Proxy

A person appointed by a shareholder to exercise any of his rights at a company meeting.

Any member of a company entitled to attend and vote at a meeting of it is entitled to appoint another person (whether a member or not) as his proxy to attend, speak and vote instead of him (Companies Act 2006 section 324.

A member may appoint more than one proxy to attend a meeting, up to a maximum of one proxy per share.