29 Nov 2021 15:13
HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED
TR EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90
29 November 2021
TR EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC
Annual General Meeting held on 29 November 2021
TR European Growth Trust PLC (the 'Company') announces that at the 31st Annual General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions proposed were duly passed on a show of hands. This included five items of special business:
- to sub-divide the existing ordinary shares into eight new ordinary shares of 1.5625 pence each;
- to authorise the directors to allot up to 5% of the issued ordinary share capital without first offering them to existing shareholders in accordance with statutory pre-emption procedures;
- to authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares;
- to adopt new articles of association;
- to hold general meetings other than an annual general meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the circular to shareholders dated 19 October 2021 which can be viewed on the Company's website at: www.treuropeangrowthtrust.com.
The sub-division of the Company's shares which will be conditional and take effect on the admission of the new ordinary shares to trading on the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange at 8.00 am on Monday, 13 December 2021. The new ordinary shares will have the same rights to participate in dividends or income of the Company and the same rights on liquidation of the Company as holders of existing ordinary shares. Each new ordinary share carries the right to one vote on a poll.
The Company's change of name to The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC will become effective in January 2022. Share certificates for the new ordinary shares will be issued taking account of the sub-division and name change.
The Company further confirms that Mr Andrew Martin Smith has retired as a director of the Board.
A copy of the special business 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.
For further information please contact:
Colleen Sutcliffe Henderson Secretarial Services Limited Corporate Secretary Telephone: 020 7818 5919
| James de Sausmarez Director and Head of Investment Trusts Janus Henderson Investors Tel: 020 7818 3349 |