20 November 2015
Gresham House plc (AIM: GHE)
Result of General Meeting to approve the acquisition of Aitchesse Limited, Admission of the Enlarged Share Capital and Re-Admission of Shareholder Warrants to trading on AIM and approval of Incentive Arrangements
Gresham House plc ("Gresham House" or "the Company"), the specialist asset manager focused on alternative investment strategies and illiquid asset classes, is pleased to announce that all resolutions set out in the notice of General Meeting circulated to shareholders on 4 November 2015 were passed at the General Meeting held earlier today on a poll. Following the passing of the resolutions, Admission and completion of the acquisition of Aitchesse Limited are expected to take place at 8.00 a.m. on 23 November 2015.
The following table gives details of the poll votes cast on each of these resolutions:
|
Resolution |
Total Votes For |
Total Votes Against |
Total Votes Withheld* |
1. |
To approve the acquisition of Aitchesse Limited in accordance with the terms of an acquisition agreement dated 4 November 2015 and made between the Company, Gresham House Holdings Limited, Digby Guy, Caroline Guy, Graham Carter and Jon Strickland (the "Acquisition Agreement") |
4,971,079
(99.99%) |
450
(0.01%) |
0 |
2. |
That the Directors be authorised to issue new Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement |
4,971,079
(99.99%) |
450
(0.01%) |
0 |
3. |
That the Directors be authorised to consider and implement a long-term incentive plan and bonus share matching scheme |
4,868,016
(97.93%) |
103,513
(2.07%) |
0 |
* A vote withheld is not treated as a vote in law and would not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes cast for or against a resolution.
Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Enlarged Share Capital of the Company to be admitted and the Shareholder Warrants, to be re-admitted to trading on AIM, comprising:
· 9,343,439 existing Ordinary Shares;
· 507,522 Initial Consideration Shares; and
· 1,073,855 Shareholder Warrants.
Following admission of the Enlarged Share Capital and in accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("DTR"), the Company's issued share capital will comprise 9,850,961 Ordinary Shares. The above figure of 9,850,961 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the DTR.
All defined terms in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Company's admission document dated 4 November 2015.
Enquiries
Gresham House plc Tony Dalwood, Chief Executive Officer Rupert Robinson, MD Gresham House Asset Management |
0203 837 6278 |
Montfort Communications, PR Adviser Gay Collins Rory King |
07798 626282 07917 086227 |
Liberum Capital Limited, Nomad and Broker Neil Elliot Jill Li |
020 3100 2000 |