Results of General Meetings

Miton Worldwide Growth Investment Trust PLC

Results of General Meetings

General Meeting

On 7 August 2015, the Company published a circular with recommended proposals to enable shareholders to elect, in 2018 and then at three year intervals, to realise all or part of their shareholding and to amend the management fees and the performance fees payable to the Manager under the Management Agreement (the “Circular”).

Following the General Meeting held today, the Company is pleased to announce that the resolutions contained in the notice of meeting were passed. Resolution 1 was passed as a Special Resolution and Resolution 2 was passed as an Ordinary Resolution. Both resolutions were passed on a poll. The resolutions are set out below:

Resolution 1: To approve the adoption of the Articles of Association and to authorise the Company to buy back Realisation Shares.

Resolution 2: To approve the changes to the management fees and performance fees payable by the Company to the Manager.

The poll results are set out below:

Resolution Votes for Votes against Votes withheld Percentage for Percentage against
1 17,175,959 767 0 99% 1%
2 16,695,959 767 480,000 99% 1%


Annual General Meeting

The Company announces the results from its Annual General Meeting held earlier today.

Resolutions 1 to 11 and Resolution 15 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions. Resolutions 12 to 14 were passed as Special Resolutions. All resolutions were passed on a poll. The resolutions are set out below:

Ordinary Business:

Resolution 1: To receive and adopt the Strategic Report, Directors’ Report and Auditor’s Report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30 April 2015.

Resolution 2: To receive and approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 April 2015.

Resolution 3: To receive and approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy.

Resolution 4: To re-elect Mr Townsend as a Director of the Company.

Resolution 5: To re-elect Mr Fox as a Director of the Company.

Resolution 6: To re-elect Mr Phillips as a Director of the Company.

Resolution 7: To re-elect Mr van Cutsem as a Director of the Company.

Resolution 8: To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as auditor of the Company.

Resolution 9: To authorise Directors to determine the Auditor’s remuneration.

Special Business:

Resolution 10: To continue the Company’s existence as an investment trust in accordance with the Articles of Association.

Resolution 11: To authorise allotment of shares in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.

Resolution 12: To authorise the allotment of shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.

Resolution 13: To renew the Company’s authority to purchase its Ordinary shares.

Resolution 14: To authorise the Directors to hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.

Resolution 15: To increase the maximum aggregate annual remuneration payable to Directors under the Company’s Articles of Association.

The poll results are set out below:

Resolution Votes for Votes against Votes withheld Percentage for Percentage against
1 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
2 16,706,253 14,767 179,200 99% 1%
3 16,706,253 14,767 179,200 99% 1%
4 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
5 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
6 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
7 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
8 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
9 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
10 17,289,670 14,000 8,500 99% 1%
11 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
12 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
13 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
14 16,707,020 14,000 179,200 99% 1%
15 16,706,253 14,767 179,200 99% 1%

A copy of the resolutions passed at the General Meeting and those passed as Special Business at the Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be available for viewing at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/.

9 September 2015

UK 100

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