Result of AGM

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Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC announced that all resolutions proposed at its Annual General Meeting on September 15, 2026, were passed. Proxy voting showed overwhelming support for ordinary resolutions, with votes for ranging from 99.83% to 100.00%, including the approval of accounts, directors' remuneration policy and report, dividend policy, and the re-election of directors Mr. Bridgeman, Ms. Liu, Mr. Stobart, and Ms. Wells. Special resolutions also passed with strong majorities, including the disapplication of pre-emption rights at 99.59% and the authority to purchase own shares at 99.94%.

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Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC
16 September 2026
 

16 September 2026

UTILICO EMERGING MARKETS TRUST PLC

(LEI Number: 2138005TJMCWR2394O39)

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust plc ("UEM" or the "Company") held its 2026 Annual General Meeting of shareholders on 15 September 2026.

 

All resolutions proposed at the meeting were passed on a show of hands.  A copy of the Notice of Meeting is available at www.uemtrust.co.uk

 

The proxy voting figures received in advance of the meeting are shown below.

 

Resolution

Votes for/
discretionary

%

Votes against

%

Total votes cast

Votes withheld

Ordinary Resolutions






1. To receive the Company's Accounts and the Reports of the Directors and Auditor

106,894,377

99.95

48,881

106,943,258

91,030

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy

106,751,545

99.87

138,648

106,890,193

144,095

3. To approve an increase in the maximum aggregate annual Directors' remuneration

106,709,541

99.83

184,101

106,893,642

140,646

4. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report

106,760,097

99.88

131,440

106,891,537

142,751

5. To approve the Company's dividend policy

106,939,837

100.00

5,166

106,945,003

89,285

6. To re-elect Mr Bridgeman

106,884,893

99.97

28,002

106,912,895

121,393

7. To re-elect Ms Liu

 

106,860,256

99.94

59,468

106,919,724

114,564

8. To re-elect Mr Stobart

83,116,348

99.97

24,527

83,140,875

23,893,413

9. To re-elect Ms Wells

 

106,850,724

99.94

69,067

106,919,791

114,497

10. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor of the Company

106,852,351

99.92

81,605

106,933,956

100,332

11. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration

106,890,471

99.96

44,127

106,934,598

99,690

12. To authorise the Directors to allot securities

106,795,605

99.86

144,889

106,940,494

93,794

Special Resolutions

 

 

 

 

 

13. To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights

106,495,276

99.59

439,898

106,935,174

99,114

14. To authorise the Company purchase its own shares

106,891,677

99.94

66,245

106,957,922

76,366

 

 

A copy of the full text of the resolutions (other than those resolutions comprising ordinary business) will shortly be made available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at http://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.

 

 

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

ICM Investment Management Limited                                 +44(0)1372 271486

Charles Jillings, Jaqueline Broers, Alastair Moreton

 

Montfort Communications

Gay Collins, Alex Everett                                                          +44 (0) 7798 626282

utilico@montfort.london

 

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