ODYSSEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
(the "Company")
Results of the Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday, 4 September 2024
The Board is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions as detailed below were duly passed by shareholders on a show of hands. The proxy voting figures are shown below:
|
Resolutions
|
Votes For |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes Withheld |
|
Ordinary Resolutions |
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|
1. To receive and accept the Strategic Report, Report of the Directors, Auditor's Report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
|
49,826,768 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
2. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2024.
|
49,814,081 |
99.99% |
6,441 |
0.01% |
49,820,522 |
6,246 |
|
3. To elect Ms Linda Wilding as a Director of the Company. |
49,824,983 |
100.00% |
999 |
0.00% |
49,825,982 |
786 |
|
4. To re-elect Miss Arabella Cecil as a Director of the Company.
|
49,826,768 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
5. To re-elect Mr Peter Hewitt as a Director of the Company.
|
49,826,768 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
6. To re-elect Mr Richard King as a Director of the Company.
|
49,726,983 |
100.00% |
999 |
0.00% |
49,727,982 |
98,786 |
|
7. To re-elect Mr Neil Mahapatra as a Director of the Company.
|
49,825,982 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
49,825,982 |
786 |
|
8. To approve the Company's dividend policy for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
49,826,768 |
100.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
9. To re-appoint KPMG LLP as Auditor of the Company.
|
49,819,753 |
99.99% |
7,015 |
0.01% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
10. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the Auditor's remuneration.
|
49,816,948 |
99.99% |
3,574 |
0.01% |
49,820,522 |
6,246 |
|
11. To authorise the Directors to allot 10% of ordinary shares in issue.
|
48,935,964 |
98.21% |
890,804 |
1.79% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
12. To authorise the Directors to allot a further 10% of ordinary shares in issue.
|
48,931,965 |
98.20% |
894,803 |
1.80% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
Specials Resolutions |
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|
13. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of up to 10% of ordinary shares in issue.
|
48,162,746 |
98.06% |
952,772 |
1.94% |
49,115,518 |
711,250 |
|
14. To authorise the Directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights in respect of up to a further 10% of ordinary shares in issue.
|
48,162,746 |
98.06% |
952,772 |
1.94% |
49,115,518 |
711,250 |
|
15. To authorise the Company to re-purchase shares in the market.
|
49,823,768 |
99.99% |
3,000 |
0.01% |
49,826,768 |
0 |
|
16. To authorise the Directors to call general meetings (other than the AGM) on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
|
49,755,642 |
99.86% |
67,924 |
0.14% |
49,823,566 |
3,202 |
Any proxy votes which are at the discretion of the Chairman 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 Annual General Meeting, the total number of Ordinary shares of 1p each in issue was 130,269,212.
At the deadline date for receiving proxy votes, 2 September 2024, the total number of Ordinary shares of 1p each in issue was 130,269,212. Therefore, the total number of voting rights for counting proxy votes was 130,269,212.
The proxy voting figures will shortly also be available on the Company's website at www.oitplc.com
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of the resolutions passed have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism . Resolutions 11 to 16 will additionally be filed at Companies House.
4 September 2024
For further information contact:
Mark Pope, Frostrow Capital LLP
Company Secretary, 020 3008 4913
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