Result of AGM
21st Nov 2024 15:30
ABRDN UK SMALLER COMPANIES GROWTH TRUST PLC
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 213800UUKA68SHSJBE37
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 21 November 2024 all resolutions contained in the Notice of Meeting were passed by a poll.
The total number of votes recorded was as follows:
| For and Discretionary | Against | Total Votes (excluding Votes Withheld) |
| ||
Resolution | No. of | % of | (excluding Votes Withheld) | % of |
Votes Withheld | |
Number | Votes | Votes Cast | Votes | Votes Cast | ||
1 | 22,569,813 | 91.58% | 2,074,046 | 8.42% | 24,643,859 | 2,090 |
2 | 24,434,670 | 99.32% | 168,368 | 0.68% | 24,603,038 | 42,911 |
3 | 24,609,381 | 99.86% | 34,794 | 0.14% | 24,644,175 | 1,774 |
4 | 24,549,835 | 99.78% | 53,768 | 0.22% | 24,603,603 | 42,346 |
5 | 24,540,806 | 99.79% | 52,763 | 0.21% | 24,593,569 | 52,380 |
6 | 23,441,141 | 95.28% | 1,161,668 | 4.72% | 24,602,809 | 43,140 |
7 | 24,552,089 | 99.79% | 51,480 | 0.21% | 24,603,569 | 42,380 |
8 | 24,555,830 | 99.80% | 49,139 | 0.20% | 24,604,969 | 40,980 |
9 | 24,571,938 | 99.77% | 56,556 | 0.23% | 24,628,494 | 17,455 |
10 | 24,611,452 | 99.92% | 18,600 | 0.08% | 24,630,052 | 15,897 |
11 | 24,568,520 | 99.78% | 55,106 | 0.22% | 24,623,626 | 22,323 |
12 | 24,512,831 | 99.58% | 103,713 | 0.42% | 24,616,544 | 29,405 |
13 | 23,455,335 | 95.21% | 1,178,907 | 4.79% | 24,634,242 | 11,707 |
14 | 24,399,057 | 99.09% | 223,339 | 0.91% | 24,622,396 | 23,553 |
15 | 24,541,932 | 99.74% | 63,937 | 0.26% | 24,605,869 | 40,080 |
16 | 24,514,891 | 99.52% | 117,196 | 0.48% | 24,632,087 | 13,862 |
Authority to Buy Back Shares
In relation to Resolution 13, to buy back shares, the limit on the number of Ordinary shares available to buy back is 10,678,221 as at 21 November 2024.
Tender Offers
In relation to Resolution 15, relating to tender offers, the limit on the number of Ordinary shares available to buy back is 7,130,326 as at 21 November 2024.
Full Text of Resolutions
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of the Meeting set out in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2024, copies of which are available on the Company's website, www.abrdnuksmallercompaniesgrowthtrust.co.uk*. The Annual Report has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and is available for inspection at: https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism*.
* Neither the Company's website nor the NSM website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.
Enquiries:
G Hay Smith
abrdn Holdings Limited
Company Secretary
Tel. 0131 372 2200