AGM Jan 2016
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 11 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 12 to 15 related to Special Business, as set out below:
Special Resolution 12: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.
Ordinary Resolution 13: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.
Special Resolution 14: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.
Special Resolution 15: To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on 14 clear days' notice.
The proxy votes received in favour of the Chairman in relation to these resolutions were as follows:
Resolutions
Votes For
Votes Against
Votes
Withheld
Votes at
Chairman's Discretion
Resolution 1
16,270,584
0
18,335
52,322
Resolution 2
15,944,445
298,800
47,316
50,680
Resolution 3
15,944,632
288,292
56,894
51,422
Resolution 4
16,135,127
78,547
76,145
51,422
Resolution 5
16,047,621
156,342
83,142
54,136
Resolution 6
16,012,085
215,382
61,300
52,474
Resolution 7
16,108,527
129,270
49,788
53,656
Resolution 8
16,019,350
217,308
49,788
54,795
Resolution 9
16,129,357
108,640
49,788
53,458
Resolution 10
16,272,772
0
15,618
52,851
Resolution 11
16,184,058
88,714
15,618
52,851
Resolution 12
16,213,150
56,117
17,768
54,206
Resolution 13
16,023,545
205,165
58,130
54,401
Resolution 14
15,856,330
357,075
73,630
54,206
Resolution 15
14,822,636
1,443,198
21,200
54,206
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
26 January 2016 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
The European Investment Trust plc issued this content on 26 January 2016 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 27 January 2016 14:20:23 UTC
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Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust plc is a United Kingdom-based investment company. The Company's investment objective is to achieve capital growth over the long term from a diversified portfolio of European securities, irrespective of where they are listed. The Company is invested in a diversified portfolio of between 30 to 60 European companies. The Company may not invest more than 10% of its total assets in any one individual stock at the time of investment. No more than 10% of the total assets of the Company may be invested in other listed investment companies (including investment trusts) except in those that have stated that they will invest no more than 15% of their total assets in other listed investment companies. In this case, the limit is 15%. The Company's investment sectors include utilities, real estate, materials, consumer discretionary, information technology, industrials, and others. The Companyâs alternative investment fund manager is Baillie Gifford & Co Limited.
BAILLIE GIFFORD EUROPEAN GROWTH TRUST PLC 
