Result of AGM

The European Investment Trust plc (the “Company”)

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. 

Resolutions 1 to 11 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 12 to 15 related to Special Business, as set out below:

Special Resolution 12: To make market purchases of the Company’s shares.

Ordinary Resolution 13: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 14: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.

Special Resolution 15: To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.

The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:

Resolutions	Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Withheld	Votes at Chairman’s Discretion
Resolution 1	19,463,480	12,688	37,593	46,263
Resolution 2	19,208,751	254,293	57,717	39,263
Resolution 3	19,241,461	220,753	58,547	39,263
Resolution 4	19,462,075	46,981	3,126	47,842
Resolution 5	19,452,133	17,532	44,006	46,353
Resolution 6	19,092,429	282,771	137,864	46,960
Resolution 7	19,103,224	275,857	133,983	46,960
Resolution 8	19,103,440	281,083	128,541	46,960
Resolution 9	19,117,778	259,448	132,348	50,450
Resolution 10	19,476,198	0	35,023	48,803
Resolution 11	19,500,553	10,578	0	48,893
Resolution 12	19,448,321	53,560	4,995	53,148
Resolution 13	19,205,838	195,037	106,666	52,483
Resolution 14	19,096,397	286,227	122,897	52,483
Resolution 15	19,124,816	343,104	39,884	52,220

Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

24 January 2017
 

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig
Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]

The Company’s registered office address is:
Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP