Result of AGM

abrdn UK Smaller Cos. Growth Trust

21 November 2024

 

ABRDN UK SMALLER COMPANIES GROWTH TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):  213800UUKA68SHSJBE37

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 21 November 2024 all resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting were passed by a poll. 

The total number of votes recorded was as follows:

	For and Discretionary		Against		Total Votes (excluding Votes Withheld)
Resolution	No. of	% of	(excluding Votes Withheld)	% of		Votes Withheld
Number	Votes	Votes Cast	Votes	Votes Cast
1	22,569,813	91.58%	2,074,046	8.42%	24,643,859	2,090
2	24,434,670	99.32%	168,368	0.68%	24,603,038	42,911
3	24,609,381	99.86%	34,794	0.14%	24,644,175	1,774
4	24,549,835	99.78%	53,768	0.22%	24,603,603	42,346
5	24,540,806	99.79%	52,763	0.21%	24,593,569	52,380
6	23,441,141	95.28%	1,161,668	4.72%	24,602,809	43,140
7	24,552,089	99.79%	51,480	0.21%	24,603,569	42,380
8	24,555,830	99.80%	49,139	0.20%	24,604,969	40,980
9	24,571,938	99.77%	56,556	0.23%	24,628,494	17,455
10	24,611,452	99.92%	18,600	0.08%	24,630,052	15,897
11	24,568,520	99.78%	55,106	0.22%	24,623,626	22,323
12	24,512,831	99.58%	103,713	0.42%	24,616,544	29,405
13	23,455,335	95.21%	1,178,907	4.79%	24,634,242	11,707
14	24,399,057	99.09%	223,339	0.91%	24,622,396	23,553
15	24,541,932	99.74%	63,937	0.26%	24,605,869	40,080
16	24,514,891	99.52%	117,196	0.48%	24,632,087	13,862

Authority to Buy Back Shares

In relation to Resolution 13, to buy back shares, the limit on the number of Ordinary shares available to buy back is 10,678,221 as at 21 November 2024.

Tender Offers

In relation to Resolution 15, relating to tender offers, the limit on the number of Ordinary shares available to buy back is 7,130,326 as at 21 November 2024.

Full Text of Resolutions

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of the Meeting set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024, copies of which are available on the Company's website, www.abrdnuksmallercompaniesgrowthtrust.co.uk*. The Annual Report has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and is available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism*.

* Neither the Company's website nor the NSM website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.

Enquiries:

G Hay Smith

abrdn Holdings Limited

Company Secretary

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