Athelney Trust PLC AGM Statement (2703J)
April 08 2020 - 10:43AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMATY
RNS Number : 2703J
Athelney Trust PLC
08 April 2020
Athelney Trust PLC
Legal Entity Identifier:
213800ON67TJC7F4DL05
At the AGM held on 8 April 2020.
Non-executive Chairman Frank Ashton chaired the Annual General
Meeting ("AGM") of Athelney Trust PLC (LSE: ATY), a company making
investments in the equity securities of mostly 'smaller capital'
quoted United Kingdom companies, that took place at noon today in
line with the announcement made on 24 March 2020.
All resolutions were carried 'nemine contradicente' after voting
by show of hands; proxy votes are listed below.
Resolution Votes For Votes Against Votes Withheld
1 1,150,101 Nil Nil
2 1,150,101 Nil Nil
3 1,150,101 Nil Nil
4 1,150,101 Nil Nil
5 1,150,101 Nil Nil
6 1,150,101 Nil Nil
7 1,150,101 Nil Nil
8 1,150,101 Nil Nil
In the interests of transparency and good governance given the
unusual circumstances of this AGM resulting from the Covid-19
pandemic, minutes of the meeting will be published very shortly on
the new Athelney website (www.athelneytrust.co.uk).
In his opening remarks Frank Ashton said:
"I'd like to thank Manny Pohl in his role as Fund Manager for
the hard work he's put in over recent weeks, to manage the
portfolio through the extreme responses of markets, governments and
the financial system to the global coronavirus pandemic. The value
of his approach is again illustrated in our portfolio's performance
being better than the FTSE Small Cap Index for March by two
percentage points (-18.8% versus -20.8%). The board believes
Manny's process will continue to produce performance that beats
comparator indices and return value for shareholders. We are in a
good financial position and are pleased to stand by our resolution
for a dividend, when some shareholders may have lost that kind of
income from other holdings. This is one benefit of investing in an
Investment Trust such as Athelney.
Secondly I'd like to thank David Lawman who retires by rotation
today, and is not standing for re-election to the Board. We came
together under unusual circumstances at the beginning of 2019. I
have much appreciated his commitment, efforts and advice, that have
helped us get to this improved position for the Company since then.
We wish you well David in your future endeavours. Similarly I'd
like to thank Scott Lawrence of Hazlewoods LLP our Auditors who has
passed the baton to his colleague Ryan Hancock by rotation.
Finally I'd like to pay tribute to all those on the front line
of the battle against this virus whether working in a hospital ICU
or acting as a keyworker, helping us when we most need it. Our
thoughts and best wishes go to any shareholder who's experiencing
the challenges of this pandemic first hand because of their loved
ones or their own personal circumstance."
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