The Diverse Income Trust Plc - Result of AGM
THE DIVERSE INCOME TRUST PLC (the “Company”) Result of Annual General Meeting
The Company is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 8 October 2025 all resolutions were passed by a show of hands, including the following resolutions:
Resolution 11 (ordinary resolution): To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.
Resolution 12 (special resolution): To authorise the Directors to allot ordinary shares for cash pursuant to Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006 otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.
Resolution 13 (special resolution): To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares.
Resolution 14 (special resolution): To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.
The proxy votes received in relation to all resolutions were as follows:
|
Resolutions |
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes at Chair’s Discretion |
Votes Withheld |
|
Resolution 1 - Approval of Annual Report |
48,460,889 |
151,791 |
10,500 |
90,419 |
|
Resolution 2 – Approval of Remuneration Report |
48,124,206 |
425,475 |
10,500 |
153,418 |
|
Resolution 3 –
Re-election
|
46,956,050 |
1,645,999 |
10,500 |
101,050 |
|
Resolution 4 – Re-election Mr Crole |
46,956,050 |
1,645,999 |
10,500 |
101,050 |
|
Resolution 5 – Re-election Ms Kemsley-Pein |
46,958,870 |
1,643,179 |
10,500 |
101,050 |
|
Resolution 6 – Re-election Ms McGrade |
45,144,328 |
3,457,721 |
10,500 |
101,050 |
|
Resolution 7 – Re-election Mr Thomson |
46,939,064 |
1,657,029 |
10,500 |
107,006 |
|
Resolution 8 – Re appointment of BDO LLP as Auditor |
48,115,658 |
256,057 |
10,500 |
331,384 |
|
Resolution 9 – Auditor Remuneration |
48,401,695 |
228,909 |
10,500 |
72,495 |
|
Resolution 10 – Dividend of 1.35p per share |
48,599,645 |
37,136 |
10,500 |
66,318 |
|
Resolution 11 – Authority to allot shares |
48,364,890 |
260,893 |
10,500 |
77,316 |
|
Resolution 12 – Disapplication of pre emption rights |
48,116,248 |
506,431 |
10,500 |
80,420 |
|
Resolution 13 – Authority to make market purchases |
48,503,152 |
133,629 |
10,500 |
66,318 |
|
Resolution 14 – 14 days’ notice period for GM |
48,119,000 |
479,884 |
10,500 |
104,215 |
A copy of the full text of Resolutions 11 to 14 will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism
A presentation by Gervais Williams of Premier Portfolio Managers Limited is available on the Company's website at https://www.diverseincometrust.com/.
LEI: 2138005QFXYHJM551U45
