THE DIVERSE INCOME TRUST PLC (the “Companyâ€)
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Company is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 10 October 2018 all resolutions were passed on a show of hands, including the following resolutions:
Resolution 12 (ordinary resolution): To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.
Resolution 13 (special resolution): To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash pursuant to Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.
Resolution 14 (special resolution): To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares.
Resolution 15 (special resolution): To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.
Resolution 16 (ordinary resolution): To amend the Company’s investment policy to increase the minimum and maximum number of securities that may be held in the portfolio to between 100 and 180 securities.
Resolution 17 (ordinary resolution): To authorise the Company to send, convey or supply all types of notices, documents or information to shareholders electronically.
The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:
Resolutions | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes at Chairman’s Discretion | Votes Withheld |
Resolution 1 | 154,841,162 | Nil | 45,909 | 10,571 |
Resolution 2 | 154,667,901 | 77,866 | 117,874 | 34,001 |
Resolution 3 | 154,706,573 | 45,353 | 117,874 | 27,842 |
Resolution 4 | 154,576,365 | 45,353 | 117,874 | 158,050 |
Resolution 5 | 154,706,573 | 45,353 | 117,874 | 27,842 |
Resolution 6 | 154,672,263 | 79,662 | 117,874 | 27,842 |
Resolution 7 | 154,706,573 | 45,353 | 117,874 | 27,842 |
Resolution 8 | 129,608,479 | 52,656 | 117,874 | 25,118,632 |
Resolution 9 | 154,686,549 | 45,377 | 117,874 | 47,842 |
Resolution 10 | 154,841,162 | Nil | 45,909 | 10,571 |
Resolution 11 | 154,841,162 | Nil | 45,909 | 10,571 |
Resolution 12 | 154,782,063 | 45,353 | 45,909 | 24,317 |
Resolution 13 | 154,743,004 | 61,758 | 45,909 | 46,971 |
Resolution 14 | 154,792,448 | 27,777 | 45,909 | 31,508 |
Resolution 15 | 153,178,478 | 1,572,182 | 45,909 | 101,073 |
Resolution 16 | 129,577,807 | 82,062 | 45,909 | 25,191,863 |
Resolution 17 | 154,711,672 | 129,490 | 45,909 | 10,571 |
A copy of the full text of Resolutions 12 to 17 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
The presentation by Gervais Williams of Miton Asset Management Limited is available on the Company's website at www.mitongroup.com/dit.