Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC Result of AGM (2065G)

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RNS Number : 2065G

Edinburgh Investment Trust PLC

22 July 2021

The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc

RESULT OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Board of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc (ticker: EDIN), is pleased to announce that all the resolutions put forward at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today were passed.

The text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Meeting contained in the Company's Annual Report for the year to 31 March 2021. The proxy votes lodged with the Registrar will shortly be available via the Company's website at: ww.edinburghinvestmenttrust.com

The proxy votes received were as follows: -

 
 Resolution     In favour     Percentage    Against     Percentage   Withheld 
               / Discretion    In favour                  Against 
     1         53,573,818         99.98%       12,588        0.02%     15,069 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     2         52,829,474         98.67%      712,465        1.33%     59,536 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     3         53,581,971         99.99%        3,514        0.01%     15,990 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     4         53,369,831         99.74%      137,324        0.26%     94,320 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     5         53,401,850         99.81%      103,585        0.19%     96,040 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     6         42,945,378         80.77%   10,221,543       19.23%    434,554 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     7         53,391,064         99.85%       81,041        0.15%    129,370 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     8         53,465,480         99.92%       45,377        0.08%     90,618 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     9         53,374,003         99.64%      190,595        0.36%     36,877 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     10        53,528,388         99.91%       45,952        0.09%     27,135 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     11        53,374,144         99.64%      194,653        0.36%     32,678 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     12        53,201,816         99.34%      352,346        0.66%     47,313 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     13        53,384,297         99.62%      202,338        0.38%     14,840 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
     14        53,041,748         99.04%      512,705        0.96%     47,022 
             --------------  -----------  -----------  -----------  --------- 
 

At the time of the above meeting, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 195,666,734 ordinary shares. The Company held 23,483,805 shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of ordinary shares with voting rights was 172,182,929. Each Ordinary Share held entitles the holder to one vote and there are no restrictions on those voting rights. A "Vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the % of shares voted "For" or "Against" a resolution.

In accordance with LR 9.6.2 and LR 9.6.3, copies of the resolutions passed as special business will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism website and will be available for inspection - shortly.

22 July 2021

Enquiries

PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) Limited

   David Rice / Lemuel Appiah   020 7653 9690 

Company Secretary

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