Result of AGM
RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 11 MAY 2005
The board are pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 11
May 2005, 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 Resolutions For Against Abstain Total
1 Adoption of 2005 report 4,568,910 2,894 73,216 4,645,020
and financial statements
2 Approval of Directors' 4,639,388 2,771 2,860 4,645,019
Remuneration Report
3 Declaration of final 4,643,576 996 448 4,645,020
dividend
4 Re-election of Sir Angus 4,631,053 13,279 687 4,645,019
Grossart
5 Re-appointment of KPMG as 4,637,939 6,344 737 4,645,020
auditors
6 Authorisation of directors 4,638,968 4,898 1,156 4,645,019
to fix the remuneration of
the auditors
Special Resolutions For Against Abstain Total
7 Release of the directors 4,565,615 49,289 30,115 4,645,019
from obligation to convene
an EGM in 2004 at which a
resolution will be passed
to wind up the company
8 Limited disapplication of 4,379,035 237,117 28,868 4,645,020
pre-emption rights
9 Share buyback authority 4,640,028 2,912 2,079 4,645,019
10 Increase limit on 4,627,473 14,770 2,227 4,644,470
directors remuneration
within articles to £75,000
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