AGM Statement
25 May 2016
The Board of Foresight VCT plc is pleased to announce that at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 24 May 2016 and at the separate class
meetings of the holders of Ordinary Shares, Planned Exit Shares and
Infrastructure Shares adjourned to 25 May 2016, all of the resolutions were
duly passed.
The proxy voting was as follows:
Resolution Votes For (or at the Chairman's discretion) Votes Against
1 - To Receive the Report and Accounts 13,766,170 (99.65%) 47,760 (0.35%)
2 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report 12,269,035 (92.33%) 1,018,854 (7.67%)
3 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy 12,104,294 (91.08%) 1,185,712 (8.92%)
4 - To re-elect Peter Dicks as director 12,739,779 (93.78%) 844,622 (6.22%)
5 - To re-elect John Gregory as director 12,928,855 (95.17%) 656,392 (4.83%)
6 - To re-elect Gordon Humphries as director 13,091,026 (96.36%) 494,221 (3.64%)
7 - To re-appoint Jocelin Harris as director 12,890,443 (95.03%) 674,140 (4.97%)
8 - To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor 13,412,685 (97.13%) 395,763 (2.87%)
9 - Authority to Allot Shares 13,425,518 (97.25%) 379,526 (2.75%)
10 - Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights 12,720,197 (94.07%) 801,178 (5.93%)
11 - Market Purchases of Own Shares 12,904,453 (97.51%) 329,080 (2.49%)
The proxy voting for the separate class meetings were as follows:
Ordinary Shares
9,697,868 (96.71%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's
discretion) and 329,734 (3.29%) against.
Planned Exit Shares
757,009 (98.84%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's
discretion) and 8,878 (1.16%) against.
Infrastructure Shares
1,560,325 (98.71%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's
discretion) and 20,354 (1.29%) against.
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight
Group:
020 3667 8100
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Source: Foresight VCT PLC via Globenewswire
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