REG - TempletonEmerg.Mkt. - Result of AGM

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment TrustAnnouncement

14/07/2023 14:30

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RNS Number : 1173G  Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC  14 July 2023

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493002NMTB70RZBXO96

 

14 July 2023

 

Result of Annual General Meeting

 

The Board of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC (the "Company")
announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 14 July
2023, all of the following resolutions were passed by the requisite majority.

 

 Resolution                                                                      Votes for (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman)  %       Votes Against  %      Total Votes Cast  % of Issued Share Capital Voted  Votes Withheld

 Ordinary Resolutions
 1. To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and financial      748,619,188                                                    99.88   880,533        0.12   749,499,721       65.21%                           13,807
 statements for the year ended 31 March 2023.
 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March    748,562,823                                                    99.89   793,728        0.11   749,356,551       65.19%                           156,977
 2023.
 3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy for the year ended 31 March    748,951,673                                                    99.95   404,878        0.05   749,356,551       65.19%                           156,977
 2023.
 4. To declare a final dividend of 3.00 pence per share for the year ended 31    749,484,803                                                    100.00  21,785         0.00   749,506,588       65.21%                           6,940
 March 2023.
 5.1 To re-elect Paul Manduca as a Director.                                     671,831,838                                                    89.65   77,592,077     10.35  749,423,915       65.20%                           89,613
 5.2 To re-elect Charlie Ricketts as a Director.                                 743,008,234                                                    99.14   6,415,682      0.86   749,423,916       65.20%                           89,612
 5.3 To re-elect David Graham as a Director.                                     742,957,924                                                    99.14   6,465,367      0.86   749,423,291       65.20%                           90,237
 5.4 To re-elect Simon Jeffreys as a Director.                                   742,907,924                                                    99.13   6,515,367      0.87   749,423,291       65.20%                           90,237
 5.5 To re-elect Magdalene Miller as a Director.                                 742,675,797                                                    99.10   6,748,119      0.90   749,423,916       65.20%                           89,612
 5.6 To elect Abigail Rotheroe as a Director.                                    749,330,040                                                    99.99   93,416         0.01   749,423,456       65.20%                           90,072
 6. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company, to act until      748,407,577                                                    99.86   1,069,428      0.14   749,477,005       65.20%                           36,523
 the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which audited
 accounts are laid before the members.
 7. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.          749,403,978                                                    99.99   66,080         0.01   749,470,058       65.20%                           43,470

 Ordinary Resolution                                                             749,215,746                                                    99.97   231,962        0.03   749,447,708       65.20%                           65,820

 8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares.
 Special Resolution                                                              748,811,796                                                    99.93   524,547        0.07   749,336,343       65.19%                           177,185

 9. To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares by
 the Directors.
 Special Resolution                                                              742,817,302                                                    99.11   6,651,676      0.89   749,468,978       65.20%                           44,550

 10. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.
 Special Resolution                                                              748,642,064                                                    99.89   826,446        0.11   749,468,510       65.20%                           45,018

  11. That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be
 called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

The total number of voting rights at the proxy deadline was
1,149,441,319

 

For further information please e-mail temitcosec@franklintempleton.com
(mailto:temitcosec@franklintempleton.com)  or contact Client Dealer Services
at Franklin Templeton on free phone 0800 305 306, +44 (0) 20 7073 8690 for
overseas investors, or e-mail enquiries@franklintempleton.co.uk
(mailto:enquiries@franklintempleton.co.uk) .

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