19 May 2020
Annual General Meeting
Schroder Asian Total Return Investment Company plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU on Tuesday 19 May 2020, resolutions numbered 1 to 13 as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed. Voting was held by poll.
The poll results are set out below:
|
Resolution |
For |
% |
Against |
% |
Withheld |
% of ISC
|
1 |
To receive the Annual Report & Accounts |
37,514,389 |
100.00% |
506 |
0.00% |
5,746 |
38.33 |
2 |
To approve the final dividend |
37,520,135 |
100.00% |
506 |
0.00% |
0 |
38.33 |
3 |
To approve the Remuneration Policy |
37,437,183 |
99.86% |
51,897 |
0.14% |
31,561 |
38.30 |
4 |
To approve the Remuneration report |
37,452,877 |
99.92% |
30,274 |
0.08% |
37,490 |
38.29 |
5 |
To re-elect Mr Andrew Cainey |
37,493,015 |
99.98% |
6,825 |
0.02% |
20,801 |
38.31 |
6 |
To re-elect Mrs Caroline Hitch |
37,481,653 |
99.95% |
18,187 |
0.05% |
20,801 |
38.31 |
7 |
To re-elect Mr Mike Holt |
37,485,342 |
99.96% |
14,499 |
0.04% |
20,801 |
38.31 |
8 |
To re-elect Mrs Sarah MacAulay |
36,947,388 |
98.53% |
552,452 |
1.47% |
20,801 |
38.31 |
9 |
To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor |
37,459,100 |
99.85% |
55,064 |
0.15% |
6,477 |
38.33 |
10 |
To approve the auditor's remuneration |
37,499,048 |
99.95% |
19,827 |
0.05% |
1,766 |
38.33 |
11 |
To renew the authority to allot shares |
37,475,868 |
99.88% |
44,773 |
0.12% |
0 |
38.33 |
12* |
To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights |
37,456,018 |
99.83% |
61,916 |
0.17% |
2,707 |
38.33 |
13* |
To renew the authority to purchase own shares |
37,502,436 |
99.95% |
18,205 |
0.05% |
0 |
38.33 |
*Resolutions 12 and 13 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 11, 12 and 13 will be filed at Companies House.
Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The total number of ordinary shares of 5p each in issue is 97,882,659. The total number of voting rights is: 97,882,659.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's AGM will be available for inspection on the Company's website at http://.www.schroders.co.uk/satric .
Enquiries:
Benjamin Hanley
Schroder Investment Management Limited
020 7658 3847