Result of AGM

RNS Number : 3978G

Murray Income Trust PLC

05 November 2018

 

5 November 2018

MURRAY INCOME TRUST PLC

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting ("AGM") of the Murray Income Trust PLC (the "Company") held today, 5 November 2018, all resolutions, as set out in the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") contained in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2018 ("2018 Annual Report"), were passed.  The 2018 Annual Report is available at www.murray-income.co.uk *

In relation to Resolution 11 (authority to allot shares), the relevant figure is 3,305,520 Ordinary shares, being 5% of the Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue at the date of passing of the resolution at the AGM.

In relation to Resolution 12 (disapplication of pre-emption rights), the relevant figure is 6,611,041 Ordinary shares, being 10% of the Ordinary shares (excluding treasury shares) in issue at the date of passing of the resolution at the AGM.

In relation to Resolution 13 (authority to make market purchases of Ordinary shares), the relevant figure is 9,909,950 Ordinary shares, being 14.99% of the Ordinary shares in issue at the date of passing of the Resolution at the AGM.

The total number of proxy votes lodged was as follows:

	For and Discretionary		Against		Votes	Total Votes
Resolution	No. of	% of	No. of	% of	Withheld	(excluding Votes Withheld)
Number	Votes	Votes Cast	Votes	Votes Cast
1	25,473,565	99.9	12,889	0.1	17,236	25,486,454
2	25,139,881	99.0	241,829	1.0	121,980	25,381,710
3	25,474,074	99.9	16,468	0.1	13,147	25,490,542
4	25,228,906	99.4	157,286	0.6	117,498	25,386,192
5	25,347,791	99.7	73,500	0.3	82,399	25,421,291
6	25,273,347	99.3	173,297	0.7	57,046	25,446,644
7	25,339,339	99.6	106,093	0.4	58,258	25,445,432
8	25,339,281	99.6	100,935	0.4	63,474	25,440,216
9	25,244,796	99.4	149,407	0.6	109,485	25,394,203
10	25,352,160	99.7	84,216	0.3	67,314	25,436,376
11	25,331,449	99.5	132,742	0.5	39,499	25,464,191
12	25,198,450	99.2	208,751	0.8	96,489	25,407,201
13	25,320,758	99.4	152,603	0.6	30,329	25,473,361

The Company announces that the following changes to the Board of Directors took effect at the conclusion of the AGM -

-     David Woods retires as a Director and is thanked by the other Directors for his service to the Company over the last ten years;

-     Jean Park is appointed as Senior Independent Director in succession to David Woods;

-     Stephanie Eastment is appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee in succession to Jean Park; and

-     Neil Rogan, Chairman of the Company, has stepped down from membership of the Audit Committee.

Copies of resolutions 1 to 13 inclusive have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM *.

* Neither the Company's website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.

Enquiries:

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretaries

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