Result of AGM

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC

18 May 2023

 

BAILLIE GIFFORD SHIN NIPPON PLC (BGS)

Legal Entity Identifier: X5XCIPCJQCSUF8H1FU83

Annual General Meeting, 17 May 2023

All resolutions were passed at the AGM of the Company held on 17 May 2023, including those detailed below:

Ordinary Business

·    Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution renewing the Directors' general authority to issue shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,094,140.47 and a special resolution to allot a limited number of shares for cash on a non pre-emptive basis up to £628,304.97 (being approximately 10% of the nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company as at 17 March 2023).  These authorities will expire at the earlier of 17 August 2024 or at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

·    Shareholders approved a special resolution authorising the Company to buy-back its own shares up to a maximum of 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital, being 47,091,457 ordinary shares of 2p. This authority will expire at the conclusion of the AGM to be held in respect of the year ending 31 January 2024 unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

Special Business

·    Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution to adopt the revised Objective and Policy of the Company as set out on pages 7 and 9 of the Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended 31 January 2023.

·    Shareholders approved a special resolution to approve and adopt the revised Articles of Association as the Articles of Association of the Company, to the exclusion of the existing Articles of Association.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretaries

18 May 2023

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