Alliance Trust PLC Alliance Trust Plc - Result Of Agm

 
TIDMATST 
 
 
   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. 
Due to the restrictions on travel and attendance at meetings the Annual 
General Meeting was not open to shareholders other than those required 
to form the quorum and all votes were on a poll. 
 
   As previously announced, Resolution 12 was withdrawn and was not voted 
on. 
 
   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. 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                Percentage of 
                                                                               Votes             issued share   Votes 
    Resolution                                              Votes for   %      against    %      capital voted  withheld 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
1   Report & Accounts                                       91,872,016  99.93   64,961    0.07      27.94%       52,122 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
    Directors' remuneration report (excluding Remuneration 
2    Policy)                                                89,842,353  98.33  1,524,987  1.67      27.77%      623,662 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
3   To approve the Dividend Policy                          90,832,884  99.19   743,775   0.81      27.83%      414,303 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
4   Re-election of Gregor Stewart                           91,361,184  99.68   293,325   0.32      27.85%      334,430 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
5   Re-election of Mr Anthony Brooke                        91,020,848  99.35   598,190   0.65      27.84%      375,630 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
6   Re-election of Mrs Clare Dobie                          90,743,052  99.05   870,869   0.95      27.84%      363,962 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
7   Re-election of Mr Christopher Samuel                    89,133,723  97.25  2,516,074  2.75      27.85%      342,201 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
8   Re-election of Mr Karl Sternberg                        85,394,605  93.31  6,127,090  6.69      27.81%      472,768 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
9   Election of Ms Jo Dixon                                 88,747,285  96.92  2,818,379  3.08      27.83%      412,218 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
10  Appointment of BDO as Auditor                           91,377,420  99.58   382,837   0.42      27.89%      233,564 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
11  Remuneration of the Auditor                             91,662,026  99.82   164,077   0.18      27.91%      168,565 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
    To approve the conversion of the Merger Reserve 
12  (withdrawn)                                             n/a         n/a       n/a     n/a        n/a          n/a 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
13  To approve Articles of Association                      91,268,983  99.69   284,194   0.31      27.82%      414,471 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
14  Authority to purchase Company shares                    90,051,319  98.05  1,792,848  1.95      27.91%      142,824 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
15  Authority to disapply pre-emption rights                89,409,069  97.64  2,161,411  2.36      27.83%      424,188 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
16  Authority to hold meetings at 14 days' notice           88,495,129  96.33  3,373,055  3.67      27.92%      126,484 
    ------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -----  ---------  ----  --------------  -------- 
 
 
   The number of shares in issue as at the date of the meeting was 
329,065,733 
 
   NOTES 
 
   In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, the full text of resolutions 13, 
14, 15 and 16, which were special resolutions, passed by the Company at 
its Annual General Meeting will be submitted to the National Storage 
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at 
 
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   Alliance Trust PLC 
 
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