AGM Statement

RNS Number : 7338J

Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC

06 December 2018

 

THE BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 54930037AGTKN765Y741

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Annual General Meeting 6 December 2018

At the AGM held on 6 December 2018 all resolutions were passed, including those detailed below:

·    Shareholders approved by ordinary resolution the continuance of the Company until the AGM to be held in respect of the year to 31 August 2019, with 99.98% of those voting supporting the resolution;

·    Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution renewing the Directors general authority to issue shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,519,165.41 and a special resolution to allot a limited number of shares and to sell treasury shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis up to an aggregate nominal value of £455,749.62 (being approximately 10% of the nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company) as at 23 October 2018.  These authorities will expire at the earlier of fifteen months from the passing of this resolution or at the conclusion of the 2019 AGM of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

·    Shareholders approved a special resolution authorising the Company to renew its authority to make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent of the Company's issued share capital as at 23 October 2018, being 13,663,373 ordinary shares of 5p.  The authority will expire at the conclusion of the 2019 AGM of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

·    Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution that the fees paid to Directors may not exceed in aggregate £200,000 per annum.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretary

 6 December 2018

 

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