Alliance Trust PLC : Result of AGM

Released : 27.04.2017 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

94,139,176

99.10

859,114

0.90

26.33%

249,771

2

Directors' remuneration report (excluding remuneration policy)

90,720,751

96.92

2,879,764

3.08

25.94%

1,694,498

3

Re­election of Lord Smith of Kelvin

93,271,801

98.31

1,599,039

1.69

26.29%

426,717

4

Re­election of Mr Anthony Brooke

92,964,783

98.31

1,598,543

1.69

26.21%

699,163

5

Election of Mrs Clare Dobie

93,350,636

98.62

1,301,772

1.38

26.23%

511,156

6

Re­election of Mr Christopher Samuel

93,031,968

98.47

1,443,867

1.53

26.18%

718,247

7

Re­election of Mr Karl Sternberg

93,078,750

98.39

1,526,717

1.61

26.22%

690,190

8

Re­election of Gregor Stewart

93,386,730

98.47

1,446,940

1.53

26.28%

633,734

9

Re­appointment of Deloitte LLP as Auditor

93,266,125

98.68

1,246,354

1.32

26.19%

773,739

10

Remuneration of the Auditor

93,849,462

99.15

802,340

0.85

26.23%

541,648

11

Authority to purchase Company shares

92,592,001

97.58

2,294,148

2.42

26.30%

384,662

12

Authority to disapply pre­emption rights

91,092,713

96.61

3,191,967

3.39

26.13%

964,940

13

Authority to hold meetings at 14 days notice

90,308,347

95.21

4,542,819

4.79

26.29%

431,778

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

George Renouf Alliance Trust PLC

Telephone: 01382 321000

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