Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust PLC

AGM Information • Oct 28, 2025

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Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust Plc - Result of AGM

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LONDON, United Kingdom, October 28

Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust plc

Annual General Meeting held on 28 October 2025

The Board of Aberforth Geared Value & Income Trust plc hereby reports that all the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting held on 28 October 2025 were passed by Shareholders on a poll.  

The table below shows the results of the poll.

Resolution	Votes For	% Votes For	Votes Against	% Votes Against	Total Votes cast (excluding Votes Withheld)	Votes Withheld
1    That the Report and      Financial Statements       for  the period to 30 June 2025 be received and adopted.	21,397,770	99.97%	7,358	0.03%	21,405,128	0
2     That the Directors’      Remuneration Policy       as set out in the Annual Report be approved.	21,323,814	99.63%	79,711	0.37%	21,403,525	1,603
3    That the Directors’      Remuneration Report for  the period to 30 June 2025 be received, adopted and approved.	21,330,575	99.66%	72,950	0.34%	21,403,525	1,603
4    That Angus Gordon Lennox be elected as a Director.	20,546,934	96.09%	835,262	3.91%	21,382,196	22,932
5    That Graeme Bissett be elected as a Director.	20,545,010	96.08%	837,186	3.92%	21,382,196	22,932
6    That Lesley Jackson be  elected as a Director.	20,540,507	96.06%	841,689	3.94%	21,382,196	22,932
7   That Johnston Carmichael LLP be re-appointed as Auditor to hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the   Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2026.	21,375,821	99.93%	14,739	0.07%	21,390,560	14,568
8    That the Audit Committee be authorised to determine the remuneration of the Auditor for the year to 30 June 2026.	21,387,770	99.92%	17,358	0.08%	21,405,128	0
9    That the Company be      authorised to buy back Ordinary Shares and Zero Dividend Preference Shares.	21,364,431	99.81%	40,697	0.19%	21,405,128	0

Notes

1. A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
2. Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included as votes for the resolution.
3. Resolutions 1 to 8 were ordinary resolutions and resolution 9 was a special resolution.
4. The total votes cast represented 19.94% of the 107,331,000 Ordinary Shares in issue at 24 October 2025.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of the Annual General Meeting contained in the 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements which is on the website www.aberforth.co.uk .   The report has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and is available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

Contact  

Michael Campbell, Aberforth Partners LLP, Secretaries

Telephone: 0131 220 0733

28 October 2025

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