AGM Information • Jun 9, 2022
AGM Information
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AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY CONVENED AND HELD AT THE REGISTERED OFFICE OF THE COMPANY, BOW BELLS HOUSE, 1 BREAD STREET, LONDON EC4M 9HH, ON 6 JUNE 2022 AT 12:30 P.M.
a. to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,360,175 (such amount to be reduced by the nominal amount of any equity securities allotted pursuant to the authority in sub-paragraph (b) below in excess of £1,360,175); and b. to grant rights ("Relevant Rights") to subscribe for, or to convert any security into, shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £2,720,351 (such amount to be reduced by the nominal amount of any shares allotted pursuant to the authority in sub-paragraph (a) above) in connection with an offer made by means of a negotiable document to (i) all holders of ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to the respective numbers of such Ordinary Shares held by them and (ii) to holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities (but subject in either case to such exclusions, limits or restrictions or other arrangements as the Directors may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in or under the laws of any territory, or the requirements of any regulatory body or any stock exchange in any territory or otherwise howsoever);
such authorisation to expire on 30 June 2023 or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2023 unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting, save that the Company may at any time before the expiry of this authorisation make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted or Relevant Rights to be granted after the expiry of this authorisation and the Directors may allot shares or grant Relevant Rights in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the authorisation conferred hereby had not expired.
a. the allotment of equity securities or sale of treasury shares (otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) below) to any person up to an aggregate nominal amount of £412,174 which are, or are to be, wholly paid up in cash, at a price representing a premium to the net asset value per share at allotment, as determined by the Directors, and do not exceed up to 10% of the issued share capital (as at the date of the Annual General Meeting convened by this notice1 ); and
b. the allotment of equity securities in connection with an offer (but, in the case of the authority granted under Resolution 11(b) above, by way of a rights issue only) to (i) all
1 As at 6 June 2022 10% of the issued share capital amounts to 41,217,436 Ordinary shares
holders of Ordinary Shares in proportion (as nearly as may be practicable) to the respective numbers of Ordinary Shares held by them and (ii) to holders of other equity securities as required by the rights of those securities (but subject in either case to such exclusions, limits or restrictions or other arrangements as the Directors may consider necessary or appropriate to deal with treasury shares, fractional entitlements, record dates or legal, regulatory or practical problems in or under the laws of any territory, or the requirements of any regulatory body or any stock exchange in any territory or otherwise howsoever) at a price representing a premium to the net asset value per share at allotment, as determined by the Directors, and such power shall expire on 30 June 2023, or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2023 unless previously renewed, revoked or varied by the Company in general meeting, save that the Company may at any time before the expiry of this power make an offer or enter into an agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted or treasury shares to be sold after the expiry of this power and the Directors may allot securities or sell treasury shares in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.
a. the maximum aggregate number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 14.99% of the Ordinary Shares in issue as at the date of the passing of this Resolution2 ; b. the minimum price which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is £0.01;
c. the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may be paid for an Ordinary Share shall not be more than the higher of (i) an amount equal to 5% above the average of the middle market quotations for an Ordinary Share taken from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the date on which the Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) the higher of the price of the last independent trade and the current highest independent bid on the trading venue where the purchase is carried out;
d. the authority hereby conferred shall expire on 30 June 2023, or, if earlier, at the conclusion of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2023 unless such authority is renewed, revoked or varied prior to such time by the Company in general meeting; and e. (the Company may make a contract to purchase Ordinary Shares under the authority hereby conferred prior to the expiry of such authority which will or may be executed wholly or partly after the expiration of such authority and may make a purchase of Ordinary Shares pursuant to any such contract.
Certified a true copy
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For Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretaries 8 June 2022
2 As at 6 June 2022 14.99% of the issued share capital amounts to 61,784,936 Ordinary shares.
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