6 Nov 2019 16:05
6 November 2019
Annual General Meeting
Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU on Wednesday 6 November 2019, resolutions numbered 1 to 13 as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed on a show of hands.
The proxy votes received by the Company were as follows:
Resolution | For (including discretionary) | % | Against | % | Withheld | Total % of Voting Capital voted (Including Withheld) | |
1 | To receive the Annual Report & Accounts | 69,098,930 | 99.99% | 6,800 | 0.01% | 21,569 | 55.30% |
2 | To declare the Final Dividend | 69,107,122 | 99.99% | 6,800 | 0.01% | 13,377 | 55.30% |
3 | To approve the Remuneration report | 69,030,225 | 99.90% | 72,530 | 0.10% | 24,544 | 55.30% |
4 | To re-elect Mrs Anja Balfour | 69,040,524 | 99.92% | 54,206 | 0.08% | 32,569 | 55.30% |
5 | To re-elect Mr Alan Gibbs | 69,068,276 | 99.96% | 24,454 | 0.04% | 34,569 | 55.30% |
6 | To re-elect Mr Richard Greer | 68,863,842 | 99.67% | 228,887 | 0.33% | 34,569 | 55.30% |
7 | To re-elect Mrs Belinda Richards | 68,237,566 | 98.76% | 857,163 | 1.24% | 32,569 | 55.30% |
8 | To approve continuation of the company | 55,383,875 | 99.90% | 57,846 | 0.10% | 13,685,578 | 55.30% |
9 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor | 69,058,924 | 99.93% | 46,831 | 0.07% | 21,544 | 55.30% |
10 | To approve the auditors remuneration | 69,079,275 | 99.96% | 30,480 | 0.04% | 17,544 | 55.30% |
11 | To renew the authority to allot shares | 69,053,768 | 99.91% | 60,987 | 0.09% | 12,544 | 55.30% |
12* | To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 69,047,422 | 99.92% | 55,500 | 0.08% | 24,377 | 55.30% |
13* | To renew the authority to purchase own shares | 69,086,122 | 99.96% | 24,800 | 0.04% | 16,377 | 55.30% |
*Resolutions 12 and 13 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 11, 12 and 13 will be filed at Companies House.
Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The total number of ordinary shares of 10p each in issue is 125,008,200. The total number of voting rights is: 125,008,200.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's AGM will be available for inspection on the Company's website at http://www.schroders.co.uk/japangrowth.
Enquiries:
Benjamin Hanley
Schroder Investment Management Limited
020 7658 3847