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 | (%) | 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