BLACKROCK LATIN AMERICAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC BlackRock Latin American Investment Trust plc
(LEI: UK9OG5Q0CYUDFGRX4151)
Results of AGM
Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, 30 May 2018, we are pleased to announce that all the resolutions proposed were passed, including ordinary resolutions 12 and 13 and special resolutions 14 and 15:
(Res. 12) That the Company should continue in being as an investment company.
(Res. 13) To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.
(Res. 14). To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury.
(Res. 15). To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.
In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at:
www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:
| For & Discretionary | Against | Votes Withheld | |
| Resolution 1: | 100.00% | 0.00% | 5,717 |
| Resolution 2: | 99.86% | 0.14% | 13,211 |
| Resolution 3: | 100.00% | 0.00% | 2,279 |
| Resolution 4: | 99.83% | 0.17% | 2,279 |
| Resolution 5: | 96.41% | 3.59% | 2,245,651 |
| Resolution 6: | 96.04% | 3.96% | 2,289,520 |
| Resolution 7: | 99.97% | 0.03% | 2,249,147 |
| Resolution 8: | 95.99% | 4.01% | 2,268,623 |
| Resolution 9: | 100.00% | 0.00% | 2,268,623 |
| Resolution 10: | 96.63% | 3.37% | 17,170 |
| Resolution 11: | 99.98% | 0.02% | 4,674 |
| Resolution 12: | 91.37% | 8.63% | 2,279 |
| Resolution 13: | 99.97% | 0.03% | 4,605 |
| Resolution 14: | 99.92% | 0.08% | 13,467 |
| Resolution 14: | 99.95% | 0.05% | 3,075 |
Date: 30 May 2018
