Geiger Counter Ltd : AGM Statement

Geiger Counter Ltd : AGM Statement

GEIGER COUNTER LIMITED - AGM

Geiger Counter Limited held its Annual General Meeting on the 6th March 2014 at Ordnance House, 31 Pier Road, St Helier, Jersey.

 The Chairman is pleased to report that the following ordinary resolutions, each as listed in the notice of annual general meeting distributed in December 2013, were passed by the members:

  1. That the Report of the Directors and the audited Financial Statements for the year-ended 30 September 2013 be approved together with the auditor's report thereon;   

  1. That KPMG Channel Islands Limited, Chartered Accountants, be re-appointed as Auditor and that the Directors be authorised to determine their remuneration;  

  1. To approve the Director's Remuneration Report, for the year ended 30 September 2013;  

  1. That, pursuant to Article 46.1 of the Company, the Directors shall extend the life of the Company from the eighth anniversary of the First Closing Date until the next annual general meeting of the Company, when a further extension will be sought;  

  1. That ordinary shares (the "new shares") may be issued by the Company in one or more tranches over a period from the date of the AGM to the next AGM of the Company, at a premium over the net asset value per share and that such issue of new shares is approved in accordance with Article 7.1 of the Company's articles of association.  

The Chairman is pleased to report that the following special resolutions, each as listed in the notice of Annual General Meeting distributed in December 2013, were passed by the members:

  1. That the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, pursuant to and in accordance with Article 57 of the Companies (Jersey) Law, 1991, (as amended) to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares in the capital of the Company (the "ordinary shares") on such terms and in such manner as the Directors of the Company shall from time to time determine, provided that:  

  1. The maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares hereby authorised to be purchased shall be such number as represents 14.99 percent of the aggregate number of ordinary shares in issue; 

  2. The minimum price which may be paid for an ordinary share shall be 1p; 

  3. The maximum process exclusive of any expenses which may be paid for an ordinary share is an amount equal to the higher of 5% above the average of the middle market quotations for an ordinary share for the five business days immediately preceding the date on which such ordinary share is contracted to be purchased; 

  4. The authority hereby conferred shall expire on 18 months form the date of this Special Resolution, unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company in general meeting; and 

  5. The Company may at any time prior to the expiry of such authority make a contract or contracts to purchase ordinary shares under such authority which will or might be completed or executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and may make a purchase of ordinary shares in pursuance of any such contract or contracts.  

For more information please contact:

Craig Cleland

New City Investment Managers Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 2072015368

Lisa Neil   

R&H Fund Services (Jersey) Limited

Tel: +44 (0) 1534 825336




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