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8 June 2023
DOWNING RENEWABLES & INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST PLC
("DORE" or the "Company")
Annual General Meeting ("AGM") Results
The Company is pleased to announce at its AGM held on 8 June 2023 at the offices of Downing LLP, Floor 6, Saint Magnus House, 3 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6HD that all resolutions put to shareholders were voted by way of a poll. The poll votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:
No. | Resolution
| For | Against
| Votes Withheld | Total Issued Share Capital Instructed | ||
Number of shares | % | Number of shares | % | Number of shares | % | ||
1 | To receive the annual report and financial statements | 86,232,144 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 14,756 | 46.83% |
2 | To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report (excluding the Directors' Remuneration Policy) | 86,051,648 | 99.82 | 151,154 | 0.18 | 44,098 | 46.81% |
3 | To re-elect Hugh Little as a Director of the Company | 85,479,935 | 99.14 | 742,149 | 0.86 | 24,816 | 46.82% |
4 | To re-elect Joanna Holt as a Director of the Company | 85,486,714 | 99.14 | 742,149 | 0.86 | 18,037 | 46.82% |
5 | To re-elect Ashley Paxton as a Director of the Company | 85,479,935 | 99.14 | 742,149 | 0.86 | 24,816 | 46.82% |
6 | To re-appoint BDO LLP as the Auditor | 85,450,794 | 99.11 | 765,787 | 0.89 | 30,319 | 46.82% |
7 | To allow the Board to Determine the Auditor's Remuneration | 85,470,926 | 99.11 | 763,455 | 0.89 | 12,519 | 46.83% |
8 | To approve the Company's dividend payment policy | 86,239,381 | 100.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 7,519 | 46.83% |
9 | To approve an authority to allot shares | 86,145,346 | 99.90 | 89,021 | 0.10 | 12,533 | 46.83% |
10 | To approve an authority to allot shares for the purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investment | 86,166,138 | 99.91 | 77,747 | 0.09 | 3,015 | 46.83% |
11* | To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights | 85,987,851 | 99.72 | 243,516 | 0.28 | 15,533 | 46.83% |
12* | To approve an authority to disapply pre-emption rights for the purposes of acquisitions or specified capital investment | 86,062,076 | 99.80 | 169,291 | 0.20 | 15,533 | 46.83% |
13* | To approve an authority to purchase the Company's own shares | 86,237,525 | 99.99 | 6,360 | 0.01 | 3,015 | 46.83% |
14* | To permit the holding of General Meetings at 14 days' notice. | 86,093,331 | 99.84 | 140,392 | 0.16 | 13,177 | 46.83% |
*special resolution | |||||||
A copy of Resolutions 11 to 14 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
LEI Number: 2138004JHBJ7RHDYDR62
Contact details:
Downing LLP - Investment Manager to the Company Tom Williams
| +44 (0)20 3954 9908 |
About Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Trust plc (DORE)
DORE 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. DORE has been awarded the London Stock Exchange's Green Economy Mark in recognition of its contribution to the global 'Green Economy' and also in 2022 DORE won 'Renewables Fund of the Year' at the Sustainable Investment Awards.
The Board classifies DORE 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.
DORE'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.