10 August 2022
NORTHERN 2 VCT PLC
RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Northern 2 VCT PLC (“the Company”) announces that at the annual general meeting held on 10 August 2022 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 David Gravells, Mr Simon Devonshire, Miss Cecilia McAnulty, Mr Frank Neale and to elect as a director Miss Ranjan Ramparia.
Mr Alastair Conn did not stand for re-election at the AGM and has resigned as director of the Company at the conclusion of the AGM.
In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, a copy of the resolutions proposed and passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will also be available from: www.mercia.co.uk/vcts/n2vct/.
Details of proxy voting on the resolutions put to shareholders at the annual general meeting are as follows:
| Number | Resolution | For | Discretionary | Against | Vote withheld |
| 1 | To receive and approve the annual accounts and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 | 10,064,251 | 319,589 | 18,646 | 30,537 |
| 2 | To approve and declare a final dividend of 1.6p per share in respect of the year ended 31 March 2022 | 10,124,440 | 260,860 | 47,710 | 13 |
| 3 | To approve the Directors’ remuneration report in respect of the year ended 31 March 2022 other than the part of such report containing the Directors’ remuneration policy | 9,004,215 | 368,064 | 680,940 | 379,804 |
| 4 | To re-elect Mr D P A Gravells as a director | 9,693,603 | 352,249 | 294,272 | 92,899 |
| 5 | To re-elect Mr S P Devonshire as a director | 9,435,817 | 331,319 | 244,603 | 421,284 |
| 6 | To re-elect Miss C A McAnulty as a director | 9,680,169 | 318,575 | 201,751 | 232,528 |
| 7 | To re-elect Mr F L G Neale as a director | 9,401,053 | 368,064 | 438,913 | 224,993 |
| 8 | To elect Miss R K Ramparia as a director | 9,394,118 | 331,319 | 289,717 | 417,869 |
| 9 | To re-appoint Mazars LLP as independent auditor | 9,246,833 | 336,009 | 355,987 | 494,194 |
| 10 | To authorise the audit committee to fix the remuneration of the independent auditor | 9,839,680 | 331,319 | 39,659 | 222,365 |
| 11 | To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 | 9,941,183 | 337,399 | 115,212 | 39,229 |
| 12 | To disapply Section 561(1) of the Companies Act 2006 in relation to certain allotments of equity securities | 9,358,472 | 307,266 | 534,621 | 232,664 |
| 13 | To authorise the Company to make market purchases of ordinary shares in accordance with Section 701 of the Companies Act 2006 | 9,882,866 | 328,768 | 209,321 | 12,068 |
Enquiries:
Graham Venables/James Sly, Mercia Fund Management Limited – 0330 223 1430
Website: www.mercia.co.uk
Neither the contents of the Mercia Asset Management PLC website, nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Mercia Asset Management PLC website (or any other website), are incorporated into, or form part of, this announcement.
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