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abrdn Japan Investment Trust plc

29 September 2023

29 September 2023

LEI: 5493007LN438OBLNLM64

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ABRDN JAPAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the "Company" or "AJIT")

Results of First General Meeting and Annual General Meeting

Results of First General Meeting and Annual General Meeting

In connection with the proposals for the voluntary winding up of the Company and combination with Nippon Active Value Fund plc ("NAVF") by means of a scheme of reconstruction and winding up of the Company under section 110 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (the "Scheme"), the Board is pleased to announce that the special resolutions, which were put forward at the First General Meeting, and the ordinary and special resolutions put forward at the Annual General Meeting, both held today, have been approved by Shareholders. Please note that of the resolutions numbered 1 to 12 presented at the Annual General Meeting, numbers 11 and 12 were special resolutions.

As set out in the circular to shareholders dated 1 September 2023 (the "Circular"), as a result of the passing of the first special resolution at the First General Meeting, the Company's articles of associations were amended to remove the continuation vote provisions therein and therefore the Company was not required to put Resolution 13 to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.

Details of the number of proxy votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the resolutions are set out

below and will also be published on the Company's website:   abrdnjapan.co.uk . 

Resolutions Presented at the First General Meeting

 
                              For (inc Discretionary)      Against       Abstained       Total 
 Resolution                      Votes           %       Votes    %     Votes    % 
                            ---------------  ---------  ------  -----  ------  -----  ---------- 
      Reclassification 
       of the shares 
       in issue as 
       shares with 
       "A" rights 
       or shares 
       with "B" rights 
       as the case 
       may be in 
       accordance 
       with the terms 
       of the Scheme 
       and amendment 
       of the Company's 
       articles of 
       association 
       to give effect 
  1    to the Scheme              6,182,834      99.96   2,226   0.04   2,622   0.04   6,185,060 
     ---------------------  ---------------  ---------  ------  -----  ------  -----  ---------- 
      Subject to 
       the successful 
       passing of 
       resolution 
       1: the voluntary 
       winding-up 
       of the Company 
       and the appointment 
       of Liquidators, 
       and amendment 
       of the Articles 
  2    of Association             6,183,489      99.96   2,768   0.04   1,311   0.02   6,186,257 
     ---------------------  ---------------  ---------  ------  -----  ------  -----  ---------- 
 

Resolutions Presented at the Annual General Meeting

 
                               For (inc Discretionary)        Against         Abstained       Total 
 Resolution                       Votes           %        Votes      %     Votes     % 
                             --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To receive 
        and adopt 
        the Directors' 
        Report and 
        Financial 
        Statements 
        and independent 
        auditor's 
  1     report thereon.           6,219,672      99.95%     2,913   0.05%      347   0.01   6,222,585 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To receive 
        and adopt 
        the Directors' 
        Remuneration 
  2     Report                    6,202,208      99.77%    14,203   0.23%    6,522   0.10   6,216,411 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To approve 
        the Remuneration 
  3     Policy                    6,196,053      99.77%    14,078   0.23%   12,802   0.21   6,210,131 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
  4     Karen Brade               6,215,747      99.92%     5,115   0.08%    2,070   0.03   6,220,862 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
  5     Claire Boyle              6,212,073      99.87%     8,380   0.13%    2,479   0.04   6,220,453 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
  6     Sam Dean                  6,208,579      99.80%    12,224   0.20%    2,129   0.03   6,220,803 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To re-elect 
        Sir David 
  7     Warren                    6,214,338      99.95%     2,816   0.05%    5,778   0.09   6,217,154 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To appoint 
        Johnston Carmichael 
        LLP as independent 
  8     auditor                   6,210,381     100.00%       198   0.00%   12,353   0.20   6,210,579 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        to agree the 
        remuneration 
        of the independent 
  9     auditor                   6,221,639     100.00%       198   0.00%    1,095   0.02   6,221,837 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Directors 
        of the Company 
  10    to allot shares           6,117,172      98.33%   103,916   1.67%    1,844   0.03   6,221,088 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To approve 
        the disapplication 
        of pre-emption 
  11    rights                    6,115,348      98.30%   105,804   1.70%    1,780   0.03   6,221,152 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
       To authorise 
        the Company 
        to purchase 
  12    own shares                6,218,168      99.97%     1,731   0.03%    3,033   0.05   6,219,899 
      ---------------------  --------------  ----------  --------  ------  -------  -----  ---------- 
 

The ordinary shares will be disabled for settlement in CREST from the close of business on 5 October 2023, trading will be suspended from 7.30am on 6 October 2023 and the ordinary shares will be suspended from listing at 7.30 a.m. on 10 October 2023.

The full text of the special and ordinary resolutions can be found in the notice of First General Meeting contained in the Circular. The Circular is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism which can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at abrdnjapan.co.uk/en-gb .

Pre-liquidation interim dividend

As announced on 1 September 2023, a pre-liquidation interim dividend of 3.0 pence per ordinary share will be paid on 29 September 2023 to Shareholders on the register on 15 September 2023.

Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Circular unless the context otherwise requires.

Enquiries

 
abrdn Japan    Karen Brade                       E: abrdnjapan@shorecap.co.uk 
Shore Capital  Robert Finlay/Rose Ramsden/Angus  T: 020 7408 4090 
                Murphy (Corporate Advisory) 
                Fiona Conroy (Corporate 
                Broking) 
 

abrdn Holly Kidd (Company Secretary) T: +44 131 372 2200

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