AGM Statement

RNS Number : 9083J

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

10 December 2008

 



THE BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC

Annual General Meeting 10 December 2008

At the AGM held on 10 December 2008 all resolutions were passed, including those detailed below:

    Special Business

• shareholders voted to approve the continuance of the Company until the AGM to be held in respect of the year to 31 August 2009, with 99.9% of those voting supporting the resolution; 

• shareholders authorised the Company to renew its authority to make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent of the Company's issued share capital, being 9,284,056 ordinary shares of 5p. The authority will expire at the earlier of 31 December 2009 or at the conclusion of the 2009 AGM of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

• shareholders approved by special resolution the adoption of new Articles of Association to take account of changes in company law brought about by the Companies Act 2006.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, the address of which is shown below. A copy of the resolutions passed under special business have also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing Facility and will shortly be available for inspection. 

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS

Tel. no. (0)20 7066 1000

Baillie Gifford & Co

Company Secretary

10 December 2008

 

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