Northern 2 VCT PLC Result Of Agm

 
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31 AUGUST 2021

NORTHERN 2 VCT PLC

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Northern 2 VCT PLC ("the Company") announces that at the annual general meeting held on 31 August 2021 all of the resolutions set out in the notice of meeting were duly passed by shareholders.

The resolutions included those to re-elect as directors Mr A M Conn, Mr D P A Gravells, Mr F L G Neale, Mr S P Devonshire and Miss C A McAnulty.

Details of proxy voting on the resolutions put to shareholders at the annual general meeting are as follows:

 
                                                                                                                           Total 
                                                                                                                           column 
                                                                                        No                 Vote            to be 
Number  Resolution                                                         For  preference  Against        withheld        deleted 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
        To receive and approve the financial statements for 
1        the year ended 31 March 2021                               12,019,487     324,325   44,558          29,429     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
        To approve and declare a final dividend of 1.5p per 
2        share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2021           12,105,829     268,070   27,830          16,070     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
        To approve the Directors' remuneration report in respect 
         of the year ended 31 March 2021 other than the part 
         of such report containing the directors' remuneration 
3        policy                                                     11,056,814     324,325  610,431         426,229     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
4       To re-elect Mr A M Conn as a director                       11,536,906     360,371  275,798         244,724     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
5       To re-elect Mr D P A Gravells as a director                 11,438,961     336,950  317,394         324,494     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
6       To re-elect Mr F L G Neale as a director                    11,372,981     360,371  467,326         217,121     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
7       To re-elect Mr S P Devonshire                               11,353,569     423,572  430,221         210,437     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
8       To re-elect Miss C A McAnulty as a director                 11,464,881     374,002  358,900         220,016     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
9       To appoint Mazars LLP as independent auditor                11,531,932     359,835  180,349         345,683     12,417,799 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
10      To authorise the audit committee to fix the remuneration    11,929,173     357,571   61,205          69,850     12,417,799 
         of the independent auditor 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
11      To authorise the directors to allot shares pursuant         11,910,070     305,981   71,487         130,261     12,417,799 
         to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 for the purposes 
         of the Offer 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
12      To authorise the directors to allot shares pursuant         11,878,160     262,587   81,515         195,537     12,417,799 
         to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
13      To disapply Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006           11,670,211     268,840  321,581         157,167     12,417,799 
         in relation to certain allotments of equity securities 
         and the sale of treasury shares for the purposes of 
         the Offer 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
14      To disapply Section 561 of the Companies Act 2006           11,359,076     268,840  465,270         324,613     12,417,799 
         in relation to certain allotments of equity securities 
         and the sale of treasury shares 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
15      To authorise the Company to make market purchases           11,855,694     275,331  270,371          16,403     12,417,799 
         of ordinary shares in accordance with Section 701 
         of the Companies Act 2006 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
16      To amend the Articles of Association to extend the          11,772,488     275,331  176,404         193,576     12,417,799 
         life of the Company 
------  ----------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------  --------------  ------------- 
17      To approve the cancellation of the share premium account    11,937,602     351,886  102,774          25,537     12,417,799 
         arising on the issue of Ordinary Shares pursuant to 
         the Offer 
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Enquiries:

Simon John/James Bryce, NVM Private Equity LLP - 0191 244 6000

Website: www.nvm.co.uk

Martin Glanfield, Chief Financial Officer Mercia Asset Management PLC - 0330 223 1430

Website: www.mercia.co.uk

Neither the contents of the NVM Private Equity LLP nor the Mercia Asset Management PLC website, nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the NVM Private Equity LLP or Mercia Asset Management PLC website (or any other website), is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.

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