24 April 2024
Greencoat UK Wind
plc
Results of
AGM
The Company is pleased to announce
that at the AGM held at 2.00 pm today, 24 April 2024, Resolutions 1
to 16 all passed with the requisite majority and that shareholders
supported the continuation of the Company, Resolution
17.
The Board, however, notes that
11.31% voted for discontinuation and will therefore continue to
consult with those shareholders to better understand their
views.
In accordance with LR 9.6.18, details of those resolutions passed, which were not
ordinary business of the AGM, follow:
|
In
Favour
|
Against
|
Withheld*
|
Resolution
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
%
|
Votes
|
12
|
1,589,456,605
|
99.53%
|
7,474,116
|
0.47%
|
1,028,416
|
13
|
1,569,994,307
|
98.31%
|
26,961,921
|
1.69%
|
1,002,909
|
14
|
1,569,174,989
|
98.26%
|
27,792,956
|
1.74%
|
991,192
|
15
|
1,594,624,198
|
99.85%
|
2,396,071
|
0.15%
|
938,868
|
16
|
1,590,321,262
|
99.58%
|
6,781,583
|
0.42%
|
856,292
|
17
|
180,350,802
|
11.31%
|
1,413,806,623
|
88.69%
|
3,908,894
|
*A vote withheld is not a vote in
law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes
"for" or "against" the Resolution.
The full wording of these
resolutions can be found below:
Resolution 12 - Special
Resolution
THAT, in substitution for all subsisting authorities to the
extent unused, the Directors be and they are
hereby generally and unconditionally authorised, in
accordance with section 551 Companies Act 2006
("CA
2006"), to exercise all the powers of the
Company to allot ordinary shares of one penny each in the capital
of the Company and the grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert
any security into shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal
amount of £7,682,380.39.
The authority hereby conferred on
the Directors shall expire at the conclusion of the next AGM of the
Company after the date of the passing of this Resolution or 30 June
2025, whichever is the earlier, save that under this authority the
Company may, before such expiry, make offers or enter into
agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or
rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares to
be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares or
grant rights to subscribe for, or to convert any security into,
shares (as the case may be) in pursuance of such an offer or
agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not
expired.
Resolution 13 - Special
Resolution
THAT, subject to the passing of
Resolution 12 above, in substitution for all substituting
authorities to the extent unused, the Directors be and they are
hereby authorised, pursuant to section 570 and section 573
Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to allot equity securities (within
the meaning of section 560 CA 2006) for cash either pursuant to the
authority conferred by Resolution 12 or by way of a sale of
treasury share, as if section 561(1) CA 2006 did not apply to any
such allotment, provided that such authority shall be limited
to:
(a) the allotment or sale of equity securities up to an aggregate
nominal amount equal to £2,304,714.12 (being approximately 10% of
the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company at the date of
this Notice); and
(b) the allotment or sale of equity securities at a price not less
than the net asset value per share.
This authority shall expire at the
conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of this
resolution or 30 June 2025, whichever is the earlier, save that the
Company may, before such expiry, make offers and enter into
agreements which would or might require equity securities to be
allotted after such expiry and the Directors may allot equity
securities in pursuance of such offers and agreements as if the
authority conferred hereby had not expired.
Resolution 14 - Special
Resolution
THAT subject to the passing of both Resolutions 12 and 13 above,
the Directors be and they are hereby authorised, pursuant to
section 570 and section 573 Companies Act 2006 ("CA 2006"), to
allot equity securities (within the meaning of section 560 CA 2006)
for cash, either pursuant to the authority conferred by Resolution
12 or by way of a sale of treasury share, as if section 561(1) CA
2006 did not apply to any such allotment, provided that such
authority shall be limited to:
(a) the allotment or sale of equity securities up to an aggregate
nominal amount equal to an additional £2,304,714.12 (being
approximately 10% of the issued Ordinary Share capital of the
Company at the date of this Notice which, together with the
authority under Resolution 13, is in aggregate approximately 20% of
the issued Ordinary Share capital of the Company at the date of
this Notice); and
(b) the allotment or sale of equity securities at a price not less
than the net asset value per share.
This authority shall expire at the
conclusion of the next AGM of the Company after the passing of this
resolution or 30 June 2025, whichever is the earlier, save that the
Company may, before the expiry of this authority make any offers or
enter into any agreements which would or might require equity
securities to be allotted, or treasury shares sold, after such
expiry and the Directors may allot equity securities or sell
treasury shares in pursuance of any such an offer or agreement as
if the authority conferred by this resolution had not
expired.
Resolution 15 - Special
Resolution
THAT
the Company be and is
hereby generally
and unconditionally authorised for the purposes of
section 701 Companies Act
2006 ("CA
2006"), to make market purchases (within the
meaning of section
693(4) CA 2006) of ordinary shares of one penny
each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") on such terms and in such
manner as the Directors shall from time to time determine, provided that:
(a) the
maximum number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased
is 345,476,645;
(b) the
minimum price (exclusive of expenses) which may
be paid for an Ordinary Share is one pence;
(c) the
maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share shall be
not more than the
higher of (i) an amount equal to 105 per cent. of the
average of the middle market quotations for an Ordinary
Share (as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily
Official List) for
the five business days immediately
preceding the date
on which that Ordinary Share is
contracted to be
purchased, and (ii) an amount equal to the
higher of the price of the last independent
trade of an Ordinary Share and the highest
current independent bid on the trading
venues where the purchase is carried out;
(d) the
authority hereby conferred shall expire at the conclusion of the
next AGM
of the Company after the passing of this
Resolution or 30 June 2025 whichever is the
earlier (unless previously revoked, varied or renewed by the Company in
general meeting prior to such time);
and
(e) the
Company may at any
time prior to the expiry of such authority
enter into a contract or
contracts under which a
purchase of Ordinary Shares under such
authority will or may be completed or
executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority
and the Company may
purchase Ordinary
Shares in pursuance of any such
contract or contracts as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.
Resolution 16
THAT, a general meeting of the
Company, other than an AGM, may be called on not less than 14 clear
days' notice.
Resolution 17
THAT the Company cease to
continue its business as a closed-ended investment
company.
The full text of each resolution and
a summary of proxy votes received will shortly be available on the
Company's website and will also be submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
For
further information, please contact:
Greencoat UK Wind
PLC
020 7832 9425
Stephen Lilley
Matt Ridley
Headland Consultancy
020 3805 4822
Stephen Malthouse