Alliance Trust PLC
Annual General Meeting
At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Thursday, 1 May 2014, Karin Forseke, Katherine Garrett-Cox, John Hylands, Alastair Kerr, Susan Noble, Win Robbins and Alan Trotter were re-elected as directors.
Karin Forseke, Chair of Alliance Trust commented:
'I would like to thank all of our shareholders who took the time to vote and also those who joined us at the Trust's 126th Annual General Meeting in Dundee this morning. At the Meeting we explained that the Company has laid out its Vision 2020 and, as a Board, we are confident that the Group is well placed to capitalise on opportunities that will present themselves over the coming years.'
All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting were carried on a poll. Votes received were:
Resolution | Votes for | % | Votes against | % | Percentage of issued share capital voted | Votes withheld | |
1 | Report & Accounts | 192,519,636 | 99.13 | 1,688,564 | 0.87 | 34.67% | 209.822 |
2 | Directors' remuneration report (excluding remuneration policy) | 180,311,078 | 93.80 | 11,918,409 | 6.20 | 34.32% | 2,431,383 |
3 | Directors' remuneration policy | 171,460,998 | 89.22 | 20,716,232 | 10.78 | 34.31% | 2,499,192 |
4 | Re-election of Mrs Karin Forseke | 191,775,618 | 98.86 | 2,210,605 | 1.14 | 34.63% | 618,416 |
5 | Re-election of Mrs Katherine Garrett-Cox | 191,020,475 | 98.42 | 3,061,212 | 1.58 | 34.65% | 555,064 |
6 | Re-election of Mr John Hylands | 192,462,590 | 99.36 | 1,240,760 | 0.64 | 34.58% | 941,969 |
7 | Re-election of Mr Alastair Kerr | 191,613,053 | 99.07 | 1,789,602 | 0.93 | 34.53% | 1,066,291 |
8 | Re-election of Mrs Susan Noble | 191,665,527 | 99.00 | 1,940,689 | 1.00 | 34.57% | 930,172 |
9 | Re-election of Ms Win Robbins | 191,491,491 | 98.86 | 2,208,800 | 1.14 | 34.58% | 986,473 |
10 | Re-election of Mr Alan Trotter | 192,320,973 | 99.25 | 1,457,096 | 0.75 | 34.60% | 916,047 |
11 | Re-appointment of Deloitte LLP as Auditor | 191,976,106 | 98.97 | 1,997,480 | 1.03 | 34.63% | 707,541 |
12 | Remuneration of the Auditor | 193,300,068 | 99.65 | 679,284 | 0.35 | 34.63% | 694,189 |
13 | Authority to purchase Company shares | 191,953,864 | 98.75 | 2,436,928 | 1.25 | 34.71% | 303,324 |
14 | Authority to hold meetings at 14 days notice | 185,420,259 | 95.49 | 8,759,579 | 4.51 | 34.67% | 514,278 |
NOTES
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of resolutions 13 and 14, which were special resolutions, passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
Evan Bruce-Gardyne
Alliance Trust PLC
Telephone: 01382 321169 or 07501 500 243