RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

In accordance with the Principle 19 of the AIC Code of Corporate Governance, the Company advises that for the annual general meeting held on 19 July, 2017 valid proxy appointments were made in respect of 45,107,340 voting shares and voting was as follows:

ORDINARY BUSINESS - ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

IT WAS RESOLVED to receive the annual financial report for the year ended 31 December, 2016.   

IT WAS RESOLVED to reappoint Pricewaterhouse Coopers CI LLP as auditor of the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of this meeting until the conclusion of the next general meeting to be held in 2018 under section 199 of The Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008, as amended (the "Law"), and to authorise the directors to determine their remuneration.

IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Vic Holmes as a director.

IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Miss Sarita Keen as a director.

IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Steve Le Page as a director.

IT WAS RESOLVED to re-elect Mr Paul Meader as a director.

SPECIAL BUSINESS - ORDINARY RESOLUTION

IT WAS RESOLVED that, in replacement for all previous authorities, the Company be authorised to make market purchases Shares in the capital of the Company on the terms set out in the notice of the AGM. 

SPECIAL BUSINESS - SPECIAL RESOLUTION

IT WAS RESOLVED that the pre-emption rights granted to Shareholders pursuant to Article 12(2) of the Company's Articles of Incorporation be disapplied, provided that this authority shall be limited by the terms set out in the notice of the AGM.

For further information contact:

JTC Fund Solutions (Guernsey) Limited

Secretary

Tel:  +44 (0) 1481 702 400

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