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RNS Number : 5574T Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC 18 February 2026
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC
Legal Entity Identifier: X5XCIPCJQCSUF8H1FU83
18 February 2026
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (the Company) is pleased to announce that at a
general meeting of the Company held earlier today shareholders approved both
of the resolutions put to the meeting, authorising the Tender Offer; and
approving the removal of the 2027 Conditional Tender Offer, the introduction
of the 2030 Performance Related Tender and the holding of a continuation vote
to be held at the Company's annual general meeting to be held in 2028.
Resolution Votes for (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman) % Votes Against % Votes withheld
Special resolution
1 THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 2 below, the Tender Offer be 114,221,161 99.4 647,632 0.6 65,398
approved on the terms set out in the Circular
Ordinary resolution
2 THAT, subject to the passing of Resolution 1 above, the Company (i) removes 104,590,823 91.3 9,998,718 8.7 344,650
the 2027 Conditional Tender Offer; (ii) introduces the 2030 Performance
Related Tender; and (iii) hold a continuation vote at the Company's 2028 AGM.
A copy of the resolutions passed have been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will be shortly be available for inspection at:
https:data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Results of the Tender Offer and the Tender Price will be published in due
course in accordance with the timetable set out in the circular sent to
Shareholders on 23 January 2026 (the Circular), which is reproduced below.
Terms used and not defined in this announcement shall have the meanings given
to them in the Circular.
Expected timetable
2026
Latest time and date for receipt of Tender Forms and submission of TTE 1 p.m. on 26 February
Instructions from Eligible Tendering Shareholders
Record Date for the Tender Offer 6 p.m. on 26 February
Results of Tender Offer Elections 27 February
Calculation Date close of business on 6 March
Tender Price announced on or around 9 March
CREST Settlement Date: payments through CREST made and CREST accounts settled Week beginning 16 March
for tendered Shares Cheques for certificated Shareholders despatched.
Definitive Share certificates are despatched to certificated Shareholders Week beginning 16 March
Note: All references to time in this Circular are to UK time. Each of the
times and dates in the above expected timetable) may be extended or brought
forward. If any of the above times or dates change, this shall be announced
through a Regulatory Information Service
For further information please contact:
Neil Morgan
Winterflood Securities
Tel +44 (0) 20 3100 0000
Anzelm Cydzik
Baillie Gifford & Co Ltd
crtallenquiries@bailliegifford.com (mailto:crtallenquiries@bailliegifford.com)
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