OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Octopus Apollo VCT plc announces that all resolutions proposed to shareholders at its Annual General Meeting on 6 June 2013 were carried on a show of hands.
Proxy votes were received in respect of 1,023,212 Ordinary Shares, representing 1.43% of the issued share capital.
The following table shows the proxy votes case for each resolution:
For | % | Against | % | Votes Withheld | ||
1 | To receive and adopt the financial statements for the year to 31 January 2013 and the Directors' and Auditor's Reports thereon. | 1,006,140 | 98.33 | 17,072 | 1.67 | 0 |
2 | To approve a final dividend of 2.5 pence per share. | 1,009,446 | 98.65 | 13,766 | 1.35 | 0 |
3 | To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report. | 910,111 | 90.68 | 93,573 | 9.32 | 19,528 |
4 | To elect Murray Steele as a Director. | 949,090 | 93.33 | 67,822 | 6.67 | 6,300 |
5 | To elect Christopher Powles as a Director. | 949,090 | 93.33 | 67,822 | 6.67 | 6,300 |
6 | To re-elect Matt Cooper as a Director. | 935,108 | 91.96 | 81,804 | 8.04 | 6,300 |
7 | To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditor of the Company and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration. | 995,448 | 98.32 | 16,960 | 1.68 | 10,804 |
8 | Authority to allot relevant securities. | 999,478 | 99.31 | 6,990 | 0.69 | 16,744 |
9 | Empowerment to make allotment of equity shares. | 996,156 | 99.3 | 6,990 | 0.70 | 20,066 |
10 | Authority to make market purchases. | 998,066 | 99.17 | 8,402 | 0.83 | 16,744 |
For further information please contact:
Nicola Board
Company Secretary
020 7776 8663