Result of AGM
RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 12 MAY 2004
The board are pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 12
May 2004, all resolutions were passed by shareholders including the resolution
releasing directors from the obligation to liquidate the company this year.
The proxy votes received in respect of the Annual General Meeting are shown in
the following table:
(Note: 4 shares equates to one vote).
Ordinary For Against Abstain Total
Resolutions
1 Adoption of 2004 3,414,986 2,572 219,728 3,637,286
report and
financial
statements
2 Approval of 3,361,031 1,697 274,558 3,637,286
Directors'
Remuneration
Report
3 Declaration of 3,419,726 221 217,349 3,637,296
final dividend
4 Re-election of 3,416,350 3,589 217,348 3,637,287
James Ferguson
5 Election of 3,415,952 3,629 217,705 3,637,286
Archie Hunter
6 Election of Guy 3,415,673 3,854 217,759 3,637,286
Crawford
7 Re-appointment of 3,415,735 3,669 217,883 3,637,287
KPMG as auditors
8 Authorisation of 3,415,526 4,314 217,447 3,637,287
directors to fix
the remuneration
of the auditors
Special For Against Abstain Total
Resolutions
9 Release of the 3,508,417 49,734 59,985 3,618,136
directors from
obligation to
convene an EGM in
2004 at which a
resolution will
be passed to wind
up the company
10 Limited 3,247,333 56,515 313,218 3,617,066
disapplication of
pre-emption
rights
11 Share buyback 3,353,803 43,881 219,132 3,616,816
authority
PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER ORDINARY AND SPECIAL BUSINESS
A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and
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
For Edinburgh US Tracker Trust plc
Edinburgh Fund Managers plc
Secretary