Result of AGM

BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc (LEI: 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31)

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on a show of hands, including ordinary resolution 10 and special resolutions 11, 12, 13 and 14 under special business of the Company:

(Resolution 10) To grant the Directors’ authority to allot shares.

(Resolution 11) To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury.

(Resolution 12) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.

(Resolution 13) That, the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than Annual General Meetings) shall be not less than 14 clear days’ notice.

(Resolution 14) That the amended Articles be hereby approved and adopted as the Articles of Association of the Company.

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:
 

	Votes for & Discretionary		(%)	Votes against	(%)	Abstain
Resolution 1:	6,288,905		99.98	1,572	0.02	41,757
Resolution 2:	5,842,317		95.19	295,113	4.81	194,804
Resolution 3:	6,285,044		99.95	3,062	0.05	44,128
Resolution 4:	6,028,040		97.34	164,611	2.66	139,583
Resolution 5:	6,029,426		97.23	172,035	2.77	130,773
Resolution 6:	6,047,323		97.58	149,869	2.42	135,042
Resolution 7:	6,045,157		97.55	152,035	2.45	135,042
Resolution 8:	6,069,854		98.10	117,572	1.90	144,808
Resolution 9:	6,113,806		98.96	64,473	1.04	153,955
Resolution 10:	5,660,399		89.64	654,143	10.36	17,692
Resolution 11:	5,557,656		88.31	735,346	11.69	39,232
Resolution 12:	6,145,996		97.48	158,950	2.52	27,288
Resolution 13:	6,082,135		97.91	129,874	2.09	120,225
Resolution 14:	5,506,258		98.96	58,120	1.04	767,856

16 March 2021

Enquiries:
Sarah Beynsberger
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
Telephone: [phone]