shares comprised in a certificate,the member shall be entitled without charge to a certificate for the balance of suchshares to the extent that the balance is to be held in certificated form. Where amember receives more shares of any class, the member shall be entitled withoutcharge to a certificate for the extra shares of that class to the extent that the balanceis to be held in certificated form.16.4A share certificate may be issued under Seal (by affixing the Seal to or printing theSeal or a representation of it on the certificate) or signed by at least two Directorsor by at least one Director and the Secretary. Such certificate shall specify thenumber and class of the shares in respect of which it is issued and the amount orrespective amounts paid up on it. The Board may be resolution decide, eithergenerally or in any particular case or cases, that any signatures on any sharecertificates need not be autographic but may be applied to the certificates by somemechanical or other means or may be printed on them or that the certificates neednot be signed by any person.16.5Every share certificate sent in accordance with these Articles will be sent at the riskof the member or other person entitled to the certificate. The Company will not beresponsible for any share certificate lost or delayed in the course of delivery.20

17.REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATES17.1Any two or more certificates representing shares of any one class held by anymember may at the request of the member be cancelled and a single new certificatefor such shares issued in lieu without charge on surrender of the original certificatesfor cancellation.17.2Any certificate representing shares of any one class held by any member may atthe request of the member be cancelled and two or more certificates for such sharesmay be issued instead.17.3If a share certificate is defaced, worn out or said to be stolen, lost or destroyed, itmay be replaced on such terms as to evidence and indemnity as the Board maydecide and, where it is defaced or worn out, after delivery of the old certificate to theCompany.17.4The Board may require the payment of any exceptional out-of-pocket expenses ofthe Company incurred in connection with the issue of any certificates under thisArticle. In the case of shares held jointly by several persons, any such request as ismentioned in this Article may be made by any one of the joint holders.18.LIEN ON SHARES NOT FULLY PAIDThe Company shall have a

articles of association of doctor care anywhere group plc (adopted by special resolution on . 2 december. 2020) 2 . table of contents 1. exclusion of model articles (and any other prescribed regulations) 9. 2. interpretation. 9. 3. consistency with listing rules. 14. 4. form of resolution. 14. 5. limited liability