26 November 2008
ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the "Company")
Result of Annual General Meeting
At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today (26 November 2008), all resolutions in the Notice of Meeting were passed on a show of hands.
In relation to Resolution 11 (authority to purchase shares for cancellation or treasury), 14.99 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital equates to 4,641,941 Ordinary shares as at today's date.
In relation to Resolutions 9 and 10 (authority to issue shares and disapply pre-emption rights), 10 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital equates to 3,096,692 Ordinary shares as at today's date.
The total number of proxy votes lodged was as follows:
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FOR |
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DISCRETIONARY |
AGAINST |
WITHHELD |
TOTAL VOTE |
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Resolution Number |
No. of Votes |
|
No. of Votes |
|
No. of Votes |
|
No. of Votes |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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1 |
15,754,366 |
|
0 |
|
159 |
|
737,783 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
16,439,374 |
|
0 |
|
25,910 |
|
27,024 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
16,486,969 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5,339 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
16,486,969 |
|
0 |
|
0 |
|
5,339 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
15,287,826 |
|
0 |
|
1,186,091 |
|
18,391 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
13,632,290 |
|
0 |
|
2,413,513 |
|
446,505 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
15,291,839 |
|
0 |
|
755,719 |
|
444,750 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8 |
16,471,490 |
|
0 |
|
13,724 |
|
7,094 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 |
14,814,089 |
|
0 |
|
1,672,880 |
|
5,339 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
14,803,007 |
|
0 |
|
1,680,239 |
|
9,062 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
16,470,533 |
|
0 |
|
16,436 |
|
5,339 |
|
16,492,308 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS
Copies of the resolutions passed under special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority together with the new Articles of Association adopted at the AGM, and they will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS