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On 21 October 2026, Tufton Assets Limited announced the results of its Annual General Meeting, where shareholders passed all 11 resolutions by poll. Approved measures include receiving the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026, re-appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as auditor, re-electing directors Robert King, Paul Barnes, Christine Rødsæther, and Trina Le Noury, and granting authority for share acquisitions and share allotments. Shareholder participation across the resolutions ranged from 65.11% to 65.14% of the company's 267,406,330 total ordinary shares in issue.
| Date | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Time | 16:30:00 |
| Category | AGMs and other meetings |
| ID | 9318Z |
21 October 2026
Tufton Assets Limited
(the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Company announces the results of its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held at 09.00 a.m. on
21 October 2026. Resolutions 1-11 inclusive were duly passed by way of a poll.
The full results of the AGM were as follows:
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ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS |
FOR |
AGAINST |
TOTAL VOTES |
% OF ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL VOTED |
VOTES WITHHELD* |
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|
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
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1. To receive the Company's Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2026.
|
174,178,053 |
100.00 |
5,000 |
0.00 |
174,183,053 |
65.14% |
20,259 |
|
2. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP as auditor to the Company until the conclusion of the next general meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.
|
174,075,990 |
99.95 |
79,911 |
0.05 |
174,155,901 |
65.13% |
47,411 |
|
3. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor.
|
174,121,835 |
99.98 |
29,583 |
0.02 |
174,151,418 |
65.13% |
51,894 |
|
4. To approve the remuneration of the Directors for the year ended 30 June 2026, as set out in the Directors' Report.
|
174,010,975 |
99.95 |
86,775 |
0.05 |
174,097,750 |
65.11% |
105,562 |
|
5. To re-elect Mr Robert King as a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 21.3 of the Articles.
|
174,145,494 |
99.99 |
14,492 |
0.01 |
174,159,986 |
65.13% |
43,326 |
|
6. To re-elect Mr Paul Barnes as a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 21.3 of the Articles.
|
174,096,706 |
99.96 |
63,280 |
0.04 |
174,159,986 |
65.13% |
43,326 |
|
7. To re-elect Ms Christine Rødsæther as a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 21.3 of the Articles.
|
174,062,296 |
99.94 |
97,690 |
0.06 |
174,159,986 |
65.13% |
43,326 |
|
8. To re-elect Ms Trina Le Noury as a Director who retires by rotation in accordance with Article 21.3 of the Articles.
|
174,062,296 |
99.94 |
97,690 |
0.06 |
174,159,986 |
65.13% |
43,326 |
|
9. Authority to make acquisitions of the Company's own shares.
|
174,118,928 |
99.96 |
64,125 |
0.04 |
174,183,053 |
65.14% |
20,259 |
|
10. To approve the Company's dividend policy.
|
174,178,053 |
100.00 |
5,000 |
0.00 |
174,183,053 |
65.14% |
20,259 |
|
EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION |
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11. Authority to allot and issue shares and to sell shares held in treasury as if the pre-emption rights in the Articles do not apply.
|
173,904,672 |
99.97 |
223,869 |
0.13 |
174,128,541 |
65.12% |
74,771 |
*A 'vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted towards the proportion of votes 'for' and 'against' a resolution.
As at the date of the AGM, the number of ordinary shares in issue, and therefore the total number of voting rights was 267,406,330.
A copy of the full text of Extraordinary Resolution 11 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
For further information, please contact:
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Tufton Investment Management Ltd (Investment Manager) Nicolas Tirogalas Nikos Petrakakos
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c/o H/Advisors |
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Singer Capital Markets James Maxwell, Alex Bond (Corporate Finance) Alan Geeves, Sam Greatrex (Sales)
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+44 (0)20 7496 3000 |
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Hudnall Capital LLP Andrew Cade
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+44 (0)20 7520 9085 |
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H/Advisors William Clutterbuck Billy Moran |
+44 (0) 77 8529 2617 +44 (0) 75 5491 2008 |
About the Company
Tufton Assets Limited, (LSE:SHIP) invests in a diversified portfolio of second-hand commercial sea-going vessels with the objective of delivering strong cash flow and capital gains to investors. The Company raised a total of approximately $316.5 million through its 20 December 2017 Initial Public Offering on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange and via subsequent capital raises, and the Company has returned US$205.1 million to investors over the same period of time.
The Company's investment manager is Tufton Investment Management Ltd, a leading investment manager focused on the shipping and offshore industries, with more than $1.5 billion of mandated assets under management across several private and listed funds.