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Templeton Emerging Markets Investment TrustAnnouncement

11/07/2024 13:30

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RNS Number : 0955W  Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC  11 July 2024

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493002NMTB70RZBXO96

 

11 July 2024

 

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 11 July
2024, 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 (excluding Withheld)  % of Issued Share Capital Voted  Votes Withheld
 Ordinary Resolutions
 1. To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and financial       657,591,391                                                    99.99%   44,856         0.01%  657,636,247                            60.31%                           34,784
 statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
 2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March     657,196,869                                                    99.96%   276,176        0.04%  657,473,045                            60.31%                           197,986
 2024.
 3. To declare a final dividend of 3.00 pence per share for the year ended 31     657,603,171                                                    100.00%  31,567         0.00%  657,634,738                            60.31%                           36,293
 March 2024.
 4.1 To re-elect Abigail Rotheroe as a Director.                                  651,315,516                                                    99.06%   6,202,224      0.94%  657,517,740                            60.31%                           153,291
 4.2 To re-elect Charlie Ricketts as a Director.                                  651,248,717                                                    99.05%   6,263,963      0.95%  657,512,680                            60.31%                           158,351
 4.3 To re-elect David Graham as a Director.                                      651,252,639                                                    99.05%   6,263,191      0.95%  657,515,830                            60.31%                           155,201
 4.4 To re-elect Magdalene Miller as a Director.                                  650,975,196                                                    99.00%   6,542,544      1.00%  657,517,740                            60.31%                           153,291
 4.5 To re-elect Simon Jeffreys as a Director.                                    635,179,860                                                    96.63%   22,144,998     3.37%  657,324,858                            60.31%                           346,173
 4.6 To elect Angus Macpherson as a Director.                                     657,407,435                                                    99.98%   108,395        0.02%  657,515,830                            60.31%                           155,201
 5. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company, to act until       657,341,976                                                    99.97%   221,045        0.03%  657,563,021                            60.31%                           108,010
 the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which audited
 accounts are laid before the members.
 6. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration.           657,479,396                                                    99.99%   97,749         0.01%  657,577,145                            60.31%                           93,886
 Special Business
 Ordinary Resolutions
 7. To authorise that, pursuant to Article 153.1 of the articles of association   652,973,168                                                    99.30%   4,631,410      0.70%  657,604,578                            60.31%                           66,453
 of the Company, the Company shall continue in being as an Investment Trust for
 the period expiring at the end of the annual general meeting of the Company to
 be held in 2029.
 Special Resolutions
 8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares.                                   657,409,372                                                    99.97%   173,533        0.03%  657,582,905                            60.31%                           88,126
 9. To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares by      652,330,269                                                    99.22%   5,154,298      0.78%  657,484,567                            60.31%                           186,464
 the Directors.
 10. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares.                         657,385,557                                                    99.96%   254,006        0.04%  657,639,563                            60.31%                           31,468
  11. That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be        656,344,357                                                    99.81%   1,230,896      0.19%  657,575,253                            60.31%                           95,778
 called on not less than 14 clear days' notice.

 

The total number of voting rights at the proxy deadline was
1,090,394,078

 

For further information please e-mail temitcosec@franklintempleton.com
(mailto:temitcosec@franklintempleton.com) .

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