The Company announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 11.00 a.m. today, Ordinary resolutions (numbers 1 - 5) and Special resolutions (number 6 and 7) put to shareholders were passed.
A summary of the votes lodged by proxy is as follows:
Resolution
For (see note 1)
Against (see note 1)
Number of votes withheld (see note 2)
Total votes cast
Number of votes
%
Number of votes
%
1
To receive the Annual Report and Accounts
42,923,033
100.0
-
-
-
42,923,033
2
To re-elect Paul Craig
41,727,583
97.2
1,194,450
2.8
1,000
42,922,033
3
To reappoint PwC as auditors
42,922,033
100.0
-
-
1,000
42,922,033
4
To approve the auditor's remuneration
42,922,033
100.0
-
-
1,000
42,922,033
5
To authorise the directors to allot ordinary shares
42,923,033
100.0
-
-
-
42,923,033
6*
To disapply pre-emption rights
34,388,475
80.1
8,533,558
19.9
1,000
42,922,033
7*
To authorise the Company to make market purchases
42,779,116
99.9
1,000
0.01
142,917
42,780,116
*Special resolution
Notes:
1. 'Votes For' includes those giving the Chairman discretion and votes 'For' and 'Against' are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
2. A 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.
3. Total number of ordinary shares in issue at 11.00 a.m. on 18 January 2017 was 93,402,011 ordinary shares. 46.0% of voting capital was instructed.
A copy of the resolutions passed at today's AGM is available for viewing online at:http://www.groundrentsincomefund.com/.
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Ground Rents Income Fund plc is a United Kingdom-based closed-ended real estate investment trust. The Company invests in long-term, income-generating real estate assets across the United Kingdom. It operates through the collection of ground rent from its investment properties segment. The Companyâs investment objective is to provide secure long-term performance through investment in long-dated United Kingdom ground rents. Its strategy is to invest in a diversified portfolio of residential and commercial freeholds and head leases offering the potential for income generation from ground rents. Its investments also have the potential for capital growth, linked to contractual increases in ground rents over the long term. Its geographic spread of the portfolio includes the North East, North West, London, Midlands, South West, South East, and Wales. The Company's investment manager is Schroder Real Estate Investment Management Limited.