Result of AGM

Gartmore Asia Pacific Trust PLC                        

                       Result of Annual General Meeting                        

The Directors of Gartmore Asia Pacific Trust PLC are pleased to announce that
all resolutions put to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held today
were passed, by a show of hands.

Full details of the resolutions passed can be found in the Notice of Annual
General Meeting contained in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year to 31
March 2006. Copies can be obtained from Gartmore Investment Limited, 8
Fenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4PB or downloaded from gartmore.co.uk.

Proxy votes lodged in respect of each resolution were as follows:

        Resolution:                For            Against          Abstained
                                                                            
                 1.          2,710,567                491                  0
                                                                            
                 2.          2,703,509              4,892              2,657
                                                                            
                 3.          2,707,401              3,657                  0
                                                                            
                 4.          2,704,388              6,670                  0
                                                                            
                 5.          2,705,600              5,351                107
                                                                            
                 6.          2,702,167              7,825              1,066
                                                                            
                 7.          2,660,338             29,927             20,793
                                                                            
                 8.          2,706,655              2,062              2,341
                                                                            
                 9.          2,676,407              2,035             32,616
                                                                            
                10.          2,677,001              2,983             31,074

Gartmore Investment Limited

Secretary

26 July 2006