Result of AGM

BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc (LEI: 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31)

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a show of hands, including ordinary resolution 11 and special resolutions 12, 13 and 14 under special business of the Company:

(Resolution 11) To grant the Directors’ authority to allot shares.

(Resolution 12) To authorise the Directors to dissaply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury.

(Resolution 13) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.

(Resolution 14) That, the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than Annual General Meetings) shall be not less than 14 clear days’ notice.

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection at:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:
 

	Votes for & Discretionary		(%)	Votes against	(%)	Abstain
Resolution 1:	11,419,247		100.00	0	0.00	14,849
Resolution 2:	11,142,986		98.05	221,331	1.95	69,779
Resolution 3:	11,059,878		97.54	278,853	2.46	95,365
Resolution 4:	11,402,447		100.00	0	0.00	31,649
Resolution 5:	11,342,751		100.00	30	0.00	91,315
Resolution 6:	11,345,774		99.73	30,507	0.27	57,815
Resolution 7:	11,265,285		99.11	101,396	0.89	67,415
Resolution 8:	11,371,899		99.96	4,382	0.04	57,824
Resolution 9:	11,360,915		99.49	58,332	0.51	14,849
Resolution 10:	11,398,005		99.87	15,139	0.13	20,952
Resolution 11:	11,259,486		99.61	44,206	0.39	130,404
Resolution 12:	11,182,269		98.95	118,423	1.05	133,404
Resolution 13:	11,375,552		99.78	25,054	0.22	33,490
Resolution 14:	11,368,850		99.58	47,397	0.42	17,849

17 March 2020

Enquiries:
Sarah Beynsberger
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
Telephone: [phone]