REG-Alliance Trust PLC : Result of AGM

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26/04/2018 12:40

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Alliance Trust PLC
    
Annual General Meeting
    
Alliance Trust PLC announces the results of voting on the resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting, held earlier today in Dundee.  
    
A summary of the votes cast in respect of the resolutions is set out below. Each of the resolutions was passed with the required majority.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
       
   Resolution   
   Votes for   
   %   
   Votes against   
   %   
   Percentage of
issued share
capital voted         
   Votes withheld   
   1   
   Report & Accounts   
   87,718,259   
   99.45   
   488,304   
   0.55   
   25.91   
   225,593   
   2   
   Directors' remuneration   report (excluding remuneration policy)   
   84,318,041   
   97.16   
   2,464,482   
   2.84   
   25.49   
   1,590,561   
   3   
   Re-election of Lord   Smith of Kelvin   
   82,588,788   
   95.63   
   3,775,647   
   4.37   
   25.37   
   2,061,040   
   4   
   Re-election of  Mr   Anthony Brooke   
   86,608,585   
   98.59   
   1,238,707   
   1.41   
   25.80   
   578,302   
   5   
   Re-election of  Mrs   Clare Dobie   
   86,778,553   
   98.79   
   1,062,316   
   1.21   
   25.80   
   600,392   
   6   
   Re-election of  Mr   Christopher Samuel   
   86,925,064   
   98.99   
   890,680   
   1.01   
   25.79   
   622,319   
   7   
   Re-election of  Mr Karl   Sternberg   
   82,198,633   
   93.57   
   5,650,018   
   6.43   
   25.80   
   583,332   
   8   
   Re-election of Gregor   Stewart   
   83,966,632   
   95.54   
   3,917,028   
   4.46   
   25.81   
   554,484   
   9   
   Re-appointment of   Deloitte LLP as Auditor   
   86,251,310   
   98.17   
   1,608,631   
   1.83   
   25.81   
   534,842   
   10   
   Remuneration of the   Auditor   
   87,386,202   
   99.37   
   553,589   
   0.63   
   25.83   
   513,602   
   11   
   Authority to purchase   Company shares   
   86,349,659   
   98.01   
   1,757,607   
   1.99   
   25.88   
   347,967   
   12   
   Authority to disapply   pre-emption rights   
   84,969,082   
   96.91   
   2,708,777   
   3.09   
   25.75   
   769,833   
   13   
   Authority to hold   meetings at 14 days notice   
   83,919,004   
   95.37   
   4,071,872   
   4.63   
   25.85   
   420,961   
    
NOTES
    
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of resolutions 11,12 and 13, which were special resolutions, passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM
    
Alliance Trust PLC
Telephone: 01382 321010
         


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