Jersey Telecom Group Ltd (JT): Director: Appointment

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A decision made 28 June 2012:

Decision Reference: MD-TR-2012-0058
Decision Summary Title:	Jersey Telecom Group Ltd - Appointment of Philip Male as a Director of the Company		Date of Decision Summary:	21st June 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Treasurer of the States		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title:	Jersey Telecom Group Ltd - Appointment of Philip Male as a Director of the Company		Date of Written Report:	21st June 2012
Written Report Author:	Head of Shareholder Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Exempt 3.2.1(a)(xi)
Subject: The appointment of Philip Male as a Director for Jersey Telecom Group Ltd (JT).
Decision(s): The Minister decided to vote in favour of the proposed resolutions on behalf of States of Jersey Investments Limited and to instruct the Treasurer of the States to sign the attached written resolution of the Company (Appendix A) to approve the following Ordinary Resolutions:- The appointment of Philip Male as a director of the Company with immediate effect from the date of the signed written resolution, and For all purposes generally, all and any actions taken by Philip Male for and on behalf of JT at any time between his vacation of office on 13 June 2012 of his previous appointment as a director of the Company and the date of signature of these written resolutions be and are hereby ratified, confirmed, sanctioned and approved.
Reason(s) for decision: To fulfil the States’ role as shareholder of the Jersey Telecom Group Ltd by approving the appointment of a Director for the company.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications as a result of this decision.
Action required: Head of Shareholder Relations to arrange for the Treasurer, Deputy Treasurer and a Director of States of Jersey Investments Limited to approve and sign the JT Ordinary Resolutions (Appendix A). Head of Shareholder Relations to notify JT of the decision to approve the appointment of Philip Male as a Director of the Company as set out in the attached report.
Signature:		Position: Senator P F C Ozouf, Minister for Treasury and Resources
Date Signed:		Date of Decision: