Companies (Jersey) Law 1991

Company Limited by Shares

AMENDED AND RESTATED MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

OF

CLARIVATE PLC

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Companies (Jersey) Law 1991

Company Limited by Shares

Amended and Restated

Memorandum of Association

of

Clarivate Plc

  1. The name of the Company is Clarivate Plc.
  2. The Company is a public company limited by shares.
  3. The Company is a no par value company.
  4. The Company has unrestricted corporate capacity.
  5. The liability of each member arising from his or her holding of a share is limited to the amount (if any) unpaid on it.
  6. There is no limit on the number of shares of any class which the Company is authorised to issue.

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CONTENTS

1

Definitions, interpretation and exclusion of Standard Table

1

Definitions

1

Interpretation

3

Exclusion of Standard Table

4

2

Shares

4

Power to issue Shares and options, with or without special rights

4

Power to issue fractions of a Share

5

Capital contributions without issue of further Shares

5

Limit on the number of Joint Holders

5

Treasury Shares

5

3

Ordinary Shares

5

4

Preferred Shares

5

5

Register of Members and share certificates

6

Issue of share certificates

6

Renewal of lost or damaged share certificates

7

Uncertificated shares

7

6

Transfer of shares

8

Form of transfer

8

Power to refuse registration

8

Notice of refusal to register

8

Fee, if any, payable for registration

8

Company may retain instrument of transfer

8

Transfer to branch register

9

Holding of Shares through Direct Registration System

9

7

Redemption, Purchase and Surrender of Shares, Treasury Shares

9

Power to pay for redemption or purchase in cash or in specie

10

Effect of redemption or purchase of a Share

10

8

Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares

10

9

Commission on Sale of Shares

11

10

Non-Recognition of Trusts

11

11

Transmission of Shares

11

Persons entitled on death of a Member

11

Registration of transfer of a Share following death or bankruptcy

11

Indemnity

11

Rights of person entitled to a Share following death or bankruptcy

11

12

Alteration of capital

12

Increasing, consolidating, converting, dividing and cancelling share capital

12

Reducing share capital

12

Sale of fractions of Shares

12

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Closing Register of Members or Fixing Record Date

12

14

General Meetings

13

Power to call meetings

13

Annual general meetings

13

Content of notice

13

Period of notice

14

Persons entitled to receive notice

14

Publication of notice on a website

14

Time a website notice is deemed to be given

15

Required duration of publication on a website

15

Accidental omission to give notice or non-receipt of notice

15

Notice of other business

15

15

Proceedings at meetings of Members

18

Quorum

18

Use of technology

18

Lack of quorum

18

Adjournment

19

Chairman

19

Right of a Director or auditor's representative to attend and speak

19

Method of voting

19

Taking of a poll

19

Chairman does not have casting vote

19

No written resolutions

20

16

Voting rights of Members

20

Right to vote

20

Rights of Joint Holders

20

Member with mental disorder

20

Objections to admissibility of votes

20

Form of proxy

20

How and when proxy is to be delivered

21

Voting by proxy

22

17

Corporations Acting by Representatives at Meeting

22

18

Clearing Houses

22

19

Directors

22

20

Appointment, disqualification and removal of Directors

23

No age limit

23

No corporate Directors

23

Appointment of Directors

23

Removal of Directors

23

Filling of vacancies

23

Resignation of Directors

23

Corporate governance policies

23

No shareholding qualification

23

21

Directors' Fees and Expenses

24

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Alternate directors

24

23

Powers and duties of Directors

25

24

Delegation of powers

25

Power to delegate any of the Directors' powers to a committee

25

Power to appoint an agent of the Company

26

Power to appoint an attorney or authorised signatory of the Company

26

Management

26

25

Disqualification of Directors

27

26

Meetings of Directors

27

Regulation of Directors' meetings

27

Calling meetings

27

Use of technology

28

Quorum

28

Voting

28

Validity

28

27

Permissible Directors' interests and disclosure

28

28

Minutes

29

Written resolutions

29

29

Record Dates

30

30

Dividends

30

Payment of dividends by Directors

30

Apportionment of dividends

30

Right of set off

30

Power to pay other than in cash

30

How payments may be made

31

Dividends or other monies not to bear interest in absence of special rights

31

Unclaimed Dividends

31

31

Accounts and audits

32

Accounting and other records

32

No automatic right of inspection

32

Sending of accounts and reports

32

Time of receipt if documents are published on a website

32

Validity despite accidental error in publication on website

32

When accounts are to be audited

33

32

Audit

33

33

Seal

33

Company seal

33

Official seal

33

When and how seal is to be used

33

If no seal is adopted or used

33

Power to allow non-manual signatures and facsimile printing of seal

34

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