5 December 2023
Annual General Meeting
Schroder Japan Trust plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU on Tuesday 5 December 2023, resolutions numbered 1 to 16 as set out in the Notice of Meeting were duly passed by use of a poll vote.
The proxy votes received by the Company were as follows:
| Res No. | Resolution | Votes For | % | Votes Against | % | Votes Total | % of Issued Share Capital | Votes Withheld |
| 01 | To receive the Annual Report & Accounts | 81,355,036 | 100.00% | 2,000
| 0.00% | 81,357,036
| 68.23 | 11,973 |
| 02 | To approve the final dividend | 81,361,228 | 100.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 81,361,228 | 68.24 | 7,781 |
| 03 | To approve the remuneration policy | 81,314,744 | 99.96% | 30,684 | 0.04% | 81,345,428 | 68.22 | 23,581 |
| 04 | To approve the remuneration report | 81,329,281
| 99.97% | 24,147 | 0.03% | 81,353,428
| 68.23
| 15,581 |
| 05 | To re- elect Alan Gibbs | 81,331,494 | 99.98% | 15,200 | 0.02% | 81,346,694 | 68.22 | 22,315 |
| 06 | To re-elect Angus Macpherson | 77,739,757 | 95.56% | 3,608,479 | 4.44% | 81,348,236 | 68.23 | 20,773 |
| 07 | To re-elect Belinda Richards | 81,332,036 | 99.98% | 16,200 | 0.02% | 81,348,236 | 68.23 | 20,773 |
|
08 | To re-elect Helena Coles | 81,330,494 | 99.98% | 18,200 | 0.02% | 81,348,694 | 68.23 | 20,315 |
|
09 | To re-elect Philip Kay | 81,334,494 | 99.98% | 13,742 | 0.02%
| 81,348,236 | 68.23 | 20,773 |
| 10 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor | 81,343,957 | 99.98% | 15,271 | 0.02% | 81,359,228 | 68.23 | 9,781 |
| 11 | To approve the auditors remuneration | 81,348,494 | 99.98% | 12,734 | 0.02%
| 81,361,228 | 68.24 | 7,781 |
| 12 | To amend the Company's investment policy | 81,340,228 | 99.98% | 14,000
| 0.02% | 81,354,228 | 68.23 | 14,781 |
| 13 | To renew the authority to allot shares up to a further 5% of issued ordinary share capital | 81,317,581
| 99.99% | 9,785
| 0.01% | 81,327,366 | 68.21 | 41,643
|
| 14* | To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 81,054,025 | 99.66%
| 274,883 | 0.34%
| 81,328,908 | 68.21 | 40,101
|
| 15* | To renew the authority to purchase own shares | 81,221,588
| 99.83%
| 137,640 | 0.17% | 81,359,228
| 68.23 | 9,781 |
| 16* | To approve a general meeting, other than an annual general meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice | 81,191,674 | 99.79%
| 169,554
| 0.21% | 81,361,228 | 68.24 | 7,781 |
*Resolutions 14, 15 and 16 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 12, 13. 14, 15 and 16 will be filed at Companies House.
Please note a 'vote withheld' is not a vote under English law and is not counted in the calculation of votes 'for' or 'against' a resolution.
The total number of ordinary shares of 10p each in issue is 122,085,562. The total number of voting rights is: 122,085,562.
In accordance with LR 9.6.2, a copy of the resolutions passed at today's AGM will be available for inspection on the Company's website at www.schroders.com/japantrust.
Enquiries:
Katherine Fyfe
Schroder Investment Management Limited
02076583136
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