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6 April 2022
DOWNING RENEWABLES & INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST PLC
("DORE" or "the Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, the Company is pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a poll.
The poll votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:
Resolutions | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | Votes Withheld |
1: To receive and accept the annual report and financial statements
| 52,265,197 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 52,265,197 | 9,262 |
2: To approve the Directors' remuneration report
| 52,161,106 | 99.86 | 74,028 | 0.14 | 52,235,134 | 39,325 |
3: To approve the Directors' remuneration policy
| 52,151,106 | 99.82 | 96,528 | 0.18 | 52,247,634 | 26,825 |
4: To elect Hugh Little as a Director
| 52,240,197 | 99.96 | 22,000 | 0.04 | 52,262,197 | 12,262 |
5: To elect Joanna de Montgros as a Director
| 47,011,197 | 89.95 | 5,250,000 | 10.05 | 52,261,197 | 13,262 |
6: To elect Ashley Paxton as a Director
| 52,239,197 | 99.96 | 20,000 | 0.04 | 52,259,197 | 15,262 |
7: To appoint BDO LLP as Auditor to the Company
| 52,229,151 | 99.96 | 21,483 | 0.04 | 52,250,634 | 23,825 |
8: To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
| 52,265,197 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 52,265,197 | 9,262 |
9: To approve the Company's dividend payment policy
| 52,265,197 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 52,265,197 | 9,262 |
10: To allot ordinary shares
| 52,194,197 | 99.87 | 68,000 | 0.13 | 52,262,197 | 12,262 |
11: To disapply pre-emption rights
| 52,147,197 | 99.79 | 110,000 | 0.21 | 52,257,197 | 17,262 |
12: To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares
| 52,238,697 | 99.96 | 23,500 | 0.04 | 52,262,197 | 12,262 |
13: To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice
| 52,222,714 | 99.92 | 42,000 | 0.08 | 52,264,714 | 9,745 |
A copy of Resolutions 10 to 13 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
Contact details:
Downing LLP - Investment Manager to the Company +44 (0)20 3954 9908
Tom Williams
About Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust PLC
The Company is a closed-end investment trust that aims to provide investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets in the UK and Northern Europe. The Company has been awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to the global 'Green Economy'.
The Board classifies the Company as a sustainable fund with a core objective of accelerating the transition to net zero through its investments, compiling and operating a diversified portfolio of renewable energy and infrastructure assets to help facilitate the transition to a more sustainable future. The Company believes that this directly contributes to climate change mitigation.
The Company's strategy, which focuses on diversification by geography, technology, revenue and project stage, is designed to increase the stability of revenues and the consistency of income to shareholders. For further details please visit www.doretrust.com
LEI: 2138004JHBJ7RHDYDR62