STRATEGIC EQUITY CAPITAL PLC
(THE "COMPANY")
RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING
31 July 2015
On 7 July 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company published a circular with recommended proposals to proceed with a share issuance programme for up to 20 million new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (the “Share Issuance Programmeâ€) and to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of the same shares (the “Circularâ€).
Following the General Meeting held today, the Company is pleased to announce that shareholders passed all the resolutions contained in the notice of meeting.
Resolution 1 (ordinary resolution): To authorise the Board to allot equity securities up to an aggregate nominal value of £2,000,000 (which would represent 20 million ordinary shares), as set out in the Circular.
Resolution 2 (special resolution): To authorise the Board to allot shares for cash or sell shares out of treasury pursuant to the authority referred to in Resolution 1 above as if section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 (with respect to pre-emption rights) did not apply to such allotment.
All resolutions were passed on a show of hands.
The proxy voting is set out below for information.
Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes at Chairman’s Discretion | Votes Withheld |
1 | 18,532,615 | 1,017,570 | 0 | 5,190 |
2 | 17,907,891 | 1,642,294 | 0 | 5,190 |
A copy of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
Publication of Prospectus
The Company intends to publish a prospectus in connection with the Share Issuance Programme on or around 3 August 2015, whereupon the Share Issuance Programme will open.
Enquiries:
GVQ Investment Management Limited Stuart Widdowson Theresa Russell |
020 3691 6100 |
Canaccord Genuity Limited Andrew Zychowski Lucy Lewis |
020 7523 8000 |
Capita Sinclair Henderson Limited (Secretary) | 01392 412 122 |