11 Mar 2024 16:30
Fidelity China Special Situations Plc - Result of General MeetingFidelity China Special Situations Plc - Result of General Meeting
PR Newswire
LONDON, United Kingdom, March 11
11 March 2024
Fidelity China Special Situations PLC
Legal Entity Identifier: 54930076MSJ0ZW67JB75
Result of General Meeting
The Board of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC (the "Company") is pleased to announce that the ordinary resolution relating to the issue of New Shares in connection with the proposed combination of the assets of the Company with the assets of abrdn China Investment Company Limited ("ACIC") was approved by the Company's shareholders at the general meeting of the Company held today.
The implementation of the proposals remains conditional upon, amongst other things, the passing of the resolution to be proposed at the Second ACIC General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 13 March 2024.
Details of the number of votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the resolution, which was voted on by way of poll, are set out below and will also be published on the Company's website: www.fidelity.co.uk/china.
Resolution | Votes For (including Discretionary) | % |
Votes Against | % | Votes Total | % Issued Share Capital |
Votes Withheld |
Authority to allot New Shares in connection with the Issue.
| 156,730,231
| 99.89
| 171,571
| 0.11
| 156,901,802
| 33.53%
| 152,811
|
The full text of the resolution can be found in the notice of General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated 16 February 2024 (the "Circular"). The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at www.fidelity.co.uk/china.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, a copy of the resolution will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Circular unless the context otherwise requires.
For further information please contact: | |
FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited | +44 (0) 20 3986 5367 |
Claire Dwyer |
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Daniel Summerland |
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Dickson Minto Advisers (Sponsor and Financial Adviser) | +44 (0) 20 7649 6823 |
Douglas Armstrong |
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Jefferies International Limited (Corporate Broker) | +44 (0) 20 7029 8000 |
Gaudi Le Roux |
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Harry Randall |
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Fidelity China Special Situations PLC (FCSS)