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Foresight 4 VCT plc ("Company")
GM Results
14 June 2017
The board of Foresight 4 VCT plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce the
results of the general meeting of the Company held today in connection with
the proposed merger of the Company with Foresight 3 VCT plc ("F3") and the
offer for subscription launched on 19 May 2017.
The merger is proposed to be completed by way of a scheme of reconstruction
pursuant to section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 whereby F3 will be placed
in members' voluntary liquidation and all of its assets and liabilities
transferred by the appointed liquidators to the Company in consideration for
new shares being issued by the Company ("Scheme"), details of which were
contained in the Company's circular to shareholders ("Circular") dated 19 May
2017.
The Company also launched an offer for subscription to raise up to £50
million (with an over-allotment facility to raise up to a further £50
million) on 19 May 2017 ("Offer"), details of which are contained in the
prospectus issued by the Company's on 19 May 2017.
At the general meeting of the Company, the resolutions proposed in connection
with the Scheme, the Offer and other matters, as set out in the Circular, were
duly passed on a show of hands in respect of Resolution 1 and by way of a poll
in respect of Resolution 2 as follows:
* Resolution 1 - to approve the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of
F3 and the allotment of shares pursuant to the Scheme; and
* Resolution 2 - a composite resolution to (i) authorise the directors to
allot shares; (ii) to disapply pre-emption rights; (iii) to approve the
Promoter's Fee Arrangement (as defined in the Circular); and (iv) authorise
the Company to make market purchases of shares.
The number of proxy votes received in relation to Resolution 1 were as
follows:
Votes Resolution 1
For 8,630,619 (94.33%)
Against 201,222 (2.20%)
Discretion of chairman 299,794 (3.28%)
Discretion of third party 17,298 (0.19%)
Withheld 41,053
The results of the poll in relation to Resolution 2 were as follows:
Votes Resolution 2
For 8,748,834 (96.3%)
Against 331,615 (3.7%)
A copy of the resolutions passed at the above meeting will shortly be
available for inspection on both the Company's website (www.foresightgroup.eu)
as well as at the National Storage Mechanism (www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM).
For further enquiries please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight Group: 0203 667 8100
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Source: Foresight 4 VCT PLC via Globenewswire