2nd Mar 2026 18:28
gresham house Income & Growth VCT plc
(the "Company")
LEI: 213800FPC15FNM74YD92
Annual General Meeting Results
Gresham House Income & Growth VCT plc is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, 2 March 2026, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were passed. All resolutions were voted on a poll, and the results of the poll for each resolution were:
Resolutions | Votes For (No. of shares) | For (%) | Votes Against (No. of shares | Against (%) | Votes Withheld (No. of shares) | Total Votes | % of Issued Share Capital voted |
Resolution 1 Adoption of the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2025? |
10,236,277 |
99.80% |
19,546 |
0.20% |
201,594 |
10,255,823 |
3.24% |
Resolution 2 Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Report |
9,244,207 |
91.03% |
909,958 |
8.97% |
303,252 |
10,154,165 |
3.20% |
Resolution 3 Approval of the Company's Remuneration Policy |
9,259,533 |
91.47% |
862,813 |
8.53% |
335,071 |
10,122,346 |
3.19% |
Resolution 4 To re-elect Maurice Helfgott as a Director of the Company |
9,981,444 |
96.98% |
310,318 |
3.02% |
165,655 |
10,291,762 |
3.29% |
Resolution 5 To re-elect Graham Paterson as a Director of the Company |
9,620,750 |
93.73% |
642,918 |
6.27% |
193,749 |
10,263,668 |
3.24% |
Resolution 6 To re-elect Justin Ward as a Director of the Company |
9,962,584 |
96.73% |
336,241 |
3.27% |
158,592 |
10,298,225 |
3.25% |
Resolution 7 To re-elect Nemone Wynn-Evans as a Director of the Company |
9,902,426 |
96.35% |
374,193 |
3.65% |
180,798 |
10,276,619 |
3.24% |
Resolution 8 To re-appoint Johnston Carmichael LLP as Auditor of the Company? |
9,790,214 |
97.04% |
298,186 |
2.96% |
369,017 |
10,088,400 |
3.18% |
Resolution 9 To authorise the Directors to allot shares in the Company |
9,859,532 |
96.36% |
371,921 |
3.64% |
225,963 |
10,231,453 |
3.23% |
Resolution 10 To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights of members (Special Resolution) |
9,543,087 |
93.37% |
677,581 |
6.63% |
236,749 |
10,220,668 |
3.22% |
Resolution 11 To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own shares (Special Resolution)? |
10,122,177 |
97.98% |
208,634 |
2.02% |
126,606
|
10,330,811 |
3.26% |
Resolution 12 To adopt new Articles of Association (Special Resolution)? |
9,923,516 |
97.01% |
305,486 |
2.99% |
228,415 |
10,229,002 |
3.23% |
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 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 https://greshamhouse.com/strategic-equity/private-equity/the-gresham-house-vcts/gresham-house-income-growth-vct-plc/
The Board is satisfied that all Directors, whatever their length of tenure, continue to make effective and valuable contributions to the Board and continue to devote sufficient time to discharging their responsibilities as Directors of the Company.
The Board seeks to maintain the highest standards of governance and to ensure an open and transparent dialogue with shareholders. The Board will continue to engage with, and listen to, the Company's shareholders. In accordance with the AIC Corporate Governance Code, the Company will publish an update within six months of the AGM.
A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism in accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, and will be available in due course for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism.
The Board notes that, since the last published NAV as at 31 December 2025, public equity markets have experienced heightened volatility, particularly in the software and Saas businesses which are relevant to the Company's portfolio. The Board and Investment Adviser are closely monitoring market developments and assessing the potential implications for portfolio valuations.
For further information please contact:
Gresham House Asset Management Limited
Company Secretary
+44 (0)20 7382 0999
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