Result of AGM

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC

14 July 2023

 

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493002NMTB70RZBXO96

14 July 2023

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Board of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 14 July 2023, all of the following resolutions were passed by the requisite majority.

Resolution	Votes for (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman)	%	Votes Against	%	Total Votes Cast	% of Issued Share Capital Voted	Votes Withheld
Ordinary Resolutions
1. To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.	748,619,188	99.88	880,533	0.12	749,499,721	65.21%	13,807
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2023.	748,562,823	99.89	793,728	0.11	749,356,551	65.19%	156,977
3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 March 2023.	748,951,673	99.95	404,878	0.05	749,356,551	65.19%	156,977
4. To declare a final dividend of 3.00 pence per share for the year ended 31 March 2023.	749,484,803	100.00	21,785	0.00	749,506,588	65.21%	6,940
5.1 To re-elect Paul Manduca as a Director.	671,831,838	89.65	77,592,077	10.35	749,423,915	65.20%	89,613
5.2 To re-elect Charlie Ricketts as a Director.	743,008,234	99.14	6,415,682	0.86	749,423,916	65.20%	89,612
5.3 To re-elect David Graham as a Director.	742,957,924	99.14	6,465,367	0.86	749,423,291	65.20%	90,237
5.4 To re-elect Simon Jeffreys as a Director.	742,907,924	99.13	6,515,367	0.87	749,423,291	65.20%	90,237
5.5 To re-elect Magdalene Miller as a Director.	742,675,797	99.10	6,748,119	0.90	749,423,916	65.20%	89,612
5.6 To elect Abigail Rotheroe as a Director.	749,330,040	99.99	93,416	0.01	749,423,456	65.20%	90,072
6. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company, to act until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which audited accounts are laid before the members.	748,407,577	99.86	1,069,428	0.14	749,477,005	65.20%	36,523
7. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.	749,403,978	99.99	66,080	0.01	749,470,058	65.20%	43,470
Ordinary Resolution 8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares.	749,215,746	99.97	231,962	0.03	749,447,708	65.20%	65,820
Special Resolution 9. To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares by the Directors.	748,811,796	99.93	524,547	0.07	749,336,343	65.19%	177,185
Special Resolution 10. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.	742,817,302	99.11	6,651,676	0.89	749,468,978	65.20%	44,550
Special Resolution  11. That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.	748,642,064	99.89	826,446	0.11	749,468,510	65.20%	45,018

The total number of voting rights at the proxy deadline was 1,149,441,319         

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