Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9589S

HICL Infrastructure PLC

14 July 2020

 

14 July 2020

HICL Infrastructure PLC

Results of Annual General Meeting

The Directors of HICL Infrastructure PLC ("HICL" or the "Company"), are pleased to announce the results of voting at the annual general meeting of the Company held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, 14 July 2020 at East Wing, Trafalgar Court, Les Banques, St Peter Port, Guernsey (the "AGM" or the "Meeting").

The notice of the AGM and proposed agenda and resolutions were circulated to shareholders and announced to the market on 12 June 2020.

Each of the resolutions proposed at the AGM was duly passed.  Voting was conducted by way of a poll on each of the resolutions put to the Meeting.  This is seen as best practice as it gives all shareholders the opportunity to participate in the decision-making of the Company and have their votes recorded even if they are unable to attend the Meeting in person.

Total votes of 316 were cast at the AGM . The results of the voting are noted as follows:

		In Favour		Against		Withheld
Resolution	Type	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
1	Ordinary	779,175,631	99.99	49,518	0.01	16,885
2	Ordinary	778,956,287	99.98	187,572	0.02	98,175
3	Ordinary	779,001,505	99.98	148,973	0.02	91,556
4	Ordinary	778,926,336	99.97	199,180	0.03	116,518
5	Ordinary	778,996,962	99.98	133,259	0.02	111,813
6	Ordinary	770,546,906	98.91	8,485,268	1.09	209,860
7	Ordinary	770,504,917	98.89	8,617,393	1.11	119,724
8	Ordinary	776,712,677	99.70	2,316,251	0.30	213,106
9	Ordinary	778,995,124	99.98	127,380	0.02	119,530
10	Ordinary	778,503,686	99.92	623,708	0.08	114,640
11	Ordinary	778,513,932	99.92	613,462	0.08	114,640
12	Ordinary	768,692,128	98.65	10,510,667	1.35	39,238
13	Ordinary	779,081,234	99.98	127,927	0.02	32,873
14	Ordinary	779,148,226	99.99	49,600	0.01	44,208
15	Ordinary	775,067,711	99.51	3,797,603	0.49	376,719
1 6	Ordinary	778,759,221	99.95	359,789	0.05	123,024
17	Special	778,629,315	99.94	495,972	0.06	116,747

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website and, in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM may be found in the Notice of AGM published on 12 June 2020 available from the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Notes:,

1.  Defined terms used in this announcement shall bear the meanings given in the AGM Circular . 

2.  Ordinary resolutions are passed if more than 50% of votes are cast in favour of the resolution; special resolutions are passed if more than 75% of votes are cast in favour of the resolution.

3.  The Discretionary votes received were voted in favour of each resolution.

4.  A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes "for" and "against" a particular resolution.

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Enquiries

InfraRed Capital Partners Limited   [phone] / [e-mail]

Harry Seekings

Keith Pickard

Kirsty MacCallum

Teneo        [phone] / [e-mail]

George Hutchinson

Haya Herbert-Burns

Investec Bank plc   [phone]

David Yovichic

RBC Capital Markets   [phone]

Darrell Uden

Aztec Financial Services (UK) Limited   [phone]

Chris Copperwaite

Sarah Felmingham

HICL Infrastructure PLC

HICL Infrastructure PLC ("HICL" or the "Company", and together with its subsidiaries the "Group") is a long-term investor in infrastructure assets which are predominantly operational and yielding steady returns. It was the first infrastructure investment company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange.

With a current portfolio of over 100 infrastructure investments, HICL is seeking further suitable opportunities, which are positioned at the lower end of the risk spectrum within core infrastructure.

Further details can be found on the HICL website www.hicl.com .

Investment Manager (InfraRed Capital Partners)

The Investment Manager to HICL is InfraRed Capital Partners Limited ("InfraRed") which has successfully invested in over 200 infrastructure projects since 1997. InfraRed is a leading international investment manager focused on infrastructure and real estate. It operates worldwide from offices in London, Hong Kong, New York, Seoul and Sydney. With over 190 professionals it manages in excess of US$12bn of equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe. InfraRed is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

The infrastructure investment team at InfraRed consists of over 90 investment professionals, all with an infrastructure investment background and a broad range of relevant skills, including private equity, structured finance, construction, renewable energy and facilities management.

InfraRed implements best-in-class practices to underpin asset management and investment decisions, promotes ethical behaviour and has established community engagement initiatives to support good causes in the wider community. InfraRed is a signatory of the Principles of Responsible Investment.

Further details can be found on InfraRed's website www.ircp.com .

 

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