The European Investment Trust plc (the “Company”)

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands. 

Resolutions 1 to 10 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 11 to 14 related to Special Business, as set out below:

Special Resolution 11: To make market purchases of the Company’s shares;

Ordinary Resolution 12: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights;

Special Resolution 13: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights; and

Special Resolution 14: To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days’ notice.

The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:

ResolutionsVotes ForVotes AgainstVotes WithheldVotes at Chairman’s Discretion
Resolution 1 25,484,169 29,762 2,650 39,170
Resolution 2 25,322,015 124,681 77,013 33,743
Resolution 3 25,439,449 47,491 35,615 33,303
Resolution 4 25,474,525 11,754 39,537 31,636
Resolution 5 25,381,395 110,370 32,384 33,303
Resolution 6 25,389,783 105,105 27,154 35,410
Resolution 7 25,435,673 83,007 5,469 33,303
Resolution 8 24,452,729 1,017,088 54,331 33,303
Resolution 9 25,439,372 79,307 5,469 33,303
Resolution 10 25,524,149 0 0 33,303
Resolution 11 25,490,709 3,413 2,534 34,567
Resolution 12 25,372,018 8,793 6,748 32,362
Resolution 13 25,278,301 61,934 48,178 31,636
Resolution 14 25,159,766 281,808 20,046 33,303

Under Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be available via the National Storage Mechanism, which is located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

22 January 2019

LEI: 213800QNN9EHZ4SC1R12

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig
Company Secretary
Tel: 0131 270 3800

The Company’s registered office address is:

Beaufort House
51 New North Road
Exeter
EX4 4EP