Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, we are pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed on a poll, including ordinary resolution 10, and special resolutions 11, 12 and 13 under special business of the Company:
(Res. 10). To grant the Directors authority to allot ordinary shares. (Res. 11). To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of resolution 10. (Res. 12). To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.
(Res. 13). To authorise the Directors to convene General Meetings (other than AGMs) on not less than 14 day’s notice.
Under listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be made available for inspection at:
BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's principal activity is portfolio investment. The Companyâs investment objective is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in companies domiciled or listed in or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, less developed countries. The Company seeks to maximize total return and invests globally in the securities of companies domiciled or listed in or exercising the predominant part of their economic activity in, the Frontiers Universe. The Company invests in various sectors, such as financials, industrials, energy, materials, consumer staples, information technology, communication services, consumer discretionary, real estate, utilities, and health care. The Company's investment manager is BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited. The Company's alternative investment fund manager is BlackRock Fund Managers Limited.