AGM Statement

RNS Number : 0807L

Monks Investment Trust PLC

03 September 2019

 

THE MONKS INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800MRI1JTUKG5AF64

Annual General Meeting, 3 September 2019

At the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on 3 September 2019 all resolutions were passed, including those detailed below:

·    Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution renewing the Directors' general authority to allot shares up to an aggregate nominal value of £1,093,619.25, representing approximately 10% of the total issued share capital of the Company as at 17 June 2019. This authority will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or on the expiry of 15 months from the passing of the resolution, whichever is the earlier, unless previously revoked, varied or extended.

·    Shareholders approved a special resolution granting the Company authority to allot equity securities and to sell treasury shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis up to an aggregate nominal value of £1,093,619.25, representing approximately 10% of the total issued share capital of the Company as at 17 June 2019. This authority will expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or on the expiry of 15 months from the passing of the resolution, whichever is the earlier, unless previously extended.

·    Shareholders approved a special resolution renewing the Company's authority to make market purchases of the Company's fully paid ordinary shares of 5p each up to a maximum aggregate number of 32,786,706 shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital as at 17 June 2019. This authority will expire at the conclusion of the AGM to be held in respect of the year ending 30 April 2020, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretaries

3 September 2019 

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