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Result of Adjourned EGM

RESULT OF THE ADJOURNED EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

At the Adjourned Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company held today, Resolutions 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, as set out in the Extraordinary General Meeting Notice sent to Shareholders dated 10 August 2018, were not passed.

Details of the proxy voting results which should be read along side the Notice are noted below:

Special Resolutions

For

Discretion (voted in favour)

Against

Abstain

Results

1

 8,970,160 

0

 6,977,108

1,109

Rejected

1

8,968,540

0

355

6,979,482

Passed

Note - A vote withheld is not a vote in law and has not been counted in the votes for and against a resolution.

The conditions for Resolutions 3 to 6 to be proposed were not satisfied due to Resolution 1 being rejected and were therefore not tabled to the Meeting.

The Special Resolutions were as follows:

Special Resolution 1

That the Company be and is hereby wound up voluntarily pursuant to Section 391(1)(b) of The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended.

Special Resolution 2

That the articles of incorporation of the Company be amended by the deletion of Article 177 in its entirety.

A further announcement from the Board will follow in due course.

The Company will be applying to the UKLA for restoration of the listing of shares of the Company on the UKLA Official list and to the London Stock Exchange for restoration of the trading of the Shares with effect from 7.30am on Monday 24 September 2018.

 

Enquiries:
Northern Trust International Fund Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited
The Company Secretary
Trafalgar Court, Les Banques
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 3QL

Tel: 01481 74500