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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 17 October 2023 all resolutions were passed by a show of hands, including the following resolutions:
Resolution 12 (ordinary resolution): To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.
Resolution 13 (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 14 (special resolution): To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company’s own shares.
Resolution 15 (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 Chairman’s Discretion | Votes Withheld |
| Resolution 1 - Approval of Annual Report | 139,216,672 | 48,586 | 3,028 |
69,612 |
| Resolution 2 – Approval of Remuneration Report | 138,790,921 | 364,691 |
3,028 |
179,258 |
| Resolution 3 – Approval of the Directors' Remuneration Policy | 138,754,952 | 364,691 |
3,028 |
215,227 |
| Resolution 4 – Re-election Mr Bell | 136,688,276 | 2,588,628 |
3,028 |
57,966 |
| Resolution 5 – Election Mr Crole | 137,055,989 | 2,220,915 |
3,028 |
57,966 |
| Resolution 6 – Re-election Ms Kemsley-Pein | 135,231,431 | 4,018,613 |
3,028 |
84,826 |
| Resolution 7 – Re-election Ms McGrade | 136,977,479 | 2,272,565 |
3,028 |
84,826 |
| Resolution 8 – Re-election Mr Thomson | 118,066,206 | 21,210,698 |
3,028 |
57,966 |
| Resolution 9 – Reappointment of BDO LLP as Auditor | 138,978,601 | 208,331 |
3,028 |
147,938 |
| Resolution 10 – Auditor Remuneration | 139,051,304 | 209,283 |
3,028 |
74,553 |
| Resolution 11 – Dividend of 1.20p per share | 139,229,895 | 44,604 | 2,271 |
61,128 |
| Resolution 12 – Authority to allot shares | 139,019,761 | 253,158 |
3,028 |
61,951 |
| Resolution 13 – Disapplication of preemption rights | 138,652,463 | 612,458 |
3,028 |
69,949 |
| Resolution 14 – Authority to make market purchases | 125,064,395 | 14,191,007 |
3,028 |
79,468 |
| Resolution 15 – 14 days’ notice period for GM | 138,498,294 | 744,316 |
3,028 | 92,260 |
A copy of the full text of Resolutions 12 to 15 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
