17 JULY 2014
NORTHERN 3 VCT PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Northern 3 VCT PLC ("the Company") announces that at the annual general meeting held on 16 July 2014 all of the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed by shareholders.
The resolutions included those to re-elect as directors Mr John Waddell and Mr Tim Levett.
Details of proxy voting on the resolutions put to shareholders at the annual general meeting are as follows:
No | Resolution | For | Discretionary | Against | Vote withheld |
1 | To receive the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2014 | 7,003,742 | 254,261 | 7,933 | 0 |
2 | To approve a final dividend of 3.5p per share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2014 | 6,995,548 | 254,776 | 15,612 | 0 |
3 | To approve the directors' remuneration report in respect of the year ended 31 March 2014 | 6,556,020 | 248,776 | 272,765 | 188,375 |
4 | To approve the directors' remuneration policy contained in the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 March 2014 | 6,548,554 | 248,776 | 272,765 | 195,841 |
5 | To re-elect Mr T R Levett as a director | 6,795,114 | 254,664 | 134,959 | 81,199 |
6 | To re-elect Mr J M O Waddell as a director | 6,842,942 | 254,664 | 121,641 | 46,689 |
7 | To re-appoint KPMG LLP as independent auditor | 6,792,957 | 283,286 | 133,947 | 55,746 |
8 | To authorise the directors to fix the remuneration of the independent auditor | 6,887,364 | 251,649 | 96,804 | 30,119 |
9 | To authorise the directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 | 6,844,843 | 254,042 | 101,419 | 65,632 |
10 | To disapply Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 in relation to certain allotments of equity securities | 6,539,825 | 258,044 | 387,291 | 80,776 |
11 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares in accordance with Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 | 6,876,713 | 248,776 | 112,245 | 28,202 |
12 | To amend the articles of association of the Company | 6,892,729 | 279,483 | 147,888 | 145,836 |
Enquiries:
Alastair Conn/Christopher Mellor, NVM Private Equity Limited - 0191 244 6000
Website: www.nvm.co.uk
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