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EDGE – Another VCT Problem Case

At this years AGM on 28 Aug 2019, 3 directors were voted out, Sir Robin Miller, Lord Flight and David Glick.

ShareSoc has been critical of this VCT for some time, see

https://www.sharesoc.org/blog/vcts/edge-performance-vct-the-worst-show-on-earth/

https://www.sharesoc.org/blog/vcts/edge-vct-trick-treat-pair-rnss/

https://www.sharesoc.org/agm-reports/edge-performance-vct/

https://www.sharesoc.org/blog/company-news/a-couple-of-problem-vcts-foresight-4-and-edge-performance/

Shareholder dissent continued and at this year’s AGM on 28 Aug 2019, 3 directors were voted out, Sir Robin Miller, Lord Flight and David Glick and various other motions were defeated.
Proxy votes cast were as follows:

Resolution For Against Withheld
2. Approve directors’ remuneration report 1,770,628 3,106,545 47,968
3. Re-elect Sir Robin Miller 1,725,784 3,140,268 59,089
4. Re-elect Lord Flight 1,659,996 3,206,056 59,089
5. Re-elect David Glick 1,715,071 3,183,421 26,649
6. Re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditor 2,147,140 2,751,352 26,649
8. Authorise directors to allot shares 1,960,585 2,938,060 26,496
9. Authorise directors to allot shares with disregard to pre-emption rights 1,737,431 3,118,075 69,635

 

That leaves only one director Terry Back, who sits on the board of Edge Performance VCT. He is the founder and a former partner of Grant Thornton’s Media & Entertainment practice and has over 40 years of advisory experience, specialising in independent television companies. Terry is a non-executive director of a number of private companies and served on the non-executive boards of both Grant Thornton UK and Grant Thornton International.

A ShareSoc member present at the AGM said that the remaining director was thinking what to do next !

This further demonstrates that ShareSoc can influence VCT outcomes like we did at Ventus and Albion. Please join and support our VCT Investors Group Campaign. https://www.sharesoc.org/campaigns/vct-investors-group/

Disclosure I do not own shares in EDGE.

Cliff Weight, Director, ShareSoc

Post Date: September 1, 2019

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