Result of AGM
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22 January 2026
BARINGS EMERGING EMEA OPPORTUNITIES PLC (the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 22 January 2026
The Company announces that at its AGM held earlier today all the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM were passed by the requisite majority. All resolutions were voted on by way of a poll. Resolutions 1 to 9 (inclusive) were passed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 10 to 12 (inclusive) were passed as special resolutions. The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:
|
Resolutions |
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
% of ISC* vote |
Votes Withheld |
|
1. To receive the Annual Report and Accounts |
7,087,054 |
99.91% |
6,218 |
0.09% |
60.13% |
2,278 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report |
7,084,284 |
99.89% |
7,995 |
0.11% |
60.12% |
3,271 |
|
3. To approve the final dividend |
7,088,882 |
99.99% |
511 |
0.01% |
60.10% |
6,157 |
|
4. To re-elect Alastair Bruce ** |
7,081,661 |
99.93% |
4,961 |
0.07% |
60.07% |
8,928 |
|
5. To re-elect Vivien Gould ** |
7,081,661 |
99.93% |
4,961 |
0.07% |
60.07% |
8,928 |
|
6. To re-elect Christopher Granville ** |
7,077,170 |
99.78% |
15,609 |
0.22% |
60.12% |
2,771 |
|
7. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Auditor of the Company |
5,067,086 |
99.85% |
7,510 |
0.15% |
43.02% |
2,020,954 |
|
8. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine Auditor remuneration |
7,087,054 |
99.97% |
2,097 |
0.03% |
60.09% |
6,399 |
|
9. To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary shares |
7,081,559 |
99.84% |
11,462 |
0.16% |
60.13% |
2,529 |
|
10. To disapply pre-emption rights*** |
7,030,359 |
99.17% |
59,034 |
0.83% |
60.10% |
6,157 |
|
11. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own Ordinary shares *** |
7,076,657 |
99.73% |
18,893 |
0.27% |
60.15% |
- |
|
12. To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings on not less than 14 days' notice *** |
7,088,185 |
99.90% |
7,219 |
0.10% |
60.15% |
146 |
*Issued share capital with voting rights
**Independent Director
***Special resolution
Notes:
|
1. |
All resolutions were passed by the required majority.
|
|
2. |
Proxy appointments that gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
|
|
3. |
Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.
|
|
4. |
A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
|
|
5. |
As at the date of the AGM, the Company had 14,880,988 ordinary shares in issue. The Company held 3,318,207 shares in treasury and therefore the number of total voting rights as at the date of the AGM was 11,562,781 In accordance with the Company's Articles of Association and subject to the Listing Rules, on a poll every member who is present in person or by proxy has one vote for every share held.
|
|
6. |
The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of AGM which is available on the Company's website at www.bemoplc.com
|
|
7. |
A copy of the special resolutions passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
|
|
8. |
The scrutineer of the poll was MUFG Market Services Limited, the Company's Share Registrar.
|
Board Changes
As per the Company's announcement on 5 December 2025, the Company confirms that Vivien Gould has taken over as Chairman of the Company following the conclusion of the AGM.
Shareholder Engagement
Further to the general meeting result announcement released on 21 October 2025, the Board confirms that it has engaged with shareholders, including those who the Board believes represented the majority of the votes against the continuation resolution. The Board appreciates that whilst certain shareholders wished for the Company to be liquidated, this was not the view of the majority of shareholders.
The Board notes that shareholders will be offered a tender offer for 100 per cent of the Company's issued share capital if the performance of the Company's NAV does not exceed the return of the MSCI Emerging Markets EMEA Index for the period between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2028. Alongside this, and in addition to the continuation vote held on 21 October 2025, the Board will provide shareholders the opportunity to vote on the continuation of the Company annually, at each annual general meeting of the Company, from the annual general meeting in respect of the year ending 30 September 2026, expected to be held in January 2027.
This statement is made in line with Provision 4 of the AIC Corporate Governance Code 2019.
MUFG Corporate Governance Limited
Secretary
LEI: 213800HLE2UOSVAP2Y69
About Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities PLC
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Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities PLC (the "Company") is a UK based investment trust that was launched on 18 December 2002 and is managed by Baring Fund Managers Limited.
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