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Smithson Inv.Trust - Result of AGM

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Smithson Investment Trust PLC
25 April 2024

Smithson Investment Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 52990070BDK2OKX5TH79

Results of AGM - 25 April 2024

Smithson Investment Trust plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put forward at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today were passed. 

The text of all the resolutions is contained in the Notice of Annual General Meeting published on the Company's website (www.smithson.co.uk).

The proxy votes received were as follows:

 

Resolution

In Favour / Discretionary

Against

Withheld

 



Votes

%

Votes

%

Votes

1.

To receive and adopt the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023.

59,899,351

99.44%

336,532

0.56%

192,557

2.

To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.

59,611,603

99.04%

577,825

0.96%

239,512

3.

To re-elect Diana Dyer Bartlett as a Director of the Company.

48,677,147

80.85%

11,532,494

19.15%

218,799

4.

To re-elect Lord St John of Bletso as a Director of the Company.

54,081,505

89.83%

6,119,573

10.17%

227,362

5.

To re-elect Jeremy Attard-Manche as a Director of the Company.

57,866,537

96.11%

2,339,022

3.89%

222,881

6.

To re-elect Denise Hadgill as a Director of the Company.

57,757,350

95.94%

2,443,874

4.06%

227,216

7.

To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor to the Company.

59,825,404

99.37%

378,281

0.63%

224,755

8.

To authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the auditor until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company.

59,863,173

99.37%

377,028

0.63%

188,239

9.

To authorise the Directors to allot securities in the Company up to an amount representing 10% of the issued share capital.

59,671,338

99.12%

530,624

0.88%

224,478

10.

To authorise the Directors to allot securities in the Company up to an additional amount representing 10% of the issued share capital.

59,622,302

99.04%

578,599

0.96%

225,539

11.

To disapply the pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares up to an amount representing 10% of the issued share capital. *

59,096,796

98.18%

1,096,778

1.82%

233,366

12.

To disapply the pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares up to an additional amount representing 10% of the issued share capital. *

59,095,313

98.18%

1,097,571

1.82%

234,056

13.

To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares in the Company. *

58,352,394

96.86%

1,892,972

3.14%

181,574

14.

That the Directors be authorised to call general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on not less than 14 clear days' notice. *

59,715,181

99.12%

528,718

0.88%

183,041

15.

That the Company continues in being as an investment trust.

54,502,807

90.39%

5,793,290

9.61%

130,843

*Special resolution

Copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

25 April 2024

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+44 203 327 9720

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