Result of AGM

RNS Number : 1122H

Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC

14 June 2013

 

GRAPHITE ENTERPRISE TRUST PLC (the "Company")

RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Company is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 13 June 2013 all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Resolutions 1 to 8 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 9 to 11 related to Special Business, as set out below:

Resolution 9: To authorise the Directors to allot either new shares or shares held in treasury for cash, disapplying pre-emption rights.

Resolution 10: To authorise the Directors pursuant to Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of the Company's own Ordinary shares.

Resolution 11: To allow the Company to call a General Meeting with not less than 14 days notice.

Details of the proxy votes in respect of the resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting received up to 48 hours before the time of the Meeting by the Company's registrar, Computershare, are set out below:

Resolution	For (no. of votes)	Discretion of Chairman (no. of votes)	Discretion of Third Parties (no. of votes)	Against (no. of votes)	Total Votes (no. of votes)	For, or at discretion of Chairman (% of Total Votes)	Abstention (no. of votes)
1. To receive and adopt the Report & Accounts	25,070,591	25,830	76	67,547	25,164,044	99.7%	31,466
2. To declare a dividend of 5.0p	25,085,996	25,830	76	66,463	25,178,365	99.7%	17,146
3. To elect S. Pajarola as a director	24,845,253	27,560	76	191,646	25,064,535	99.2%	130,976
4. To re-elect P. Dicks as a director	23,190,311	23,318	76	1,539,625	24,753,330	93.8%	442,181
5. To re-elect M. Fane as a director	24,833,258	23,318	76	228,363	25,085,015	99.1%	99,923
6. To re-appoint the auditors	24,821,707	27,560	76	238,185	25,087,528	99.1%	107,982
7. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	24,552,047	27,560	76	383,966	24,963,649	98.5%	231,862
8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares	24,896,665	28,560	76	207,096	25,132,397	99.2%	62,813
9. To disapply pre-emption rights	24,719,719	28,830	76	359,773	25,108,398	98.6%	78,533
10. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares	24,867,995	30,560	76	241,272	25,139,903	99.0%	47,028
11. To call a General Meeting with not less than 14 days notice	24,310,460	26,318	76	793,576	25,130,430	96.8%	56,501

Copies of resolutions passed at the Annual General Meeting on 13 June 2013 concerning items other than ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism. These documents will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

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