Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6610M

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC

17 September 2019

 

17 September 2019

UTILICO EMERGING MARKETS TRUST PLC

(LEI Number: 2138005TJMCWR2394O39)

Result of Annual General Meeting

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust plc (the "Company") held its 2019 Annual General Meeting of its shareholders on 17 September 2019.

All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed.  A copy of the Notice of Meeting is available at www.uemtrust.co.uk.  Resolution 3 was passed on a poll and the rest of the resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

The proxy voting figures received in advance of the meeting and the result of the poll are shown below.

Resolution 1: To receive and adopt the report of the Directors of the Company and the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2019, together with the report of the auditor thereon

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,858,352	100.00
Votes against	0	0.00
Total votes cast	142,858,352	100.00
Votes withheld	0

Resolution 2: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,608,801	99.84
Votes against	227,518	0.16
Total votes cast	142,836,319	100.00
Votes withheld	22,033

Resolution 3: To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the period ended 31 March 2019 (by way of a poll)

	Number	%
Votes for	143,211,994	99.84
Votes against	233,130	0.16
Total votes cast	143,445,124	100.00
Votes withheld	24,607

Resolution 4: To approve the Company's dividend policy to pay four interim dividends per year

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,857,027	100.00
Votes against	0	0.00
Total votes cast	142,857,027	100.00
Votes withheld	1,325

Resolution 5: To elect Mr Rennocks as a Director

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,846,932	100.00
Votes against	52	0.00
Total votes cast	142,846,984	100.00
Votes withheld	11,368

Resolution 6: To elect Mr Milne as a Director

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,817,354	99.98
Votes against	24,844	0.02
Total votes cast	142,842,198	100.00
Votes withheld	16,153

Resolution 7: To elect Ms Hansen as a Director

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	131,327,178	91.95
Votes against	11,501,430	8.05
Total votes cast	142,828,608	100.00
Votes withheld	29,743

Resolution 8: To elect Mr Muh as a Director

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,846,932	100.00
Votes against	52	0.00
Total votes cast	142,846,984	100.00
Votes withheld	11,368

Resolution 9: To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor to the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,587,300	99.83
Votes against	241,362	0.17
Total votes cast	142,828,662	100.00
Votes withheld	29,690

Resolution 10: To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the auditor's remuneration.

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,854,875	100.00
Votes against	903	0.00
Total votes cast	142,855,778	100.00
Votes withheld	2,574

Resolution 11: To authorise the Directors to allot securities for up to 5% of the ordinary shares in issue

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,623,182	99.84
Votes against	223,241	0.16
Total votes cast	142,846,423	100.00
Votes withheld	11,929

Resolution 12: To authorise the dis-application of pre-emption rights for up to 5% of the ordinary shares in issue

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,604,240	99.82
Votes against	251,538	0.18
Total votes cast	142,855,778	100.00
Votes withheld	2,574

Resolution 13: To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares for up to 14.99% of the ordinary shares in issue

	Number	%
Votes for/discretionary	142,634,545	99.84
Votes against	223,807	0.16
Total votes cast	142,858,352	100.00
Votes withheld	0

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.3 (1), copies of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) will shortly be made available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

ICM Investment Management Limited                                 [phone]

Charles Jillings / Alastair Moreton

Montfort Communications

Gay Collins, Mike Foster, Toto Reissland-Burghart              [phone] / 7907

[e-mail]

 

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