Africa Opportunity Fund Limited Result of 2018 Annual General Meeting (3241Q)

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RNS Number : 3241Q

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited

05 June 2018

5 June 2018

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited

Result of 2018 Annual General Meeting

The Board of Africa Opportunity Fund Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed by the Company in its notice of annual general meeting, dated 10 May 2018, were today approved by its shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting.

Details of the votes validly cast are set out below:

 
                               In favour          Against      Withheld**     Total 
----------------------------  -----------------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
                               Votes        %*    Votes   %* 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 Ordinary resolution 
  that the financial 
  statements for 
  the year ended 
  31 December 2017, 
  with the reports 
  of the Directors 
  and Auditors thereon, 
  be received.                 24,853,940   100                             24,853,940 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 Ordinary resolution 
  that Mr. Robert 
  Knapp be re-elected 
  as director of 
  the Company.                 6,051,139    100                18,802,801   24,853,940 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 Ordinary resolution 
  that Mr. Chris 
  Agar be re-elected 
  as director of 
  the Company.                 24,853,940   100                             24,853,940 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 Ordinary resolution 
  that Dr.Vikram 
  Mansharamani be 
  re-elected as director 
  of the Company.              24,853,940   100                             24,853,940 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 Ordinary resolution 
  that Peter Mombaur 
  be re-elected as 
  director of the 
  Company.                     24,853,940   100                             24,853,940 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 Ordinary resolution 
  that Ernst & Young 
  Mauritius be re-appointed 
  as auditors of 
  the Company.                 24,853,940   100                             24,853,940 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 Ordinary resolution 
  that the directors 
  be authorised to 
  fixed the auditors' 
  remuneration.                24,853,940   100                             24,853,940 
----------------------------  -----------  ----  ------  ---  -----------  ----------- 
 

* Percentage of votes cast excludes withheld votes.

** "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "For" and "Against" a resolution and is not reflected in the total figures set out above.

For further information please contact:

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited

Francis Daniels

Tel: [phone]

About Africa Opportunity Fund Limited:

Africa Opportunity Fund Limited is a closed-end investment company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and traded on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange.

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