M&G High Income Investment Trust P.L.C.M&G High Income Investment Trust P.L.C.

Richard HughesRichard Hughes

Fund manager:  Richard Hughes

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Fund objective & policy

Package Units: The aim is to provide both an above average and growing income with capital growth over the 20 year life of the company. Income and Growth Units*: The Income and Growth Units aim to provide a higher yield than Package Units with the prospect of growing income and capital growth. The expected winding-up date for the company is 17 March 2017.

*As of 6 April 2013, Income and Growth Units are no longer available for new investment in The M&G ISA.

About the fund manager

Richard Hughes joined M&G in 1986 and is a UK equity income fund manager. Richard previously worked for Derbyshire County Council where he was manager of its pension fund. He graduated from Sheffield University with an honours degree in accounting and economics. He is an associate of UKSIP.

You can find further fund information in the most up-to-date Important Information for Investors document (1 MB) including the Key Features of the High Income Investment Trust P.L.C. (only available through The M&G ISA). 

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Annual General Meeting and class meetings to be held on 11 September 2012

The sixteenth Annual General Meeting of M&G High Income Investment Trust plc (the ‘Company’) will be held at Governor’s House, Laurence Pountney Hill, London EC4R 0HH on 11 September 2012 at 9.15am, preceded by Separate General Meetings of the holders of Zero Dividend Preference, Income and Capital Shares, which will commence at 9am.

View a copy of the Notices of Meetings (109 KB)

As at 18 July 2012, the Company had the following shares with voting rights in issue:

250,503,505 Zero Dividend Preference Shares of 1 pence each
250,503,505 Income Shares of 1 pence each
250,503,505 Capital Shares of 1 pence each

Holders of Income and Capital Shares are, on a show of hands, each entitled to one vote, and on a poll entitled to one vote for each share held, in respect of each resolution to be put to the Annual General Meeting of the Company.

Holders of Zero Dividend Preference Shares are, on a show of hands, each entitled to one vote, and on a poll entitled to one vote for each share held, in respect of the resolution to be put to the Separate General Meeting of the holders of Zero Dividend Preference Shares.

Holders of Income Shares are, on a show of hands, each entitled to one vote, and on a poll entitled to one vote for each share held, in respect of the resolution to be put to the Separate General Meeting of the holders of Income Shares.

Holders of Capital Shares are, on a show of hands, each entitled to one vote, and on a poll entitled to one vote for each share held, in respect of the resolution to be put to the Separate General Meeting of the holders of Capital Shares.

Results of Separate General Meetings and Annual General Meeting held on 11 September 2012

M&G High Income Investment Trust P.L.C. announces that at its Separate General Meetings and Annual General Meeting held earlier today all resolutions were duly passed and the results of the voting are as follows:

Separate General Meeting of the holders of Zero Dividend Preference Shares:

Special resolutionForAgainstAbstentions
To sanction renewal of the authority to buy back shares19,048,4421,723,16336,404

Separate General Meeting of the holders of Income Shares:

Special resolutionForAgainstAbstentions
To sanction renewal of the authority to buy back shares3,154,941134,131130,844

Separate General Meeting of the holders of Capital Shares:

Special resolutionForAgainstAbstentions
To sanction renewal of the authority to buy back shares4,007,89867,23420,958

Annual General Meeting:

.Ordinary BusinessForAgainstAbstentions
1.To receive the Directors' Report and the Financial Statements9,537,08202,284
2.To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report8,952,947471,955114,464
3.To re-elect Mr W J Nott as a director9,391,522124,63623,208
4.To re-elect Mr F C Carr as a director9,484,33630,35024,680
5.To re-elect Mr G A J Murray as a director9,492,10022,58624,680
6.To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration9,396,002121,17422,190
.Special Business...
8.To renew the authority to allot relevant securities9,016,006491,54231,818
9.To renew the authority to buy back shares9,492,37227,85019,144
10.To consent to short notice of general meetings8,965,369556,02317,974
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Issued by M&G Securities Limited and M&G Financial Services Limited which are subsidiaries of M&G Limited. M&G Limited is incorporated and registered in England. Registered Office: Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0HH. Registered in England No. 1048359. Registered for VAT, number GB235 3237 81. Both M&G Securities Limited and M&G Financial Services Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and provide ISAs and other investments. M&G Securities Limited is registered on the FSA's register, No. 122057 (www.fsa.gov.uk/register). Registered Office Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0HH. Registered in England No. 90776. M&G Financial Services Limited is registered on the FSA's register, No. 122058 (www.fsa.gov.uk/register). Registered Office Laurence Pountney Hill, London, EC4R 0HH. Registered in England No. 923891. Both companies are registered for VAT, number GB235 3237 81.