Foresight Solar & Infrastructure VCT Plc
AGM Statement - 8 December 2016
The Board is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 8 December 2016 and at the separate class meetings of the holders of Ordinary Shares, C Shares and D Shares adjourned to 9 December 2016, the proxy voting was as follows:
Resolution | Votes For (or at the Chairman's discretion) | Votes against |
1 - to receive the Report and Accounts | 6,150,698 (98.7%) | 80,475 (1.3%) |
2 - To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 5,816,383 (96.1%) | 233,380 (3.9%) |
3 - To approve the Director's Remuneration Report | 5,809,333 (96.6%) | 203,315 (3.4%) |
4 - To re-elect Michael Liston as Director | 5,993,458 (98.1%) | 117,000 (1.9%) |
5 - To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor | 6,066,063 (97.9%) | 130,760 (2.1%) |
6 - Authority to allot shares | 6,140,793 (98.7%) | 80,930 (1.3%) |
7 - Allotment of disapplication of pre-emption rights | 5,702,448 (92.9%) | 437,120 (7.1%) |
8 - Market purchase of own shares | 6,160,963 (99.1%) | 56,030 (0.9%) |
The proxy results for the separate class meetings were as follows:
Ordinary Shares
3,317,112 (97.7%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's discretion) and 78,000 (2.3%) against.
C Shares
1,311,110 (99.8%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's discretion) and 2,835 (0.2%) against.
D Shares
The D Shares meeting was adjourned indefinitely as it was not quorate and in light of that fact the Board will exercise the authorities conferred by the AGM resolutions in such a way as not to vary or abrogate the rights and privileges attached to the D Shares.
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group: 020 3667 8100