Result of AGM
FINSBURY GROWTH & INCOME TRUST PLC
Results of the AGM
The Company announces that all resolutions were passed at the Annual General
Meeting of the Company held on Wednesday, 27th January 2010 and the level of
proxy votes received is shown below.
Resolutions Votes For % Votes % Total Votes
Against Votes Cast
Withheld
*
Ordinary Resolutions
1. To receive and 19,148,128 99.48 99,675 0.52 19,247,803 26,121
consider the
audited accounts
and the Report of
the Directors for
the year ended 30
September 2009.
2. To re-elect John 18,657,717 97.84 410,952 2.16 19,068,669 205,755
Allard as a
Director of the
Company.
3. To re-elect David 18,837,317 98.76 236,001 1.24 19,073,318 201,106
Hunt as a Director
of the Company.
4. To re-elect Vanessa 18,716,107 98.19 345,599 1.81 19,061,706 212,718
Renwick as a
Director of the
Company.
5. To re-elect Anthony 18,485,226 98.66 251,597 1.34 18,736,823 537,101
Townsend as a
Director of the
Company.
6. To re-elect Giles 18,755,825 97.97 388,271 2.03 19,144,096 130,328
Warman as a
Director of the
Company
7. To approve the 18,316,084 96.09 746,208 3.91 19,062,292 211,632
Directors'
Remuneration
Report.
8. To reappoint Grant 19,073,711 99.15 163,331 0.85 19,237,042 36,882
Thornton UK LLP as
auditors of the
Company and to
authorise the
Directors to
determine their
remuneration.
Special Business
9. To authorise the 18,973,193 98.91 208,634 1.09 19,181,827 92,097
Directors to allot
securities in the
Company.
10. To disapply the 18,592,827 97.45 486,199 2.55 19,079,026 194,898
rights of
pre-emption in
relation to the
allotment of
securities (Special
Resolution).
11. To authorise the 15,077,384 78.59 4,108,643 21.41 19,186,027 87,897
Directors to sell
relevant shares
(within the meaning
of Section 560 of
the Companies Act
2006) for cash if,
immediately before
the sale, such
shares are held by
the Company as
treasury shares,
(Special
Resolution).
12. To authorise the 19,031,473 98.96 200,474 1.04 19,231,947 41,977
Company to make
market purchases of
Ordinary shares in
the Company.
(Special
Resolution).
13. To authorise the 18,350,103 96.34 697,662 3.66 19,047,765 226,159
Directors to
communicate with
members by
electronic means
14. That the Directors 18,950,723 98.76 238,699 1.24 19,189,422 84,502
be permitted to
hold General
Meetings (excluding
the AGM) on 14
clear days' notice.
(Special Resolution).
15. That the Company's 18,957,165 98.93 204,738 1.07 19,161,903 112,021
investment policy
be amended.
* Please note that `Vote withheld' is not a vote in law and is not counted in
the calculation of the proportion of votes `For' and `Against `a resolution.
- ENDS-
27th January 2010
Frostrow Capital LLP
Secretary
For further information please contact:
Mark Pope Frostrow Capital LLP - 020 3 008 4913
Company Secretary