Result of AGM

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Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
01 September 2021
 

 

ABERDEEN NEW DAWN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Legal Entity Identifier:  5493002K00AHWEME3J36

 

At the Annual General Meeting of Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust PLC held on 1 September 2021, all resolutions were passed by shareholders. The total number of proxy votes lodged was as follows:

 

Resolution

No of Votes 
For (incl discretionary)

% of Votes For (incl discretionary)

No of Votes  Against

%
of Votes Against

No of Votes Witheld

Total

Votes Cast (Incl Withheld)

1.  Receive Annual Report and Accounts

76,551,200

100.00%

463

0.00%

34,319

76,585,982

2.  Receive and Adopt Directors' Remuneration Report (excl Directors' Remuneration Policy)

76,341,928

99.84%

125,055

0.16%

118,999

76,585,982

3.  Approve final dividend

76,515,586

100.00%

463

0.00%

69,934

76,585,983

4.  Elect Nicole Yuen

76,450,182

99.91%

70,011

0.09%

65,790

76,585,983

5.  Re-elect Stephen Souchon

76,458,978

99.90%

78,237

0.10%

48,767

76,585,982

6.  Re-elect Donald Workman

73,665,005

96.29%

2,840,355

3.71%

80,622

76,585,982

7.  Re-elect Hugh Young

50,353,629

65.78%

26,193,733

34.22%

38,620

76,585,982

8.  Re-elect Marion Sears

76,501,771

99.95%

37,241

0.05%

46,970

76,585,982

9.  Appoint Johnston Carmichael LLP as Auditor

76,398,421

99.91%

66,474

0.09%

121,088

76,585,983

10.  Authorise the Directors to Determine Auditor's Remuneration

76,429,760

99.92%

62,951

0.08%

93,271

76,585,982

11.  Authorise the Directors to Allot Shares

76,423,195

99.92%

58,767

0.08%

104,020

76,585,982

12.  Approve Disapplication of Pre Emption Rights

76,308,944

99.85%

117,671

0.15%

159,367

76,585,982

13.  Authorise the Company to Purchase its Own Shares

76,454,680

99.89%

81,569

0.11%

49,734

76,585,983

 

The Board has noted that shareholder proxies representing 34.22% of the issued capital voted against the annual re-election of Mr Hugh Young. The vast majority of these shares were voted by one shareholder who is not in favour of a representative of the Manager sitting on the Board.

 

The Board supports the democratic process which saw substantial support from shareholders with proxies representing 65.78% voting in favour of Mr Young's  re-election to the Board. The Board notes that management representation on the Board is seen by some shareholders as negative due to concerns over conflicts of interest.  However, the Directors value Mr Young's contribution and the perspective that he brings to the Board. The Board has a rigorous procedure in place to ensure that only independent Directors are permitted to be present when any matters relating to the Manager are discussed and this process is enforced strictly.

 

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of the Meeting set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2021, copies of which are available on the Company's website, www.newdawn-trust.co.uk* . The Annual Report has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and is available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism *

 

Enquiries:

Gordon Hay Smith

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretary

Tel. 0131 372 2200

 

*Neither the Company's website nor the NSM website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other websites) are (or are deemed to be) incorporated into, or form (or are deemed to form) part of this announcement.

 

 

 

 

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