Result of AGM

Mid Wynd International Investment Trust plc (`the Company')

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300D32517C2M3A561

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

Following the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of the Company, held on 26 October 2023, the Board is pleased to announce that all ordinary and special resolutions were duly passed.

 

A copy of the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023, which contains the full text of the resolutions in the Notice of Annual General Meeting is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at www.midwynd.com.

 

Valid proxy votes received were as follows:

 

 

Resolution

Total votes for/discretion

%

Total votes against

%

Total votes (exc. votes withheld)

Total votes withheld

 

Ordinary Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

To receive and adopt the Annual Financial Report of the Company for the financial year ended 30 June 2023 together with the Report of the Directors.

12,143,458

99.97

3,110

0.03

12,146,568

6,071

2

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.

11,979,324

99.00

121,061

1.00

12,100,385

52,254

3

To approve the Director's Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2023.

12,009,491

99.21

95,334

0.79

12,104,825

47,814

4

To approve a final dividend of 3.95 pence per ordinary share for the year ended 30 June 2023.

12,144,877

99.97

3,110

0.03

12,147,987

4,652

5*

To re-elect Russell Napier as a Director of the Company.

9,681,641

79.93

2,431,565

20.07

12,113,206

39,433

6

To re-elect Diana Dyer Bartlett as a Director of the Company.

11,773,026

97.16

344,026

2.84

12,117,052

35,587

7

To re-elect David Kidd as a Director of the Company.

11,772,490

97.16

343,970

2.84

12,116,460

36,179

8

To re-elect Alan Scott as a Director of the Company.

10,589,643

87.41

1,525,474

12.59

12,115,117

37,522

9

To elect Hamish Baillie as a Director of the Company.

12,113,834

99.93

8,262

0.07

12,122,096

30,543

10

To re-appoint Johnston Carmichael LLP as Independent Auditors of the Company.

12,128,680

99.93

9,055

0.07

12,137,735

14,904

11

To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Independent Auditor.

12,133,841

99.96

4,673

0.04

12,138,514

14,125

12

To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.

12,101,608

99.76

29,615

0.24

12,131,223

21,416

 

Special Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent of the Company's issued share capital.

11,137,595

91.71

1,007,184

8.29

12,144,779

7,860

14

To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights when allotting ordinary shares.

12,001,546

98.88

136,096

1.12

12,137,642

14,997

15

To authorise the calling of a general meeting at 14 clear days' notice.

12,019,058

99.00

121,904

1.00

12,140,962

11,677

 

*Resolution 5, the re-election of the Chairman of the Board received less than 80% of the votes cast in favour. As disclosed within the Company's Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2023, Mr Napier has signalled his intention to step down from the Board of the Company at the 2024 AGM. The Board does, however, intend to consult with shareholders to discuss any specific concerns that have influenced their voting and a statement detailing the outcome of this consultation, including views received from shareholders and any actions taken as a result, will be published by the Company no later than 26 April 2024 in accordance with the AIC Code of Corporate Governance.

 

As at the record date of 24 October 2023, the Company's issued ordinary share capital comprised of 66,381,114 ordinary shares of which 10,071,798 ordinary shares were held in Treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights in the Company was 56,309,316.

 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the special business resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

All enquiries to:

Juniper Partners Limited, Company Secretary

0131 378 0500

 

26 October 2023




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