EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC (the “Companyâ€)
The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
Resolutions 1 to 9 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 10 to 14 related to Special Business, as set out below:
Resolution 10: To make market purchases of the Company’s shares.
Resolution 11: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre?emption rights.
Resolution 12: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.
Resolution 13: To sell ordinary shares held in treasury at a discount to the prevailing net asset value per ordinary share.
Resolution 14: To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.
The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:
Resolutions | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Votes at Chairman’s Discretion |
Resolution 1 | 9,759,838 | 0 | 106,596 | 37,028 |
Resolution 2 | 9,641,331 | 68,809 | 156,294 | 37,028 |
Resolution 3 | 9,866,434 | 0 | 0 | 37,028 |
Resolution 4 | 9,841,509 | 21,416 | 3,508 | 37,028 |
Resolution 5 | 9,853,678 | 4,973 | 3,508 | 37,028 |
Resolution 6 | 9,159,901 | 703,412 | 3,121 | 37,028 |
Resolution 7 | 9,805,066 | 58,247 | 3,121 | 37,028 |
Resolution 8 | 9,860,000 | 4,973 | 1,461 | 37,028 |
Resolution 9 | 9,385,892 | 475,345 | 1,461 | 40,763 |
Resolution 10 | 9,840,576 | 21,859 | 1,359 | 39,668 |
Resolution 11 | 9,814,669 | 4,913 | 44,212 | 39,668 |
Resolution 12 | 9,753,295 | 62,567 | 47,932 | 39,668 |
Resolution 13 | 8,884,113 | 943,547 | 36,134 | 39,668 |
Resolution 14 | 9,645,121 | 218,673 | 0 | 39,668 |
Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
25 April 2018
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005T5CT5ITZ7ZX58
Enquiries:
Kenneth J Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: 0131 270 3800
The Company’s registered office address is:
27-31 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF