MITON GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES PLC
(the “Companyâ€)
Results of the Annual General Meeting held on Tuesday, 19 September 2017
Statement from the Board
In the Chairman’s Statement of the Company’s annual report for the year ended 30 April 2017, the Chairman undertook to initiate a board refreshment process. At the Company’s AGM held today, the Chairman reported to shareholders that the Board has appointed Trust Associates, a director search agency, to assist with the search for a new Chairman and Audit Committee Chairman. Therefore, Mr Townsend (Chairman) and Mr Fox (Audit Committee Chairman) hereby announce their intention to retire from the Board early next year, after a suitable handover period. The effective date of their retirement will be confirmed in due course. The Board will keep shareholders informed of the progress of the recruitment process.
Annual General Meeting
The Board is pleased to announce that at the AGM held today, all resolutions as detailed below were duly passed by shareholders on a show of hands. The proxy voting figures are shown below:
Resolutions | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | Votes Withheld |
Ordinary Resolutions | ||||||
1. To receive and accept the Strategic Report, Report of the Directors, Auditor’s Report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2017. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
2. To receive and approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 April 2017. | 7,223,584 | 99.97 | 2,175 | 0.03 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
3. To re-elect Anthony Townsend as a Director of the Company. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
4. To re-elect James Fox as a Director of the Company. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
5. To re-elect Michael Phillips as a Director of the Company. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
6. To re-elect Hugh van Cutsem as a Director of the Company. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
7. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor of the Company. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
8. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor’s remuneration. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
SPECIAL BUSINESS | ||||||
9. To authorise the Directors to allot shares. | 7,223,759 | 99.97 | 2,000 | 0.03 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
Special Resolutions | ||||||
10. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights. | 7,219,584 | 99.91 | 6,175 | 0.09 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
11. To authorise the Company to re-purchase shares in the market. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
12. To authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than the AGM) on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. | 7,225,759 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7,225,759 | 0 |
Any proxy votes which are at the discretion of the Chairman have been included in the "for" total. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculations of votes cast by proxy.
At the date of the AGM the total number of Ordinary shares of 1p each in issue and the total number of voting rights was 25,279,985.
The proxy voting figures will shortly also be available on the Company’s website at www.mitongroup.com/migo
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the special business resolutions passed have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm. The special business resolutions will additionally be filed at Companies House.
19 September 2017
For further information please contact:
Katherine Manson | Frostrow Capital LLP – Company Secretary | 0203 709 8734 |