Result of AGM

Schroder Japan Trust PLC

06 December 2023

 

5 December 2023

Annual General Meeting

Schroder Japan Trust plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU on Tuesday 5 December 2023, resolutions numbered 1 to 16 as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by use of a poll vote.

The proxy votes received by the Company were as follows:

Res No.	Resolution	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	% of Issued Share Capital	Votes Withheld
01	To receive the Annual Report & Accounts	81,355,036	100.00%	2,000	0.00%	81,357,036	68.23	11,973
02	To approve the final dividend	81,361,228	100.00%	0	0.00%	81,361,228	68.24	7,781
03	To approve the remuneration policy	81,314,744	99.96%	30,684	0.04%	81,345,428	68.22	23,581
04	To approve the remuneration report	81,329,281	99.97%	24,147	0.03%	81,353,428	68.23	15,581
05	To re- elect Alan Gibbs	81,331,494	99.98%	15,200	0.02%	81,346,694	68.22	22,315
06	To re-elect Angus Macpherson	77,739,757	95.56%	3,608,479	4.44%	81,348,236	68.23	20,773
07	To re-elect Belinda Richards	81,332,036	99.98%	16,200	0.02%	81,348,236	68.23	20,773
08	To re-elect Helena Coles	81,330,494	99.98%	18,200	0.02%	81,348,694	68.23	20,315
09	To re-elect Philip Kay	81,334,494	99.98%	13,742	0.02%	81,348,236	68.23	20,773
10	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	81,343,957	99.98%	15,271	0.02%	81,359,228	68.23	9,781
11	To approve the auditors remuneration	81,348,494	99.98%	12,734	0.02%	81,361,228	68.24	7,781
12	To amend the Company's investment policy	81,340,228	99.98%	14,000	0.02%	81,354,228	68.23	14,781
13	To renew the authority to allot shares up to a further 5% of issued ordinary share capital	81,317,581	99.99%	9,785	0.01%	81,327,366	68.21	41,643
14*	To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights	81,054,025	99.66%	274,883	0.34%	81,328,908	68.21	40,101
15*	To renew the authority to purchase own shares	81,221,588	99.83%	137,640	0.17%	81,359,228	68.23	9,781
16*	To approve a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice	81,191,674	99.79%	169,554	0.21%	81,361,228	68.24	7,781

*Resolutions 14, 15 and 16 were passed as special resolutions.  Copies of resolutions 12, 13. 14, 15 and 16 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 122,085,562. The total number of voting rights is: 122,085,562.

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 www.schroders.com/japantrust.

    Enquiries:

Katherine Fyfe

Schroder Investment Management Limited                                        

02076583136

 

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