Result of General Meeting

Franklin Global Trust PLC

25 September 2025

 

Franklin Global Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300RKB85NFVSTBM94

Result of General Meeting

A General Meeting of the Company was held at 10.30am on Wednesday 24 September 2025. The following resolution, as set out in the Notice of General Meeting, was duly passed as a special resolution.

Special resolution

That, in accordance with s701 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') and in substitution for any existing authority, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of s693(4) of the Act) of Ordinary shares of 5 pence each in the capital of the Company provided that:

(a)        the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 7,752,649 (14.99% of the number of Ordinary shares in issue (excluding Treasury shares) immediately prior to the passing of this resolution);

(b)        the minimum price which may be paid for an Ordinary share is 5 pence (exclusive of expenses);

(c)        the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary share shall be not more than the higher of

(i)         5% above the average of the mid-market quotations for an Ordinary share of the Company as derived from the Daily Official List of the London Stock Exchange for the five business days immediately preceding the date of purchase; and

(ii)        the higher of the last independent trade and the highest current independent bid on the London Stock Exchange;

(d)        the authority hereby conferred shall expire 15 months after the date of passing of this resolution or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the AGM of the Company in 2026, unless such authority is renewed, issued or revoked prior to such time; and

(e)        the Company may conclude a contract to purchase Ordinary shares under the authority hereby conferred prior to the expiry of such authority which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiry of such authority and may make a purchase of Ordinary shares in pursuance of any such contract as if the authority hereby conferred had not expired.

Proxy votes received were as follows:  

		For and Discretion		Against		Withheld
Resolution		Votes	%	Votes	%
To give authority for share buybacks		7,906,065	92.8	613,754	7.2	44,857

Franklin Templeton Investment Trust Management Limited

Company Secretary

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