Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0099L

HgCapital Trust PLC

10 May 2022

 

HgCapital Trust plc

(the "Company", "HGT")

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800J7QUJJBEFSIN38

10 May 2022

Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results

The Company announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today all the resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting were passed. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll.  The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:

Resolution	For (No. of shares)	For (%)	Against (No. of shares)	Against (%)	Votes Withheld (No. of shares)	Total Votes	Issued Share Capital (%)
1.  To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements.	210,613,733	100.00	1,499	0.00	34,448	210,615,232	45.97
2.  To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.	204,275,347	97.02	6,278,097	2.98	96,236	210,553,444	45.96
3.  To approve a final Dividend of 5 pence per share.	210,614,768	100.00	1,189	0.00	33,723	210,615,957	45.97
4.  To re-elect Mr R Brooman as a Director.	193,962,466	92.10	16,641,310	7.90	45,904	210,603,776	45.97
5.  To re-elect Mrs P Junco as a Director.	209,236,644	99.35	1,367,132	0.65	45,904	210,603,776	45.97
6.  To re-elect Mr J Strang as a Director.	205,575,683	99.26	1,537,348	0.74	3,536,649	207,113,031	45.21
7.  To re-elect Mr G Wakeley as a Director.	209,227,463	99.35	1,371,283	0.65	50,934	210,598,746	45.97
8.  To re-elect Mrs A West as a Director.	209,235,978	99.35	1,367,798	0.65	45,904	210,603,776	45.97
9.  To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditor of the Company.	205,406,268	99.89	220,876	0.11	5,022,536	205,627,144	44.88
10.  To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor.	200,563,192	95.23	10,045,392	4.77	41,096	210,608,584	45.97
11.  To authorise the Directors   to allot Ordinary shares.	210,204,807	99.86	294,831	0.14	150,042	210,499,638	45.95
12.  To dis-apply pre-emption rights.*	210,117,701	99.79	431,711	0.21	100,268	210,549,412	45.96
13.  To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary shares of the Company. *	210,579,417	99.98	37,851	0.02	32,412	210,617,268	45.97
14.  To approve amendment to Investment Policy	RESOLUTION W ITHDRAWN

 *special resolution

NOTES:
1.	All resolutions were passed. Resolution 14 was withdrawn from the meeting.
2.	Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
3.	Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
4.	A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
5.	The number of shares in issue on 9 May 2022 was 458,129,808 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and at that time, the Company did not hold any shares in treasury.
6.	The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.hgcapitaltrust.com
7.	In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2R,  a copy of resolutions 11-13 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

 

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