BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc

(the Company)

(LEI:5493003YBY59H9EJLJ16)

Results of AGM

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 resolutions 9 and special resolutions 10, 11 and 12 under special business of the Company:

(Resolution 9)  To grant the Directors’ authority to allot shares

(Resolution 10)  To authorise the Directors to dissaply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury.

(Resolution 11)  To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.

(Resolution 12)  That the period of notice required for general meetings of the Company (other than Annual General Meetings) shall be not less than 14 clear days’ 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:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:
 

 

Votes
For


%

Votes
Against


%

% of Available Voting Rights*

Votes
Withheld

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resolution 1

 4,158,999

100.00%

 0  

0.00%

20.40%

 5,681

Resolution 2

 4,138,144

99.70%

 12,355

0.30%

20.35%

 14,181

Resolution 3

 4,158,999

100.00%

 0  

0.00%

20.40%

 5,681

Resolution 4

 4,142,487

99.90%

 4,019

0.10%

20.33%

 18,174

Resolution 5

 4,142,487

99.90%

 4,019

0.10%

20.33%

 18,174

Resolution 6

 3,696,716

89.15%

 449,790

10.85%

20.33%

 18,174

Resolution 7

 4,144,028

99.74%

 10,751

0.26%

20.38%

 9,901

Resolution 8

 4,158,889

100.00%

 110

0.00%

20.40%

 5,681

Resolution 9

 4,147,927

99.78%

 9,123

0.22%

20.39%

 7,630

Resolution10

 4,137,650

99.51%

 20,573

0.49%

20.39%

 6,457

Resolution 11

 4,153,129

99.87%

 5,200

0.13%

20.39%

 6,351

Resolution 12

 4,148,090

99.83%

 7,102

0.17%

20.38%

 9,488

 

 

 

 

Disclosure of Share Buy Back Authority Renewal

In accordance with the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052 of 8.3.2016(theBuy-back and Stabilisation RTS).

BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc (the Company) is hereby disclosing to a regulatory information services (RIS) details of its share buyback authority which it renews annually. This authority was last renewed at the Company’s Annual General Meeting held on 7 March 2024 when a special resolution was approved by shareholders authorising the Company to make market purchases of its own shares of up to a maximum of 14.99% of the Company’s shares in issue (excluding any shares held in treasury).  

The Company has authority to repurchase a maximum of 3,079,167 of its ordinary shares (being the outstanding shareholder authority at the date of this announcement). Such authority lasts until the next shareholder authority granted, or where expressly revoked by shareholders. The share buybacks may be funded from the Company’s resources (including redemptions on funds the Company has invested in and debt facilities). No maximum consideration payable has been determined by the Company, but the Company is unable to pay a price for any shares pursuant to the buy-back which would equate to a premium to the prevailing net asset value.

The Company has appointed J.P. Morgan Securities plc to act as its broker in respect of the Company’s share buy-back programme.

The share buy-backs will be undertaken pursuant the Company’s discount management programme.

This arrangement is in accordance with Chapter 12 of the FCA Listing Rules and the Company’s general authority to repurchase shares.



7 March 2024

Enquiries:


Mr K Mayger

For and on behalf of
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Secretary
Telephone: 020 7743 3000