The Annual General Meeting of Temple Bar Investment Trust Plc was held on Tuesday, 10 May 2022.
All resolutions as set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 24 March 2022 were passed.
The poll results on each resolution were as follows:
Resolutions
Votes For
%
Votes Against
%
Total Votes Cast
Votes Withheld
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS:
1.
To approve the Company’s Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2021 (together with the reports of the Directors and Auditor thereon)
20,101,344
99.40
120,375
0.60
20,221,719
37,787
2.
To approve the report on Directors’ remuneration for the year ended 31 December 2021
20,048,040
99.38
125,114
0.62
20,173,154
86,352
3.
To elect Mr Charles Cade as a Director of the Company
20,161,339
99.77
46,584
0.23
20,207,923
51,583
4.
To re-elect Mr Arthur Copple as a Director of the Company
19,028,801
94.15
1,181,797
5.85
20,210,598
48,908
5.
To re-elect Dr Lesley Sherratt as a Director of the Company
20,141,526
99.66
68,745
0.34
20,210,271
49,235
6.
To re-elect Mr Richard Wyatt as a Director of the Company
20,136,061
99.63
74,537
0.37
20,210,598
48,908
7.
To re-elect Dr Shefaly Yogendra as a Director of the Company
20,145,910
99.68
64,688
0.32
20,210,598
48,908
8.
To re-appoint BDO LLP as the Auditor to the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next meeting at which financial statements are laid before the Company
20,129,682
99.61
79,468
0.39
20,209,150
50,356
9.
To authorise the Audit and Risk Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor
20,153,901
99.76
47,915
0.24
20,201,816
57,690
10.
To authorise that each of the ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the capital of the Company be subdivided into 5 ordinary shares of 5 pence each
20,111,046
99.52
96,206
0.48
20,207,252
52,254
11.
To authorise the Directors generally to allot ordinary shares
20,157,070
99.73
55,424
0.27
20,212,494
47,012
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS:
12.
To authorise the Directors to allot shares for cash pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights
20,102,359
99.51
98,357
0.49
20,200,716
58,790
13.
To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares
20,135,656
99.63
74,210
0.37
20,209,866
49,640
14.
To approve that a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days’ notice
20,019,116
99.04
193,295
0.96
20,212,411
47,095
The number of shares in issue at close of business on 9 May 2022 was 66,872,765 and 1,181,105 Ordinary Shares are held in treasury. The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 65,691,660. Up to 30.78% of voting capital was instructed.
A copy of the full text of resolutions 10 to 14 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
Temple Bar Investment Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Companyâs investment objective is to provide investors with a growing income combined with growth in capital. The Company invests primarily in United Kingdom equities, across different sectors, maintaining a balance of larger and smaller/medium-sized companies. It is focused on investing in the Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange (FTSE) 350 companies. The Company invests in various sectors, including financials, energy, consumer discretionary, communications, materials, industrials, consumer staples, healthcare, utilities, and information technology. The investment manager of the Company is RWC Asset Management LLP.