4 Oct 2022 16:38
JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED
HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER 213800RV2228EO1JEN02
4 October 2022
HENDERSON DIVERSIFIED INCOME TRUST PLC
Result of Annual General Meeting
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The Company announces that at the Annual General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions proposed were duly passed on a poll and the results are as follows:
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Resolution | Description | Votes for (including discretionary) | % | Votes against | % | Total votes cast | Votes cast (excluding votes withheld) 1 | Votes withheld |
1 | Annual Report and Financial Statements | 21,301,370 | 99.93 | 9,916 | 0.05 | 21,317,336 | 11.65 | 90,549 |
2 | Directors' Remuneration Report | 20,654,881 | 98.73 | 258,594 | 1.24 | 20,919,525 | 11.43 | 488,360 |
3 | Re-election of Angus Macpherson | 19,614,221 | 93.55 | 1,345,458 | 6.42 | 20,965,729 | 11.46 | 442,156 |
4 | Re-election of Denise Hadgill | 19,615,982 | 93.56 | 1,343,697 | 6.41 | 20,965,729 | 11.46 | 442,156 |
5 | Re-election of Win Robbins | 19,680,134 | 93.87 | 1,279,545 | 6.10 | 20,965,729 | 11.46 | 442,156 |
6 | Re-election of Stewart Wood | 19,631,507 | 93.64 | 1,328,172 | 6.33 | 20,965,729 | 11.46 | 442,156 |
7 | Re-election of Ian Wright | 19,604,273 | 93.51 | 1,355,406 | 6.46 | 20,965,729 | 11.46 | 442,156 |
8 | Re-appointment of Mazars LLP as Auditor | 20,948,133 | 98.60 | 291,015 | 1.37 | 21,245,198 | 11.61 | 162,687 |
9 | Authority for the Directors to Determine the Auditor's Remuneration | 21,168,704 | 99.80 | 36,474 | 0.17 | 21,211,228 | 11.59 | 196,657 |
10 | Approval of the Dividend Policy | 21,287,452 | 99.93 | 9,916 | 0.05 | 21,303,418 | 11.64 | 104,467 |
11 | Authority to Allot Shares | 21,213,454 | 99.58 | 83,205 | 0.39 | 21,302,709 | 11.64 | 105,176 |
12 | Authority to Dis-Apply Pre-Emption Rights1 | 20,892,017 | 98.17 | 383,342 | 1.80 | 21,281,409 | 11.63 | 126,476 |
13 | Authority to Repurchase the Company's Shares2 | 21,221,590 | 99.72 | 54,478 | 0.26 | 21,282,118 | 11.63 | 125,767 |
14 | Authority to Call a General Meeting on 14 Days' Notice2 | 20,882,469 | 98.03 | 413,057 | 1.94 | 21,301,576 | 11.64 | 106,309 |
1 as a percentage of total voting rights
2 special resolution.
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The Board are pleased that all resolutions were duly passed and would like to thank shareholders for their continued support.
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The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting to shareholders dated 15 July 2022 which can be viewed on the Company's website at: www.hendersondiversifiedincome.com.
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For the purposes of section 341 of the Companies Act 2006, the votes validly cast are expressed in the table above as a percentage of the Company's total voting rights as at 2.30 p.m. on 30 September 2022 (183,003,915), being the time at which a shareholder had to be registered in the Register of Members in order to vote at the General Meeting. A vote "withheld" is not a vote in law and has not been counted as a vote "for" or "against" a resolution.
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The number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of this announcement is 187,434,303. There are 4,567,577 shares held in treasury. Therefore, as at the date of this announcement the number of voting rights in the Company are 182,866,726.
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A copy of the poll results will be available on the Company's website shortly at: www.hendersondiversifiedincome.com.
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A copy of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection on the NSM's website at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
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For further information, please contact:
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Helena Harvey Company Secretary for and on behalf of Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited Tel: 020 7818 2025 Â |
Harriet Hall PR Manager Janus Henderson Investors Tel: 020 7818 2919 |
Dan Howe Head of Investment Trusts Janus Henderson Investors Tel: 020 7818 4458 |
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