27 Jan 2022 11:25
27 January 2022
Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC
LEI: 5493000FBZP1J92OQY70
Results of General Meeting
Aberdeen Standard Asia Focus PLC (the "Company") announces that at the General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions proposed were duly passed by way of a poll. The votes received in relation to the resolutions were as follows:
RES NO. | VOTESFOR | % | VOTESAGAINST | % | VOTESTOTAL | % of ISC VOTED | VOTESWITHHELD |
01 | 17,180,764 | 99.91% | 15,223 | 0.09% | 17,195,987 | 54.78 | 12,983 |
02 | 17,138,547 | 99.73% | 45,733 | 0.27% | 17,184,280 | 54.74 | 24,690 |
03 | 17,160,049 | 99.84% | 28,140 | 0.16% | 17,188,189 | 54.76 | 20,781 |
04 | 16,318,008 | 94.93% | 872,190 | 5.07% | 17,190,198 | 54.76 | 18,772 |
The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the shareholder circular dated 11 January 2022, copies of which are available for viewing on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website, https://www.asia-focus.co.uk .
Following approval of the resolutions, changes to the Company's Investment Policy as outlined in the Shareholder Circular will be adopted with immediate effect.
As set out in the Notice of Meeting, Resolution 3, in relation to the sub-division of the Existing Ordinary Shares shall take effect on admission of the New Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities expected at 8.00 am on 4 February 2022. The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with each other and will carry the same rights and be subject to the same restrictions as the Existing Ordinary Shares, including the same rights to participate in dividends paid by the Company. Communication preferences and mandates and other instructions for the payment of dividends in paper form or via CREST will, unless and until revised, continue to apply to the New Ordinary Shares. The expected timetable for the Share Split is set out below.
Under the Trust Deed, the conversion price of the CULS will be automatically and pro rata adjusted. The current conversion price is 1465.0p of CULS for one Existing Ordinary Share, and this shall change to a conversion price of 293.0p of CULS for one New Ordinary Share.
Expected timetable for the Share Split
Last day for dealings in Existing Ordinary Shares | Thursday 3 February |
Record date for the Share Split and disablement in CREST of the existing ISIN for settlement | 6.00 p.m. on Thursday, 3 February |
Listing and Admission in the New Ordinary Shares expected to commence | 8.00 am on Friday 4 February |
Expected date for crediting CREST accounts with New Ordinary Shares (where applicable) | On or soon after 8.00 am on Friday 4 February |
Expected date by which certificates in respect of New Ordinary Shares are to be dispatched to certificated shareholders | By Friday 18 February |
Notes:
1. References to times in this document are to London time.
2. The dates set out in the expected timetable may be adjusted by the Company, in which event details of the new dates will be notified to Shareholders by an announcement made by the Company through a Regulatory Information Service.
For further information
abrdn
William Hemmings +44 (0)20 7463 6223
Stephanie Hocking +44 (0)20 7463 6403
Panmure Gordon
Sapna Shah +44 (0)20 7886 2783
Alex Collins +44 (0)20 7886 2767
Abrdn Asiafocus (AAS)