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Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc held its Annual General Meeting on 30 April 2026. Shareholders passed ordinary resolutions 1-3, 9, 10, and 14-16, resulting in the appointment of Gabriel Gliksberg, Jassen Trenkow, and Michael Joseph as directors. Ordinary resolutions 4-8 for the re-election of other directors, ordinary resolution 11 concerning share allotment authority, and special resolutions 12 and 13 regarding pre-emption rights and share repurchases, did not pass.
| Date | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Time | 13:19:28 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 6399C |
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc
Legal Entity Identifier: 213800JUA8RKIDDLH380
Result of Annual General Meeting
Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (the Company) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today.
Ordinary resolutions 1 to 3 and 9 have been passed by shareholders. Ordinary resolutions 4 to 8 relating to the re-election of the board of directors and resolution 11 relating to the authority to issue shares did not pass.
Ordinary resolutions 14 to 16 relating to the appointment of Gabriel Gliksberg, Jassen Trenkow and Michael Joseph were passed by shareholders.
Special resolutions 12 relating to the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the issue of new shares and, 13 in relation to the Company's authority to make market purchases of its own shares were not passed by shareholders.
The board of directors of the Company with effect from the end of the AGM are Gabriel Gliksberg, Jassen Trenkow and Michael Joseph.
All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll. A breakdown of the votes cast is set out below.
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Resolutions |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
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Number |
% of votes cast |
Number |
% of votes cast |
Number |
% of total voting rights |
Number |
|
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Ordinary Resolutions |
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1. To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company |
214,477,676 |
99.59% |
872,352 |
0.41% |
215,350,028 |
62.26% |
12,828,611 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' Annual Report on Remuneration |
109,712,226 |
51.01% |
105,372,487 |
48.99% |
215,084,713 |
62.18% |
13,093,925 |
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3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
109,489,933 |
50.92% |
105,526,031 |
49.08% |
215,015,964 |
62.16% |
13,162,674 |
|
4. To re-elect Jonathan Simpson-Dent as a director of the Company |
83,938,534 |
38.98% |
131,392,720 |
61.02% |
215,331,254 |
62.26% |
12,847,384 |
|
5. To re-elect Caroline Roxburgh as a director of the Company |
84,097,380 |
39.05% |
131,260,566 |
60.95% |
215,357,946 |
62.26% |
12,820,692 |
|
6. To re-elect Mary Gunn as a director of the Company |
84,076,553 |
39.04% |
131,285,893 |
60.96% |
215,362,446 |
62.26% |
12,816,192 |
|
7. To re-elect Jane McCracken as a director of the Company |
84,057,354 |
39.03% |
131,304,552 |
60.97% |
215,361,906 |
62.26% |
12,816,732 |
|
8. To elect Gregory Eckersley as a director of the Company |
83,867,501 |
38.95% |
131,449,623 |
61.05% |
215,317,124 |
62.25% |
12,861,514 |
|
9. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as the Independent Auditor of the Company |
214,168,776 |
99.51% |
1,060,363 |
0.49% |
215,229,139 |
62.23% |
12,949,500 |
|
10. To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the Independent Auditor of the Company |
214,330,315 |
99.57% |
934,823 |
0.43% |
215,265,138 |
62.24% |
12,913,501 |
|
11. To authorise the directors' to allot new shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 |
94,211,267 |
43.79% |
120,933,966 |
56.21% |
214,145,233 |
62.20% |
13,033,405 |
|
Special Resolutions |
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12. To authorise the directors to issue shares on a non pre-emptive basis pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 |
92,068,730 |
42.82% |
122,939,246 |
57.18% |
215,007,976 |
62.16% |
13,143,662 |
|
13. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares |
110,013,483 |
51.12% |
105,179,841 |
48.88% |
215,193,324 |
62.22% |
12,985,314 |
|
Ordinary Resolutions |
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14. To appoint Gabriel Gliksberg as a director of the Company |
135,537,875 |
62.84% |
80,150,061 |
37.16% |
215,687,936 |
62.36% |
12,850,139 |
|
15. To appoint Jassen Trenkow as a director of the Company |
135,442,819 |
62.80% |
80,245,117 |
37.20% |
215,687,936 |
62.36% |
12,850,139 |
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16. To appoint Michael Joseph as a director of the Company |
135,472,058 |
62.81% |
80,202,082 |
37.19% |
215,674,140 |
62.35% |
12,863,935 |
The full text of all the resolutions can also be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For any enquiries, please contact:
Investors
Deutsche Numis
Nathan Brown
Tel: +44 20 7547 0569
Matt Goss
Tel: +44 20 7547 0541
Company Secretary:
Baillie Gifford & Co
Tel: +44 131 275 2000
Baillie Gifford & Co Limited
Company Secretary
30 April 2026