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AGM Statement
24 May 2017
The Board of Foresight VCT plc is pleased to announce that at the Annual
General Meeting of the Company held on 23 May 2017 and at the separate class
meetings of the holders of Ordinary Shares, Planned Exit Shares and
Infrastructure Shares adjourned to 24 May 2017, 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 18,062,052 (99.36%) 115,855 (0.64%)
2 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report 16,602,142 (92.98%) 1,253,331 (7.02%)
3 - Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy 16,578,006 (93.62%) 1,129,372 (6.38%)
4 - To re-elect Peter Dicks as director 17,364,616 (96.26%) 675,189 (3.74%)
5 - To re-elect John Gregory as director 17,577,157 (97.27%) 493,874 (2.73%)
6 - To re-elect Gordon Humphries as director 17,401,113 (97.28%) 486,869 (2.72%)
7 - To re-elect Jocelin Harris as director 17,515,280 (96.92%) 555,751 (3.08%)
8 - To re-appoint KPMG LLP as auditor 17,667,083 (96.78%) 587,319 (3.22%)
9 - Authority to Allot Shares 17,776,221 (98.41%) 287,403 (1.59%)
10 - Disapplication of Pre-emption Rights 16,813,639 (95.63%) 769,101 (4.37%)
11 - Market Purchases of Own Shares 17,776,970 (98.04%) 356,201 (1.96%)
The proxy voting for the separate class meetings were as follows:
Ordinary Shares
12,635,415 (96.90%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's
discretion) and 403,946 (3.10%) against.
Planned Exit Shares
980,894 (91.92%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's
discretion) and 86,261 (8.08%) against.
Infrastructure Shares
1,836,889 (99.17%) votes received being in favour (or at the chairman's
discretion) and 15,322 (0.83%) against.
For further information please contact:
Gary Fraser, Foresight
Group:
020 3667 8159
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Source: Foresight VCT PLC via Globenewswire