Result of AGM
MONTANARO UK SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
At the Annual General Meeting held today, the following Ordinary Resolutions
were passed on a show of hands, the proxy votes received were:
1. To receive the Reports of the Directors and Auditor and the audited
financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2013.
Votes for: 24,826,506
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 680,000
2. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year
ended 31 March 2013.
Votes for: 24,826,506
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 680,000
3. To declare a final dividend of 6.76p per Ordinary share for the year ended
31 March 2013.
Votes for: 24,826,506
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 680,000
4. To re-elect David Gamble as a Director of the Company. (Resolution
withdrawn)
5. To re-elect Kathryn Matthews as a Director of the Company.
Votes for: 23,342,236
Votes against: 246,516
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 1,917,753
6. To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as Auditor and to authorise the Directors to
determine their remuneration.
Votes for: 24,649,506
Votes against: 177,000
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 680,000
In addition the following Resolutions were passed on a show of hands as Special
Business of which Resolutions 7, 9, 10 and 12 were Special Resolutions. The
proxy votes received were:
7. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of the Company's own
Ordinary shares.
Votes for: 24,649,506
Votes against: 177,000
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 680,000
8. To allot relevant securities in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies
Act 2006.
Votes for: 24,823,506
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 683,000
9. To allot relevant securities for cash and to disapply pre-emption rights, in
accordance with Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006.
Votes for: 24,817,256
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 689,250
10. To authorise the Directors in certain circumstances to issue shares held in
Treasury at a discount to NAV.
Votes for: 20,170,316
Votes against: 4,656,189
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 9,168
Votes withheld: 680,000
11. To release the Directors from the obligation to convene a General Meeting
during 2014 to propose the winding up of the Company.
Votes for: 25,441,668
Votes against: 18,700
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 7,618
Votes withheld: 47,688
12. To hold a General Meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less
than 14 clear days' notice.
Votes for: 24,592,054
Votes against: 240,070
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 3,550
Votes withheld: 680,000