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Schroder British Opportunities Trust plc announced that all 14 resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on 18 September 2024 were passed via a poll. Resolutions 12, 13, and 14 were passed as special resolutions, with votes 'for' across all resolutions ranging from 99.85% to 99.98% of votes cast, and 59.84% to 59.87% of the total voting rights being cast. Jemma Bruton and Justin Ward were elected as directors, Diana Dyer Bartlett and Tim Jenkinson were re-elected, and Ernst & Young LLP was re-appointed as auditor.
| Date | 18 Sept 2024 |
| Time | 16:57:34 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 7566E |
Annual General Meeting
Schroder British Opportunities Trust plc (the "Company") announces that a poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday 18 September 2024. The results of the poll are:
|
Res No. |
Resolution |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Votes Total |
% I.S.C. |
Votes Withheld |
|
01 |
To receive the Annual Report & Accounts |
44,236,743 |
99.98 |
8,005 |
0.02 |
44,244,748 |
59.87 |
10,000 |
|
02 |
To approve the remuneration policy |
44,165,568 |
99.85 |
65,180 |
0.15 |
44,230,748 |
59.85 |
24,000 |
|
03 |
To approve the remuneration report |
44,165,568 |
99.85 |
65,180 |
0.15 |
44,230,748 |
59.85 |
24,000 |
|
04 |
To approve the Company's dividend policy |
44,179,546 |
99.91 |
41,627 |
0.09 |
44,221,173 |
59.84 |
33,575 |
|
05 |
To elect Jemma Bruton |
44,190,643 |
99.92 |
35,105 |
0.08 |
44,225,748 |
59.85 |
29,000 |
|
06 |
To elect Justin Ward |
44,190,643 |
99.92 |
35,105 |
0.08 |
44,225,748 |
59.85 |
29,000 |
|
07 |
To re-elect Diana Dyer Bartlett |
44,170,568 |
99.86 |
60,180 |
0.14 |
44,230,748 |
59.85 |
24,000 |
|
08 |
To re-elect Tim Jenkinson |
44,170,568 |
99.86 |
60,180 |
0.14 |
44,230,748 |
59.85 |
24,000 |
|
09 |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor |
44,230,743 |
99.97 |
14,005 |
0.03 |
44,244,748 |
59.87 |
10,000 |
|
10 |
To approve the auditors remuneration |
44,233,743 |
99.98 |
11,005 |
0.02 |
44,244,748 |
59.87 |
10,000 |
|
11 |
To renew the authority to allot shares |
44,189,068 |
99.87 |
55,680 |
0.13 |
44,244,748 |
59.87 |
10,000 |
|
12 |
To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights |
44,154,935 |
99.85 |
66,238 |
0.15 |
44,221,173 |
59.84 |
33,575 |
|
13 |
To renew the authority to purchase own shares |
44,214,173 |
99.98 |
7,000 |
0.02 |
44,221,173 |
59.84 |
33,575 |
|
14 |
To hold a general meeting on not less than 14 days |
44,236,743 |
99.98 |
8,005 |
0.02 |
44,244,748 |
59.87 |
10,000 |
*Resolutions 12, 13 and 14 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 11, 12, 13 and 14 will be filed at Companies House.
Shareholders are entitled to one vote per share. Votes withheld are not a vote in law and are therefore not counted in the calculation of the percentages of the votes cast for and against a resolution. Where shareholders appointed the Chairman as their proxy with discretion as to voting, their votes were cast in favour of the resolutions and their shares have been included in the "votes for" column.
The total number of ordinary shares of 1p each in issue is 75,000,000. The total held in treasury is 1,100,000. The total number of voting rights are 73,900,000.
In accordance with UKLR 6.4.2R, a copy of the resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, at today's AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Enquiries:
Katherine Fyfe
Schroder Investment Management Limited
020 7658 3136