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1 July 2021
EJF Investments Ltd (the "Company")
Results of AGM
The Company announces that at the Annual General Meeting held on 1 July 2021 the below resolutions were duly passed via a poll (which incorporated proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting), the results of which are as follows:
ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
Resolution 1 THAT the report of the directors of the Company and the annual report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 be received and adopted. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0 |
Resolution 2 THAT the Directors' remuneration report (which is set out in the annual report and audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2020) be approved. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 3 THAT Joanna Dentskevich be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 4 THAT Alan Dunphy be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 5 THAT Nick Watkins be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 6 THAT Neal J. Wilson be re-elected as a director of the Company. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 7 THAT the Company's dividend policy to continue to pay quarterly interim dividends per financial year (which, in the financial year ending 31 December 2020, have totalled 10.7 pence per Ordinary Share) be approved. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 8 THAT KPMG LLP be appointed as auditor of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the AGM to the next annual general meeting of the Company. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 9 THAT the Audit and Risk Committee be authorised for and on behalf of the Board to determine the remuneration of KPMG LLP as the Company's auditor. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHELD |
Resolution 10 THAT the Company be authorised to purchase up to 9,165,665 of its own Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 14.99 per cent of the Company's total issued ordinary share capital (exclusive of Ordinary Shares held in treasury) and to either cancel or hold in treasury any Ordinary Shares so purchased. | 34,979,814
100% | 0
0% | 0
|
Resolution 11 THAT the Directors be authorised to allot and issue (or sell Ordinary Shares from treasury) up to 7,695,371 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 10 per cent of the Company's total issued ordinary share capital (inclusive of Ordinary Shares held in treasury) as if the pre-emption rights in the Articles did not apply. | 34,861,355
99.66% | 118,459
0.34% | 0 |
Resolution 12 THAT in addition to the authority granted pursuant to Resolution 11, the Directors be authorised to allot and issue (or to sell Ordinary Shares from treasury) up to 7,695,371 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately a further 10 per cent of the Company's total issued ordinary share capital (inclusive of Ordinary Shares held in treasury) as if the pre-emption rights in the Articles did not apply. | 34,861,355
99.66% | 118,459
0.34% | 0
|
Notes:
1. Votes "For" and "Against" are expressed as a percentage of votes received.
2. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the % of shares voted "For" or "Against" a resolution.
The full text and details of the resolutions passed, together with the explanatory notes, are set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 27 May 2021, which is available at https://www.ejfi.com/.
These results will also be made available on the Company's website and a copy of resolutions passed as special business will be submitted as soon as practicable to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available shortly for inspection at https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.
ENQUIRIES
For the Investment Manager
EJF Investments Manager LLC
Peter Stage / Hammad Khan / Matt Gill
pstage@ejfcap.com / hkhan@ejfcap.com / mgill@ejfcap.com
+44 203 752 6775 / +44 203 752 6771 / +44 203 752 6774
For the Company Secretary and Administrator
BNP Paribas Securities Services S.C.A Jersey Branch
jersey.bp2s.ejf.cosec@bnpparibas.com
+44 1534 709 181/ +44 1534 813 996
For the Broker
Numis Securities Limited
David Luck
d.luck@numis.com
+44 20 7260 1301
About EJF Investments Ltd
EJFI is a registered closed-ended limited liability company incorporated in Jersey under the Companies (Jersey) Law 1991, as amended, on 20 October 2016 with registered number 122353. The Company is regulated by the Jersey Financial Services Commission (the "JFSC"). The JFSC is protected by both the Collective Investment Funds (Jersey) Law 1988 and the Financial Services (Jersey) Law 1998, as amended, against liability arising from the discharge of its functions under such laws.
The JFSC has not reviewed or approved this announcement.
LEI: 549300XZYEQCLA1ZAT25
Investor information & warnings
The latest available information on the Company can be accessed via its website at https://www.ejfi.com/.
This communication has been issued by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Company and is for information purposes only. It is not, and is not intended to be an invitation, inducement, offer or solicitation to deal in the shares of the Company. The price and value of shares in the Company and the income from them may go down as well as up and investors may not get back the full amount invested on disposal of shares in the Company. An investment in the Company should be considered only as part of a balanced portfolio of which it should not form a disproportionate part. Prospective investors are advised to seek expert legal, financial, tax and other professional advice before making any investment decision.