Results of General Meeting

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Aurora Investment Trust PLC

28 September 2021

 

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Aurora Investment Trust PLC

28 September 2021

AURORA INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the "Company")

Results of General Meeting

The Board of Aurora Investment Trust plc announces that, at the general meeting of the Company held earlier today, all of the proposed resolutions were approved by shareholders.

As a result, the Company will adopt a new investment policy and approve the Castelnau Related Party Transaction and the IMA Amendment Related Party Transaction (all as set out in the circular to shareholders dated 3 September 2021 (the "Circular")).

Defined terms have the defined meanings given to them in the Circular.

The Chair of the Board, Lord Howard Flight, said today, "The Board welcomes the approval of the Proposals by the shareholders of the Company. As we set out in the Circular we believe that investment in the Castelnau Group Limited gives the Company the opportunity to participate in a vehicle which will seek to transform old economy businesses using modern techniques to create valuable long-term investments."

Details of the number of proxy votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the Resolutions (each of which was held on a show of hands) are set out below and will also be published on the Company's website, https://www.aurorainvestmenttrust.com/ .

	For	Against	Withheld
Resolution 1 (Ordinary Resolution)
1. That, the proposed investment policy set out in the circular to the shareholders of the Company dated 3 September 2021, a copy of which has been produced to the meeting and signed by the Chairman of the meeting for the purposes of identification, be and is hereby adopted as the investment policy of the Company to the exclusion of all previous investment policies of the Company.	23,835,009	17,017	2,306
Resolution 2 (Ordinary Resolution)
2. That, subject to the passing of Resolution 1, the Castelnau Related Party Transaction as defined in the circular to the shareholders of the Company dated 3 September 2021 which accompanies this notice be and is hereby approved.	23,835,009	19,323	0
Resolution 3 (Ordinary Resolution)
3. That, subject to the passing of Resolution 1, the IMA Amendment Related Party Transaction as defined in the circular to the shareholders of the Company dated 3 September 2021 which accompanies this notice be and is hereby approved.	23,835,009	19,323	0

The Board of the Company wishes to thank the shareholders of the Company for their support in respect of the Proposals.

Enquiries:

For further information please contact:

Aurora Investment Trust plc Jenny Thompson PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) Limited Company Secretary 0204 513 9260

Notes:

Neither the Company's website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.

 

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