MONTANARO UK SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
The Company announces that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all Resolutions were passed on a show of hands. Resolutions 1 to 8, Resolution 10 and Resolution 12 were passed as Ordinary Resolutions and Resolution 9, Resolution 11 and Resolution 13 were passed as Special Resolutions. The Resolutions and the proxy votes received are set out below:
1. To receive and accept the Strategic Report, the Reports of the Directors and the Auditor and the audited financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2016.
Votes for: 20,701,637
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
2. To receive and approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended
31 March 2016.
Votes for: 20,642,887
Votes against: 52,500
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 6,250
3. To declare a final dividend of 10.0p per Ordinary share for the year ended
31 March 2016.
Votes for: 20,701,637
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
4. To re-elect Kathryn Matthews as a Director of the Company.
Votes for: 20,695,387
Votes against: 6,250
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
5. To re-elect Kate Bolsover as a Director of the Company.
Votes for: 20,695,387
Votes against: 6,250
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
6. To re-elect Roger Cuming as a Director of the Company.
Votes for: 20,695,387
Votes against: 6,250
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
7. To re-elect James Robinson as a Director of the Company.
Votes for: 20,701,637
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
8. To appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditor to the Company and to authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration.
Votes for: 20,701,637
Votes against: 0
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
9. To authorise the Directors to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of the Company's Ordinary shares.
Votes for: 20,657,037
Votes against: 2,600
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 37,101
10. To authorise the Directors to allot relevant securities in accordance with Section 551 of the Companies Act 2006.
Votes for: 20,692,037
Votes against: 2,600
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 2,101
11. To authorise the Directors to allot equity securities for cash and to disapply pre-emption rights, in accordance with Sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006.
Votes for: 20,657,037
Votes against: 2,600
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 37,101
12. To authorise the Directors in certain circumstances to issue shares held in Treasury at a discount to net asset value.
Votes for: 18,797,749
Votes against: 1,897,638
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 6,250
13. To hold a General Meeting other than an Annual General Meeting on not less than 14 clear days' notice.
Votes for: 20,276,533
Votes against: 425,104
Votes at the Chairman's discretion: 0
Votes withheld: 0
22 July 2016