RESULT OF EURO CLASS MEETING AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
RESULT OF EURO CLASS MEETING
In accordance with the Principle 19 of the AIC Code of Corporate Governance, the Company advises that for the Euro Class Meeting held on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 3,327,964 voting shares and voting was as follows:
SPECIAL BUSINESS
IT WAS RESOLVED that the variation of class rights which would result from the passing of Resolution 1 and Resolution 2 at the extraordinary general meeting of Shareholders convened for 10.05 a.m. (or if later, immediately after the close of the Euro Class meeting) on 27 August 2014 be and is hereby approved.
(3,327,964 votes cast in favour, no votes cast against and no votes withheld).
RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
In accordance with the Principle 19 of the AIC Code of Corporate Governance, the Company advises that for the Extraordinary General Meeting held on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 189,825,183 voting shares and voting was as follows:
SPECIAL BUSINESS
IT WAS RESOLVED that the Articles be and are hereby amended by:
Adding the words "or Article 137" after the words "pursuant to Article 136" in Article 6(3)(ii); and
Inserting the following new Article as Article 137:
"137. The Company may compulsorily redeem all Euro Shares in issue, at the discretion of the Board, at any time at an aggregate redemption price equal to the Net Asset Value of Euro Shares on the NAV Calculation Date selected by the Directors for such purpose (less the costs of such redemption)."
(185,989,480 votes cast in favour, 120,000 votes cast against and 3,715,703 votes withheld).
IT WAS RESOLVED that subject to: (i) Resolution 1 being passed at this meeting (and at any adjournment hereof); and (ii) the Euro Class Resolution being proposed at a separate meeting of the holders of Euro Shares convened for 10.00 a.m. on 27 August 2014 being passed at that meeting (or any adjournment thereof), the Company be authorised to seek cancellation of the listing of the Euro Shares on the UK Listing Authority's Official List and the admission of the Euro Shares to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities with effect from 2 October 2014.
(186,109,480 votes cast in favour, no votes cast against and 3,715,703 votes withheld).
Notes
It should be noted that a vote withheld is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes for and against each resolution.
For further information contact:
JTC (Guernsey) Limited
Secretary
Tel: 44 (0) 1481 702 400
27 August 2014
END OF ANNOUNCEMENT
E&OE - in transmission.