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RNS Number : 4195X  Baronsmead Venture Trust PLC  20 March 2026

 

 

 

20 March 2026

 

Baronsmead Venture Trust Plc

("BVT" or the "Company")

 

Result of the 2026 Annual General Meeting

 

 

BVT is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held on 19
March 2026, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were passed. All
resolutions were voted on a poll, and the results of the poll for each
resolution were:

 

 Resolutions                                                                    Votes For         For    Votes Against     Against (%)  Votes Withheld    Total       % of Issued Share Capital voted

                                                                                (No. of shares)   (%)    (No. of shares)                (No. of shares)   Votes
 Resolution 1                                                                   22,980,758        98.40  374,796           1.60                           23,355,554  5.40%

 To receive and adopt the accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025                                                                 34,894

 Resolution 2                                                                   23,251,127        99.43  133,504           0.57                           23,384,631  5.40%

 To declare a final dividend of 2.00 pence per share                                                                                    5,817

 Resolution 3                                                                   21,885,006        95.69  986,123                                          22,871,129  5.28%

 To receive and approve Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30                                               4.31         519,319
 September 2025

 Resolution 4                                                                   22,744,568        98.06  449,440                                          23,194,008  5.36%

 To elect David Melvin as a Director                                                                                       1.94         196,440

 Resolution 5                                                                   22,557,682        97.23  642,347                                          23,200,029  5.36%

 To elect Mandeep Singh as a Director                                                                                      2.77         190,419

 Resolution 6                                                                   22,293,441        96.15  893,106                                          23,186,547  5.36%

 To re-elect Fiona Miller Smith as a Director                                                                              3.85         203,901

 Resolution 7                                                                   22,239,903        97.11  662,010                                          22,901,913  5.29%

 To re-elect Michael Probin as a Director                                                                                  2.89         488,535

 Resolution 8                                                                   22,566,658        98.30  389,987                                          22,956,645  5.30%

 To re-appoint BDO LLP as the independent Auditor                                                                          1.70         433,803

 Resolution 9                                                                   23,197,380        99.55  104,361                        88,707            23,301,741  5.38%

 To authorise the Audit & Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of                                                  0.45
 the independent Auditor

 Resolution 10                                                                  22,864,084        98.59  328,931                        197,433           23,193,015  5.36%

 To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares                                                                       1.42

 Resolution 11                                                                  21,992,871        95.62  1,007,722                      389,855           23,000,593  5.31%

 To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights                                                                 4.38

 Resolution 12                                                                  23,017,779        98.89  259,093                        113,576           23,276,872  5.38%

 To approve the purchase of the Company's own shares                                                                       1.11

 Resolution 13                                                                  22,191,819        96.87  717,953                        480,676           22,909,772  5.29%

 That a general meeting may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice                                               3.13

 

 

 NOTES:

 1.  All resolutions were passed.
 2.  Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chair of the AGM have been
     included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.
 3.  Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of
     votes validly cast for that resolution.
 4.  A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation
     of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.
 5.  The number of shares carrying voting rights on 19 March 2026 was 432,782,530
     ordinary shares, carrying one vote each.
 6.  The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice
     of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website
     at https://greshamhouse.com/strategic-equity/private-equity/baronsmead-vcts/baronsmead-venture-trust-plc/
     (https://greshamhouse.com/strategic-equity/private-equity/baronsmead-vcts/baronsmead-venture-trust-plc/)
 7.  A copy of resolutions 10 to 13 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted
     to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection
     at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
     (https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)

 

 

For further information please contact:

 

Baronsmead VCT Investor Relations

 

020 7382 0999

 

baronsmeadvcts@greshamhouse.com (mailto:baronsmeadvcts@greshamhouse.com)

 

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