Result of AGM
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Invesco Global Equity Income Trust plc
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Result of Annual General Meeting
Result of the Annual General Meeting of Invesco Global Equity Income Trust plc held on 21 October 2026:
All of the resolutions put to the Annual General Meeting were decided by poll and were passed. As announced on 20 October 2026, resolution 7 was withdrawn.
The poll results were as follows:
| Resolution | Votes For (including votes at the discretion of the Chair) | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld |
Ordinary resolutions:
| 1. | 37,297,885 | 99.92 | 30,338 | 0.08 | 28,244 |
| 2. | 37,018,110 | 99.47 | 196,037 | 0.53 | 142,320 |
| 3. | 37,031,978 | 99.52 | 179,596 | 0.48 | 144,893 |
| 4. | 36,731,713 | 98.51 | 556,084 | 1.49 | 68,670 |
| 5. | 36,755,080 | 98.59 | 523,901 | 1.41 | 77,486 |
| 6. | 36,770,139 | 98.61 | 517,658 | 1.39 | 68,670 |
| 8. | 37,184,834 | 99.66 | 127,669 | 0.34 | 43,964 |
| 9. | 37,248,900 | 99.81 | 71,391 | 0.19 | 36,176 |
| 10. | 37,293,872 | 99.99 | 2,604 | 0.01 | 59,991 |
| 11. | 37,290,807 | 99.92 | 31,286 | 0.08 | 34,374 |
| 12. | 37,184,139 | 99.74 | 96,095 | 0.26 | 76,233 |
Special resolutions:
| 13. | 37,038,047 | 99.35 | 243,311 | 0.65 | 75,109 |
| 14. | 37,005,243 | 99.25 | 278,493 | 0.75 | 72,731 |
| 15. | 37,213,007 | 99.72 | 103,920 | 0.28 | 39,540 |
| 16. | 37,088,717 | 99.40 | 225,408 | 0.60 | 42,342 |
| 17. | 37,203,818 | 99.81 | 69,068 | 0.19 | 83,581 |
The full text of the resolutions passed is as follows:
1. To receive the Annual Report and audited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 May 2026.
2. To approve the Directors’ remuneration policy.
3. To approve the Annual Statement and Report on Remuneration.
4. To re-elect Sue Inglis as a Director of the Company.
5. To re-elect Tim Woodhead as a Director of the Company.
6. To re-elect Helen Galbraith as a Director of the Company.
8. To appoint Johnston Carmichael LLP as Auditor to the Company to hold office until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting at which accounts are laid before the Company.
9. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor’s remuneration.
10. To approve the Company’s dividend policy as set out on page 32 of the 2026 Annual Report.
Special business of the Company
11. That: the Company continues as an investment trust until the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2031.
12. That: in substitution for all existing powers, the Directors be and are hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, for the purpose of section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’) to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot relevant securities (as defined in sections 551(3) and (6) of the Act) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £863,275 (being 86,327,500 ordinary shares of 1 pence each) which equates to approximately two-thirds of the total ordinary share capital in issue (excluding any treasury shares) as at 22 September 2026 (the latest practicable date prior to the date of the notice convening the meeting at which this resolution is proposed), provided that this authority shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or the date falling 15 months after the passing of this resolution, whichever is the earlier, save that this authority shall allow the Company to make offers or agreements before the expiry of this authority which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
13. That: in substitution for all existing powers, the Directors be and are hereby generally empowered, pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’) to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) pursuant to any authority for the time being in force under section 551 of the Act and to sell shares held by the Company in treasury, wholly for cash, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power:
(i) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities and the sale of treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £129,491 (being 12,949,100 ordinary shares of 1 pence each which equates to approximately 10% of the total ordinary share capital of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at 22 September 2026 (the latest practicable date prior to the date of the notice convening the meeting at which this resolution is proposed)); and
(ii) expires on the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company to be held after the passing of this resolution or the date falling 15 months after the passing of this resolution, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted or sold from treasury after such expiry and the Directors may allot or sell from treasury equity securities in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
14. That: conditional on the passing of Resolution 13, and only once the authority granted in Resolution 13 has been exhausted, the Directors be and are hereby generally empowered, pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’) to allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 of the Act) pursuant to any authority for the time being in force under section 551 of the Act and to sell shares held by the Company in treasury, wholly for cash, as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment or sale, provided that this power:
(i) shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities and the sale of treasury shares for cash up to an aggregate nominal amount of £129,491 (being 12,949,100 ordinary shares of 1 pence each which equates to approximately 10% of the total ordinary share capital of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at 22 September 2026 (the latest practicable date prior to the date of the notice convening the meeting at which this resolution is proposed)); and
(ii) expires on the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company to be held after the passing of this resolution or the date falling 15 months after the passing of this resolution, whichever is the earlier, save that the Company may before such expiry make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted or sold from treasury after such expiry and the Directors may allot or sell from treasury equity securities in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
15. That: the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 (the ‘Act’) to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of its issued ordinary shares of 1 pence each, provided that:
(i) the maximum number of shares hereby authorised to be purchased shall be 14.99% of the total ordinary share capital of the Company in issue (excluding treasury shares) as at the date of the AGM;
(ii) the minimum price which may be paid for a share shall be 1 pence;
(iii) the maximum price which may be paid for a share must not be more than the higher of:
(a) 5% above the average of the mid-market values of the shares for the five business days before the purchase is made; and (b) the higher of the price of the last independent trade in the shares and the highest then current independent bid for the shares on the London Stock Exchange;
(iv) any purchase of shares will be made in the market for cash at prices below the prevailing net asset value per share (as determined by the Directors);
(v) the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or, if earlier, on the expiry of 15 months from the passing of this resolution unless the authority is renewed at any other general meeting prior to such time; and
(vi) the Company may make a contract to purchase shares under the authority hereby conferred prior to the expiry of such authority which will be executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and may make a purchase of shares pursuant to any such contract.
16. That: the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than Annual General Meetings) shall be not less than 14 clear days.
17. That:
(i) subject to the sanction of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales (the ‘Court’), the entire amount standing to credit of the share premium account of the Company, at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the Court, be cancelled; and
(ii) the amount of the share premium account so cancelled be credited to a reserve of the Company.
The Company has 129,778,814 Ordinary shares of 1p each in issue. No shares are held in Treasury. These carry one vote per share and accordingly the total voting rights are 129,778,814. The above tables represent the number of votes registered. 28.76% of the Company’s issued share capital is represented by the voting. The poll votes lodged with the Registrar will shortly be available via the Company’s website at: https://www.invesco.com/uk/en/investment-trusts/invesco-global-equity-income-trust.html
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2R, copies of the resolutions that were passed at the annual general meeting, which do not constitute ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Corporate Company Secretary
21 October 2026
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