AGM Statement

RNS Number : 5379S

SchroderJapan Growth Fund PLC

06 November 2019

 

6 November 2019

Annual General Meeting

Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU on Wednesday 6 November 2019, resolutions numbered 1 to 13 as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed on a show of hands.

The proxy votes received by the Company were as follows:

	Resolution	For (including discretionary)	%	Against	%	Withheld	Total % of Voting Capital voted (Including Withheld)
1	To receive the Annual Report & Accounts	69,098,930	99.99%	6,800	0.01%	21,569	55.30%
2	To declare the Final Dividend	69,107,122	99.99%	6,800	0.01%	13,377	55.30%
3	To approve the Remuneration report	69,030,225	99.90%	72,530	0.10%	24,544	55.30%
4	To re-elect Mrs Anja Balfour	69,040,524	99.92%	54,206	0.08%	32,569	55.30%
5	To re-elect Mr Alan Gibbs	69,068,276	99.96%	24,454	0.04%	34,569	55.30%
6	To re-elect Mr Richard Greer	68,863,842	99.67%	228,887	0.33%	34,569	55.30%
7	To re-elect Mrs Belinda Richards	68,237,566	98.76%	857,163	1.24%	32,569	55.30%
8	To approve continuation of the company	55,383,875	99.90%	57,846	0.10%	13,685,578	55.30%
9	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	69,058,924	99.93%	46,831	0.07%	21,544	55.30%
10	To approve the auditors remuneration	69,079,275	99.96%	30,480	0.04%	17,544	55.30%
11	To renew the authority to allot shares	69,053,768	99.91%	60,987	0.09%	12,544	55.30%
12*	To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights	69,047,422	99.92%	55,500	0.08%	24,377	55.30%
13*	To renew the authority to purchase own shares	69,086,122	99.96%	24,800	0.04%	16,377	55.30%

*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 10p each in issue is 125,008,200. The total number of voting rights is: 125,008,200.

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/japangrowth.

    Enquiries:

Benjamin Hanley

Schroder Investment Management Limited                                        

020 7658 3847

 

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