Result of AGM

Guinness VCT PLC

30 August 2024

 

Guinness VCT plc (the "Company")

Results of the Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at noon on Thursday 29 August 2024, the following resolutions were duly passed on a show of hands.

Ordinary Resolutions

1.         To receive and adopt the Directors' Report and Financial Statements of the Company for the year

               ended 31 March 2024 together with the Independent Auditor's Report thereon.

2.         To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2024.

3.         To appoint BDO LLP as the auditor of the Company from the conclusion of the AGM until the

             conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2025 at which financial  

             statements are laid before the Company.

4.         To authorise the directors of the Company to fix the remuneration of the auditor.

5.         To re-elect Joanna Santinon as a director of the Company in accordance with the Articles of

             Association.

6.         To re-elect Andrew Martin Smith as a director of the Company in accordance with the Articles

             of Association and the Listing Rules.

7.         That, the Directors be and hereby are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with

             Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006, as amended, (the "Act") to exercise all of the powers of the

             Company to allot shares in the Company or to grant rights to subscribe for or to convert any security

             into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal value of £250,000, representing approximately

             326% of the issued share capital of the Company as at 11 July 2024, being the latest practical date prior

             to publication of this document, provided that the authority conferred by this Resolution 7 shall expire at

             the conclusion of the Company's next annual general meeting or on the expiry of fifteen months

             following the passing of this Resolution 7, whichever is the later (unless previously renewed, varied or

             revoked by the Company in general meeting).

Special Resolutions

8.          That, the Directors be and hereby are empowered pursuant to Section 570(1) of the Act to allot or make

             offers or agreements to allot equity securities (which expression shall have the meaning ascribed to it in

             Section 560(1) of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority given in accordance with Section 551 of the

             Act by Resolution 7 above as if Section 561 of the Act did not apply to such allotments, provided that

             the power provided by this Resolution 8 shall expire at the conclusion of the Company's next annual

             general meeting or on the expiry of fifteen months following the passing of this Resolution 8,

             whichever is the later (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general

             meeting). 

9.          That, the Company be and is hereby authorised to make one or more market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of Ordinary shares provided that:

9.1   the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary shares authorised to be purchased is an

        amount equal to 14.99% of the issued Ordinary shares;

9.2   the minimum price which may be paid for an Ordinary share is their nominal value;

9.3   the maximum price which may be paid for an Ordinary share, exclusive of expenses, is an amount

        equal to the higher of (i) 105% of the average of the middle market prices shown in the quotations

        for an Ordinary share in the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange for the five

        Business Days immediately preceding the day on which that Ordinary share is purchased; and (ii)

        the amount stipulated by Article 5(6) of Market Abuse Regulation; and

9.4   unless renewed, the authority hereby conferred shall expire either at the conclusion of

        the annual general meeting of the Company following the passing of this Resolution 9

        or on the expiry of fifteen months from the passing of this Resolution 9, whichever is

        the later, save that the Company may, prior to such expiry, enter into a contract to

        purchase Ordinary shares which will or may be completed or executed wholly or partly

        after such expiry.

Proxy votes received were: 

	Resolution	For & Discretionary	Against	Withheld
	Ordinary Resolutions
1.	To receive and adopt the Directors' Report and Financial Statements and Auditor's Report	55,335	0	0
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report	45,345	0	9,990
3.	To appoint BDO LLP as auditor	55,335	0	0
4.	To authorise the directors to fix the Auditor's remuneration	45,345	9,990	0
5.	To elect Joanna Santinon as a director of the Company	55,335	0	0
6.	To elect Andrew Martin Smith as a director of the Company	45,345	9,990	0
7.	To authorise the Directors to allot shares	55,335	0	0
	Special Resolutions
8.	To waive pre-emption rights in respect of the allotment of shares	45,345	9,990	0
9.	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares	55,335	0	0

For further information, please contact:

Hugo Vaux

Guinness Asset Management Limited (Manager)

[e-mail]

Robin Smeaton

The City Partnership (UK) Limited (Company Secretary)

[e-mail]

Keith Lassman

Howard Kennedy Corporate Services LLP

[e-mail] 

Alex Collins

Panmure Gordon (UK) Limited (Corporate Broker)

[e-mail]

 

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