AGM Information • Jul 23, 2025
AGM Information
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Resolutions passed, other than those as ordinary business, at the Annual General Meeting of Octopus AIM VCT plc held on 23 July 2025 at 33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT.
THAT, in addition to existing authorities, the Directors be and are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with s551 of the Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of £467,575 (representing approximately 20% of the Ordinary share capital in issue at the date of this Notice) such authority to expire at the earlier of the conclusion of the Company's AGM next following the passing of this Resolution and the expiry of 15 months from the passing of this Resolution (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in a general meeting) but so that such authority allows the Company to make offers or agreements before the expiry thereof, which would or might require relevant securities to be allotted after the expiry of such authority.
THAT, in addition to existing authorities, the Directors of the Company be and hereby are generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with Section 551 of the Act to exercise all the powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to a maximum nominal amount of £116,894 in connection with the Company's dividend reinvestment scheme (representing approximately 5% of the Ordinary share capital in issue as at the date of this Notice) provided that the authority conferred by this Resolution shall expire on the date falling 15 months from the date of the passing of this Resolution (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting) save that this authority shall allow the Company to make, before the expiry of this authority, any offers or agreements which would or might require shares to be allotted or rights to be granted after such expiry and the Directors may allot shares in pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding the expiry of such authority.
THAT, conditional upon the passing of Resolution 9 above, and in addition to existing authorities, the Directors of the Company be and are hereby empowered pursuant to s571 of the Act to allot or make offers or agreements to allot equity securities (as defined in s560(1) of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority granted by Resolution 9 as if s561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment and so that:
(a) reference to allotment of equity securities in this Resolution shall be construed in accordance with s560(2) of the Act; and
(b) the power conferred by this Resolution shall enable the Company to make any offer or agreement before the expiry of the said power which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after the expiry of the said power and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offer or agreement notwithstanding the expiry of such power.
The power provided by this Resolution shall expire on the date falling on the earlier of the conclusion of the Company's AGM next following the passing of this Resolution and 15 months from the date of the passing of this Resolution (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting).
THAT, conditional upon the passing of Resolution 10 above and in addition to existing authorities, the Directors of the Company be and hereby are empowered pursuant to Section 571 of the Act to allot or make offers or agreements to allot equity securities (which expression shall have the meaning ascribed to it in Section 560(1) of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority granted by Resolution 10 above, as if Section 561 of the Act did not apply to any such allotment and so that:
(a) reference to allotment of equity securities in this Resolution shall be construed in accordance with Section 560(2) of the Act; and
(b) the power conferred by this Resolution shall enable the Company to make any offer or agreement before the expiry of the said power which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after the expiry of the said power and the Directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement notwithstanding the expiry of such power.
The power provided by this Resolution shall expire on the date falling 15 months from the date of the passing of this Resolution (unless previously renewed, varied or revoked by the Company in general meeting).
THAT, in addition to existing authorities, the Company be and is hereby generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of s693(4) of the Act) of Ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ('Ordinary shares') provided that:
(a) the maximum number of Ordinary shares so authorised to be purchased shall not exceed 35,044,725 Ordinary shares, representing approximately 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital at the date of this Notice; (b) the minimum price which may be paid for an Ordinary share shall be its nominal value;
(c) the maximum price, exclusive of expenses, which may be paid for an Ordinary share is an amount equal to the higher of (i) 105% of the average of the middle market quotation for an Ordinary share taken from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days immediately preceding the day on which the Ordinary share is contracted to be purchased; and (ii) the amount stipulated by Article 5(6) of the Market Abuse Regulation; (d) the authority conferred comes to an end at the conclusion of the next AGM of the Company or upon the expiry of 15 months from the passing of this Resolution, whichever is the earlier; and
(e) that the Company may enter into a contract to purchase its Ordinary shares under this authority prior to the expiry of this authority which would or might be completed wholly or partly after the expiry of this authority.
THAT, subject to the sanction of the High Court, the amount standing to the credit of the share premium account of the Company, at the date an order is made confirming such cancellation by the Court, be and hereby is cancelled, and the amount by which the share capital is so reduced be credited to a reserve of the Company.
THAT the Company continue as a Venture Capital Trust.
Registered office _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ London Services Limited
33 Holborn Octopus Company Secretarial EC1N 2HT Company Secretary
Date: 23 July 2025
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