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29th June 2017
EJF Investments Ltd
Results of Annual General Meeting
EJF Investments Ltd (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on 28th June 2017, all resolutions proposed were duly passed via a poll (which incorporated proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting) and the results of which are as follows:
|
VOTES FOR |
% |
VOTES AGAINST |
% |
VOTES WITHHELD |
% |
Resolution 1 by ordinary resolution: To re-elect Joanna Dentskevich as a director of the Company. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 2 by ordinary resolution: To re-elect Alan Dunphy as a director of the Company. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 3 by ordinary resolution: To re-elect Nicholas Watkins as a director of the Company. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 4 by ordinary resolution: To re-elect Neal J. Wilson as a director of the Company. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 5 by ordinary resolution: To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditors of the Company. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 6 by ordinary resolution: To authorise the Audit Committee, for and on behalf of the Board, to determine the remuneration of the Company's auditors. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 7 by special resolution: To authorise the Company to purchase its own Ordinary Shares and to either cancel or hold in treasury any Ordinary Shares so purchased. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 8 by special resolution: Grant the power to allot and issue ordinary shares and/or C shares as if pre-emption rights did not apply. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Resolution 9 by special resolution: Grant the additional power to allot and issue ordinary shares and/or C shares as if pre-emption rights did not apply. |
17,530,839 |
100 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Notes:
1. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the % of shares voted "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The full text and details of the resolutions passed, together with the explanatory notes, are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 30 May 2017, which is available at www.ejfi.com.
These results will also be made available on the Company's website and a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.
ENQUIRIES
For the Investment Manager
EJF Investments Manager LLC
Peter Stage / Hammad Khan
pstage@ejfcap.com / hkhan@ejfcap.com
+44 203 752 6775 / +44 203 752 6771
For the Company Secretary and Administrator
Crestbridge Fund Administrators Limited
EJFInvestors.jsy@crestbridge.com
+44 1534 835 600
For the Broker
Liberum Capital Limited
Henry Freeman / Christopher Britton / Ben Roberts
+44 20 3100 2000
About EJF Investments Limited
EJFI is a registered closed-ended limited liability company incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, on 20 October 2016 with registered number 122353. The Company is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "JFSC"). The JFSC is protected by both the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988 and the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, as amended, against liability arising from the discharge of its functions under such laws.
Investor information & warnings
The latest available information on the Company can be accessed via its website at www.ejfi.com.
This communication has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company and is for information purposes only. It is not, and is not intended to be an invitation, inducement, offer or solicitation to deal in the shares of the Company. The price and value of shares in the Company and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of shares in the Company. An investment in the Company should be considered only as part of a balanced portfolio of which it should not form a disproportionate part. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision.