Result of General Meeting

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The Investment Company PLC announced that all resolutions proposed at its General Meeting on June 22, 2026, were approved by shareholders, with resolutions 1-4 passing overwhelmingly on a show of hands and resolution 5 passing on a poll by independent shareholders. The passing of these resolutions allows the company's proposals, as detailed in its June 4, 2026 circular, to proceed, subject to remaining conditions. The company also updated its expected timetable, with the announcement of the Tender Offer and Issue results now scheduled for July 10, 2026, and admission and dealings in new ordinary shares expected to commence on July 28, 2026.

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Investment Company PLC
22 June 2026
 

 

Investment Company PLC

LEI: 2138004PBWN5WM2XST62

 

 

22 June 2026

The Investment Company plc

(the "Company")

 

Results of General Meeting

 

The Company is pleased to announce that all of the Resolutions proposed at the General Meeting held today, 22 June 2026, were approved by Shareholders.

 

Resolutions 1 to 4 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Resolution 5 was passed by the Independent Shareholders on a poll.

 

Proxy votes received on Resolutions 1 to 4 were:

 


Votes For

% Votes For

Votes Against

% Votes Against

Resolution 1

1,199,600

99.86%

1,675

0.14%

Resolution 2

1,199,600

99.86%

1,675

0.14%

Resolution 3

1,199,600

99.86%

1,675

0.14%

Resolution 4

1,201,275

100.00%

Nil

Nil

 

Details of the number of votes cast for and against Resolution 5 were:


Votes For

% Votes For

Votes Against

% Votes Against

Resolution 5

3,563,900

99.95%

1,675

0.05%

 

These results will also be published on the Company's website at https://theinvestmentcompanyplc.co.uk/.

The passing of the above Resolutions allows for the Proposals described in the Company's circular published on 4 June 2026 (the "Circular") to proceed, subject to the remaining Conditions being satisfied in accordance with the terms set out in the Circular.

The full text of the Resolutions can be found in the notice of General Meeting contained in the Circular. The Circular is available for viewing on the Company's website at https://theinvestmentcompanyplc.co.uk/.

The Company also announces the following update to the expected timetable set out in the Circular:

Announcement of the results of the Tender Offer and the Issue

7.00 a.m. on 10 July

 

The full updated expected timetable is set out below.

 

 

Updated expected timetable


2026

Publication of the Circular and the Tender Offer and Issue open

4 June

Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for the General Meeting

10.00 a.m. on 18 June

General Meeting

10.00 a.m. on 22 June

Directions hearing in respect of the Capital Reduction

1 July

Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms and TTE Instructions in CREST for the Tender Offer

11.00 a.m. on 9 July

Latest time and date for receipt of completed applications in respect of the Offer for Subscription

11.00 a.m. on 9 July

Latest time and date for commitments under the Placing

3.00 p.m. on 9 July

Tender Offer Record Date to participate in the Tender Offer

6.00 p.m. on 9 July

Announcement of the results of the Tender Offer and the Issue

7.00 a.m. on 10 July

Final hearing in respect of the Capital Reduction

14 July

Calculation Date

6.00 p.m. on 14 July

Announcement of the Tender Price and Issue Price

7.00 a.m. on 15 July

Confirmation of the cancellation of the share premium account, capital redemption reserve and reduction of Ordinary Share capital (if approved by the Court)

expected to be by 27 July

Repurchase of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Tender Offer and issue and sale of Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Issue (including the Matched Bargain Facility)

8.00 a.m. on 28 July

Admission and dealings in new Ordinary Shares commence

8.00 a.m. on 28 July

CREST accounts credited with uncertificated Ordinary Shares in respect of the Issue (including the Matched Bargain Facility)

28 July

Payments through CREST made in respect of the relevant number of Ordinary Shares tendered held in uncertificated form and cheques despatched in respect of the relevant number of Ordinary Shares tendered held in certificated form

on or around 28 July

Where applicable, definitive Ordinary Share certificates in respect of the Ordinary Shares issued pursuant to the Issue despatched by post

within 10 Business Days of Admission

 

All references to times in this announcement are to London time unless otherwise stated. Any further changes to the expected timetable will be notified by the Company through an RIS.

Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given to them in the Circular unless the context otherwise requires.

 

For further information, please contact:

The Investment Company PLC
Ian Dighé, Chairman

Tel: +44 (0) 20 3934 6632

 

 

Shore Capital

 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7601 6128

Gillian Martin / Anita Ghanekar / Matthew Walton (Corporate Advisory)

Henry Wilcocks / Fiona Conroy (Corporate Broking) 

 

ISCA Administration Services Limited Company Secretary

 

Tel: +44 (0) 1392 487056

 

 

 

 

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