Result of Annual General Meeting
The Board of Advance Developing Markets Fund Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that at the Company's Annual General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions were passed.
A summary of the resolutions and the proxy voting figures received in advance of the meeting are shown below:
|
For |
Discretionary |
Against |
|
Withheld |
||||
Resolution |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
|
|
|
1 |
To receive and adopt the financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2014, with the reports of the directors and auditors thereon.
|
43,689,375 |
99.96 |
15,104 |
0.03 |
1,815 |
0.01 |
|
0 |
2 |
To approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 October 2014.
|
43,175,922 |
98.79 |
0 |
0.00 |
530,372 |
1.21 |
|
0 |
3 |
To re-elect John Hawkins as a director.
|
41,116,884 |
99.97 |
0 |
0.00 |
12,206 |
0.03 |
|
2,577,202 |
4 |
To re-appoint KPMG Channel Islands Limited as auditor to the Company.
|
43,704,479 |
99.99 |
0 |
0.00 |
1,815 |
0.01 |
|
0 |
5 |
To authorise the directors to determine KPMG Channel Islands Limited's remuneration as auditor to the Company.
|
43,704,479 |
99.99 |
0 |
0.00 |
1,815 |
0.01 |
|
0 |
6 |
To give the Company authority to purchase its own shares.
|
43,704,479 |
99.99 |
0 |
0.00 |
1,815 |
0.01 |
|
0 |
7 |
To change the maximum aggregate remuneration payable to the directors of the Company to £200,000 per annum. |
41,116,883 |
94.08 |
0 |
0.00 |
2,589,410 |
5.92 |
|
0 |
At the time of the above meeting the Company's share capital consisted of 51,926,229 ordinary shares with voting rights and a further 2,692,278 ordinary shares held in treasury.
Enquiries:
Lisa Garnham
Tel: +44 (0)1481 726034
Orangefield Legis Fund Services Limited
Company Secretary to Advance Developing Markets Fund Limited
1 April 2015
END