Result of AGM

RNS Number : 0118J

Aberdeen Asian Smaller Co's Inv Tst

26 November 2008

 



26 November 2008

ABERDEEN ASIAN SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (the "Company")

Result of Annual General Meeting

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held today (26 November 2008), all resolutions in the Notice of Meeting were passed on a show of hands.  

In relation to Resolution 11 (authority to purchase shares for cancellation or treasury), 14.99 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital equates to 4,641,941 Ordinary shares as at today's date.

In relation to Resolutions 9 and 10 (authority to issue shares and disapply pre-emption rights), 10 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital equates to 3,096,692 Ordinary shares as at today's date.

The total number of proxy votes lodged was as follows:

	FOR		DISCRETIONARY		AGAINST		WITHHELD		TOTAL VOTE
Resolution Number	No. of Votes		No. of Votes		No. of Votes		No. of Votes
1	15,754,366		0		159		737,783		16,492,308
2	16,439,374		0		25,910		27,024		16,492,308
3	16,486,969		0		0		5,339		16,492,308
4	16,486,969		0		0		5,339		16,492,308
5	15,287,826		0		1,186,091		18,391		16,492,308
6	13,632,290		0		2,413,513		446,505		16,492,308
7	15,291,839		0		755,719		444,750		16,492,308
8	16,471,490		0		13,724		7,094		16,492,308
9	14,814,089		0		1,672,880		5,339		16,492,308
10	14,803,007		0		1,680,239		9,062		16,492,308
11	16,470,533		0		16,436		5,339		16,492,308

PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS

Copies of the resolutions passed under special business have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority together with the new Articles of Association adopted at the AGM, and they 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

 

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