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28 March 2024
Invesco Select Trust plc
Results of General Meeting and Class Meetings
The Board of Invesco Select Trust plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the General Meeting and the Class Meetings of the Global Equity Income and Balanced Risk Allocation share classes held yesterday, 27 March 2024.
Resolutions at the General Meeting have voting rights based on the net asset values of the respective share classes at close of business on 25 March 2024. All Resolutions at the General Meeting and the Class Meetings of the Global Equity Income and Balanced Risk Allocation share classes were passed and the results are shown below:
General Meeting:
Special resolutions: | Votes For (including votes at | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld |
1. | 46,837,090 | 98.9 | 533,471 | 1.1 | 205,905 |
2. | 46,837,090 | 98.9 | 533,471 | 1.1 | 205,905 |
3. | 46,837,090 | 98.9 | 533,471 | 1.1 | 205,905 |
4. | 46,837,090 | 98.9 | 533,471 | 1.1 | 205,905 |
5. | 46,721,210 | 98.8 | 574,395 | 1.2 | 280,861 |
6. | 46,721,210 | 98.8 | 574,395 | 1.2 | 280,861 |
7. | 46,721,210 | 98.8 | 574,395 | 1.2 | 280,861 |
8. | 46,721,210 | 98.8 | 574,395 | 1.2 | 280,861 |
Total Voting Rights applicable to the above resolutions were 217,623,710.
Global Equity Income Class Meeting:
Special resolution: | Votes For (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman) | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld |
1. | 8,393,809 | 98.8 | 103,604 | 1.2 | 22,205 |
Balanced Risk Allocation Class Meeting:
Special resolution: | Votes For (including votes at | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld |
1. | 1,890,476 | 99.8 | 4,151 | 0.2 | 2,126 |
The voting rights for the above Class Meetings were one vote per share.
Despite favourable proxy voting received, the UK Equity and Managed Liquidity Class Meetings did not meet their quorum requirements and those Class Meetings have been adjourned. For yesterday’s Class Meetings the quorum requirement was for one third of the holders of the nominal value of each respective Class to be in attendance either in person or by proxy. For the adjourned Class Meetings the quorum will be one member attending in person or by proxy (holding any number of shares). The adjourned UK Equity and Managed Liquidity Class Meetings will now take place at 9.30 a.m. and 9.45 a.m., respectively on 16 April 2024. Shareholders in the UK Equity and Managed Liquidity Classes will now have until 1.00 p.m. on 12 April 2024 to make elections in respect of their Tender Offer and until 9.30 a.m. and 9.45 a.m., respectively on 12 April 2024 to submit proxy votes for the adjourned Class Meetings. The tender election period is not being extended for the Balanced Risk Allocation Share Class.
Please note, as a result of the adjournment, the Board has postponed the quarterly share conversion that would have taken place on 1 May 2024.
The revised timetable for the Tender Offers and the Reclassification is as follows:
Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms and submission of TTE Instructions from Shareholders in the UK Equity and Managed Liquidity Share Classes | 1.00 p.m. on 12 April |
Latest time and date for receipt of PURPLE Proxy Forms for the UK Equity Share Class Meeting | 9.30 a.m. on 12 April |
Latest time and date for receipt of YELLOW Proxy Forms for the Managed Liquidity Share Class Meeting | 9.45 a.m. on 12 April |
Record Date for the Tender Offers | 6.00 p.m. on 12 April |
Updated results of Tender Offers announced | 15 April |
Calculation date for the Tender Offers | close of business on 15 April |
UK Equity Share Class Meeting | 9.30 a.m. on 16 April |
Managed Liquidity Share Class Meeting | 9.45 a.m. on 16 April |
Interim dividends announced | 16 April, post meetings |
CREST accounts credited for revised uncertificated holdings of tendered Shares (or, in the case of unsuccessful tenders, for entire holdings of tendered Shares) | 17 April |
Tender Prices announced | 22 April |
On market purchase of tendered Shares | 23 April |
Interim dividends XD dates | 25 April |
Interim dividends record date | 26 April |
CREST Settlement Date: payments through CREST made and CREST accounts settled for tendered Shares. Cheques for certificated Shareholders despatched. | 29 April |
Final announcement of separate NAVs for the Global Share Class, UK Equity Share Class, Balanced Risk Share Class and Managed Liquidity Share Class | 30 April |
Calculation Date and Record Date for the Restructuring (following repurchase of tendered Shares) | 5 p.m. on 30 April |
Non-Global Shares disabled in CREST | 5 p.m. on 30 April |
Trading halted in Non-Global Shares on the London Stock Exchange | 1 May |
Announcement of results of redesignation of shares and the number of new Global Shares | by 4.00 p.m. on 3 May |
CREST accounts credited with, and dealings commence in new Global Shares, and Admission | 8.00 a.m. on 7 May |
Payment of interim dividend (in CREST) | 10 May |
Definitive share certificates are despatched to certificated Shareholders | Week beginning 20 May |
Note: All references to time are to UK time. Each of the times and dates in the above expected timetable (other than in relation to the adjourned Class Meetings) may be extended or brought forward. If any of the above times or dates change, such if any of the meetings need to be adjourned, the revised time(s) and/or date(s) will be notified to Shareholders by an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
The Company expects to make further announcements in due course.
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the circular published by the Company on 15 February 2024, unless the context otherwise requires.
Enquiries:
Invesco Asset Management Limited | +44 (0) 20 7543 3559 |
James Poole, Company Secretary |
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Invesco Fund Managers Limited | +44 (0)20 7543 3500 |
Will Ellis |
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John Armstrong-Denby |
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Winterflood Securities Limited | +44 (0) 20 3100 0000 |
Neil Morgan |
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Darren Willis |
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Cavendish Capital Markets Limited | +44 (0) 20 7397 8900 |
James King |
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Will Talkington |
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