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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of March
2019
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin
Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange
Act of
1934.
Yes
No ..X..
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
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Ryanair Holdings PLC
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Brexit contingency resolutions
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Ryanair Holdings PLC
11 March 2019
RYANAIR BOARD PASSES RESOLUTIONS
TO PROTECT THE COMPANY'S EU AIRLINE LICENCES
POST-BREXIT
As previously advised (https://investor.ryanair.com/brexit/),
Ryanair Holdings PLC (the "Company") must take steps to ensure
that, in the event of a no-deal or "hard" Brexit, the Company
(and therefore its subsidiary EU airlines) will remain majority EU
owned and controlled. This is necessary to ensure continued
compliance with the airline ownership and control requirements of
EU Regulation 1008/2008.
The Board of Ryanair Holdings PLC (the "Board") on Friday
afternoon, 8 March 2019, passed a number of resolutions which will
become effective from the date on which UK nationals cease to
qualify as nationals of Member States for the purposes of Article 4
of EU Regulation 1008/2008 ("Hard Brexit Day").
In accordance with the powers delegated to the Board pursuant to
the Company's Articles of Association (the "Articles"), the Board
has resolved that with effect from Hard Brexit Day:
●
all Ordinary Shares and Depositary
Shares held by or on behalf of non-EU (including UK) shareholders
will be treated as "Restricted Shares" (within the meaning of the
Articles);
●
Restricted Share Notices will be
issued to the registered holder(s) of each Restricted Share,
specifying that the holder(s) of such shares shall not be entitled
to attend, speak or vote at any general meeting of the Company for
so long as those shares are treated as Restricted
Shares;
●
notwithstanding the powers vested in
the chairman of general meetings of Ryanair pursuant to Article
41(J)(i) of the Articles, the chairman will not vote any Restricted
Shares at any meeting of the Company.
These resolutions will remain in place until the Board determines
that the ownership and control of the Company is no longer such
that there is any risk to the airline licences held by the
Company's subsidiaries pursuant to EU Regulation
1008/2008.
For the avoidance of doubt, the prohibition on non-EU nationals
acquiring Ordinary Shares in Ryanair Holdings PLC, as announced by
the Company on 5 February 2002, continues to apply.
Consequently, with effect from Hard Brexit Day, UK nationals will
not be permitted to acquire Ordinary Shares in the
Company.
ENDS.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 11
March, 2019
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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