11 Sep 2015 11:22
SVM UK EMERGING FUND PLC - Result of AGMSVM UK EMERGING FUND PLC - Result of AGM
PR Newswire
London, September 11
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SVM UK EMERGING FUND PLC
The Company announces that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all 11 resolutions put to shareholders were duly passed including special resolutions 9 and 10.
The level of proxies received for each of these Resolutions is indicated below.
A total of 10 proxy forms representing over 1.3 million shares were lodged with the Registrars. These shares represent approximately 22% of the issued share capital of the Company and the votes were cast as follows:-
| Resolution | Votes for | Votes Against | Discretionary Votes | Total Votes Cast (Excluding Votes Withheld) | Votes Withheld | |
| 1 | Receive the report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014 | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,344,720 | 0 |
| 2 | Approval of directors’ remuneration policy | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 3 | Approval of directors’ remuneration report | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 4 | Re-appoint Mr P Dicks | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 5 | Re-appoint Mr R Bernstein | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 6 | Re-appoint Mr A Puckridge | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 7 | Appointment of auditors | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 8 | Directors’ authority to allot shares | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 9 | Dis-apply pre-emption rights | 1,339,140 | 10,051 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 10 | Authority to purchase own shares | 1,339,140 | 51 | 5,529 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
| 11 | Approval to continue the fund for a further five years | 1,339,140 | 15,580 | 0 | 1,161,000 | 0 |
The total number of shares in issue on 11 September 2015 was 6,005,000.
*A vote 'Withheld' is not a vote in law and therefore is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution
In accordance with the UK Listing Authority’s Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of the resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm
Enquiries:
Diane Miller 0131 718 5618
SVM Asset Management Limited
11 September 2015
Svm Uk Emerg (SVM)