TIDMCLIG

RNS Number : 7920E

City of London Investment Group PLC

31 October 2022

City of London Investment Group plc

("City of London" or the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

City of London announces that, at the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Company held on 31 October 2022, the resolutions set out in the Notice of AGM dated 15 September 2022 were passed following a poll on each resolution.

Resolutions 1 to 14 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and resolutions 15 to 19 were passed as Special Resolutions. The table below details votes cast on each resolution.

 
                               Votes For    %         Votes Against   %        Total Votes   Votes Withheld   % of 
                                                                                (excluding                     Issued 
                                                                                withheld)                      Share 
                                                                                                               Capital 
                                                                                                               Voted 
 Ordinary Resolutions 
 Resolution 1: To receive 
  the 
  Directors' report and 
  accounts                     16,727,539   99.99%        1,147       0.01%    16,728,686          0           33.01% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 2: To approve 
  the 
  Directors' Remuneration 
  Report                       15,511,689   92.79%      1,205,297     7.21%    16,716,986        11,700        32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 3: To approve 
  the 
  remuneration policy          16,231,003   97.67%       387,513      2.33%    16,618,516       110,170        32.79% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 4: The declare 
  a final dividend of 22p 
  per 
  Ordinary Share of 1p each 
  in 
  the Company ("Ordinary 
  Shares"), 
  payable on 4 November 2022   16,728,648   100.00%        38         0.00%    16,728,686          0           33.01% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 5: To re-appoint 
  Barry Aling as a Director    16,717,314   99.99%        1,935       0.01%    16,719,249        9,437         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 6: To re-appoint 
  Thomas Griffith as a 
  Director                     16,717,314   99.99%        1,935       0.01%    16,719,249        9,437         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 7: To re-appoint 
  Rian Dartnell as a 
  Director                     16,391,820   98.04%       327,429      1.96%    16,719,249        9,437         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 8: To re-appoint 
  Tazim Essani as a Director   16,594,256   99.25%       124,993      0.75%    16,719,249        9,437         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 9: To re-appoint 
  George Karpus as a 
  Director                     16,717,314   99.99%        1,935       0.01%    16,719,249        9,437         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 10: To 
  re-appoint 
  Peter Roth as a Director     16,594,186   99.25%       125,063      0.75%    16,719,249        9,437         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 11: To 
  re-appoint 
  Jane Stabile as a Director   16,594,256   99.25%       124,993      0.75%    16,719,249        9,437         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 12: To 
  re-appoint 
  RSM UK Audit LLP as 
  auditors 
  of the Company               16,718,699   99.94%        9,987       0.06%    16,728,686          0           33.01% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 13: To authorise 
  the Audit & Risk Committee 
  of the Company to fix the 
  remuneration 
  of the auditors              16,670,524   99.65%       58,162       0.35%    16,728,686          0           33.01% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 14: To authorise 
  the Directors to allot 
  shares                       15,238,648   91.20%      1,471,125     8.80%    16,709,773        18,913        32.97% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Special Resolutions 
 Resolution 15: To authorise 
  the Employee Benefit Trust 
  to hold Ordinary Shares up 
  to a maximum aggregate of 
  10% 
  of the issued Ordinary 
  Share 
  capital of the Company       16,407,790   98.13%       313,089      1.87%    16,720,879        7,807         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 16: Authority to 
  disapply rep-emption 
  rights                       14,214,231   85.02%      2,504,655     14.98%   16,718,886        9,800         32.99% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 17: Additional 
  authority to disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights                       11,223,118   82.25%      2,422,421     17.75%   13,645,539      14,784,304      26.93% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 18: To authorise 
  the Company to make market 
  purchases of Ordinary 
  Shares                       16,720,488   99.95%        8,198       0.05%    16,728,686          0           33.01% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 Resolution 19: To authorise 
  the Directors to call a 
  general 
  meeting, other than an 
  AGM, 
  on not less than 14 clear 
  days' 
  notice                       15,922,142   95.20%       803,169      4.80%    16,725,311        3,375         33.00% 
                              -----------  --------  --------------  -------  ------------  ---------------  --------- 
 

Notes:

1) Following the completion of the merger with Karpus Management, Inc. on 1 October 2020, the Company has a "Controlling Shareholder Group", which has agreed to limit their voting rights to the lower of: (i) the number of shares held by them; and (ii) 24.99 per cent. of the votes cast on any resolution by all shareholders. The Controlling Shareholder Group cast votes in excess of 24.99 per cent. of the votes cast on the resolutions by all shareholders and, accordingly, the number of votes stated above as being cast "in favour", "against" and those "withheld" have been reduced accordingly.

2) The total number of Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company in issue at close of business on 27 October 2022 and the number used for the percentage of issued share capital voted was 50,679,095.

3) The percentage of issued share capital voted calculation uses total votes cast (including votes withheld) as adjusted per the Controlling Shareholder Group calculation detailed in point 1, above.

   4)   The votes "for" include those giving the Chair of the AGM discretion. 

5) Votes "for" and "against" are expressed as a percentage of the total votes cast (excluding votes withheld).

   6)   The percentages above are rounded to two decimal places. 

7) A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of votes "for" or "against" a resolution.

Resolutions 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 related to the re-election of the Independent Directors. Under the Listing Rules, because the Controlling Shareholder Group together control in concert more than 30 per cent. of the voting rights of the Company (even though they have agreed to limit their voting rights as stated above), the re-election of an Independent Director by shareholders must be approved by a majority of both: (i) the shareholders of the Company; and (ii) the independent shareholders of the Company (that is, the shareholders of the Company entitled to vote on the election of Independent Directors who are not part of the Controlling Shareholder Group). The Company has separately counted the number of votes cast by the independent shareholders in favour of resolutions 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11 and has determined that, in each case, the second threshold referred to in (ii) above has also been met. Notes 4 to 7 above also apply to the following table.

 
 Resolution                      Votes For   %         Votes Against   %       Votes Total   Votes Withheld 
                                                                                (excluding 
                                                                                withheld) 
 Resolution 5: To re-appoint 
  Barry Aling as a Director      9,544,830   100.00%        38         0.00%    9,544,868          0 
                                ----------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
 Resolution 7: To re-appoint 
  Rian Dartnell as a Director    9,219,336   99.98%        1,935       0.02%    9,221,271        9,437 
                                ----------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
 Resolution 8: To re-appoint 
  Tazim Essani as a Director     9,421,772   98.69%       124,993      1.31%    9,546,765        9,437 
                                ----------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
 Resolution 10: To re-appoint 
  Peter Roth as a Director       9,421,702   99.89%        9,987       0.11%    9,431,689          0 
                                ----------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
 Resolution 11: To re-appoint 
  Jane Stabile as a Director     9,421,772   99.39%       58,162       0.61%    9,479,934          0 
                                ----------  --------  --------------  ------  ------------  --------------- 
 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R, copies of the resolutions comprising special business have been made available for inspection on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

For further information, please visit www.clig.com or contact:

Tom Griffith (CEO)

City of London Investment Group PLC

Tel: 001 610 380 0435

Martin Green

Zeus Capital Limited

Financial Adviser & Broker

Tel: +44 (0)20 3829 5000

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