Result of AGM / Final Dividend

RNS Number : 4742F

European Opportunities Trust PLC

16 November 2020

 

European Opportunities Trust plc (the 'Company')

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300XN7RXQWHN18849

Result of Annual General Meeting / Final Dividend / Retirement of Director

Following the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company, which was held earlier today, the Board is pleased to announce that all ordinary and special resolutions put to shareholders were passed.

Details of the number of proxy votes cast for, against and withheld will shortly be published on the Company's web site www.europeanopportunitiestrust.com

Resolution 4 proposed the payment of a final dividend of 3.5p per ordinary share in respect of the financial year ended 31 May 2020.  The dividend will be paid on 27 November 2020 to those shareholders on the Register of Members at close of business on 23 October 2020.  The ex-dividend date is 22 October 2020.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, a copy of the special resolutions passed at the AGM has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Shareholders may have noted that John Wallinger retired as a director of the Company following the conclusion of the AGM. The Board wish to thank John for his valuable contribution to the Company during his term in office.

For further information, please contact:

Devon Equity Management Limited

Company Secretaries to European Opportunities Trust PLC

Richard Pavry

[e-mail] 

020 3985 0445

16 November 2020

www.europeanopportunitiestrust.com

 

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