Result of AGM

RNS Number : 5212H

Downing Renewables & Infrastructure

06 April 2022

 

6 April 2022

DOWNING RENEWABLES & INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST PLC

("DORE" or "the Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

Following the Annual General Meeting held today, the Company is pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a poll.

The poll votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:

Resolutions	Votes For	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	Votes Withheld
1: To receive and accept the annual report and financial statements	52,265,197	100.00	0	0.00	52,265,197	9,262
2: To approve the Directors' remuneration report	52,161,106	99.86	74,028	0.14	52,235,134	39,325
3: To approve the Directors' remuneration policy	52,151,106	99.82	96,528	0.18	52,247,634	26,825
4: To elect Hugh Little as a Director	52,240,197	99.96	22,000	0.04	52,262,197	12,262
5: To elect Joanna de Montgros as a Director	47,011,197	89.95	5,250,000	10.05	52,261,197	13,262
6: To elect Ashley Paxton as a Director	52,239,197	99.96	20,000	0.04	52,259,197	15,262
7: To appoint BDO LLP as Auditor to the Company	52,229,151	99.96	21,483	0.04	52,250,634	23,825
8: To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor	52,265,197	100.00	0	0.00	52,265,197	9,262
9: To approve the Company's dividend payment policy	52,265,197	100.00	0	0.00	52,265,197	9,262
10: To allot ordinary shares	52,194,197	99.87	68,000	0.13	52,262,197	12,262
11: To disapply pre-emption rights	52,147,197	99.79	110,000	0.21	52,257,197	17,262
12: To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares	52,238,697	99.96	23,500	0.04	52,262,197	12,262
13: To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice	52,222,714	99.92	42,000	0.08	52,264,714	9,745

A copy of Resolutions 10 to 13 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Contact details:

Downing LLP - Investment Manager to the Company     [phone]

Tom Williams

About Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust PLC

The Company is a closed-end investment trust that aims to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets in the UK and Northern Europe. The Company has been awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to the global 'Green Economy'.

The Board classifies the Company as a sustainable fund with a core objective of accelerating the transition to net zero through its investments, compiling and operating a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets to help facilitate the transition to a more sustainable future. The Company believes that this directly contributes to climate change mitigation.

The Company's strategy, which focuses on diversification by geography, technology, revenue and project stage, is designed to increase the stability of revenues and the consistency of income to shareholders. For further details please visit www.doretrust.com 

LEI: 2138004JHBJ7RHDYDR62

 

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