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WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE TRUST PLC shareholders passed all resolutions on a poll at the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. These included approving a final dividend of 1.7p per ordinary share for the year ended 31 March 2026, the re-election of directors, and the re-appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor, with "For" votes across all resolutions ranging from 98.43% to 99.98%.
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WORLDWIDE HEALTHCARE TRUST PLC
Results of the Annual General Meeting
The following resolutions were passed by shareholders on a poll at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. The level of votes received is shown below.
|
Resolutions |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld* |
|
Ordinary Resolutions |
||||||
|
171,076,954 |
99.97% |
46,807 |
0.03% |
171,123,761 |
53,010 |
|
171,124,762 |
99.98% |
36,566 |
0.02% |
171,161,328 |
15,443 |
|
171,073,450 |
99.96% |
76,490 |
0.04% |
171,149,940 |
26,831 |
|
117,316,295 |
99.87% |
154,664 |
0.13% |
117,470,959 |
53,705,812 |
|
169,048,657 |
98.83% |
2,001,397 |
1.17% |
171,050,054 |
126,717 |
|
115,660,479 |
98.45% |
1,819,464 |
1.55% |
117,479,943 |
53,696,828 |
|
169,218,665 |
98.93% |
1,830,368 |
1.07% |
171,049,033 |
127,738 |
|
169,226,385 |
98.93% |
1,822,869 |
1.07% |
171,049,254 |
127,517 |
|
169,221,299 |
98.93% |
1,828,755 |
1.07% |
171,050,054 |
126,717 |
|
170,734,905 |
99.82% |
299,447 |
0.18% |
171,034,352 |
142,419 |
|
170,729,066 |
99.82% |
303,487 |
0.18% |
171,032,553 |
144,218 |
|
170,706,085 |
99.81% |
326,126 |
0.19% |
171,032,211 |
144,560 |
|
170,951,978 |
99.89% |
184,586 |
0.11% |
171,136,564 |
40,207 |
|
Special Resolutions |
||||||
|
170,775,801 |
99.79% |
360,115 |
0.21% |
171,135,916 |
40,855 |
|
170,721,806 |
99.76% |
415,125 |
0.24% |
171,136,931 |
39,840 |
|
168,476,792 |
98.43% |
2,683,066 |
1.57% |
171,159,858 |
16,913 |
|
170,979,713
|
99.94% |
96,109 |
0.06% |
171,075,822 |
100,949 |
|
170,679,103 |
99.75% |
435,643 |
0.25% |
171,114,746 |
62,025 |
* Please note that `Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes `For' and `Against `a resolution.
Any proxy votes which are at the discretion of the Chair of the Meeting have been included in the "for" total. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculations of votes cast by proxy.
At the date of the AGM the total number of Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in issue was 359,530,574 (with 242,134,626 shares held in treasury). The total number of voting rights was 359,530,574.
The voting figures will shortly also be available on the Company's website at www.worldwidewh.com
In accordance with the UK Listing Rules 6.4.2 and 6.4.3, the full text of the resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . All resolutions will additionally be filed at Companies House.
14 July 2026
For further information please contact:
Mark Pope Frostrow Capital LLP - Company Secretary 020 3 008 4913
