SVM UK Emerging Fund Plc - Result of AGM

PR Newswire

London, September 9

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SVM UK EMERGING FUND PLC

The Company announces that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all 10 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 12 valid proxy forms representing just over 1.5 million shares were lodged with the Registrars.  These shares represent approximately 25% 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 2022 1,502,730 3,251 0 1,505,981 0
2 Approval of directors’ remuneration policy 1,464,872 101 0 1,464,973 13,200
3 Approval of directors’ remuneration report 1,464,872 101 0 1,464,973 41,008
4 Re-Appoint Mr P Dicks    1,502,680 3,301 0 1,505,981 0
5 Re-Appoint Mr I Gray 1,474,872 31,109 0 1,505,981 0
6 Re-Appoint Mr J Harris 1,502,680 3,301 0 1,505,981 0
7 Re-Appoint The Auditors  1,474,922 27,859 0 1,502,781 3,200
8 Directors’ authority to allot shares 1,502,680 101 0 1,502,781 3,200
9 Authority to purchase own shares 1,502,730 51 0 1,502,781 3,200
10 Dis-apply pre-emption rights 1,473,943 4,230 0 1,478,173 27,808

The total number of voting rights in the Company on 9 September 2022 was 5,995,000

*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 passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business, have been submitted to the FCA's National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A presentation on the Company is available on the Investment Manager’s website at www.svmonline.co.uk

Enquiries:

Diane Miller 0131 718 5618

SVM Asset Management Limited

9 September 2022