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 10 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 11 to 14 related to Special Business, as set out below:

Special Resolution 11: To make market purchases of the Company’s shares;

Ordinary Resolution 12: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights;

Special Resolution 13: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights; and

Special Resolution 14: 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	25,484,169	29,762	2,650	39,170
Resolution 2	25,322,015	124,681	77,013	33,743
Resolution 3	25,439,449	47,491	35,615	33,303
Resolution 4	25,474,525	11,754	39,537	31,636
Resolution 5	25,381,395	110,370	32,384	33,303
Resolution 6	25,389,783	105,105	27,154	35,410
Resolution 7	25,435,673	83,007	5,469	33,303
Resolution 8	24,452,729	1,017,088	54,331	33,303
Resolution 9	25,439,372	79,307	5,469	33,303
Resolution 10	25,524,149	0	0	33,303
Resolution 11	25,490,709	3,413	2,534	34,567
Resolution 12	25,372,018	8,793	6,748	32,362
Resolution 13	25,278,301	61,934	48,178	31,636
Resolution 14	25,159,766	281,808	20,046	33,303

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.

22 January 2019

LEI: 213800QNN9EHZ4SC1R12

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig
Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]

The Company’s registered office address is:

Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP