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 poll, including ordinary resolutions 10 and 11, and special resolutions 12 and 13 under special business of the Company:

(Resolution 10) That the maximum fees payable to the Directors shall be increased to £200,000 per annum.

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

(Resolution 12) To authorise the Directors to disapply 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.

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:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

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

	Votes for & Discretionary	(%)	Votes against	(%)	Abstain
Resolution 1:	6,483,848	97.61	158,932	2.39	55,305
Resolution 2:	6,177,035	94.56	355,444	5.44	165,606
Resolution 3:	6,637,351	99.68	21,040	0.32	39,694
Resolution 4:	6,330,764	96.91	201,860	3.09	165,461
Resolution 5:	6,303,476	96.56	224,879	3.44	169,730
Resolution 6:	6,301,310	96.70	215,045	3.30	181,730
Resolution 7:	6,317,611	96.85	205,500	3.15	174,974
Resolution 8:	6,164,333	93.65	418,220	6.35	115,532
Resolution 9:	6,394,105	96.45	235,414	3.55	68,566
Resolution 10:	6,050,738	91.21	583,453	8.79	63,894
Resolution 11:	6,430,012	96.42	238,613	3.58	29,460
Resolution 12:	6,108,960	93.12	451,609	6.88	137,516
Resolution 13:	6,477,777	97.17	188,349	2.83	31,959

15 March 2022

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