Result of AGM

RNS Number : 2912Y

HgCapital Trust PLC

11 May 2021

 

HgCapital Trust plc

(the "Company", "HGT")

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800J7QUJJBEFSIN38

11 May 2021

Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll.  The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

Resolution	For (No. of shares)	For (%)	Against (No. of shares)	Against (%)	Votes Withheld (No. of shares)
1.  To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements.	175,597,471	100.00	5,140	0.00	249,046
2.  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.	175,397,323	99.94	97,044	0.06	357,290
3.  To approve a final Dividend of 3 pence per share.	175,575,555	99.98	27,056	0.02	249,046
4.  To re-elect Mr R Brooman as a Director.	152,637,726	86.94	22,930,394	13.06	283,537
5.  To re-elect Mr P Dunscombe as a Director.	175,562,959	100.00	5,161	0.00	283,537
6.  To re-elect Mr J Strang as a Director.	175,552,229	99.99	15,891	0.01	283,537
7.  To re-elect Mr G Wakeley as a Director.	175,557,929	100.00	5,161	0.00	288,567
8.  To re-elect Mrs A West as a Director.	175,482,359	99.95	85,761	0.05	283,537
9.  To elect Mrs P Junco as a Director.	175,552,369	100.00	5,161	0.00	294,127
10.  To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditor of the Company.	170,514,832	97.13	5,039,956	2.87	296,869
11.  To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor.	175,562,742	99.98	32,973	0.02	255,942
12.  To authorise the Directors   to allot Ordinary shares.	175,147,502	99.76	415,916	0.24	279,866
13.  To dis-apply pre-emption rights.*	175,327,665	99.90	178,483	0.10	345,509
14.  To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary shares of the Company.*	175,585,114	99.99	15,792	0.01	250,751
15.  To approve and adopt the new Articles of Association.*	150,532,585	85.75	25,022,835	14.25	296,237

*special resolution

NOTES:
1.	All resolutions were passed.
2.	Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
3.	Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
4.	A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
5.	The number of shares in issue at 6:00 p.m. on 10 May 2021 was 427,599,808 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and at that time, the Company did not hold any shares in treasury.
6.	The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.hgcapitaltrust.com
7.	In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2R,  a copy of resolutions 12-15 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

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