Result of AGM

RNS Number : 7835H

Highbridge Multi-Strategy Fd Ltd £

02 August 2019

 

 2 August 2019

HIGHBRIDGE MULTI-STRATEGY FUND LIMITED

(the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Board announces that, at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held at 10:00 a.m. today, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 12 April 2019, were duly passed, with the exception of resolution 8.

Proxy votes received for and against the resolutions and the number of votes withheld, were as follows:

Resolution		For (See Note 1)		Against (See Note 1)		Votes Withheld (See  Note 2)	Total Votes Cast
		Votes For	%	Votes Against	%
1	To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements	61,400,870	100	0	0	0	61,400,870
2	To reappoint PWC CI LLP as auditors	61,384,807	99.97	16,063	0.03	0	61,400,870
3	To re-elect Vic Holmes	61,387,682	99.98	13,188	0.02	0	61,400,870
4	To re-elect Sarita Keen	61,398,610	100	2,260	0	0	61,400,870
5	To re-elect Steve Le Page	61,384,807	99.97	16,063	0.03	0	61,400,870
6	To re-elect Paul Le Page	61,398,610	100	2,260	0	0	61,400,870
7	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares	61,400,870	100	10	0	0	61,400,870
8*	To dis-apply pre-emption rights on the issue of ordinary shares	35,788,043	58.29	25,612,827	41.71	0	61,400,870
9*	To adopt the new Articles	61,398,610	100	2,260	0	0	61,400,870

*Special Resolution

Notes:

1. "Votes For" includes those giving the Chairman discretion and votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.

2. A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

3. All figures have been rounded up to 2 decimal places.

The Company notes that a significant number of votes were cast against resolution 8. The Company will engage with the relevant shareholders shortly and, in accordance with the UK Corporate Governance Code 2018, expects to provide an update on this consultation process within six months.

The full text of each resolution can be found in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2018, which is available at https://www.highbridgemsfltd.co.uk/

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

For further information contact:

Praxis Fund Services Limited

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

LEI: 213800397SYHLYFH5961

 

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