Result of AGM & Directorate Changes

Resolution

For

(No. of shares)

For

(%)

Against

(No. of shares)

Against

(%)

Votes Withheld

(No. of shares)

Total Votes

Issued Share Capital voted (%)

1. To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements.

237,516,026

99.99%

14,219

0.01%

207,236

237,530,245

52.44%

2. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report.

237,057,637

99.85%

367,544

0.15%

312,300

237,425,181

52.41%

3. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.

192,338,984

99.79%

406,401

0.21%

44,992,096

192,745,385

42.55%

4. To approve a final dividend of 3 pence per share.

236,505,873

99.56%

1,039,160

0.44%

192,448

237,545,033

52.44%

5. To elect Graham Paterson as a Director.

237,341,596

99.94%

146,831

0.06%

249,054

237,488,427

52.43%

6. To re-elect John Billowits as a Director.

235,531,583

99.18%

1,946,026

0.82%

259,872

237,477,609

52.42%

7. To re-elect Helena Coles as a Director.

235,466,338

99.15%

2,013,871

0.85%

257,272

237,480,209

52.42%

8. To re-elect Pilar Junco as a Director.

235,474,380

99.16%

2,005,829

0.84%

257,272

237,480,209

52.42%

9. To re-elect Erika Schraner as a Director.

235,493,213

99.17%

1,981,297

0.83%

262,971

237,474,510

52.42%

10. To re-elect Jim Strang as a Director.

221,423,480

93.24%

16,061,197

6.76%

252,804

237,484,677

52.43%

11. To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Auditor of the Company.

223,324,272

94.03%

14,171,410

5.97%

241,799

237,495,682

52.43%

12. To authorise the Directors to determine the remuneration of the Auditor.

223,362,409

94.04%

14,165,785

5.96%

209,287

237,528,194

52.44%

13. To authorise the Directors to allot Ordinary shares.

192,414,820

99.80%

393,183

0.20%

44,929,478

192,808,003

42.56%

14. To dis-apply pre-emption rights.*

192,222,099

99.71%

563,941

0.29%

44,951,441

192,786,040

42.56%

15. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary shares of the Company.*

192,794,862

81.17%

44,730,498

18.83%

212,121

237,525,360

52.43%

NOTES:

1.

All resolutions were passed. 

2.

Proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the AGM have been included in the "For" total for the appropriate resolution.

3.

Votes "For" and "Against" any resolution are expressed as a percentage of votes validly cast for that resolution.

4.

A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the percentage of shares voted "For" or "Against" any resolution.

5.

The number of shares in issue on 7 May 2026 was 457,728,500 ordinary shares, carrying one vote each, and at that time, the Company holds 4,734,197 number of shares in treasury, and the number of shares in issue excluding treasury shares is 452,994,303.

6.

The full text of the resolutions passed at the AGM can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting which is available on the Company's website at www.hgcapitaltrust.com

7.

In accordance with listing rule 6.4.2R, a copy of resolutions 13-15 passed at the AGM will shortly be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism