AGM Statement

RNS Number : 7948D

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

08 December 2009

 

THE BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC

Annual General Meeting 8 December 2009

At the AGM held on 8 December 2009 all resolutions were passed, including those detailed below:

• Shareholders approved resolutions renewing the Directors general authority to issue shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,032,250 and to allot a limited number of shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis up to £154,837.50 (being approximately 5% of the nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company).  These authorities will expire at the earlier of 8 March 2011 or at the conclusion of the 2010 AGM of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

• Shareholders authorised the Company to renew its authority to make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent of the Company's issued share capital, being 9,284,056 ordinary shares of 5p. The authority will expire at the earlier of 31 December 2010 or at the conclusion of the 2010 AGM of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

            Special Business

•  Shareholders approved by ordinary resolution the continuance of the Company until the AGM to  
   be held in respect of the year to 31 August 2010, with 95.6% of those voting supporting the 
   resolution; 
  
  
•  Shareholders approved by special resolution the adoption of new Articles of Association to take
   account of further changes in company law brought about by the last parts of the Companies Act 
   2006.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts which is available for viewing at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, the address of which is shown below. A copy of the resolutions passed under special business have also been submitted to the UK Listing Authority Document Viewing Facility and will shortly be available for inspection. 

Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London

E14 5HS

Tel. no. 020 7066 1000

Baillie Gifford & Co

Company Secretary

8 December 2009

 

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