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BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust Plc - Result of AGM

BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc (LEI: 54930040ALEAVPMMDC31)

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a vote on poll, including ordinary resolutions 11 and 12, and special resolutions 13, 14, 15 and 16 under special business of the Company:

(Resolution 11) To grant the Directors’ authority to allot shares.

(Resolution 12) To grant the Directors’ authority to allot additional shares.

(Resolution 13) To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of resolution 11.

(Resolution 14) To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of resolution 12.

(Resolution 15) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.

(Resolution 16) To authorise the Directors to convene General Meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 day’s notice.

Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Votes for & Discretionary

(%)

Votes
against

(%)

Withheld

Resolution 1:

16,099,189

99.14

140,250

0.86

57,958

Resolution 2:

15,766,673

97.65

380,054

2.35

150,670

Resolution 3:

15,766,673

97.59

390,054

2.41

140,670

Resolution 4:

16,284,962

99.99

2,358

0.01

10,077

Resolution 5:

15,966,598

98.90

177,854

1.10

152,945

Resolution 6:

15,964,224

98.88

180,228

1.12

152,945

Resolution 7:

15,969,058

98.78

197,170

1.22

131,169

Resolution 8:

15,949,432

98.53

237,254

1.47

110,711

Resolution 9:

16,017,613

98.91

175,958

1.09

103,826

Resolution 10:

16,178,500

99.68

52,451

0.32

66,446

Resolution 11:

16,018,930

98.46

250,311

1.54

28,156

Resolution 12:

15,991,831

98.50

243,959

1.50

61,607

Resolution 13:

15,745,406

97.04

480,333

2.96

71,658

Resolution 14:

15,761,422

97.14

464,317

2.86

71,658

Resolution 15:

16,102,429

98.94

172,298

1.06

22,670

Resolution 16

15,989,098

98.41

258,752

1.59

49,547

13 March 2023

Enquiries:
Graham Venables
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
Telephone: 0203 649 3432