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RNS Number : 8918U

Octopus Renewables Infra Trust PLC

08 April 2021

8 April 2021

LEI: 213800B81BFJKWM2JV13

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc

("ORIT" or the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 10.00 am this morning, all resolutions, as outlined in the Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "Notice") were passed.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions set out in the Notice and the results of the poll are set out below:

 
 Resolution                                       For                 Against        Withheld* 
                                                Votes        %        Votes      %       Votes 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 1. To receive the Company's 
  Annual Report and Accounts 
  for the year ended 31 December 
  2020 (the " Annual Report ").           181,247,892   100.00            0   0.00      71,764 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 2. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Policy included 
  in the Annual Report.                   181,223,962    99.99       13,896   0.01      81,798 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 3. To approve the Directors' 
  Remuneration Report included 
  in the Annual Report.                   181,231,060   100.00        5,546   0.00      83,050 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 4. To elect Philip Austin as 
  a director of the Company.              181,243,834   100.00        1,867   0.00      73,955 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 5. To elect James Cameron as 
  a director of the Company.              181,244,581   100.00        1,120   0.00      73,955 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 6. To elect Elaina Elzinga 
  as a director of the Company.           181,244,581   100.00            0   0.00      75,075 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 7. To elect Audrey McNair as 
  a director of the Company.              181,244,581   100.00        1,120   0.00      73,955 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 8. To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers 
  LLP as auditor to the Company.          181,054,919    99.90      185,550   0.10      79,186 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 9. To authorise the Directors 
  to fix the remuneration of 
  the auditor until the conclusion 
  of the next Annual General 
  Meeting of the Company.                 181,094,721    99.92      150,977   0.08      73,958 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 10. To authorise the Directors 
  to declare and pay all dividends 
  of the Company as interim dividends.    181,248,315   100.00            0   0.00      71,341 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 11. To authorise the Directors 
  to allot relevant securities 
  under section 551 of the Companies 
  Act 2006.                               181,246,030   100.00        1,494   0.00      72,132 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 12. To authorise the Directors 
  to disapply pre-emption rights 
  under sections 570 and 573 
  of the Companies Act 2006.              165,547,173    91.34   15,697,710   8.66      74,772 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 13. To authorise the Company 
  to make market purchases of 
  its own ordinary shares.                181,215,416    99.98       32,130   0.02      72,109 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 14. To authorise that General 
  Meetings, other than Annual 
  General Meetings, may be called 
  on 14 clear days' notice.               180,918,854    99.88      225,302   0.12      75,500 
                                         ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ---------- 
 

*A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is therefore not counted towards the proportion of votes "For" or "Against" the resolution.

The full text for each resolution is contained in the notice of Annual General Meeting, a copy of which is available on the Company's website at www.octopusrenewables infrastructure.com/investors/ .

In accordance with LR9.6.2R, copies of all the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism website and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .

For further information please contact:

 
 Octopus Investments Limited (Investment Manager)    Via Buchanan 
  Matt Setchell, Chris Gaydon, David Bird 
 Peel Hunt (Broker) 
  Liz Yong, Luke Simpson, Tom Pocock (Investment 
  Banking) 
  Alex Howe, Chris Bunstead, Ed Welsby, Richard 
  Harris (Sales)                                     020 7418 8900 
 Buchanan (Financial PR) 
  Charles Ryland, Kelsey Traynor, Hannah Ratcliff    020 7466 5000 
 PraxisIFM ( Company Secretary )                     020 4513 9260 
 

Notes to editors

About Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc is a closed end investment company incorporated in England and Wales focused on providing investors with an attractive and sustainable level of income returns, with an element of capital growth, by investing in a diversified portfolio of renewable energy assets in Europe and Australia.

Further details can be found at www.octopusrenewablesinfrastructure.com

About Octopus Renewables

Octopus Renewables is a specialist clean energy investor. Launched in 2010 its mission is to accelerate the transition to a future powered by renewable energy. It has a diverse portfolio of assets with a capacity of over 2.8GW, making it the largest commercial solar investor in Europe and a leading investor in onshore wind.

Octopus Renewables is also leading the next wave of renewables being built across Europe and Australia without government subsidies. There is a significant opportunity to unblock much needed investment by building bespoke portfolios of renewable assets at scale, across technologies and countries, to create better outcomes for our investors.

Further details can be found at www.octopusrenewables.com

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