2026 Result of AGM

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Worsley Investors Limited announced that all resolutions were passed at its Annual General Meeting on September 16, 2026, including the adoption of the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2026, with 100% of votes in favour. The Directors' Remuneration Report was approved with 99.80% of votes in favour, and directors William Scott and Blake Nixon were re-elected. BDO Limited was re-appointed as auditor with 99.80% of votes in favour. Shareholders also approved resolutions to authorise market acquisitions of up to 14.99% of ordinary shares and to allow directors to sell equity securities from treasury, with both resolutions receiving 99.80% of votes in favour.

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Worsley Investors Limited
16 September 2026
 

WORSLEY INVESTORS LIMITED

(the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 12 noon today, 16 September 2026, each of the proposed resolutions was duly passed without amendment.

Resolutions 1 to 6 were proposed as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 7 to 8 were proposed as special resolutions. The result of the voting was as follows:

1. THAT the audited financial statements, the Directors' report, and the Auditors' report for the year ended 31 March 2026 be received and adopted.

19,917,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (100.00% of votes cast) and 0 votes were against (0.00% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

2. THAT the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2026 be approved.

19,877,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (99.80% of votes cast) and 40,000 votes were against (0.20% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

3. THAT Mr William Scott be re-elected as Director of the Company.

19,917,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (100.00% of votes cast) and 0 votes were against (0.00% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

4. THAT Mr Blake Nixon be re-elected as Director of the Company.

19,917,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (100.00% of votes cast) and 0 votes were against (0.00% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

5. THAT BDO Limited, which has indicated its willingness to continue in office, be re-appointed as Auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the annual general meeting until the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company.

19,877,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (99.80% of votes cast) and 40,000 votes were against (0.20% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

6. THAT the Directors be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditor for their period of office.

19,917,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (100.00% of votes cast) and 0 votes were against (0.00% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

7. THAT the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with Section 315 of The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) (the "Law") (subject to the UK Listing Rules and all other applicable legislation and regulations) to make market acquisitions (as defined in the Law) of its ordinary shares of no-par value in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), provided that:-

a. the maximum number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 14.99 per cent. of the Ordinary Shares in issue immediately following the passing of this resolution;

b. the minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is 1 penny;

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 per cent. above the average market value for the five business days prior to the day the purchase is made and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the highest independent bid at the time of the purchase for any number of the Ordinary Shares on the trading venues where the purchase is carried out;

d. the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company held in 2027 or 18 months from the date of this resolution, whichever is the earlier, unless such authority is varied, revoked or renewed prior to such time;

e. the Company may make 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 expiration of such authority and may make an acquisition of Ordinary Shares pursuant to any such contract; and

f. any Ordinary Share bought back may be held in treasury in accordance with the Law or subsequently cancelled by the Company.

19,877,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (99.80% of votes cast) and 40,000 votes were against (0.20% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

8. THAT, in substitution for all existing authorities to disapply pre-emption rights, the Directors be and are hereby authorised to sell from treasury equity securities (within the meaning of the Articles) for cash, as if article 6.2 of the Articles did not apply to any such sale from treasury, up to an aggregate amount not exceeding 15 per cent. of the Ordinary Shares in issue immediately following the passing of this resolution which may be at the lower of (i) the last published net asset value per Ordinary Share, or (ii) a price below the last published net asset value per Ordinary Share but not less than 30 per cent. above the weighted average price at which the shares were acquired into treasury, provided that any such sale from treasury must be at a price which is not more than 5% below the prevailing mid-market price per Ordinary Share. This authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company held in 2027 unless such authority is renewed, varied or revoked by the Company, save that the Company may prior to the expiry of such period make any offer or agreement which would or might require such shares to be sold from treasury or rights to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may sell from treasury such shares in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.

19,917,636 votes were in favour of the resolution (100.00% of votes cast) and 0 votes were against (0.00% of votes cast). 0 votes were withheld.

For further information, please contact:

Worsley Associates LLP (Investment Advisor)
Blake Nixon
Tel: +44 (0)20 3873 2288

Shore Capital (Financial Adviser and Broker)
Anita Ghanekar / Harry Davies-Ball
Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 4090

Apex Fund and Corporate Services (Guernsey) Limited (Administrator and Secretary)
Michael Mabaso-Mlilo
Tel: 44 20 3530 3158

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