For immediate release
Following the Annual General Meeting held today, the Company is pleased to announce that all Resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a poll.
Resolutions 1 to 13 and 17 were proposed as Ordinary Resolutions. Resolutions 14 to 16 were proposed as Special Resolutions.
The results of the poll for each resolution were as follows:
|
Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) |
Votes For |
Votes For (%) |
Votes Against |
Votes Against (%) |
Votes Withheld |
Total issued share capital instructed |
|
1. To receive and adopt the accounts for the period ended 31 May 2020 |
26,457,635 |
100.00%
|
23
|
0.00%
|
369
|
26,458,027 |
|
2. Approve Directors' Remuneration Report for the period ended 31 May 2020 |
26,451,384 |
99.99%
|
1,686
|
0.01%
|
4,957
|
26,458,027 |
|
3. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy |
26,450,471 |
99.99% |
2,686
|
0.01%
|
4,870
|
26,458,027 |
|
4. Re-election of Sir Laurie Magnus |
26,176,814 |
98.94%
|
279,523
|
1.06%
|
1,690
|
26,458,027 |
|
5. Re-election of Mr J.D. Burgess |
26,455,414 |
100.00%
|
923
|
0.00%
|
1,690
|
26,458,027 |
|
6. Re-election of Mr D.L. Melvin |
26,449,215 |
99.97%
|
7,122
|
0.03%
|
1,690
|
26,458,027 |
|
7. Re-election of Ms S.E.M Nicklin |
26,183,013 |
98.97%
|
273,324
|
1.03%
|
1,690
|
26,458,027 |
|
8. Election of Dame Susan Owen DCB |
26,455,122 |
100.00%
|
1,105
|
0.00%
|
1,800
|
26,458,027 |
|
9. Election of Ms M.A. Sieghart |
26,455,304 |
100.00%
|
923
|
0.00%
|
1,800
|
26,458,027 |
|
10. Re-appointment of Mr J.B.H.C.A. Singer |
26,455,414 |
100.00%
|
923
|
0.00%
|
1,690
|
26,458,027 |
|
11. Re-appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor |
26,447,917 |
99.97%
|
7,424
|
0.03%
|
2,686
|
26,458,027 |
|
12. Authorise Audit Committee to determine Auditor's Remuneration |
26,456,173 |
99.99%
|
1,485
|
0.01%
|
369
|
26,458,027 |
|
13. Authority to allot shares |
26,397,470 |
99.78%
|
59,095
|
0.22%
|
1,462
|
26,458,027 |
|
14. Dis-application of pre-emption rights |
26,446,574 |
99.97%
|
9,171
|
0.03%
|
2,282
|
26,458,027 |
|
15. Market purchases of own shares |
25,064,081 |
94.74%
|
1,392,846 |
5.26%
|
1,099
|
26,458,026 |
|
16. General meeting called on not less than 14 clear days' notice |
26,132,164 |
98.77%
|
324,299
|
1.23%
|
1,564
|
26,458,027 |
|
17. The maximum aggregate annual remuneration payable to the Directors under article 79(1) of the Articles of Association be increased to |
24,039,745 |
99.93%
|
15,966
|
0.07%
|
2,402,316
|
26,458,027 |
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2R a copy of Resolutions 13 to 17 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
As shareholders were unable to attend today's Annual General Meeting, a presentation from the Company's Investment Manager, Pantheon Ventures (
LEI: 2138001B3CE5S5PEE928
For more information please visit PIP's website at www.piplc.com or contact:
Helen Steers or Vicki Bradley
Pantheon Ventures (
020 3356 1800
NOTES
PIP
PIP is a listed FTSE 250 private equity investment trust, overseen by an independent Board of Directors and managed by Pantheon, one of the leading private equity investment managers globally. PIP offers investors a liquid, differentiated entry point to the excellent growth potential of global private equity, with access to the primary, secondary and co-investment opportunities of some of the best managers in the world. The company has a track record of outperformance, and manages risk through diversification and rigorous selection based on Pantheon's extensive experience and international platform.
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