Worldwide Healthcare Trust PLC - Result of AGM
Results of the Annual General Meeting
The following resolutions were passed by shareholders on a poll at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Wednesday,
Resolutions Votes For % Votes % Total Votes Votes Against Cast Withheld* Ordinary Resolutions 1. To receive and consider the audited accounts and the 255,457,442 99.99% 14,302 0.01% 255,471,744 30,607 Report of the Directors for the year ended31 March 2024 . 1. To approve the payment of a final dividend of 255,486,386 100.00% 5,935 0.00% 255,492,321 10,030 2.1p per ordinary share for the year ended31 March 2024 . 1. To approve the Company's dividend policy as set out on 255,455,553 99.99% 16,695 0.01% 255,472,248 30,103 page 31 of the Annual Report for the year ended31 March 2024 . 1. To re-electMr Doug McCutcheon as a 181,346,792 74.64% 61,627,965 25.36% 242,974,757 12,525,670 Director of the Company. 1. To re-elect Mr Sven 186,829,542 73.14% 68,597,201 26.86% 255,426,743 73,684 Borho as a Director of the Company. 1. To re-elect Dr Bina 216,903,447 99.97% 72,255 0.03% 216,975,702 38,524,725 Rawal as a Director of the Company. 1. To re-elect Mr Tim 255,351,714 99.97% 73,525 0.03% 255,425,239 75,188 Livett as a Director of the Company. 1. To re-elect Ms Jo 255,364,786 99.97% 71,580 0.03% 255,436,366 64,061 Parfrey as a Director of the Company. 1. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor and to 255,286,968 99.96% 108,668 0.04% 255,395,636 106,715 authorise the Audit Committee to determine their remuneration. 1. To approve the Directors' 242,950,834 95.12% 12,452,604 4.88% 255,403,438 98,913 Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2024. 1. To authorise the Directors to allot 255,337,066 99.96% 99,743 0.04% 255,436,809 64,200 securities in the Company. Special Resolutions 1. To disapply the rights of pre -emption in 241,111,828 94.39% 14,338,921 5.61% 255,450,749 51,602 relation to the allotment of securities. 1. To sell relevant shares for cash as if, immediately before the 241,143,152 94.40% 14,313,007 5.60% 255,456,159 46,192 sale such shares are held by the Company as treasury shares. 1. To authorise the Company to make market 250,007,061 97.85% 5,482,191 2.15% 255,489,252 13,099 purchases of shares in the Company. 1. That any General Meeting of the Company (other than the Annual 254,995,231 99.81% 487,090 0.19% 255,482,321 20,030 General Meeting) shall be called by notice of at least 14 clear days. Ordinary Resolution 1. To approve the continuance of the Company as an 239,326,975 93.67% 16,171,746 6.33% 255,498,721 3,630 investment trust for a further period of five years.
* Please note that `Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes `For' and `Against `a resolution.
Any proxy votes which are at the discretion of the Chair of the Meeting have been included in the "for" total. A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculations of votes cast by proxy.
At the date of the AGM the total number of Ordinary shares of 2.5p each in issue was 528,677,044 (with 72,988,156 shares held in treasury). The total number of voting rights was 528,677,044.
The voting figures will shortly also be available on the Company's website at www.worldwidewh.com
All of the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) were passed. The majority of resolutions passed with votes in favour in excess of 93%. The votes in favour of Resolution 4 to re-elect
Where 20% or more of votes have been cast against any shareholder resolution, the Company is required by provision 4 of the
As stated in this year's Annual Report,
The Company will continue to engage with shareholders on these and other matters.
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the special business resolution passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/
nationalstoragemechanism
. Resolutions 1 to 16 will additionally be filed at
For further information please contact:
Mark Pope
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