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RNS Number : 4487J  AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC  20 May 2025

AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

LEI: 894500IJ5QQD7FPT3J73

20 May 2025

 

The Board of AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC (the "Company") is pleased to
announce that all Resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting of the
Company held at 11.30 a.m. on Tuesday, 20 May 2025, were duly passed. Voting
on all resolutions was conducted by a poll.

 

The full text of the Resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General
Meeting dated 4 April 2025, which has previously been submitted to the
National Storage Mechanism and is available for inspection at:
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) . The document is
also available for download from the Company's website,
www.ajot.co.uk/ajot-agm/ (http://www.ajot.co.uk/ajot-agm/) .

 

For completeness, proxy votes received in respect of the Resolutions were as
follows:

 

 Resolutions                                                                     Votes For           Votes Against       Votes Withheld
 Resolution 1                                                                    42,276,291  99.98%  8,862      0.02%    2,340

 To receive the audited accounts of the Company
 Resolution 2                                                                    42,276,291  99.98%  8,862      0.02%    2,340

 To approve a final ordinary dividend of 1.2p per Ordinary Share
 Resolution 3                                                                    41,059,427  97.14%  1,209,885  2.86%    18,181

 To re-elect Norman Crighton as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 4                                                                    41,058,940  97.14%  1,210,372  2.86%    18,181

 To re-elect Margaret Stephens as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 5                                                                    42,217,266  99.88%  52,046     0.12%    18,181

 To elect Andrew Rose as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 6                                                                    42,255,266  99.97%  14,046     0.03%    18,181

 To elect Tom Yoritaka as a Director of the Company
 Resolution 7                                                                    42,180,244  99.76%  103,021    0.24%    4,228

 To reappoint BDO LLP as Auditor to the Company
 Resolution 8                                                                    42,270,613  99.97%  14,540     0.03%    2,340

 To authorise the Directors to determine the Auditor's remuneration
 Resolution 9                                                                    42,151,847  99.74%  107,918    0.26%    27,728

 To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report
 Resolution 10                                                                   42,150,627  99.74%  109,138    0.26%    27,728

 To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy
 Resolution 11                                                                   42,253,308  99.92%  31,845     0.08%    2,340

 To authorise the Directors to allot securities up to an aggregate nominal
 amount of £272,246
 Resolution 12*                                                                  42,228,912  99.87%  54,353     0.13%    4,228

 To authorise the Directors to allot securities for cash and to disapply
 statutory pre-emption rights up to an aggregate nominal value of £136,123
 Resolution 13*                                                                  42,220,849  99.85%  62,416     0.15%    4,228

 To authorise the Directors to allot securities for cash and to disapply
 statutory pre-emption rights up to a further aggregate nominal value of
 £136,123
 Resolution 14*                                                                  42,276,291  99.98%  8,862      0.02%    2,340

 To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of Ordinary Shares in the
 capital of the Company up to an aggregate number of 20,404,872 shares
 Resolution 15*                                                                  42,195,032  99.79%  89,121     0.21%    3,340

 To authorise the Company to hold general meetings on 14 clear days' notice

 

*Special resolutions

 

Enquiries:

 Joe Bauernfreund                    020 7659 4800

Asset Value Investors

Investment Manager
 Eva Kulich                          0333 300 1932

MUFG Corporate Governance Limited

Company Secretary

 

Notes:

A copy of this announcement will be available on the Company's website and, in
accordance with Listing Rule 6.4.13 copies of resolutions 12 to 15 will
shortly be available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

Terms used and not defined in this announcement bear the meaning given to them
in the Notice of Meeting.

 

Neither the NSM website nor the Company's website nor the content of any
website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is
(or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part
of this announcement.

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