Result of AGM

Schroder Japan Trust PLC
06 December 2023
 

 

5 December 2023

Annual General Meeting

 

Schroder Japan Trust plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU on Tuesday 5 December 2023, resolutions numbered 1 to 16 as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by use of a poll vote.

 

The proxy votes received by the Company were as follows:

 

Res No.

Resolution

Votes For

%

Votes Against

%

Votes Total

% of Issued Share Capital

Votes Withheld

01

To receive the Annual Report & Accounts

81,355,036

100.00%

2,000

 

0.00%

81,357,036

 

68.23

11,973

02

To approve the final dividend

81,361,228

100.00%

0

0.00%

81,361,228

68.24

7,781

03

To approve the remuneration policy

81,314,744

99.96%

30,684

0.04%

81,345,428

68.22

23,581

04

To approve the remuneration report

81,329,281

 

99.97%

24,147

0.03%

81,353,428

 

68.23

 

15,581

05

To re- elect Alan Gibbs

81,331,494

99.98%

15,200

0.02%

81,346,694

68.22

22,315

06

To re-elect Angus Macpherson

77,739,757

95.56%

3,608,479

4.44%

81,348,236

68.23

20,773

07

To re-elect Belinda Richards

81,332,036

99.98%

16,200

0.02%

81,348,236

68.23

20,773

 

08

To re-elect Helena Coles

81,330,494

99.98%

18,200

0.02%

81,348,694

68.23

20,315

 

09

To re-elect Philip Kay

81,334,494

99.98%

13,742

0.02%

 

81,348,236

68.23

20,773

10

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor

81,343,957

99.98%

15,271

0.02%

81,359,228

68.23

9,781

11

To approve the auditors remuneration

81,348,494

99.98%

12,734

0.02%

 

81,361,228

68.24

7,781

12

To amend the Company's investment policy

81,340,228

99.98%

14,000

 

0.02%

81,354,228

68.23

14,781

13

To renew the authority to allot shares up to a further 5% of issued ordinary share capital

81,317,581

 

99.99%

9,785

 

0.01%

81,327,366

68.21

41,643

 

14*

To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights

81,054,025

99.66%

 

274,883

0.34%

 

81,328,908

68.21

40,101

 

15*

To renew the authority to purchase own shares

81,221,588

 

99.83%

 

137,640

0.17%

81,359,228

 

68.23

9,781

16*

To approve a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice

81,191,674

99.79%

 

169,554

 

0.21%

81,361,228

68.24

7,781

 

*Resolutions 14, 15 and 16 were passed as special resolutions.  Copies of resolutions 12, 13. 14, 15 and 16 will be filed at Companies House.

 

Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.

 

The total number of ordinary shares of 10p each in issue is 122,085,562. The total number of voting rights is: 122,085,562.

 

In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's AGM will be available for inspection on the Company's website at www.schroders.com/japantrust.

 

    Enquiries:

 

Katherine Fyfe

Schroder Investment Management Limited                                        

02076583136

 

 

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