29 Jan 2013 13:48
Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC
To: RNS
From: Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC
Date: 29 January 2013
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The Board is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on 29 January 2013, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting put to the AGM were passed by the requisite majority on a show of hands.
The Board is pleased to announce the following proxy results of the resolutions put forward at the AGM.
Ordinary Resolutions | Votes For (inc. discretionary) | Votes Against | Votes Withheld | Total Votes | |
1. | That the report and accounts for the year ended 30 September 2012, the Directors' report, the Directors' remuneration report and the independent auditors' report be received. | 132,458,721 | 0 | 7,410 | 132,466,131 |
2. | That the Directors' remuneration report for the year ended 30 September 2012 be approved. | 132,440,212 | 9,314 | 16,605 | 132,466,131 |
3. | That the final dividend of 2.0p per ordinary share be approved. | 132,459,137 | 0 | 6,994 | 132,466,131 |
4. | That Mr Barbour be re-elected as a Director. | 132,458,721 | 0 | 7,410 | 132,466,131 |
5. | That Mr Warner be re-elected as a Director. | 132,407,532 | 51,189 | 7,410 | 132,466,131 |
6. | That Mr Warnock be re-elected as a Director. | 132,458,721 | 0 | 7,410 | 132,466,131 |
7. | That Mr Workman be re-elected as a Director. | 132,274,146 | 184,575 | 7,410 | 132,466,131 |
8. | That PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP be re-appointed as auditors and that their remuneration be fixed by the Directors. | 132,442,190 | 8,898 | 15,043 | 132,466,131 |
9. | To renew the authority to offer scrip dividends. | 129,593,814 | 2,869,781 | 2,536 | 132,466,131 |
10. | That the Directors be authorised to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £108,044. | 132,461,617 | 1,978 | 2,536 | 132,466,131 |
Special Resolutions | |||||
11. | That the Directors be authorised to allot equity securities for cash in accordance with section 570 of the Companies Act 2006 (disapplication of pre-emption rights). | 132,443,420 | 12,126 | 10,585 | 132,466,131 |
12. | That the Company be authorised to buy-back shares of up to 14.99% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital. | 132,451,469 | 12,126 | 2,536 | 132,466,131 |
13. | To amend the Company's Articles of Association. | 132,463,179 | 0 | 2,952
| 132,466,131 |
14. | To approve the capitalisation part of the sum standing to the credit of the Company's special reserve and to apply it to the paying up of the unpaid amounts on the deferred shares of 0.2 pence in the capital of the Company. | 132,458,721 | 0 | 7,410
| 132,466,131 |
PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS AT THE AGM OF THE COMPANY
A copy of this document will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC
Personal Assets Trust Administration Company Limited, Secretary
29 January 2013
SLPE.L (SLPE)