
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust plc (BGUK)
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300XX386SYWX8XW22
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Results of General Meeting
At a General Meeting ('GM') held on 3 July 2025 shareholders approved the following special resolution:
THAT, in substitution for any existing authority but without prejudice to the exercise of any such authority to the date hereof, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, pursuant to and in accordance with section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 (the Act) to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of fully paid ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company (Ordinary Shares) (either for retention as treasury shares for future reissue, resale, transfer or cancellation), provided that:
a) the maximum aggregate number of ordinary shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 19,153,529, or, if less, the number representing approximately 14.99 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company as at the date of the passing of this Resolution;
b) the minimum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share is 25 pence;
c) the maximum price (excluding expenses) which may be paid for each ordinary share shall not be more than the higher of:
5 per cent. above the average closing price on the London Stock Exchange of an ordinary share over the five business days immediately preceding the date of purchase; and
an amount equal to the higher of the price of the last independent trade of an Ordinary Share and the highest current independent bid for an Ordinary Share on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out; and
d) unless previously varied, revoked or renewed by the Company in a general meeting, the authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in respect of the year ending 30 April 2025, save that the Company, may, prior to such expiry, enter into a contract to purchase Ordinary Shares under such authority which will or might be completed or executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and may make a purchase of Ordinary Shares pursuant to any such contract.
The resolution was passed on a poll. A breakdown of the votes registered is shown below:
Resolution | Votes for (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman) | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Withheld |
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1 | 54,828,885 | 95.98% | 2,295,108 | 4.02% | 6,200 |
Baillie Gifford & Co Limited
Company Secretaries
4 July 2025
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