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Invesco Asia Trust Plc - Result of AGMInvesco Asia Trust Plc - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, September 5
Invesco Asia Trust plc
HEADLINE: Annual General Meeting Results
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 September 2019, shareholders approved the following resolutions on a show of hands:
Ordinary Business
Ordinary Resolutions
1. To receive and consider the Annual Financial Report for the year ended 30 April 2019;
2. To declare a final dividend of 2.90p per ordinary share;
3. To approve the Annual Statement and Report on Remuneration;
4. To re-elect Owen Jonathan, a Director of the Company;
5. To re-elect Tom Maier, a Director of the Company;
6. To re-elect Fleur Meijs, a Director of the Company;
7. To re-elect Neil Rogan, a Director of the Company;
8. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor to the Company;
9. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the auditor;
Special Business
Ordinary Resolution
10. To release the Directors from their obligation to convene a General Meeting of the Company in 2020 to propose a special resolution to wind up the Company on a voluntary basis.
11. To authorise the Directors to allot securities.
Special Resolutions
12. To authorise the Directors to allot securities disapplying statutory pre-emption rights.
13. To authorise the Directors to buy back up to 14.99% of the Company’s issued ordinary shares.
14. That the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than AGMs) shall be not less than 14 days.
A breakdown of the proxy votes registered is shown below.
| Resolution | Votes For | Votes Against | Votes Withheld |
| (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman) |
Ordinary resolutions:
| 1. | 40,560,224 | 0 | 2,500 |
| 2. | 40,560,224 | 2,500 | 0 |
| 3. | 40,464,850 | 42,516 | 55,358 |
| 4. | 32,811,649 | 7,741,798 | 9,277 |
| 5. | 32,729,694 | 7,823,753 | 9,277 |
| 6. | 32,795,298 | 7,749,286 | 18,139 |
| 7. | 32,805,457 | 7,739,127 | 18,139 |
| 8. | 40,517,110 | 43,787 | 1,827 |
| 9. | 40,539,440 | 20,507 | 2,777 |
| 10. | 32,818,436 | 7,769,439 | 7,630 |
Special resolutions:
| 11. | 40,528,721 | 18,207 | 15,796 |
| 12. | 40,514,337 | 34,357 | 14,030 |
| 13. | 40,524,365 | 35,367 | 2,992 |
| 14. | 40,223,725 | 328,249 | 10,750 |
The Company has 74,999,881 ordinary shares of 10p each in issue, of which 5,501,094 shares are held in Treasury. On a poll these carry one vote per share and accordingly the total voting rights are 69,498,787. The above tables represent the number of votes registered. 58% of the Company’s issued share capital is represented by the voting. The proxy votes lodged with the Registrar will shortly be available via the Company’s website at: www.invesco.co.uk/invescoasia
The proxy votes lodged with the Registrar will be available via the Company’s website at:
www.invesco.co.uk/invescoasia
Invesco Asset Management Limited
Corporate Company Secretary
5 September 2019
LEI: 549300YM9USHRKIET173