5 December 2022
Annual General Meeting
Schroder Japan Growth Fund plc (the "Company") announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held at 1 London Wall Place, London EC2Y 5AU on Monday 5 December 2022, resolutions numbered 1 to 13 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 | % I.S.C. | Votes Withheld |
| 01 | To receive the Annual Report & Accounts | 89,958,363 | 100.00% | 4,000 | 0.00% | 89,962,363 | 73.95 | 1,544 |
| 02 | To declare the Final Dividend | 89,960,363 | 100.00% | 2,000 | 0.00% | 89,962,363 | 73.95 | 1,544 |
| 03 | To approve the Remuneration report | 89,917,434 | 99.96% | 32,929 | 0.04% | 89,950,363 | 73.94 | 13,544 |
| 04 | To re- elect Mr Alan Gibbs | 89,942,241 | 99.98% | 14,122 | 0.02% | 89,956,363 | 73.95 | 7,544 |
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05 | To re-elect Mr Angus Macpherson | 89,941,363 | 99.99% | 13,000 | 0.01% | 89,954,363 | 73.95 | 9,544 |
| 06 | To re-elect Mrs Belinda Richards | 89,935,663 | 99.98% | 18,700 | 0.02% | 89,954,363 | 73.95 | 9,544 |
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07 | To elect Helena Coles | 89,935,663 | 99.98% | 16,700 | 0.02% | 89,952,363 | 73.95 | 11,544 |
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08 | To elect Philip Kay | 89,928,663 | 99.97% | 23,700 | 0.03% | 89,952,363 | 73.95 | 11,544 |
| 09 | To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor | 89,938,012 | 99.98% | 18,351 | 0.02% | 89,956,363 | 73.95 | 7,544 |
| 10 | To approve the auditors remuneration | 89,953,363 | 99.99% | 9,000 | 0.01% | 89,962,363 | 73.95 | 1,544 |
| 11 | To renew the authority to allot shares | 89,945,934 | 99.98% | 15,929 | 0.02% | 89,961,863 | 73.95 | 1,544 |
| 12* | To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights | 87,421,184 | 97.61% | 2,143,753 | 2.39% | 89,564,937 | 73.63 | 398,470 |
| 13* | To renew the authority to purchase own shares | 89,939,934 | 99.98% | 21,929 | 0.02% | 89,961,863 | 73.95 | 1,544 |
*Resolutions 12 and 13 were passed as special resolutions. Copies of resolutions 11, 12 and 13 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 http://www.schroders.co.uk/japangrowth.
Enquiries:
Paula Lockwood
Schroder Investment Management Limited
020 7658 6000
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