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The North American Income Trust plc

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2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

The Company's AGM is scheduled to be held on Tuesday 1 June 2021. In the light of developing UK Government guidance and measures relating to Covid-19, including restrictions on public gatherings and maintaining social distancing, and the likelihood that these measures will remain in place until early June, the Board has determined that this year's AGM will follow the minimum legal requirements. This means that physical attendance at the meeting is unlikely to be possible and the Chairman may, in his or her sole discretion, limit the number of individuals able to attend the meeting. Arrangements will be made by the Company to ensure that the minimum number of shareholders required to form a quorum will attend the meeting in order that the meeting may proceed and the business concluded. A presentation from the Investment Manager, along with the AGM results, will be made available to shareholders on the Company's website shortly after the AGM.

Shareholders are strongly advised not to attempt to attend the AGM in person and instead exercise their votes in respect of the meeting in advance. The Company's 2021 Annual Report and Notice of AGM and related documents can be found below.

Chairman’s letter
Annual report
Notice of AGM
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Revised articles (clean)

Latest news

An update from our investment manager, Fran Radano - 22 April 2021

It’s been a strong year for US equity markets thus far as investors increasingly gain confidence in an improving economic outlook which should flow through to corporate earnings. GDP estimates have started to rise, driven by more bullish views on the pace of economic reopening (helped by the faster-than-anticipated vaccine rollout) and the recent enactment of the US$1.9 trillion stimulus package. US President Joe Biden recently hit his target of 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses over his first 100 days of his presidency – all with six weeks to spare. This has pulled forward the next set of milestones — the most news-catching is the Biden Administration’s pledge that all Americans over the age of 16 will be eligible for vaccine doses by May, which is more than two months earlier than prior timelines had signalled.

Within this backdrop, investors remain concerned about whether the economy could overheat as strong economic growth and declining slack (i.e., the amount of resources in the economy that are not used) translates into rampant inflation, driving volatility in interest-rate expectations. US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell has acknowledged that the base effects, energy prices and economic reopening could push inflation higher this year, but was clear in his message that the Fed believes that this inflationary uptick will be transitory, implying that it will take some time to meet both inflation and employment targets. Our current “house view” is for the Fed’s first interest-rate hike to occur in late 2023.

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Key people

Francis Radano

Francis Radano

Senior Investment Manager

Fran Radano is a Senior Investment Manager on the North American Equity Team. Fran joined Aberdeen in 2007 following the acquisition of Nationwide Financial Services’ equity investment management team, where he had served as a senior equity research analyst providing fundamental research coverage for the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors since 1999. Previously, Fran was a research analyst and vice president at Salomon Smith Barney. Prior to that, he was an associate trader at SEI Investments. Fran received a BA in Economics from Dickinson College, and has also earned a MBA in Finance from Villanova University. He is a CFA® Charterholder.

Ralph Bassett

Ralph Bassett

Deputy Head of North American Equities

Ralph Bassett is Deputy Head of North American Equities. Ralph joined Aberdeen in 2006 from Navigant Consulting where he worked as a management consultant providing client analysis and direction on critical business decisions. Previously, Ralph held internships at J.P. Morgan Chase and Boenning and Scattergood, a boutique investment bank. Ralph graduated with a BS in Finance from Villanova University. He is a CFA® Charterholder.

  • Francis Radano

    Francis Radano

    Senior Investment Manager

    Fran Radano is a Senior Investment Manager on the North American Equity Team. Fran joined Aberdeen in 2007 following the acquisition of Nationwide Financial Services’ equity investment management team, where he had served as a senior equity research analyst providing fundamental research coverage for the consumer discretionary and consumer staples sectors since 1999. Previously, Fran was a research analyst and vice president at Salomon Smith Barney. Prior to that, he was an associate trader at SEI Investments. Fran received a BA in Economics from Dickinson College, and has also earned a MBA in Finance from Villanova University. He is a CFA® Charterholder.

  • Ralph Bassett

    Ralph Bassett

    Deputy Head of North American Equities

    Ralph Bassett is Deputy Head of North American Equities. Ralph joined Aberdeen in 2006 from Navigant Consulting where he worked as a management consultant providing client analysis and direction on critical business decisions. Previously, Ralph held internships at J.P. Morgan Chase and Boenning and Scattergood, a boutique investment bank. Ralph graduated with a BS in Finance from Villanova University. He is a CFA® Charterholder.

James Ferguson

James Ferguson

Chairman

James Ferguson, appointed on 12 March 2002, is a former chairman and director of Stewart Ivory and a former deputy chairman of the AIC. He is the chairman of Monks Investment Trust, The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Investment Trust, Value and Income Trust and Northern 3 VCT and a director of The Independent Investment Trust.

Karyn Lamont

Karyn Lamont

Chairman of Audit Committee and Independent Non-Executive Director

Karyn Lamont, appointed on 18 September 2018, is a chartered accountant and worked for over 25 years at PwC, including 13 years as an Audit Partner, specialising in the financial services sector across the UK. She has provided audit and other services to a range of clients including a number of investment trusts, a broad range of management companies and outsourced service providers. Her specialist knowledge includes financial reporting, audit and controls, risk management, regulatory compliance and governance. She is the Audit Committee Chairman of The Scottish Investment Trust plc and a non executive director at the Scottish Building Society.

Susan Rice

Dame Susan Rice

Independent Non-Executive Director

Susan Rice, appointed on 17 March 2015, is a chartered banker and is currently the President of the Scottish Council of Development and Industry, the Chair of Scotland's new Fiscal Commission, Vice-Chair of Scotland’s 2020 Climate Change Group and a non-executive director of J Sainsbury and Big Society Capital. Her previous roles include managing director of Lloyds Banking Group Scotland, chairman and chief executive of Lloyds TSB Scotland, a director of the Bank of England and a non-executive director of SSE plc and a member of the recent First Minister's Council of Economic Advisers. Originally from the United States, her early career was at Yale and Colgate universities and then at NatWest Bancorp. She was the first woman to head a UK clearing bank in 2000. Susan also chairs the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Edinburgh's Festivals Forum, and works extensively with Scotland's National Galleries to ensure a vibrant cultural base in the country.

susannah nicklin

Susannah Nicklin

Independent Non-Executive Director

Susannah Nicklin, appointed on 18 September 2018, is a financial services professional with over 20 years of experience in executive roles at Goldman Sachs and Alliance Bernstein in the US, Australia and the UK. She has also worked in the social impact private equity sector with Bridges Ventures, the Global Impact Investing Network and Impact Ventures UK. She is Chair of Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust plc, the Senior Independent Director of Pantheon International plc and a non-executive director of Amati AIM VCT plc and Baronsmead Venture Trust plc. She is a CFA® charterholder.

Charles Park

Charles Park

Independent Non-Executive Director

Charles Park, appointed on 13 June 2017, has over 25 years of investment management experience. He is a co-founder of Findlay Park Investment Management, a US boutique asset management house which was established in 1997. Prior to his retirement from the firm in 2016, he was deputy chief investment officer with joint responsibility for managing Findlay Park American Fund.

Prior to co-founding Findlay Park, Charles was an investment manager at Hill Samuel Asset Management and an analyst at Framlington Investment Management.

  • James Ferguson

    James Ferguson

    Chairman

    James Ferguson, appointed on 12 March 2002, is a former chairman and director of Stewart Ivory and a former deputy chairman of the AIC. He is the chairman of Monks Investment Trust, The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Investment Trust, Value and Income Trust and Northern 3 VCT and a director of The Independent Investment Trust.

  • Karyn Lamont

    Karyn Lamont

    Chairman of Audit Committee and Independent Non-Executive Director

    Karyn Lamont, appointed on 18 September 2018, is a chartered accountant and worked for over 25 years at PwC, including 13 years as an Audit Partner, specialising in the financial services sector across the UK. She has provided audit and other services to a range of clients including a number of investment trusts, a broad range of management companies and outsourced service providers. Her specialist knowledge includes financial reporting, audit and controls, risk management, regulatory compliance and governance. She is the Audit Committee Chairman of The Scottish Investment Trust plc and a non executive director at the Scottish Building Society.

  • Susan Rice

    Dame Susan Rice

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Susan Rice, appointed on 17 March 2015, is a chartered banker and is currently the President of the Scottish Council of Development and Industry, the Chair of Scotland's new Fiscal Commission, Vice-Chair of Scotland’s 2020 Climate Change Group and a non-executive director of J Sainsbury and Big Society Capital. Her previous roles include managing director of Lloyds Banking Group Scotland, chairman and chief executive of Lloyds TSB Scotland, a director of the Bank of England and a non-executive director of SSE plc and a member of the recent First Minister's Council of Economic Advisers. Originally from the United States, her early career was at Yale and Colgate universities and then at NatWest Bancorp. She was the first woman to head a UK clearing bank in 2000. Susan also chairs the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Edinburgh's Festivals Forum, and works extensively with Scotland's National Galleries to ensure a vibrant cultural base in the country.

  • susannah nicklin

    Susannah Nicklin

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Susannah Nicklin, appointed on 18 September 2018, is a financial services professional with over 20 years of experience in executive roles at Goldman Sachs and Alliance Bernstein in the US, Australia and the UK. She has also worked in the social impact private equity sector with Bridges Ventures, the Global Impact Investing Network and Impact Ventures UK. She is Chair of Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust plc, the Senior Independent Director of Pantheon International plc and a non-executive director of Amati AIM VCT plc and Baronsmead Venture Trust plc. She is a CFA® charterholder.

  • Charles Park

    Charles Park

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Charles Park, appointed on 13 June 2017, has over 25 years of investment management experience. He is a co-founder of Findlay Park Investment Management, a US boutique asset management house which was established in 1997. Prior to his retirement from the firm in 2016, he was deputy chief investment officer with joint responsibility for managing Findlay Park American Fund.

    Prior to co-founding Findlay Park, Charles was an investment manager at Hill Samuel Asset Management and an analyst at Framlington Investment Management.

Financial calendar

Year End 31 January
Accounts published March
Annual General Meeting June
Dividend Paid February, June, August, November

Trust details

The North American Income Trust plc

Registered Office:
1 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2LL

Registered in Scotland as an Investment Company Number SC005218

Launch Date: November 1902

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