Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3520M

Edinburgh Worldwide Inv Trust PLC

20 January 2021

 

EDINBURGH WORLDWIDE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800JUA8RKIDDLH380

Annual General Meeting

20 January 2021

 All resolutions were passed at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 20 January 2021, including those detailed below:

Ordinary Business

· Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution renewing the Directors' general authority to issue shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,201,756.69 (representing approximately 33% of the nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as at 8 December 2020) and a special resolution to allot a limited number of shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis up to £364,168.69 (being approximately 10% of the nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as at 8 December 2020). These authorities will expire at the earlier of 20 April 2022 or at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

· Shareholders approved a special resolution authorising the Company to buy-back its own shares up to a maximum of 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital, being 54,588,887 ordinary shares of 1p. This authority will expire at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in respect of the year ending 31 October 2021 unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretaries

20 January 2021

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