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RNS Number : 4991H
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC
03 December 2020
 

THE BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 54930037AGTKN765Y741

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Annual General Meeting 3 December 2020

At the AGM held on 3 December 2020 all resolutions were passed, including those detailed below:

·    Shareholders approved by ordinary resolution the continuance of the Company until the AGM to be held in respect of the year to 31 August 2021, with 99.99% of those voting supporting the resolution;

·    Shareholders approved an ordinary resolution renewing the Directors general authority to issue shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £459,291.04 and a special resolution to allot a limited number of shares and to sell treasury shares for cash on a non-pre-emptive basis up to an aggregate nominal value of £459,291.04 (being approximately 10% of the nominal value of the issued share capital of the Company) as at 6 October 2020.  These authorities will expire at the earlier of fifteen months from the passing of this resolution or at the conclusion of the 2021 AGM of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

·    Shareholders approved a special resolution authorising the Company to renew its authority to make market purchases of up to 14.99 per cent of the Company's issued share capital as at 27 October 2020, being 13,769,545 ordinary shares of 5p.  The authority will expire at the conclusion of the 2021 AGM of the Company, unless previously varied, revoked or renewed.

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Financial Statements which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

 

 

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Company Secretary

 3 December 2020

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