Result of AGM

Result of AGM

19 DECEMBER 2019

NORTHERN VENTURE TRUST PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Northern Venture Trust PLC (“the Company”) announces that at the annual general meeting held on 18 December 2019 all of the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed by shareholders.

The resolutions included those to re-elect as directors Mr Simon Constantine, Mr Nigel Beer, Mr Richard Green, Mr David Mayes, Mr Hugh Younger and Mr Tim Levett.

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, a copy of the resolutions proposed and passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and is also available on the NVM Private Equity website at: www.nvm.co.uk/investor-area/vcts/nvt/

Details of proxy voting on the resolutions put to shareholders at the annual general meeting are as follows:

NumberResolutionForDiscretionaryAgainstVote withheld
1To receive and approve the annual accounts and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2019 together with the directors’ and independent auditor’s reports thereon12,207,323243,5352,0008,333
2To approve and declare a final dividend of 2.0p per share in respect of the year ended 30 September 201912,217,656243,53500
3To approve the Directors’ remuneration report in respect of the year ended 30 September 201911,419,389187,360361,190493,252
4To approve the Directors’ remuneration policy contained in the Directors’ remuneration report in respect of the year ended 30 September 201911,387,656263,059397,693412,783
5To re-elect as a director Mr S J Constantine11,643,584246,426214,474356,707
6To re-elect as a director Mr N J Beer11,491,599246,426435,721287,445
7To re-elect as a director Mr R J Green11,858,300246,42694,648261,817
8To re-elect as a director Mr T R Levett11,602,991246,426359,069252,705
9To re-elect as a director Mr D A Mayes11,807,265246,42693,157314,343
10To re-elect as a director Mr H P Younger11,674,741261,959225,060299,431
11To re-appoint KPMG LLP as independent auditor of the Company10,918,141190,1791,011,415341,456
12To authorise the audit committee to fix the remuneration of the independent auditor11,834,598243,535198,243184,815
13To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 200611,974,591263,059166,57456,967
14To disapply Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006 in relation to certain allotments of equity securities and the sale of treasury shares11,801,785268,059298,06393,284
15To authorise the Company to make market purchases of shares in accordance with Section 701 of the Companies Act 200611,837,128346,519277,5440

Enquiries:

James Bryce, NVM Private Equity LLP - 0191 244 6000
Website:  www.nvm.co.uk

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