Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493002NMTB70RZBXO96
11 July 2024
Result of Annual General Meeting
The Board of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC (the "Company") announces that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 11 July 2024, all of the following resolutions were passed by the requisite majority.
|
Resolution |
Votes for (including votes at the discretion of the Chairman) |
% |
Votes Against |
% |
Total Votes Cast (excluding Withheld) |
% of Issued Share Capital Voted |
Votes Withheld |
|
Ordinary Resolutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. To receive and adopt the Directors' and Auditor's Reports and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
657,591,391 |
99.99% |
44,856 |
0.01% |
657,636,247 |
60.31% |
34,784 |
|
2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
657,196,869 |
99.96% |
276,176 |
0.04% |
657,473,045 |
60.31% |
197,986 |
|
3. To declare a final dividend of 3.00 pence per share for the year ended 31 March 2024. |
657,603,171 |
100.00% |
31,567 |
0.00% |
657,634,738 |
60.31% |
36,293 |
|
4.1 To re-elect Abigail Rotheroe as a Director. |
651,315,516 |
99.06% |
6,202,224 |
0.94% |
657,517,740 |
60.31% |
153,291 |
|
4.2 To re-elect Charlie Ricketts as a Director. |
651,248,717 |
99.05% |
6,263,963 |
0.95% |
657,512,680 |
60.31% |
158,351 |
|
4.3 To re-elect David Graham as a Director. |
651,252,639 |
99.05% |
6,263,191 |
0.95% |
657,515,830 |
60.31% |
155,201 |
|
4.4 To re-elect Magdalene Miller as a Director. |
650,975,196 |
99.00% |
6,542,544 |
1.00% |
657,517,740 |
60.31% |
153,291 |
|
4.5 To re-elect Simon Jeffreys as a Director. |
635,179,860 |
96.63% |
22,144,998 |
3.37% |
657,324,858 |
60.31% |
346,173 |
|
4.6 To elect Angus Macpherson as a Director. |
657,407,435 |
99.98% |
108,395 |
0.02% |
657,515,830 |
60.31% |
155,201 |
|
5. To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditor of the Company, to act until the conclusion of the next general meeting of the Company at which audited accounts are laid before the members. |
657,341,976 |
99.97% |
221,045 |
0.03% |
657,563,021 |
60.31% |
108,010 |
|
6. To authorise the Directors to determine the auditor's remuneration. |
657,479,396 |
99.99% |
97,749 |
0.01% |
657,577,145 |
60.31% |
93,886 |
|
Special Business |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Resolutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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7. To authorise that, pursuant to Article 153.1 of the articles of association of the Company, the Company shall continue in being as an Investment Trust for the period expiring at the end of the annual general meeting of the Company to be held in 2029. |
652,973,168 |
99.30% |
4,631,410 |
0.70% |
657,604,578 |
60.31% |
66,453 |
|
Special Resolutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. To authorise the Directors to allot shares. |
657,409,372 |
99.97% |
173,533 |
0.03% |
657,582,905 |
60.31% |
88,126 |
|
9. To disapply pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of shares by the Directors. |
652,330,269 |
99.22% |
5,154,298 |
0.78% |
657,484,567 |
60.31% |
186,464 |
|
10. To authorise the Company to purchase its own shares. |
657,385,557 |
99.96% |
254,006 |
0.04% |
657,639,563 |
60.31% |
31,468 |
|
11. That a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice. |
656,344,357 |
99.81% |
1,230,896 |
0.19% |
657,575,253 |
60.31% |
95,778 |
The total number of voting rights at the proxy deadline was 1,090,394,078
For further information please e-mail temitcosec@franklintempleton.com.
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