Result of AGM 19 April - proxy voting

RNS Number : 6725V

Herald Investment Trust PLC

19 April 2016

 

HERALD INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

Results of Proxy Voting - AGM - 19 April 2016

Ordinary shares with voting rights in issue - 75,102,605

Turnout - based on 44,842,105 votes cast on resolution number 1 - 59.23%

Resolution No. 1 - to receive the directors' report, the strategic report and the financial statements and auditors' report for the year ended 31 December 2015

For *		44,834,755
Against		7,350
Percentage majority in favour		99.98%
Votes withheld **		1,416,422

Resolution No. 2 - to approve the directors' remuneration report for the year ended 31 December 2015            

For *		46,211,225
Against		38,306
Percentage majority in favour		99.92%
Votes withheld **		8,996

 

Resolution No. 3 - to re-elect Mr CJ Cazalet as a director

For *		41,058,468
Against		5,198,402
Percentage majority in favour		88.76%
Votes withheld **		1,657

Resolution No.4 - to re-elect Dr TJ Black as a director

For *		46,252,987
Against		3,883
Percentage majority in favour		99.99%
Votes withheld **		1,657

Resolution No.5 - to elect Mr K Sternberg as a director

For *		44,988,890
Against		11,402
Percentage majority in favour		99.97%
Votes withheld **		1,258,235

Resolution No.6 - to elect Mr J Will as a director

For *		46,252,987
Against		3,883
Percentage majority in favour		99.99%
Votes withheld **		1,657

 

Resolution No. 7 - to re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors

For *		43,129,218
Against		3,129,008
Percentage majority in favour		93.24%
Votes withheld **		301

Resolution No. 8 - to authorise the audit committee to determine the remuneration of the auditors

For *		46,254,023
Against		4,032
Percentage majority in favour		99.99%
Votes withheld **		472

Resolution No. 9 - continuation of the company as an investment trust company until the AGM in 2019

For *		42,416,530
Against		2,235,904
Percentage majority in favour		94.99%
Votes withheld **		0

Resolution No. 10 - General authority to buy back shares (Special Resolution requiring 75% majority)              

For *		46,222,282
Against		35,380
Percentage majority in favour		99.92%
Votes withheld **		865

Notes:

* Votes "For" include any discretionary votes given to the Chairman or another named proxy.

** Votes withheld have no legal effect and are not included in the "turnout" figure quoted above.

Contact: Ian Bowden  020 7696 5285

 

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