CQS Natural Resources Growth and Income plc (LON:CYN) has announced that Mr Paul Cahill has been appointed as the Board’s Senior Independent Director with immediate effect. Mr Cahill has served as an independent non-executive Director of the Company since 23 June 2022. There is no further information to be disclosed in respect of paragraph 6.4.6R of the UK Listing Rules.
The Board announces that at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on Tuesday, 9 December 2025, all resolutions as detailed below were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.
| Resolutions | VotesFor | % | Votes Against | % | Total Votes Cast | VotesWithheld |
| 1. To receive the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2025. | 4,034,479 | 99.95 | 2,144 | 0.05 | 4,036,623 | 44,119 |
| 2. To approve the Company’s Dividend Policy. | 3,980,996 | 98.81 | 47,958 | 1.19 | 4,028,954 | 51,788 |
| 3. To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2025. | 3,833,829 | 96.31 | 147,029 | 3.69 | 3,980,858 | 99,884 |
| 4. To re-appoint Christopher Casey, who retires annually, as a Director of the Company. | 3,999,205 | 99.43 | 22,836 | 0.57 | 4,022,041 | 58,701 |
| 5. To re-appoint Carole Cable, who retires annually, as a Director of the Company. | 3,945,730 | 97.97 | 81,893 | 2.03 | 4,027,623 | 53,119 |
| 6. To re-appoint Paul Cahill, who retires annually, as a Director of the Company. | 4,021,559 | 99.93 | 2,995 | 0.07 | 4,024,554 | 56,188 |
| 7. To re-appoint Louise Hall, who retires annually, as a Director of the Company. | 4,001,719 | 99.70 | 11,895 | 0.30 | 4,013,614 | 67,128 |
| 8. To re-appoint Seema Paterson, who retires annually, as a Director of the Company. | 4,010,619 | 99.85 | 6,064 | 0.15 | 4,016,683 | 64,059 |
| 9. To re-appoint BDO LLP as Independent Auditor of the Company. | 3,833,654 | 97.80 | 86,313 | 2.20 | 3,919,967 | 160,775 |
| 10. To authorise the Audit Committee to determine the remuneration of the Auditor. | 4,009,927 | 99.67 | 13,189 | 0.33 | 4,023,116 | 57,626 |
| 11. To authorise the increase of the maximum aggregate amount payable to Directors. | 3,648,373 | 92.10 | 313,154 | 7.90 | 3,961,527 | 119,215 |
| 12. To authorise the Directors to allot securities in the Company. | 3,983,157 | 99.02 | 39,559 | 0.98 | 4,022,716 | 58,026 |
| 13#. To disapply the rights of pre-emption in relation to the allotment of securities. | 3,882,354 | 96.85 | 126,130 | 3.15 | 4,008,484 | 72,258 |
| 14#. To authorise the Company to make market purchases of Ordinary shares in the Company. | 3,479,281 | 86.26 | 554,417 | 13.74 | 4,033,698 | 47,044 |
| 15#. That the Directors be permitted to call General Meetings (excluding the AGM) on not less than 14 clear days’ notice. | 3,945,683 | 97.89 | 84,943 | 2.11 | 4,030,626 | 50,116 |
Notes:
# – Special Resolution
Any proxy votes which are at the discretion of the Chair have been included in the “Votes For” total. Please note a vote “Withheld” is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of votes “For” and “Against” a resolution.
As at the date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number of voting rights in the Company was 35,078,779.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting, which is available for viewing at the National Storage Mechanism and can be located at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company’s website, https://ncim.co.uk/cqs-natural-resources-growth-and-income-plc/.
In accordance with UK Listing Rule 6.4.2 and UK Listing Rule 6.4.3, the full text of the resolutions passed has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. Resolutions 11 to 15 will additionally be filed at Companies House.
Terms not otherwise defined in this announcement have the meaning given to them in the Notice of Meeting.
