AGM Statement

RNS Number : 8561G
Mercantile Investment Trust(The)PLC
18 May 2011
 



LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

 

 

THE MERCANTILE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

 

 

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were passed.  In addition, three items of special business were passed which:

 

i)          allow the Directors of the Company to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,237,946 representing approximately 5% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution;

 

ii)         allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,237,946; and

 

iii)        allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 14,845,454 ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital.

 

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do and from the Company's website, www.mercantileit.co.uk 

A summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the Company's website, www.mercantileit.co.uk

 

18th May 2011

 

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Juliet Dearlove

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary

020 7742 6000

 

 


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